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• March 31: Antoine Davis wins College Men’s Three-Point Championship

  Friday March 31, 2023
  

  

  The 3-point king is now a 3-point champion.

  Antoine Davis, the NCAA’s all-time leader in made 3-pointers (588), added another crown to his ledger Thursday, March 30 after he topped the eight-player field to win the TaxAct Men’s College Three-Point Championship. The event was held at the 2023 Final Four, which is in Houston, Texas. The competition was televised nationally on ESPN2.

  Davis, who barely missed a shot in round one, racking up 25 points, made all six shots in the closing rack of the championship round to win 18-16 over Missouri’s D’Moi Hodge.

  Davis, who just recently wrapped up his collegiate basketball career, also added to a legacy of Titans winning at the annual college all-star competition as Doug Anderson captured the slam dunk contest in 2013 and women’s basketball’s Brigid Mulroy won the 2009 three-point showdown.

  Full story.

  

• March 30: International Night of food, fun, community returns on April 13

  Thursday March 30, 2023
  

  

  Detroit Mercy’s International Night is back!

  Join us Thursday, April 13 from 5-7 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom on the McNichols Campus. International Night is a time when we celebrate, learn and respect all of the various cultures and ethnicities at Detroit Mercy.

  All students, staff and faculty are invited to this night of fun, food and community!

  This is a student-run event that the International Services Office helps coordinate. We encourage students who want to help plan and participate in this event to sign-up! ISO is seeking performers, acts, volunteers and food recommendations!

  With questions or for more information, please contact ISO at iso@114dingpiao.com.

  RSVP for the event.

  

• March 30: Participate in Engineering & Science’s undergraduate research week, April 11-13

  Thursday March 30, 2023
  

  

  The College of Engineering & Science is celebrating Undergraduate Research Week (URW) on April 11 and April 13! This celebration of undergraduate scholarship will take place with a variety of professional development events on the McNichols Campus.

  On Tuesday, April 11 from 10:30-11:30 a.m., take part in a career breakfast panel in the Chemistry Building lobby to learn from a research faculty, a private practice D.D.S,, an M.D. and a medical group practice director about their careers. Breakfast will be provided. Sign-up here.

  Following this discussion, the keynote speaker, Dr. Lauren Albrecht, will give a talk on “Methylation emerges as the global integrator of molecular signaling and dietary metabolism in cancer” at 12:45 p.m. in Ford Life Sciences, Room 115. It’ll be followed by a short talk from 2023’s Undergraduate Research Excellence awardee!

  On Thursday, April 13 from 12:45-2 p.m., stop by the Engineering Building’s High Bay to hear about the fantastic research being done by undergraduate students in the College of Engineering & Science! Students will be giving power presentations and 2-minutes lightning talks about the work they are doing in research labs and research-based classes. Pizza will be provided for those who register! Sign-up here.

  For more information, please visit our website, sites.114dingpiao.com/urw, or reach out to Mara Livezey at livezemr@114dingpiao.com or Nicole Najor at najorn@114dingpiao.com with questions.

  

• March 30: Admissions hiring summer ambassadors

  Thursday March 30, 2023
  

  

  Detroit Mercy students, the Office of Admissions is looking for student ambassadors during the summer!

  The starting pay is $13.50 an hour with the opportunity for a bonus. Please see the flyer below or contact Kela Brown at brownke2@114dingpiao.com or 313-550-9422.

  

• March 30: Support TENN in annual Food Fest fundraiser, April 4

  Thursday March 30, 2023
  

  

  Support Detroit Mercy’s Titan Equity Nourish Network (TENN) in its annual Food Fest fundraiser on Tuesday, April 4 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Sacred Heart Square.

  The fundraiser will feature great food from 313 Curbside Eatery food truck!

  Pay-to-play games will also be featured with proceeds benefitting TENN.

  Volunteers are needed for the day. Sign up now!

  

• March 29: Join colleagues for ‘A Time to Breathe,’ April 19

  Wednesday March 29, 2023
  

  Pause the workday and join fellow Detroit Mercy colleagues for a time of reflection and sharing with “A Time to Breathe,” on Wednesday, April 19 from 12-1 p.m.

  The event takes place in Room 208 of the Student Union, located on the second floor near the ballroom.

  This is an opportunity for all Detroit Mercy staff and faculty to step away from the business of the workday to just take the time to breathe and build community with colleagues. Those attending may bring their own lunch if they wish to eat lunch during the gathering.

  To register, please email Judy Wernette at wenetjm@114dingpiao.com and indicate “A Time to Breathe” on the subject line.

• March 29: President Taylor shares vision, initiatives during inaugural address

  Wednesday March 29, 2023
  

  

  

  “The world needs Titans now more than ever.”

  This was one of the mantras delivered by President Donald B. Taylor during his inauguration address March 24 at Calihan Hall on the McNichols Campus. In his address to the University, Taylor discussed his vision for Detroit Mercy, what he’s learned in his nine months as leader thus far and touched upon several initiatives he has planned.

  Dignitaries from all over were among the more than 500 people in attendance for the installation ceremony that included students, staff, faculty, alumni, trustees and others. Taylor became the 26th president inaugurated at University of Detroit Mercy and the day included Mass at Gesu Catholic Church and a reception in the Student Union Ballroom.

  Taylor said he’s excited for the future of the University because it has “so many more opportunities than challenges.” He also reiterated that Detroit Mercy will embrace all students.

  “Under my leadership, Detroit Mercy is always going to be a student-centered university and a home for diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging,” Taylor said. “It’s going to be a place where first-generation students will always feel at home and that they can and they will succeed.”

  President Taylor and his wife, Lechia, are proud first-generation college graduates themselves.

  “Together at UDM, let’s build an environment where students from lower socio-economic standing can become the first members of their families to attend college,” he added.

  Taylor also said how important it was for the University to be a pillar in the community of Detroit.

  “Whether we have been part of this community for one year, one decade or one lifetime, we must continue our work to educate, to strengthen in spirit and to work for the common good,” he said.

  “It’s our job to bring hope to the community that we live and that we serve, one student and one family at a time.”

  Full video of the inauguration ceremony.