Brigid Mulroy began her basketball career at UDM watching her teammates. She ended her college career with her teammates-and the rest of the sports world-watching her. Mulroy solidified her spot as the nation’s top college three-point shooter, winning the 22nd annual State Farm Slam Dunk and Three-Point Championships in Indianapolis, […]
Author: Michael Martinez
William Giovan: Retired judge credits university years for his start
William J. Giovan, who recently retired as chief judge of the Wayne County Circuit Court, advised UDM students to develop their critical skills and to stretch themselves.Giovan, who graduated with a bachelor's degree from U of D in 1958, visited the campus recently as part of Alumni Week activities. After […]
The many emotions of Detroit’s ‘X-Man’
Xavier Keeling feels he can be the Titans' best player. But the former Indiana Hoosier knows that he still has a lot of learning to do. "So far this season, I'd probably give myself a C-plus because I've been slacking a little bit, getting in foul trouble early and putting […]
Rick Sylvain: Journalist alum makes mark at Disney
Rick Sylvain says he has gone "to infinity and beyond" since graduating from the university in the 1960s and ascending to his current position as media director of Walt Disney World.Sylvain worked his way up in the communications field; starting as a lowly media intern to become the head "flack […]
Raphael Johnson: After prison, alum devotes life to helping troubled teens
When UDM graduate Raphael Johnson gives lectures to at-risk youth across the city of Detroit, they tend to sit up and listen because they recognize he knows what he's talking about.As a young man, Johnson committed a senseless crime, for which he was incarcerated for 11 years: He killed an […]
Kathleen Walker: Queen recalls breaking racial barriers
Homecoming Week always gets student mentor Kathleen Walker thinking about her days as an undegraduate.Twenty-two years ago this month, in 1988, Walker – then known as Kathy Smith – made campus history when she became the university's first African-American homecoming queen. Walker never dreamed it would happen. "I wasn't even […]
Titans ended football tradition with a loss
The final football game took place in Boston on Nov. 21, 1964. The Titans lost 17-9 to Boston College, capping a 3-7 season and leaving U of D with an all-time record of 305-203-25.After the season, the university president at the time, the Rev. Laurence V. Britt, S.J., announced that […]
Caitie Goddard: Former Titan standout travels globe serving less fortunate
When Medi, a three-year-old from the Ugandan village of Bluenga, met Caitie Goddard, he didn't know what to think.Medi didn't speak any English, and was confused and frightened by the strange "mzungu" (white foreigner) who came to visit him every day. As a result, he kept to himself and was […]
Hockey comes to UDM
The UDM club hockey team began its inaugural season, splitting a pair of games against Lake Superior State University over the weekend at City Sports Center in Detroit. The team's first-ever victory came Friday night with a 6-5 win over the Lakers. Lake Superior regrouped Saturday, however, and defeated UDM […]
Famous alums
Visiting author Elmore Leonard isn't the university's only famous graduate. Here are a dozen other notables who attended UDM (or its predecessors, the University of Detroit and Mercy College): * Keegan-Michael Key is best known for his portrayal of Barack Obama on "MADtv." He has also appeared in "Chocolate News," […]
