After a tedious voting process Mike Johnson was named the 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. On Oct. 25, the House of Representatives nominated and successfully voted for Johnson to be Kevin McCarthy’s successor. Johnson is a member of the Republican Party and is in his fourth […]
Author: Jeremiah Steen
UDM student receives service honor
Detroit Mercy student Jeremiah Steen is one of 42 recipients of the 2023 Governor’s Service Awards. The honorees will be celebrated on Nov. 28 during a reception at the Fox Theatre in Detroit. Specifically, Steen was one of five recipients of the Spirit of Hope Award. Receiving this honor was […]
Active shooter training gives UDM students CBS spotlight
University of Detroit Mercy had nursing students participate in an active shooter training at Oakland Community College in October. The training aired as part of CBS local news. One of the University’s clinical faculty that works at Trinity Hospital did this training through Trinity Hospital pre-Covid. The faculty reached out […]
Creative Writing Club an insipring place for students
Recently, there has been a new club gaining popularity called the Creative Writing Club. This organization allows students to connect with each other through their writing and obtain unique perspectives and advice from their peers. It also gives students an opportunity to express themselves more fully to others through their […]
Faculty Focus: Dr. James Lynch
The University of Detroit Mercy has a long and rich history that its foundation is built upon. One thing that keeps this history preserved is continuity and that word is directly associated at this university with Dr. James Lynch. Dr. Lynch is an alumnus of the university and an engineering […]
50 years later, Dick Vitale still a Detroit legend
Fifty years ago, on March 31, 1973, the University of Detroit hired Rutgers assistant coach Dick Vitale to be its new head basketball coach. Yet to be known at the time, Vitale would become the voice of college basketball and help make the sport into what it is today, but […]
UDM professor and alum win award for documentary
Dr. Zigmond Kozicki, an associate professor at Detroit Mercy, and Dr. Stephanie Baiyasi-Kozicki, a UDM alumnae, were recently awarded the 2023 Philo T. Farnsworth Award for their documentary film titled “Great Lakes: One Water for Life.” The documentary film is about the Great Lakes, the largest group of freshwater lakes […]
OPINION: Toronto is a great place to visit
Over the summer, I was able to travel to many different cities, including but not limited to Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin; Alton, Virginia; Raleigh, North Carolina; Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg, Florida; and Toronto, Canada. The most significant trip for me however was my trip to Toronto. I have many family […]
Women’s soccer reaches quarterfinals
Detroit Mercy’s women soccer team finished with a 7-9-3 overall record and 5-5 conference record for the 2023 season. These young women and the coaching staff have worked extremely hard to be the best to win. They start their workouts or practices at 6 a.m., which takes a lot of […]
Jerica Williams joins Titans men’s basketball as first female assistant
In a historic move that has sent lots of excitement through the world of college basketball, Jerica Williams has made history by becoming the first female assistant coach for the Detroit Mercy men’s basketball team. Williams brings a wealth of experience and a groundbreaking vision to the court. Williams, an […]
