Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Part-time adjunct professors teach just under half of the classes at the University of Detroit Mercy. Many of these professors teach one or two classes per week while still carrying on a full-time job elsewhere. In order to hold down both jobs, they have to balance their time carefully. Kathryn […]
Michael Bernacchi is a marketing professor at the University of Detroit Mercy who not only provides insights to students in his classes, but to journalists and local television media who often quote him in their stories. His frequent media appearances make him one of the university’s most visible representatives. And […]
Tonisha Baetiong is ecstatic. In April, the junior nursing student is going to Cuba as part of a UDM-sponsored trip. “People just can’t travel to Cuba (on their own), so this is a chance to see Cuba,” she said. “I also am very passionate about Spanish and I am excited […]
UDM offers 22 minors through the colleges of liberal arts and education, business and engineering. “A minor supplements whatever you might want to do in grad school or in your future,” said Dr. Victoria Mantzopoulos, associate dean for academic affairs at the College of Liberal Arts and Education (CLAE). […]
While in college, some University of Detroit Mercy students are hundreds of miles from home. How do they feel closer? Some doing it by decorating their dorm rooms. “I actually love decorating my room. It’s hard being away from home and not having that home-look you are used to seeing […]
Sophomore Julie Castner can stack 12 cups in six seconds. Castner is a competitive cup-stacker, and has traveled to the World Sport Stacking Association to support her cousin, who also competes. “I wish there were college speed-stacking teams,” said Castner, who is in the five-year P.A. program and also plays […]
If you are watching the season premieres of your favorite fall TV shows, you may find that you recognize a few familiar faces because UDM has just released new promotional commercials. These commercials, the first new ones since 2010, were made to attract high school students to UDM. Jon Whitener, […]
Actor Keegan-Michael Key, author Elmore Leonard, Wendy’s CEO Emil Brolick – they rank among the many successful alums whom the University of Detroit Mercy trumpets with considerable pride. It’s no secret that university officials like to brag about their high-achieving former students. But not everyone who has attended the university […]
BY NICOLE WEST VN STAFF WRITER For those of you who think that there are no organizations on campus that suit your needs, it is time to reconsider. UDM has many clubs and organizations that are hidden treasures, but it may take some time to find out about all […]
Are you a writer? Do you like to take pictures? Would you like to see your work in a published journal? UDM’s student arts journal, [sic], is looking for creative writers, poets, essayists, artists and photographers for this year’s issue. [sic] is from the Latin sic erat scriptum meaning “thus […]
