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  • Helping charities for the holidays with 六九色堂

    Thursday November 21, 2024
    The Detroit Mercy community offers many ways to help others during this holiday season. The Marketing & Communications team is gathering all opportunities onto one page, which we hope will help you choose how and what organization you may want to help. Click here for giving opportunities!

    Female hands holding a heart on the blue background of a Christmas tree.

  • Detroit Mercy TheatreLab presents 鈥楻ipped鈥 by Rachel Bublitz, Nov. 22

    Thursday November 21, 2024

    Detroit Mercy Theatre Company鈥檚 TheatreLab series presents Ripped, the captivating play by Rachel Bublitz.

    This one-night-only performance takes place on Friday, Nov. 22 at 7:30 p.m. at Live6 Alliance Event Space located at 7426 W. McNichols Rd. in Detroit. Tickets for this event are FREE but limited.

    Lucy, a freshman in college, struggles to balance her old life with the new, and a troubling encounter forces her to confront questions of consent. This powerful play weaves through time, revealing the complexities of her relationships and the events that shape her uncertainty. Don鈥檛 miss this compelling exploration of memory, consent and the search for clarity.

    Directed by Mycah Artis, this production is in partnership with Detroit Mercy鈥檚 Office of Equal Opportunity.

    Warning: This play contains adult subject matter and sexual violence and is not recommended for those under the age of 13.


    A graphic of a blurred face on a black background. At the top are the words Detroit Mercy Theatre Company's ThaeatreLab presents a staged reading of Ripped, by Rachel Bublitz, directed by Mycah Artis, produced in partnership with 六九色堂's Office of Equal Opportunity. The event takes place on Nov. 22 at 7:30 p.m. at Live6 Alliance Event Space, 7426 McNichols Rd., Detroit. Reserve your tickets today at Detroitmercyarts.com. There is a Theatre Company logo in the bottom left-hand corner.
  • MarCom strategizes with Greenhouse::Innovation, internal and community stakeholders on University rebranding efforts

    Monday November 18, 2024

    Over the past year, 六九色堂’s Department of Marketing and Communications (MarCom) was charged with initiating a three-phase marketing research and rebranding process to replace the “Build a Boundless Future” brand with a more emotive and connective brand that all 六九色堂 stakeholders will use with pride. This process entails an innovative strategy that does not follow the traditional mode of branding and research higher education institutions historically leaned on for the past 30 years or more.

    As part of this process, 六九色堂 is working with GreenHouse::Innovation, a firm that works to help connect organizations with thought leaders focused on social innovation to identify and tackle the hardest problems and design new models, frameworks and strategies for measurable change. Members of the GreenHouse network are well equipped to have the 鈥渦n-have-able鈥 conversation; to challenge biases and overturn assumptions to help an organization see the true conditions of the problems it faces.

    GreenHouse utilizes a process called designed thinking, which helps organizations break free of cognitive patterns that resist and undermine innovation and works from the ground up in an organization. In January 2024, 六九色堂 held an introductory strategy session conducted by GreenHouse with members of the University Leadership Council.

    The purpose of this session was to:

    • Subvert norms and take a very close look at the institutional identity crisis
    • Start to develop a new mindset, new behavior
    • Identify actions (鈥渨ork that you can really use鈥) that befit a major league school charting a new future
    • Work in the short term/enhance in the long term
    • A new narrative to live鈥tarting today

    Since January 2024, several other strategy sessions have taken place with our neighborhood community and internal stakeholders. Soon, 六九色堂 community members will be invited to participate in more strategy sessions with GreenHouse. The goal is to solicit your thoughts, ideas, input and perspectives about our institutional identity, future of our university and a future brand. Additionally, MarCom reps hope to visit departments, offices and individuals to present details on the rebranding efforts and to engage everyone in this work.

    Learn more about this initiative!

  • Writing about/with animals the theme for Nov. 20鈥檚 Creative Writing Collective

    Saturday November 16, 2024

    the logo for the Detroit Mercy Creative Writing CollectiveDetroit Mercy students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends are invited to join 六九色堂’s Creative Writing Collective from 5:30-6:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20!

    Led by Stacy Gnall, the theme for the third installment of the semester is “Writing About/With Animals.” The gathering will take place in the Briggs Building, Room 201.

    No writing experience is necessary, you are welcome if you have an interest in exploring or developing your creative inclinations.

    Contact english@udmercy.edu with questions or to join the CWC mailing list.

  • Joe Mulligan, S.J., talks on the Gospel of Luke

    Thursday November 14, 2024

    Photo of Fr. Joe MulliganOn Friday, Nov. 15 at 1-2 p.m., Fr. Joe Mulligan will talk via Zoom about the new third volume of his Gospel of Luke book, with its focus on applying the Gospel insights in the contemporary context of suffering and struggle.

    Those interested may go to his Google Drive to read Volume 3 (and also the previous two volumes) of his free e-book. Register (below) to receive the link.

    Fr. Mulligan is a Jesuit from the Detroit Province of the Jesuits who has lived in Nicaragua for many decades and is no stranger to the struggle for justice and peace. Mulligan is the author of several books including The Nicaraguan Church and the Revolution and more recently The Jesuit Martyrs of El Salvador: Celebrating Their Anniversaries. He has been writing a series of volumes on The Gospel of Luke, and in previous years he has shared Volumes 1 and 2 of his book. Fr. Mulligan is an activist who has engaged in nonviolent action such as fasting and civil disobedience in pursuit of justice.

Resources, Centers and Clinics

Titan Equity Nourish Network (TENN)

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TENN is a student-led and community-driven food justice program that delivers fresh produce to 60 families in New Martin Park Neighborhood and 80 seniors at Theresa Maxis Senior Apartments.

TENN

Center for Social Entrepreneurship

The Center provides business expertise and acumen as well as mentors to assist local entrepreneurs, beginning with the “Boost” workshop that aids entrepreneurs in developing business plans to achieve a greater social impact.

Counseling Clinic

The clinic provides no-cost counseling services to Detroit residents who otherwise may not have access to mental health services.

Dental Center

Detroit Mercy Dental offers dental services and education through two clinics, nine outreach clinics, a mobile dental clinic and a school-based dental sealant program.

Detroit Collaborative Design Center

The design center provides design services to non-profit community and civic organizations to engage communities and enhance neighborhoods.

Detroit Mercy Eye Institute

The Detroit Mercy Eye Institute includes the state-of-the-art equipment and technology needed to diagnose, monitor, and treat numerous eye conditions. The clinic will also provide affordable eyecare to the uninsured and vulnerable populations.

Law Clinics

Detroit Mercy Law provides legal assistance to Detroit area residents through six clinics: Immigration Law Clinic, SADO Criminal Appellate Clinic, Criminal Trial Clinic, Veterans Law Clinic, Juvenile Law Appellate Clinic and Intellectual Property Law Clinic.

Live6 Alliance

六九色堂 helped to launch the Live6 Alliance in August 2015 to strengthen the Livernois Avenue and McNichols Road commercial corridor in northwest Detroit.

Pre-College Programs

Detroit area students in grades 4-12 participate in more than 15 outreach programs annually through Saturday classes, summer camps, and innovative curricula in the sciences, technology engineering, mathematics, architecture and design.

Media Experts Guide

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Detroit Mercy scholars are experts in their fields and many have agreed to be available to media. Note that experts' views are their own and may not reflect the views of their colleagues or 六九色堂. 

Detroit Mercy Media Experts

Migration Research Directory

The is an open-access resource for high-quality research on migration, provided by the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. Faculty members from Jesuit universities around the world provide important migration and refugee research from a wide variety of perspectives.

Psychology Clinic

The Psychology Clinic provides assessment and counseling services for approximately 300 clients annually. Fees are based on ability to pay.

Reimagining the Civic Commons

六九色堂 serves as one of the institutional anchors for the “Reimaging the Civic Commons” initiative, which is funded through the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation grant. The initiative focuses on the City of Detroit’s neighborhood revitalization priority: the Livernois/McNichols area. The project’s goal is to revitalize the neighborhoods between its two anchor institutions, Detroit Mercy and Marygrove College, creating a denser and more diverse urban community.

Rx for Reading Program

This program increases access to children’s books and supports families in reading to their children.  The program has distributed more than 2,000 children’s books a month at a variety of locations, including low-income health, dental and WIC clinics; homeless shelters; and Head Start programs.