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Women’s basketball hosts first-round playoff game Tuesday, March 4
Monday March 03, 2025The Titans women’s basketball team hosts a first-round contest of the 2025 Barbasol Horizon League Championships 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, taking on No. 11-seeded Milwaukee inside of Calihan Hall. The Titans finished the regular season as the No. 6 seed.
UDM head coach Kate Achter will give a chalk talk in the Titan Club at 6 p.m. when doors open, with free Buddy’s Pizza available for the attendees. With a victory, the Titans would advance to the quarterfinals of the tournament.
Tickets for the game are FREE for students with their student ID and $10 for the general public. Senior citizens and children gain admission for $5. All tickets can be purchased online at .
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Ash Wednesday Mass set for noon March 5
Monday March 03, 2025Mass for Ash Wednesday will be celebrated March 5 at noon on the McNichols Campus in the St. Ignatius Chapel, located in the Commerce & Finance Building. The distribution of ashes will take place during the Mass. All are invited to attend.
Catholics traditionally mark this day by fasting and abstaining from meat. They mark their forehead with ashes as a sign of repentance and turning their hearts towards God. This date begins the season of Lent, a time of contrition and renewal leading up to Easter.
St. Ignatius Chapel on the McNichols Campus.
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Mark Montgomery, Kate Achter featured in Titans on Leadership webinar, April 2
Monday March 03, 2025In this Titans on Leadership webinar series, fellow Titans will share their unique journey from college student to industry leader and provide insight into how they navigated the road to success. Please join us for this final session at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, featuring Mark Montgomery and Kate Achter, head coaches of men’s and women’s basketball, respectively.
All are welcome to attend this FREE event.
Men’s basketball head coach Mark Montgomery is a former ±«Óãtv assistant coach and was most recently an assistant coach with the Michigan State University men’s basketball team under Tom Izzo.
In just her second season, women’s basketball head coach Kate Achter completely transformed the program, leading ±«Óãtv to a 17-16 (9-11 HL) record during the 2023-24 campaign, marking the first winning season since the 2016-17 season. The 12-win improvement over last year was the biggest turnaround in school history.
You won’t want to miss their stories!
Register here!
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UDM rebranding update
Thursday February 27, 2025A number of activities have taken place in the last few months for the UDM rebranding work. One of these is the first in a series of short-form documentaries created to help promote the UDM rebranding effort and to enhance our connections to all stakeholders and communities. You can view the first documentary at this .
Please also take a minute to check out the recent and future activities and to submit your thoughts, ideas and suggestions as we work together to author a new brand for ±«Óãtv.
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PRIME Center’s sixth speaker series event features Mike Kaufmann, March 12
Thursday February 27, 2025
Join the ±«Óãtv ‘s for “Perspectives on Leadership,” featuring Mike Kaufmann, former CEO of the pharmaceutical segment of Cardinal Health. Kaufmann was the 2023 recipient of the Nexus Award for Lifetime Achievement, the healthcare distribution industry’s highest individual achievement. He will share lessons on leadership and advocating for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).This event will take place on March 12 at 5 p.m. in the Student Union Fountain Lounge on the McNichols Campus. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and learn from a respected leader in the field.
This event is free and open to the public with advanced registration. Refreshments will be provided.
Resources, Centers and Clinics
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
±«Óãtv Dental offers dental services and education through two clinics, nine outreach clinics, a mobile dental clinic and a school-based dental sealant program.
Titan Equity Nourish Network (TENN)
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.
Detroit Collaborative Design Center
The design center provides design services to non-profit community and civic organizations to engage communities and enhance neighborhoods.
±«Óãtv Eye Institute
The ±«Óãtv 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
±«Óãtv 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.
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.
Psychology Clinic
The Psychology Clinic provides assessment and counseling services for approximately 300 clients annually. Fees are based on ability to pay.
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.
Alliances and Initiatives
Reimagining the Civic Commons
±«Óãtv 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, ±«Óãtv and Marygrove College, creating a denser and more diverse urban community.
Live6 Alliance
±«Óãtv helped to launch the Live6 Alliance in August 2015 to strengthen the Livernois Avenue and McNichols Road commercial corridor in northwest Detroit.
Directories
Media Experts Guide
±«Óãtv 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 ±«Óãtv.
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.