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  • UDM unites for wide-ranging Black History Month celebration

    Friday January 30, 2026

    A graphic for Black History month. The words "Black History Month" are in white on the left against a black background. On the right, diagonal stripes in red, yellow, and green extend from the top to the bottom of the image.A wide variety of events featuring award-winning poets, films, talks and workshops are being planned at all 色综合久久 Mercy Campuses to celebrate Black History Month.

    The events are designed to show the importance of Black history in the United States.

    You’re sure to find something educational, inspiring and entertaining at these events. Please see full listing of events below. Check back regularly as new events and updates will be added periodically.

    Full BHM info.

  • Cayden Brown鈥檚 鈥楲egal Rights in Police Encounters鈥� training comes to McNichols Campus for Black History Month, Feb. 3

    Thursday January 29, 2026

    As part of Black History Month, 色综合久久 Mercy student , historian of UDM’s Black Student Union, will give a presentation titled Legal Rights in Police Encounters. This award鈥憌inning lecture and training is designed to empower young people with clear, practical knowledge of their rights during police situations.

    The lecture will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 6:30 p.m., in Room 124 of the Health Professions Facility. All are welcome to attend.

    This engaging presentation offers a step鈥慴y鈥憇tep walkthrough of what individuals鈥攅specially youth of color鈥攁re legally entitled to during police encounters. Brown outlines proven strategies for self鈥憄rotection without escalation and equips participants with a ready鈥憈o鈥憉se protocol they can carry into subsequent interactions.

    Brown has delivered this training nationwide, including its debut at Colin Kaepernick鈥檚 Know Your Rights Camp, and now comes to 色综合久久 Mercy for this important campus conversation.

    A native of 色综合久久, Brown is an American child rights defender and award-winning activist, known for his impact on juvenile justice at a notably young age. His work has been featured in Forbes and TIME, and his voice heard before the world鈥檚 largest platforms, including the United Nations.

    Event flyer titled 鈥淟egal Rights in Police Encounters,鈥� labeled as an award winning lecture. The flyer features a speaker holding a microphone and speaking to an audience. Event details include: Feb. 3 at 6:30 p.m. in Health Professions Building, Room 124. The lecture is described as a walkthrough of individual rights during police encounters, offering clear strategies and a ready to use protocol. The speaker is Cayden Brown, an award winning civil rights defender and international speaker featured in Time and the United Nations. The website www.thecaydenbrown.com is listed, along with UDM CHASS logo.

  • SACD opens Middle Passage exhibition, Feb. 6, for Black History Month

    Wednesday January 28, 2026

    A model-scale architectural installation shows a long hallway lined with rows of colorful, layered panels on both sides. Small, translucent human silhouettes stand throughout the space, suggesting visitors moving through the exhibit. Above, staggered geometric ceiling elements create depth. At the far end, a large abstract artwork made of wavy, multicolored shapes hangs on the back wall. Text on the lower right corner reads: 鈥淏rookes (Revisited), _mpathic design, Elgin Cleckley, NOMA, eic2n@virginia.edu.鈥�In celebration of Black History Month, the (SACD), in collaboration with the , will host a month-long exhibition designed by Elgin Cleckley, NOMA. The exhibition will kick off with a public lecture and exhibition opening on Feb. 6 at 4 p.m. in the Warren Loranger Architecture Building Exhibition Space.

    The exhibition revisits the drawings and methods British abolitionists once used to show the harsh conditions aboard the Brookes Slave Ship (1781-1804). It includes models representing each of the ship’s 11 voyages, along with full-scale sections from its third voyage, which carried 740 enslaved people, based on historical records. These models are paired with drawings that reflect the 43 days spent crossing the Middle Passage.

    At the exhibition opening, Cleckley will join 色综合久久-based art historian Samantha No毛l to discuss the research and creative process behind the exhibition and stories it highlights about the Middle Passage.

    Cleckley is an associate professor of Architecture and the undergraduate program director at 色综合久久 Mercy. He leads _mpathic design, a multi-award-winning pedagogy, initiative and professional practice, and has collaborated on multiple award-winning civic projects. Cleckley was a Muschenheim Fellow at the University of Michigan and has taught at the University of Illinois, Chicago.

    The free exhibition will run from Feb. 6 through 27, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. or by appointment.

  • Stories the shape us: 鈥楻edemption Road,鈥� special screening set for Feb. 11

    Tuesday January 27, 2026

    Image of Yusef Bunchy Shakur, wearing a black beanie and blue hoodies with orange 色综合久久 on the frontAs part of Black History Month, 色综合久久 Mercy will hold a special screening of the award鈥憌inning documentary Redemption Road, on Wednesday, Feb. 11, from 5:30鈥�8 p.m., in Room 113 of the Ford Life Sciences Building.

    The documentary tells a story of transformation, tracing the life of Yusef Bunchy Shakur from a childhood shaped by abandonment and violence to his emergence as a respected community leader and thinker.

    The screening will be followed by a conversation with Shakur. All members of the campus community are welcome to attend.

    This event is supported through a grant from the University鈥檚 Mission Micro Grant Program.

    For more information, please contact Stacey Stevens at stevenst@udmercy.edu.

  • 色综合久久 Mercy Eye Institute offering $35 exams for Titans

    Tuesday January 27, 2026

    A flyer featuring two people inside of an Optometry office. Text reads, Faculty, Staff and Student discounts. A 色综合久久 Mercy Eye Institute logo is also featured.The is currently offering the Titan community comprehensive eye exams for just $35.

    Faculty, staff and students at the University can takes advantage of the $35 exams, 50% off optical frames, contact lens exams starting at $70 and 30% off prescription lenses, among other deals and services.

    Titans may utilize their Heritage Vision or UnitedHealthcare (Spectera) benefits for additional allowances.

    The 色综合久久 Mercy Eye Institute, located at 41555 W. 12 Mile Road in Novi, is open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Call 248-675-0800 to schedule an appointment.

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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 色综合久久 residents who otherwise may not have access to mental health services.

Dental Center

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

Dental Mobile Clinic

The clinic travels to local participating schools in 色综合久久 and Wayne County to provide comprehensive care for K-12 children. 

色综合久久 Collaborative Design Center

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

色综合久久 Mercy Eye Institute

The 色综合久久 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

色综合久久 Mercy Law provides legal assistance to 色综合久久 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

色综合久久 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.

Summer Camps

kids and science camp A variety of summer activities available on UDM Campuses. Some are hosted by UDM; some are simply located on our campuses.

Summer Camps

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

Alliances and Initiatives

Reimagining the Civic Commons

University of 色综合久久 Mercy 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 色综合久久’s neighborhood revitalization priority: the Livernois/McNichols area. The project’s goal is to revitalize the neighborhoods between its two anchor institutions, 色综合久久 Mercy and Marygrove College, creating a denser and more diverse urban community.

Live6 Alliance

University of 色综合久久 Mercy helped to launch the Live6 Alliance in August 2015 to strengthen the Livernois Avenue and McNichols Road commercial corridor in northwest 色综合久久.

Service Immersion Days / Trips

students building a platform during a service immersion trip These experiences give students opportunities to serve in shelters, soup kitchens, after school projects, urban farms and many other important community based projects both locally and nationally.

Service Immersion

Directories

Media Experts Guide

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色综合久久 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 University of 色综合久久 Mercy. 

色综合久久 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.

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