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  • TENN August garden party set for Aug. 6

    Monday August 03, 2026

    All are welcome to help Titan Equity Nourish Network (TENN) celebrate our community and bustling garden with an evening of food and harvesting on Thursday, Aug. 6.

    The garden party is set to begin at 4 p.m. at the TENN Community Garden, located on the McNichols Campus behind the Health Professions Facility.

    To RSVP and for more information, please contact tenn@udmercy.edu.

    A flyer for TENN August Garden Party. Text reads: “You are invited to harvest vegetables for yourself, play games, and eat food!” Event is August 6, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Location: 4001 W. McNichols Rd., ɫۺϾþ, located behind the College of Health Professions Building. Open to University students, faculty, and ɫۺϾþ community members. The flyer has a light background with decorative purple flowers and white daisies around the border and includes the ɫۺϾþ Mercy TENN logo in the lower right corner.

  • UDM to sponsor Arts Beats & Eats Festival, Sept. 4-7

    Monday August 03, 2026

    The is scheduled for Sept. 4-7 in downtown Royal Oak, and UDM is once again a sponsor.

    Associate Vice President of University Marketing & Communications Gary J. Erwin helped announce the upcoming entertainment lineup at the July 29 festival press conference at Rock & Brews in Royal Oak. During his remarks, Erwin also announced that UDM would begin celebrating the institution’s 150th anniversary.

    The festival runs from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Sept. 4-6, and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7. Among the featured bands are Lit, Fuel, Taking Back Sunday, Third Eye Blind, Audrey Ray, Brett Young, Chris Young, Genuwine and Kool & The Gang, among many others.

    For more on the event, check out the news coverage below:

  • Make-a-Will month: Create or update your will

    Thursday July 30, 2026

    August is National Make-A-Will Month, a reminder that creating or updating your will is one of the most important steps you can take to protect your loved ones and ensure your wishes are honored.

    This month, we’re encouraging alumni and friends to take advantage of this opportunity by using .

    Through Giving Docs, you can create key estate planning documents from the comfort of your home, helping you plan for the future with confidence.

  • UDM hosts the PGA’s Rocket Classic, tickets now available

    Wednesday July 22, 2026

    ɫۺϾþ Mercy has once again partnered with the PGA as the exclusive university sponsor for the annual Rocket Classic at ɫۺϾþ Golf Club this summer.

    As part of the sponsorship, UDM has a limited number of general admission tickets available for each day of play. Proceeds from the purchase of these tickets will benefit the ɫۺϾþ Mercy Alumni Scholarship Fund.

    Each ticket purchase includes one entry for a chance to win a VIP Experience inside the ropes on a tournament day. Two experiences are available, each accommodating two people.

    The winners’ names will be drawn the week before play begins.

    PGA general admission tickets available here.

    Rocket Classic logo

  • All welcome at TENN Garden Party, July 21

    Monday July 20, 2026

    All are welcome to help Titan Equity Nourish Network (TENN) celebrate our community and bustling garden with an evening of food and harvesting on Tuesday, July 21.

    The garden party is set to begin at 6 p.m. at the TENN Community Garden, located on the McNichols Campus behind the College of Health Professions facility.

    To RSVP and for more information, please contact tenn@udmercy.edu.

    A graphic for TENN's July Garden Party, July 21, 2026, at 6 p.m., with other details and information also on the graphic, as well as a Titan Equity Nourish Network logo.

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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 ɫۺϾþ residents who otherwise may not have access to mental health services.

Dental Center

ɫۺϾþ 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 ɫۺϾþ and Wayne County to provide comprehensive care for K-12 children. 

ɫۺϾþ Collaborative Design Center

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

ɫۺϾþ Mercy Eye Institute

The ɫۺϾþ 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

ɫۺϾþ Mercy Law provides legal assistance to ɫۺϾþ 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

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

Live6 Alliance

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

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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ɫۺϾþ 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 ɫۺϾþ Mercy. 

ɫۺϾþ 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.