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• Dewitt C. Holbrook Lecture on Social Justice features Simon Tam, March 19

  Monday March 10, 2025
  

  Please join for the seventh annual Dewitt C. Holbrook Lecture on Social Justice, set for Wednesday, March 19 from 5-7 p.m. at the Law Atrium on the Riverfront Campus.

  This FREE lecture series provides prominent leaders in the legal profession a forum to address issues on law and policy related to social justice. A reception will immediately follow the presentation.

  This year’s lecture features Simon Tam, along with Joe X. Jiang (The Slants), who will deliver a presentation of storytelling and songs about Matal v. Tam.

  Tam, an author, musician, activist and self-proclaimed troublemaker, is best known as the founder and bassist of The Slants, the Asian American dance rock and anti-racist band that won a landmark case at the U.S. Supreme Court in 2017 to help expand civil liberties for marginalized groups. Tam’s work has been highlighted in more than 3,000 media features across more than 150 countries, including Rolling Stone, TIME, NPR, BBC and The New York Times. He is also a co-founder of The Slants Foundation, a nonprofit organization that pushes the boundaries of what is possible for arts, activism and civic engagement.

  This event is co-sponsored by the Arts, Communication, Entertainment & Sports Section of the State Bar of Michigan. For any questions, please contact Brittany Dawson at dawsonba2@udmercy.edu.

  

• Stations of the Cross to be observed on Wednesdays during Lenten Season

  Thursday March 06, 2025
  

  In the Catholic Church, the Stations of the Cross, or Way of the Cross, commemorate 14 key events on the day of Christ’s crucifixion and His final walk through the streets of Jerusalem, carrying His Cross. In this devotional practice, individuals move from station to station, meditating on His passion and death and reciting specific prayers.

  Detroit Mercy will commemorate the Stations of the Cross on Wednesdays during the Lenten season in the St. Ignatius Chapel in the Commerce & Finance Building on the following dates and times:

  • March 12: 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.
  • March 19: 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
  • March 26: 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
  • April 2: 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
  • April 9: 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.
  • April 16: 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

  ALL are welcome to attend.

  The 14 Stations of the Cross are as follows:

  • The First Station: Jesus is condemned to death
  • The Second Station: Jesus takes up his Cross
  • The Third Station: Jesus falls the first time
  • The Fourth Station: Jesus meets his afflicted mother
  • The Fifth Station: The Cross is laid on Simon of Cyrene
  • The Sixth Station: A woman wipes the face of Jesus
  • The Seventh Station: Jesus falls a second time
  • The Eighth Station: Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
  • The Ninth Station: Jesus falls a third time
  • The Tenth Station: Jesus is stripped of his garments
  • The Eleventh Station: Jesus is nailed to the Cross
  • The Twelfth Station: Jesus dies on the Cross
  • The Thirteenth Station: The body of Jesus is placed in the arms of his mother
  • The Fourteenth Station: Jesus is laid in the tomb

  

• Triptych reading series features poet Aracelis Girmay on March 20

  Thursday March 06, 2025
  

  Detroit Mercy’s welcomes poet Aracelis Girmay, who will read her work for the 2025 Triptych series on Thursday, March 20 at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom.

  Girmay, a professor of English at Stanford University, is the author of the poetry collections the black maria, Kingdom AnimaliaÌýand Teeth. For this work she was a finalist for the Neustadt International Prize for Literature, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award and the Connecticut Book Award.

  Other recent work includes the chapbook and was a flowerÌýand the picture books What Do You Know? and Kamau and Zuzu Find A Way. Girmay is the editor of How to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille CliftonÌýand So We Can Know: Writers of Color on Pregnancy, Loss, Abortion, and Birth.

  Triptych is a virtual reading series featuring award-winning poets in conversation with Detroit Mercy’s poet-in-residence, Stacy Gnall. Triptych events are held via Zoom on Thursdays from 6:30-8 p.m. and are free and open to the community!

  

• CCRI announces Beginners’ Investment 101 summer camp, June 23-27

  Wednesday March 05, 2025
  

  The (CCRI) in the College of Business Administration will hold an Investment 101 Summer Camp for rising junior and senior high school students in metro Detroit the week of June 23-27. The FREE camp will run daily from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

  Aligned with the Charlton Center’s mission to address the underrepresentation of Black, Brown and female professionals in the investment industry, the camp’s focus will be to introduce diverse students to the world of investing. Campers will learn fundamental financial and investment concepts through classroom instruction, panel discussions and hands-on activities. A key program component will be daily access to the Center’s state-of-the-art Financial Markets Lab, which provides a simulated Wall Street experience.

  The camp is fully funded thanks to a major $10,000 grant from the Auto Club Group (ACG) Foundation, whose mission focuses on creating lasting solutions, inspiring learning and providing research and funding in areas including education.ÌýThe Charlton Center gratefully acknowledges Executive in Residence for Alumni Advancement and Corporate Relations David R. Fitch for securing the ACG Foundation grant. A $2,500 contribution from Garcia Hamilton & Associates, L.P., a leading national fixed-income investment advisory firm, will further enhance the camp experience.

  Online applications will be accepted from March 1 to April 15 through the . Selected campers will be notified by email by April 30. CCRI will provide all materials and daily refreshments.

  The Charlton Center will partner with local high school counseling and college admissions offices to recruit participants.

  For more information, please contact Director of the CCRI Dawna Edwards-Rodgers at edwarddj1@udmercy.edu.

• Ash Wednesday Mass set for noon March 5

  Tuesday March 04, 2025
  

  Mass 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.