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  • 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.

    Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV 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

    A graphic for the dates and times of the Stations of the Cross, to take place every Wednesday in Lent at the St. Ignatius Chapel.

  • Triptych reading series features poet Aracelis Girmay on March 20

    Thursday March 06, 2025

    Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV’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 Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV’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!

    A graphic for Triptych online reading and conversation with Aracelis Girmay on March 20 at 6:30 p.m. on Zoom. There is a scan code to register for the event in the bottom left-hand corner. There is a photograph of Aracelis Girmay on the right side of the page.

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

    Wednesday March 05, 2025

    An image of a number of students in a UDM classroomThe (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.

    A photo of the inside of the St. Ignatius Chapel, with chairs, a cross, lights, pupil and light shining through the windows.St. Ignatius Chapel on the McNichols Campus.

  • Cushing Distinguished Lecture series featuring Jay Garfield, March 14

    Tuesday March 04, 2025

    Headshot of Jay GarfieldThe Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV presents the 2025 Cushing Distinguished Lecture series, featuring Jay Garfield, a leading expert on Buddhist philosophy.

    The lecture is set for Friday, March 14 at 5 p.m. in Room 124 of the Health Professions Facility. Garfield’s lecture is titled, “Buddhism and Nonviolence in the Contemporary World.” This event is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be provided.

    During his presentation, Garfield seeks to help us understand Buddhist analysis of nonviolence in a way relevant to our contemporary life, in which it is first important to understand how violence manifests in the contemporary world. He will discuss how, second, we must develop a recognizably Buddhist analysis of that violence and its causes, and third, we must examine how a Buddhist ethical framework determines our responsibilities as agents in the context of that violence and a path to its eradication.

    Garfield directs the Buddhist Studies Program and Tibetan Studies in India Program at Smith College. He is also a visiting professor of Buddhist philosophy at Harvard Divinity School. He is the author or editor of over 30 books and over 200 articles, chapters and reviews including Getting Over Ourselves: How to be a Person Without a Self (2022), Buddhist Ethics: A Philosophical Exploration (2021) and Engaging Buddhism: Why it Matters to Philosophy (2015).

    The Cushing Distinguished Lecture is an annual lecture hosted by the Department of Religious Studies and made possible through generous grants from Grant and Barbara Cushing, alumni of the graduate program of Religious Studies.

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

Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV 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)

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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

Detroit Collaborative Design Center

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

Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Eye Institute

The Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV 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

Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV 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

University of Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV 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, Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV and Marygrove College, creating a denser and more diverse urban community.

Live6 Alliance

University of Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV 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

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Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV 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 Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV. 

Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV 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.