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The UDM Wellness Center will hold this fall鈥檚 Wellness Expo on Thursday, Oct. 1, from 12-2 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom.

Over 40 vendors will be present, and attendees will have the opportunity to get this year鈥檚 flu shot. Free snacks are also available as well as a therapy horse, raffles and more.

All are welcome to this free event.

The 2026 walk in Michigan is set for Saturday, Sept. 19 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on University of 蜜桃导航’s McNichols Campus. All are welcome to join. It’s the third-straight year the University has hosted the NAMI walk.

with your friends, family, colleagues or classmates and support mental health.

Get involved and make a difference in the lives of Americans living with mental health concerns. If you shake a hand, give a fist bump or cheer with your team, this NAMI Walk is one of the most powerful days of the year, and you can make a real difference.

Please save the date and consider signing up for the walk or donating to mental health programs. Further details will be provided soon.

For more information, please contact the Dean of 蜜桃导航 at deanofstudents@udmercy.edu.

蜜桃导航, looking for volunteering opportunities?

Hand out prizes, help students with thank-you notes, run game stations, assist with thank you photos and videos, and more during ‘Thank a Donor Day,’ set for 12:30-2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22 in the Fountain Lounge of the Student Union.

If you need volunteer hours as part of service requirements for your organizations, there is an opportunity to help out with the annual day on the McNichols Campus.

The Annual Giving and Alumni Relations departments host the ‘Thank a Donor Day’ and will have several opportunities to volunteer.

To learn more about the various opportunities and times available for you to fulfill your required hours, visit the link below!

The SACD will hold the first event in its Dialogues@SACD series, titled “Community Repair: Development, Demolition, and Resurgence of Oakland Avenue,” on Friday, Sept. 18, from 4-6 p.m., in the Loranger Architecture Building Exhibition Space.

This conversation between Wil Marquez, executive director of , and Natosha Tallman, program director of , will explore the role of design and community collaboration in support of urban development and food sovereignty in Detroit.

Dialogues@SACD invites students, faculty, staff, alumni and interested Detroit communities to learn together and discuss pressing concerns impacting the built environment and community development in the region and globally.

In 2026-27, Dialogues@SACD topics will explore:

• How should architecture and community development be practiced today鈥攄uring a period of conflict and transition?
• Climate catastrophe and geopolitical upheavals changing the landscape of the world in long-lasting ways that are concrete and spatial.
• What practices do built environment professionals need to hone to make positive impacts in the short- and long-term?

Oct. 21, 5-6:30 p.m.
鈥淓l Patio de Mi Casa鈥� (The Patio of My House)
Film Screening & Conversation
Lucas Hoops, Tecnol贸gico de Monterrey, Corte por Fachada
Blanmi N煤帽ez Torres, Ambulante AC, Tecnol贸gico de Monterrey

Oct. 23, 4-6 p.m.
SACD Thesis Alumni Roundtable
SACD M.Arch alumni discussing connections between thesis research and careers.

Thank A Donor Day takes place Tuesday, Sept. 22, from 12:30-2 p.m. in the Fountain Lounge of the Student Union on the McNichols Campus.

Several activities are planned to educate students about how alumni and friends of 蜜桃导航 enrich all aspects of the University. 蜜桃导航 can:

• Write a thank-you note to a donor and receive a free lunch.
• Create a photo or video message to thank donors and be entered into a drawing for a $25 Visa gift card!
• Participate in fun games to test skill and UDM philanthropic knowledge and earn 蜜桃导航 swag!
• Hunt for one of four plushies wearing Titans swag belonging to Tommy Titan on the McNichols Campus and choose which 蜜桃导航 fund will receive a gift from an anonymous donor 鈥� and keep the plushie!
• Wear 蜜桃导航 or Titan apparel for an extra chance to win prizes!

All are welcome to help Titan Equity Nourish Network (TENN) celebrate our community and bustling garden with an evening of food and harvesting on Friday, Sept. 18.

The garden party is set to begin at 5:30 p.m. at the TENN and Martin Park Community Garden, located at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 16100 Lawton St., in Detroit.

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

The is hosting a series of small group discussions on Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas led by Fr. Greg Banazak. The encyclical deals with AI and its implications for our shared humanity.

Given the urgency of this issue, the sessions will offer a timely opportunity for students, faculty and staff to think through this important document.听The series is planned as part of the 2026 Bruttell Series in Religion and Social Ethics. All are invited.

All sessions will be held in Briggs Building, Room 305, and refreshments will be available.

• Wednesday, Sept. 30, 12:45-1:45 p.m.: “Dialoguing with Magnifica Humanitas: AI and Ethics”
• Thursday, Oct. 15, 12:45-1:45 p.m.: “Dialoguing with Magnifica Humanitas: AI and Religion”
• Monday, Oct. 26, 12:45 – 1:45 p.m.: “Dialoguing with Magnifica Humanitas: AI and Everyday Life鈥�

The Student Life Office is hosting a free afternoon tour of Detroit’s famous Belle Isle on Friday, Sept. 18.

Set in the Detroit River near downtown Detroit, the scenic island is home to a mix of historical and cultural attractions. During the tour, participants will visit the Belle Isle Aquarium, the oldest aquarium in the United States, and explore the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservancy, which houses plants from five unique biomes around the world. The outing will end with a picnic at the beach before returning to campus.

Transportation is available. Those planning to ride the Student Life bus should meet in the Student Union lobby at 2 p.m. Participants driving separately should meet at 2:30 p.m. in the parking lot outside the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory on Belle Isle.

The Carney Latin American Solidarity Archive (CLASA) invites the UDM community to two free discussions on nonviolence on Wednesday, Sept. 23, featuring Ben Peters of University of St. Joseph. Both talks will take place in the Briggs Building, Room 317.

The first presentation begins at 4 p.m. Peters will be joined by Karen Donahue, RSM, a longtime member of the Mercy Justice Team. Donahue will discuss how the Sisters of Mercy gradually changed their focus from service to addressing the five Social Concerns that were at the root of many contemporary problems and how nonviolence intersects with the other four Social Concerns. Peters will then present “Artisans of Peace: A Counter-tradition of Nonviolence in US Catholicism.” The term “artisans of peace” came from a recent Vatican statement at the U.N. calling for peace in our war-torn world.

A second talk at 7:30 p.m. will spotlight . The discussion will explore the life of Zahn, a Catholic peace activist, who promoted the life story of Franz J盲gerst盲tter, the Austrian who was beheaded in 1942 for refusing to fight in Hitler’s army. J盲gerst盲tter was beatified in 2007, just before the death of Zahn. UDM Senior Adjunct Instructor Michael Hovey, who worked with Zahn during his time with Pax Christi USA Center on Conscience and War, will also participate in the conversation.

Both events are cosponsored by CLASA, Gesu Peace & Justice Committee and the Office of Mission Integration.

For more information contact CLASA Director Gail Presbey at presbegm@udmercy.edu or 313-993-1124.

Fall Festival at Homecoming returns to UDM’s McNichols Campus Sept. 25-26. The weekend is packed with activities, and this year 蜜桃导航 is partnering with Live 6鈥檚 Six Mile Street Fest, providing additional entertainment, local cuisine and family-friendly activities on the UDM Front Lawn (outside the McNichols gate).

This two-day event offers something for everyone鈥攆rom exciting games and tours to informative sessions. Among the highlights are the annual bike tour of the historic areas surrounding the McNichols Campus, an open kickball game, a taping of 蜜桃导航’s long-running show “Ask the Professor” and an improv show as well as an evening of creative writing in the newly established Black Box Theatre in the Student Union.

Attendees can also cheer on the Titans men’s soccer team at Titan Field as they take on Purdue Fort Wayne at 4 p.m. on Saturday.

The main event is the Fall Festival which is slated to begin at 4 p.m. on Saturday. It features arts and crafts, bubble soccer, yard and casino games, an escape room, food trucks, skating, scavenger hunt and much more.

Attendees also have the opportunity to take historical tours throughout campus, even one of Calihan Hall, featuring the newly renovated Titan Club.

After dusk, a bonfire will be lit to celebrate all Titan Athletic teams, followed by the NPHC Yard show, where multicultural fraternities and sororities will showcase their chapter’s history and traditions through steps, strolls, chants or dancing.

Also included in the weekend’s events and numerous reunions are the College of Health Professions Research Symposium, a Golden Jubilee reunion for the Class of 1976 and the presentation of 2026’s Alumni Achievement Spirit Award honorees.

Join in Fall Festival activities as you reconnect with the University during two exciting days filled with food, fun and celebrations.