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• February 17: We are JesuitEducated campaign recently released by AJCU

  Tuesday February 17, 2026
  

  The recently unveiled a new microsite to help celebrate Catholic Schools Week,听Jan. 25-31. The website is at听听and features a long-form video among other features.

  This microsite is a new resource that will run in parallel with a marketing campaign over a three-week period. In addition to Meta, ads will also be featured in听America, both in print and online.听America听has long been a great Jesuit media partner to AJCU and we are excited to have a print component to this campaign (a double-page ad featuring the new map from the microsite).

  Detroit Mercy is one of 28 Jesuit colleges and universities nationally, and the only in the state of Michigan. The University, Michigan’s largest independent Catholic university, is sponsored by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and the Sisters of Mercy.

  The AJCU also released a new logo, featured above.

• February 17: Charlton Center to host the Hon. Philip Jefferson at annual Speaker Series, April 7

  Tuesday February 17, 2026
  

  The ‘s will host The Honorable Philip Jefferson, vice chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as guest speaker at its fourth annual Speaker Series.

  The presentation will take place on Tuesday, April 7, at 5:30 p.m., in the Student Union Ballroom.

  As the second highest ranking official in the U.S. central banking system and a voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), Jefferson plays an important role in the Federal Reserve’s progress toward its dual mandate of maximum employment and stable prices. He has held prominent academic leadership roles, including serving as the dean of faculty and the Paul B. Freeland professor of economics at Davidson College. Jefferson also served as chair of the Department of Economics at Swarthmore College, where he was the centennial professor of economics.

  All are welcome to attend this free event, and advance registration is required.

• February 17: Learn more: Post-Graduate Certificate in Addiction Studies to hold virtual info sessions

  Tuesday February 17, 2026
  

  Learn more about Detroit Mercy’s Post-Graduate Certificate in Addiction Studies program by attending an upcoming virtual information session. During the session, you will meet the program director, watch a presentation and have the opportunity to ask questions.

  Sessions will be offered on the following dates:

  • Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m.
  • Wednesday, March 25 at noon

• February 17: Nominate worthy alumni for 2026 Spirit Awards until Feb. 28

  Tuesday February 17, 2026
  

  Detroit Mercy’s Alumni Relations Office is accepting nominations for the 2026 Alumni Achievement Spirit Awards. This annual event during Homecoming recognizes seven alumni 鈥� one from each college and school at the University 鈥� for their significant accomplishments in both their professional careers and in their commitment to community. Nominations will be accepted through Feb. 28.

  If you know of any alumni who are making or have made extraordinary achievements in their careers, please nominate them for this prestigious recognition.

  Award criteria includes:

  • Nominee should be a respected member of his/her chosen profession (active or recently retired).
  • Nominee has been recognized in their industry for exemplary professional achievements.
  • Nominee should be engaged in the community, either with Detroit Mercy or another civic/community organization.
  • Nominee has demonstrated a willingness to financially support Detroit Mercy at some level either in the past or in the future.
  • Nominee must be available to accept the award in person.
  • Nominee shall not have received any University of School/College award in the last five years.

  The Spirit Awards are held annually during Homecoming weekend. You may view honorees of past awards HERE.

  For more information or any questions, please contact Director of Alumni Relations Peggy Pattison at 313-578-0327 or pattisma@udmercy.edu.

  

• February 17: 海角大神 features Detroit poets Brittany Rogers and Tommye Blount for reading and conversation, Feb. 24

  Tuesday February 17, 2026
  

  Detroit Mercy鈥檚 will host a special night of poetry and conversation with poets, Brittany Rogers and Tommye Blount, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 6 p.m., in Room 114 of the Chemistry Building.

  A reception and book signing will precede the event at 5:30 p.m., where copies of Rogers’ Good Dress and Blount’s Fantasia for the Man in Blue will be available for sale. All are invited to attend this free event.

  Blount, a native of Detroit, is the author of the chapbook What Are We Not For and the full-length collection of poetry Fantasia for the Man in Blue, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, the Kate Tufts Discovery Award and the Lambda Literary Award in Gay Poetry. A graduate from Warren Wilson College鈥檚 MFA Program for Writers, Blount is the recipient of many commendations, fellowships and grants including from the Desert Rat Residency, Cave Canem and Kresge Arts.

  Rogers is a multidisciplinary artist, educator and lifelong Detroiter. Her work has been published widely, including the Academy of American Poets, Lit Hub and Oprah Daily. Her poetry collection Good Dress was a Michigan Notable Book for 2025 and finalist for both the NAACP Image Award and the Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Poetry. Rogers was awarded the Betty Berzon Emerging Writer Award and a Kresge Arts in Detroit Fellowship.

  This event is co-sponsored by the African American Studies Program and Student Life.

  

• February 17: Poet Ross Gay featured Feb. 19 for virtual Triptych author series

  Tuesday February 17, 2026
  

  Detroit Mercy’s welcomes poet , who will read his work for the 2026 Triptych series on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom.

  Triptych is a virtual reading series featuring award-winning authors in conversation with Detroit Mercy鈥檚 Poet-in-Residence Stacy Gnall. Triptych听events are free and open to the community.

  Gay is the author of four books of poetry:听Against Which;听Bringing the Shovel Down; Be Holding, winner of the PEN American Literary Jean Stein Award;听and听Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, winner of the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2016 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. In addition to his poetry, Gay has released three collections of essays 鈥� The Book of Delights (a New York Times bestseller), Inciting Joy and听The Book of (More) Delights.

  Triptych events are held via Zoom on third Thursdays in January, February and March, from 6:30-8 p.m.

  Save the dates:

  • Next Triptych 2026 series (via Zoom) featuring Ilya Kaminsky and Katie Farris, Thursday, March 19, at 6:30 p.m.
  • Triptych+1: Student Reading: Live and in-person at Book Suey Bookstore Cooperative in Hamtramck, Thursday, April 16, at 6:30 p.m.

   

  

• February 17: Movie night featuring 鈥楽ister Act鈥� to air in Mercy Gathering Place, Feb. 28

  Tuesday February 17, 2026
  

  University Ministry and Home Away From Home will host a movie night on Saturday, Feb. 28, at 6 p.m. The classic comedy Sister Act (1992) will be shown in the Mercy Gathering Place, located on the first floor of Shiple Hall.

  Bring a friend and come warm up with free homemade soup, hot chocolate, baked goods and, of course, plenty of popcorn.

  This event is open to all students and faculty.