Message from the President

Welcome to Marygrove!

As you explore these virtual pages, you will get a glimpse of what life is really like on the campus of Marygrove College.  Urban, Personal, Unique, Cosmopolitan. Exciting, challenging, encouraging and life-transforming. 

These all describe the environment where education takes place and leadership is honed.  Situated as we are in the urban center that is Detroit, Marygrove has embraced the strategic vision of Urban Leadership.

What that means is something special.  If you’re looking for a college that gives you the opportunity to apply your classroom knowledge in an urban laboratory, Marygrove is for you.  If you’re looking for a college that educates and prepares you to take leadership positions in America’s urban centers, Marygrove is for you.  And if you’re looking for an institution that is a leader itself in the life of its community, Marygrove is for you.

The Marygrove College environment fosters lifelong learning, a global perspective, personal responsibility, professionalism and leadership.  It’s an environment of caring and concern for all members of the campus community as well as the global village in which we live.

With the best, highly qualified faculty, a supportive staff and top quality resources, the Marygrove learning experience is rewarding, fulfilling and fun.  You can be assured of our commitment to students’ intellectual, cultural, spiritual and professional growth. 

Our values as a college mandate that we help each other, respect one another, explore together and think and act in ways that we create a more just and humane world.

Competence, Compassion and Commitment…these are the values that undergird everything we do at Marygrove.  These same values are what students embrace and live out as a result of their time with us.

Marygrove College presents many opportunities for students to participate in activities and programs, both intellectual and social, which transform them into competent, compassionate and committed citizens of the world.  We’re happy to help.

Dr. David J. Fike
President