Large house for rent

This clean 3600 sq. ft. house sits on 3 lots and was completely remodeled in 2012. It is situated in a very safe, quiet, tree-lined suburb north of 9 mile road near I-75, two blocks from the library and city hall. Shopping, dining, and transportation are all within easy walking distance. Downtown Royal Oak and Ferndale restaurants and nightlife are less than 2.5 miles away! Downtown Detroit is an easy 11 minute commute on I-75. The property features a large granite and stainless kitchen with breakfast bar, 2 living rooms, 2 dining areas, a huge wrap around porch, 6 spacious bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms, 2 staircases to the second floor, a full basement, a convenient 2nd floor laundry, detached garage, new insulated windows and a new high efficiency furnace with central air conditioning. High-end appliances are included! The huge, fully fenced yard provides paved off-street private parking for more than 6 cars. Snow removal and grass cutting is provided. This house normally rents in multi-year year increments to dental and/or medical students who apply as a group in the first or second year of their study program. Do not wait to make an appointment to view it- historically we lease it quickly and for many years at a time. The management team is responsive and is very stable and easy to deal with. The property is fully inspected and licensed. Currently we have 6 UDM students who are willing to give prospective new tenants their unbiased opinion of life at this location. Please contact Mike at 586-419-2337 for a viewing or more information.

You are invited – To the Charles H. Wright Museum Virtual Event, May 13th @ 12 pm

The Charles H. Wright Museum Presents Gerrymandering and Post Reconstruction – The Civil Rights Era A Focused Event on the Voting Matters Exhibit Thursday, May 13th @ 12 pm

This event is open to all faculty, staff and students.  Registration is required and the link is on the attached flyer.

Register Now

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Month. To start it off, we are honoring by better understanding all identities and richness of the community.

If you are interested in volunteering for any events this month please notify me by email

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Understanding what the term AAPI means

To be a better ally, start by understand who makes up the community

AAPI stand for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

According to the Asian Pacific Institute, this term includes “ all people of Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander ancestry,

who trace their origins to the countries, states, jurisdictions and/or the diasporic communities of these geographic regions”

Asian

A person having origin’s in any of the original peoples of the far East, Southeast Asia or the Indian subcontinent.

Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander (in the U.S. Jurisdictions & Territories)

Carolinian, Chamorro, Chuukese, Fijian, Guamanian, Hawaiian, Kosraean, Marshallesse, Native Hawaiian, Niuean, Palauan, Pohnpeian, Papua New Guinean, Samoan, Tokelauan, Tongan, Yapese.

East Asian

A person of Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese, Korean and Mongolian descent.

Central Asians

Afghani, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Georgians, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Mongolian, Tajik, Turkmen, Uzbek.

Southeast Asians

Bruneian, Burmese, Cambodian, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Laotian, Malaysian, Mien, Singaporean, Timorese, Thai, Vietnamese

South Asians 

Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Indian, Maldivians, Nepali, Pakistani, Sri Lankan

West Asians

This is a contested term, most people from the region do not self-identify as such. West Asia is typically referred to as the Middle East; and geographically includes the countries of Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey (straddles Europe and Asia) United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

ASIAN COUNTRIES

There is no official definition of the boundary between Asia and Europe (nor between continents for that matter) so the boundaries are merely traditional – and some of the countries listed as Asian might not seem obvious. For example, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia lie south of the Caucasus Mountains which have traditionally divided the two continents. Turkey and Russia straddle both Europe and Asia (sometimes referred to as Eurasia); 80% of the latter is in Asia, but Russians are generally considered Europeans; in the former, east of Istanbul is customarily considered in Asia. These examples illustrate why a single factor cannot be used to describe ethnic identity or origin.

National Geographic lists the following countries in Asia: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russia (parts in Europe and Asia), Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Turkey (parts in Europe and Asia), Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Yemen.

Source- http://www.api-gbv.org/resources/census-data-api-identities/

Student Government Officers: Nominations Open!

Nominations are now open for Student Government officers for the 2021-2022 academic year. Students are welcome to nominate themselves or classmates, who will have time to accept or decline their nominations before the election. 

To submit a nomination, please review the qualifications for officers (below) and then fill out this form: https://forms.office.com/r/RxDLbNEU4B. Nominations are open until 9:00am on Thursday, May 13.

Elections will be held online following the nomination process. As stated in the Student Government Constitution, each active student organization will have one vote for each office, which must be cast by an elected member of the student organization’s board. 

Student Government Officers Duties and Responsibilities: 

1. President (must be a 4th year dental student having previously held a position as an SGA officer, class officer, or student organization leader for 2 years): Run meetings, approve budgets, form committees, delegate duties, boost student morale, and organize school functions. 

2. Vice President (must be a 3rd year dental student having previously held a position as an SGA officer, class officer, or student organization leader for 1 year): Support the President in the duties listed above. 

3. Treasurer: Maintain proper checking account, maintain communication with the administration regarding account balances, organize the yearly budget with executive board and disperse funds to approved student groups. 

4. Secretary: take accurate minutes for each meeting, insure that all the necessities for the meeting are accounted for, and inform all organizations of the time, date and location of meetings. Maintain conmmunication with the student body.

5. Dental Hygiene Representative: Assist the executive board in its duties and represent the interests of the hygiene classes. 

Invitation to take a survey

Please consider taking a survey from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry (IRB Approval 1718-58). You are being asked to be in a research study of the prevalence of impostor phenomenon in dental students because you are a current student enrolled in a Doctor of Dental Surgery or Doctor of Dental Medicine program. 

If you take part in the research study, you will be asked to complete an online questionnaire, the Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale.It should take you no more than fifteen minutes to complete this questionnaire. 

As a participant in this research study, there are no direct benefits for you; however, information from this study may benefit other people now or in the future. In particular, it will help future students enrolled in the dental programs to achieve academic success. There is minimal risk in participating in this research project.

Your participation in the study is anonymous; you will not be asked for any personally identifiable information. All information collected from you in the survey will be kept in an aggregate form, i.e. without any personal identifiers. 

Please participate in the survey here: https://udmercy.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8JrBXsss2HuoxWS

If you have any questions about this study now or in the future, you may contact Juliette Daniels at the following phone number 313-494-6850. If you have questions or concerns about your rights as a research participant, Michelle Wheater, Chair of the Institutional Review Board can be contacted at (313) 494-6656 or at wheatemi@udmercy.edu.