OU faculty, grad run for school board

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Posted: Tuesday, October 18th, 2011 at 7:00 pm | Last Updated: Tuesday, October 18th, 2011 at 7:00 pm
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Rochester voters will select candidates to serve for three six-year terms on the Rochester Board of Education on Nov. 8.

Three of the five candidates are affiliated with Oakland University. Faculty members Beth Talbert and Pat Piskulich; and OU graduate Jane Pierobon are all seeking for a spot on the Rochester Board of Education.

Talbert is a current board member who is running for re-election. She has been an instructor at OU for 12 years and is the current director of the communication program at OU. She is also the former associate director of admissions.

Talbert holds a bachelor of English and communication from Western Michigan University and a masters degree in college student personnel from Bowling Green State University.

Piskulich is an associate professor of political science at OU and has been a member of the Rochester community for more than 20 years.

He said that his background in political science and public policy analysis could serve the community well.

OU grad Jane Pierobon is a part time nurse at Henry Ford Health Center and an Army Reservist.

Pierobon graduated from OU in 1990 with a bachelors of science in nursing, and joined the U.S. Army in 1990 with active duty from 1990-1994 at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

Pierobon has volunteered in classrooms, chaired school events and sat on the Hugger PTA Board as vice president of committees, membership and served two years as PTA President.

Elections for the Rochester Board of Education will be held Nov. 8.

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  • John Galt

    I’m curious why you didn’t mention Tom Malysz, another Oakland University graduate – he graduated with a degree in Biology after graduating from Rochester Adams high school. (http://www.tomalyszforschoolboard.com/)

    And since we’ve got 4 out of the 5 candidates now, let’s talk about Jeremy Nielson – perhaps the most qualified candidate for the Rochester School Board. You can see his in-depth views at his website, http://www.jeremynielson.com

    The masthead says this is the University’s INDEPENDENT newspaper, so be sure to consider independent views – not biased views picked by the University elite.

  • John Galt II

    I am in agreement with the comments made above. Why didn’t this “Independent” newspaper take the time to interview these other two candidates? Is it not the idea that a university should first of all teach it’s matriculants how to learn (as opposed to how to think)and then to instill in them the open-mindedness that is implied in the word “university”.

    Students learning to be reporters should learn how to research their subject, then interview those who are part of the research, commit themselves to learning what the facts are, and then write the story. This story does not serve its readers one iota. I do not know what these three Oakland University affiliates stand for, why they have chosen to run for this office, what their political views are, or for that matter why they chose to ignore the two other candidates.

    This is a very sad excuse for a story. I have been better interviewed by high school students. Try again…

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    is there an editor in the house