2010 OUSC Elections – Candidate Meet and Greet
The Oakland University student congress election meet-and-greet session, held on Monday at 6 p.m. in the Fireside Lounge, featured free food and fun in the form of a candidate dance-off.
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Varner to host myriad of spring events
Sound bytes from a “Historic Evening of Clarinet Music” in Varner Hall.
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Police Files
Larceny: March 1 an officer was dispatched to East Vandenberg Hall to investigate a larceny report. A student noticed a pair of shoes and a few grocery items missing from her room on Feb. 28 when she returned from break. Her bathroom door, connecting to another room was open. Items from her roommate and suitemate [...]
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Russi Watch
At an open faculty forum held Nov. 19, 2009, Oakland University President Gary Russi promised to hold more open discussions and facilitate direct communication with faculty.
The winter semester faculty open forum is 4 p.m. Thursday, March 11 in the Gold Rooms of the Oakland Center.
It will be in the same format as the November forum.
OU’s [...]
Women’s history month kicks off with film festival
Two films featuring two very different perspectives of the war in Iraq will be the focus of the Women and Gender Studies 27th annual Film Festival on Saturday, March 13 from noon to 5:30 p.m. at 156 North Foundation Hall.
The theme of the festival is “Women in War/Women on War.”
“Lioness” (2008), a film by Meg [...]
Text message alert system expanded
Students’ awareness of snow days and university closures will now be coming straight to cell phones.
In response to the campus closing last month, due to inclement weather Oakland University’s text message alert system has been expanded to notify students and faculty in the event of class cancelations and a university closure.
“These can be weather-related or [...]
Coffee shop in Kresge Library may be a reality
“We need a coffee shop in the library.”
According to Kresge Library Dean Julie Voelck, this is the number one thing students say to her.
She was a guest speaker at Monday’s Oakland University Student Congress meeting.
For about $90,000 they could renovate the glassed-in meeting room on the right-hand side of the entrance and install vending machines.
She [...]
Model United Nations team finds success in Toronto
The Model United Nations team had a successful showing at the North American Model UN Conference in Toronto, Canada last month.
The team of 17 students represented many countries including Israel, Turkey, Sudan, Canada and Turkmenistan and were up against 22 teams from eight different countries.
Chelsea Ross and Justin Clark were named outstanding delegates, with Ross [...]
Mary Beth Snyder honored with national award
Mary Beth Snyder, Oakland University’s vice president for student affairs, will be the recipient of the “Pillar of the Profession Award.”
It is awarded by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Foundation.
The NAPSA gives this award annually to people who have been leaders and teachers in higher education along with student affairs.
Snyder was chosen for [...]
Faculty awarded NSF Grants for science and technology
The National Science Foundation has awarded more than $1.6 million in grant funding to members of Oakland University’s faculty.
The grant money will be used to fund the research of faculty members and to establish a scholarship program for aspiring math and science teachers.
The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program was founded by three faculty members with [...]
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