Rec Center offers events for students and faculty
The Oakland University Rec Center will be hosting "National Employee Health and Fitness Day" May 19th. OU Employees will be able to use the Rec Center for free all day. A special presentation titled "Pain Free in the Real World" will take place, as well as a "Refresh and Revive" event. Giveaways and healthy snacks will be available through out the day. For more information visit www.oakland.edu/reccenter.
Group personal training is also being offered at the Rec Center. A group of four to seven people can join a pace class for walking and jogging. Circuit training will combine and cardio and resistance training. For something a little more fluid, cycling is available. Additionally, a challenging boot camp course which will push your limits outdoors, using hills, stairs and open fields. Cost is $130 per person for an assessment and 10 sessions. For more information contact Rachelle at [email protected].
— Staff intern Kyle Bauer
CPE sessions begin June 4 in Elliot Hall
With further knowledge in mind, finance professionals can enroll in Oakland University's Continuing Professional Education (CPE) weekend that will cover courses including accounting, auditing, management, ethics, leadership and tax-based topics.
Full-day sessions, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and evening sessions, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. will be held in Elliott Hall on campus.
Courses begin Friday June 4 and are also offered June 9-12. If participants register before May 14, each session will cost $45 while every session will cost $50 if participants to register after the deadline.
Guests must only purchase the sessions in which they wish to attend and there is no separate fee for registration.
Those interested can register online at www.oakland.edu/cpeweekend.
— Staff intern Jen Bucciarelli
Office surplus garage sale to be held on May 20
On the third Thursday of almost every month, The Storage Barn (GUS) in the southwest corner of campus on Lonedale hosts an office surplus garage sale from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
"When departments move or when departments upgrade, we get the old stuff," William Neuser, who works with the monthly sale, said.
Office furniture and equipment can be found at the surplus sale and some sample prices include: desks for $25, tables for $10 and chairs for $5.
The next sale will be held on Thursday May 20 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
All sales are cash or check with an ID; the Michigan sales tax applies to all purchases.
For more information or for location and directions, please visit www2.oakland.edu/uns/pm_sale.cfm or contact William Neuser at [email protected] or by phone at (248) 370-4220, ext. 4220.
— Staff intern Jen Bucciarelli
OU Beaumont School of Medicine now accepting student applications
Applications are now available for the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. The school was granted preliminary accreditation in February.
"We can now move forward with our plans to recruit the best and brightest applicants for our inaugural class, which will begin instruction in August 2011," said Robert Folberg, M.D., founding dean of the medical school.
Curriculum for the medical school will include science and research studies at OU as well as clinical training at Beaumont Hospitals in Royal Oak, Troy and Grosse Pointe.
Applications are accepted starting in June for the inaugural class. The program is accepting 50 students. Interested students must have an undergraduate science GPA of 3.0 and overall GPA of 3.2 or higher. Applicants need to take the MCAT by September.
For information on applying, visit www.oakland.edu/medicine.
— Assistant Campus Editor Annie Stodola
