The Oakland Post

Exercise for all — RecWell opens fitness court

Dean Vaglia, Staff Reporter August 6, 2019

After offering free summer memberships, Oakland University Recreation and Well-Being (RecWell) now brings fitness to all.  In partnership with the National Fitness Campaign (NFC), the Priority Health...

Police Files: August 7, 2019

Ben Hume, Web Editor August 6, 2019

Not under the influence Two officers were dispatched to lot P51 near the Sharf clubhouse on the night of June 18. The caller said one of the patrons was intoxicated and was attempting to leave. The...

Offices across campus will receive labeled single-stream recycling bins to promote mindfulness of the environment.

OU expanding efforts to become a greener campus

Taylor Cole, Contributor August 6, 2019

Recycling is on the rise at Oakland University. For years we were taught “reduce, reuse, recycle” as a way to reduce our carbon footprint, but is simply tossing a plastic bottle in the recycling...

OU’s two nature preserves span about 110 acres of land. Preserving this land not only helps students researchers, but provides a natural habitat for wildlife.

The root of protecting Oakland’s nature

Emily Morris, Managing Editor August 6, 2019

Tangling greenery is slinking into modern high-rise buildings that are sturdy with stilts of steel. This is possibly familiar interpretation of “The Walking Dead,” “The Hunger Games” or most other...

SMTD pivots curriculum to a hybrid setting, with some online classes and some very small in-person classes in order to ensure student safety.

Varner Hall, Athletics to receive renovations in $78 million construction project

Katie Valley, Content Editor August 6, 2019

Varner Hall and Oakland University Athletics are getting some renovations. The OU Board of Trustees (BOT) approved construction of campus arts and athletics facilities, following a $78 million general...

Disability Support Services announces new mentorship program

July 25, 2019

With Oakland University’s fall semester just around the corner, the Office of Disability Support Services (DSS) is announcing a new program. In collaboration with the College of Arts and Sciences and...

Mitransfer.org will be supplemented with a future OU transfer student tool on the schools website.

New Michigan transfer website helps prospective students connect to schools

Katie Valley, Content Editor June 26, 2019

Prospective transfer students now have an updated resource to connect them to any Michigan school they wish to transfer to. The Michigan Transfer Network launched a new transfer student website, mitransfer.org,...

Catching up with OUSC: Welcome to our new board!

Catching up with OUSC: Welcome to our new board!

Destinee Rule, OUSC President June 26, 2019

Hi friends, On March 29, over 500 current Oakland University students voted for me and Julia Alexander to be president and vice president of Oakland University Student Congress. After long months of...

Police Files: June 26, 2019

Ben Hume, Web Editor June 26, 2019

A female student texted a classmate inquiring about how sexual assault cases were handled on campus on Feb. 26, 2019. When Oakland University police dispatch was called by the student’s classmate, it...

Oaklands First Year Advising Center was selected as the 2019 winner of the Outstanding Institutional Advising Program Award.

First Year Advising Center receives Outstanding Institutional Advising Program Award

Katelyn Hill, Staff Reporter June 26, 2019

The First Year Advising Center (FYAC) is giving new students an award-winning head start to college. Recently, the FYAC was selected as the winner of the 2019 Outstanding Institutional Advising Program...

OU to take in Marygrove College students

Dean Vaglia, Staff Reporter June 26, 2019

As Marygrove College closes its doors, Oakland University’s doors open up. After 92 years in Detroit, the Catholic graduate college announced that the fall 2019 semester would be its last. The...

Shane Lewis hired as director of Undergraduate Admissions

Shane Lewis hired as director of Undergraduate Admissions

Trevor Tyle, Editor-in-Chief June 14, 2019

Four years ago, Shane Lewis was one of many college students hoping to make a difference in the world. Now, he has the opportunity to do that, right here on Oakland University’s campus. After almost...

Load More Stories
Activate Search
A Trusted Source of Independent Student Journalism since 1987.
Campus