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Tercer Jueves Networking Day follows Hispanic Heritage Month

Tercer Jueves Networking Day follows Hispanic Heritage Month

Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor October 23, 2024

Oct. 17 was far from a regular Thursday at Oakland University as it became the Tercer Jueves Networking Day to commemorate the end of Hispanic Heritage Month and the empowering community of Latinx business...

Engineering and IT Career Fair fosters career advancement at OU

Engineering and IT Career Fair fosters career advancement at OU

Matilde Rabajoli and Adrian Jimenez Morales October 9, 2024

The Oakland Center's upper floor held Oakland University’s annual Engineering and IT Career Fair on Oct. 3. The event ran from noon to 3 p.m. for students interested in the engineering, computer science,...

Interviews and networking at OU’s annual fall Career Fair

Interviews and networking at OU’s annual fall Career Fair

Matilde Rabajoli, Campus Reporter October 9, 2024

On Oct. 1, the Oakland Center at Oakland University hosted the annual Career Fair. Students were invited to attend to network with possible employers in the health sciences, human resources and business...

Career Services explores inclusion at work

Career Services explores inclusion at work

Payton Bucki, Content Editor February 22, 2023

On Feb. 15, Oakland University Career Services hosted a networking mixer event focusing on inclusivity in the workplace in the Oakland Center Habitat. During the event, representatives from various local...

Women in Business presents Lunch and Learn panel with Ally

Women in Business presents Lunch and Learn panel with Ally

Summer Weathers, Sports Reporter September 28, 2022

Women in Business (WIB) at Oakland University is a student organization that aids in women's professional growth and development, building confidence in their career goals.  WIB co-hosted a panel event...

Student Video Productions is open to any major, allowing students to gain experience and knowledge in film, media creation and content creation.

Student Video Productions gives students experience in film, media creation

Joseph Popis, Sports Reporter February 23, 2022

Student Video Productions (SVP) is a student organization helping students gain experience within the film industry, media creation or content creation — and is open to any major. SVP also creates shows...

Senior Vice President for Student Affairs and Chief Diversity Officer Glenn McIntosh kicked off the event.

Exploring Inclusion in the Workplace: Diversity Workshop and Mixer

Sarah Gudenau, Features Editor February 23, 2022

Career Services at Oakland University hosted the third annual Exploring Inclusion in the Workplace: Diversity Workshop and Mixer in the Founders Ballroom of the Oakland Center (OC) on Tuesday, Feb. 15...

OU alumus and mentor Nick Siekirk pictured with mentee Rachel Cook.

Leadership OU connects students and alumni for networking opportunities

Rachel Yim, Science & Technology Reporter January 19, 2022

For OU students who are looking for various opportunities in their fields, the Leadership OU program connects both graduate and undergraduate students with successful OU alumni, and provides leadership,...

NeW members at the most recent event on Dec. 2. The group met for dinner, built gingerbread houses and filled out holiday cards for children in the hospital.

Network of enlightened Women empowers students on campus

Arianna Heyman, Editor-in-Chief December 8, 2021

There is a “NeW” club at Oakland University for students who are searching for a community of hardworking and independent-minded conservative women. The Network of enlightened Women (NeW) has a definitive...

Opportunities for student involvement have manifested in various events for the organization in the past, including elevator-pitch practice sessions, vision board creation sessions and career panels.

Student Org Profile: OU’s Association for Women in Communications’ chapter

Tori Coker, Content Editor October 13, 2021

The field of communication’s wide breadth poses both vast opportunity and decent struggle for those studying it here at Oakland University and beyond. To supplement the various Communications-related...

What OU can do for yOU: Career Services

Nicole Fontana January 24, 2016

Career Services is a free service offered to current students as well as Oakland University Alumni. Previously located inside of Vandenberg Hall, this June marks six years from the new location inside...

Mentorship program a success after its first year, moving for a second

By Kaylee Kean April 15, 2014

Graduation is approaching, and with it the fear of the unknown. Students have begun to ask themselves: What do I do now? Where should I go?One program has risen to try to dispel these fears and make students...

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