OU’s Kate Nye goes for gold in Tokyo Olympics
Kate Nye is headed to Tokyo this month as a member of the U.S. Olympic weightlifting team. Photo by Sophie Hume, The Oakland Post. Oakland University student Kate Nye has established herself as a top contender in the sport of weightlifting, becoming a world champion in 2019. Now, she’s headed to Tokyo where she’ll try to become an Olympic champion. After competing in gymnastics most of her life, the 22-year-old Oakland Township native rose to prominence after winning a silver medal at the 2018 Junior
Oakland University professor to speak at new Holocaust Memorial Center exhibit
In 1945, a Soviet doctor found a school notebook in the liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau Camp. It was a diary written by Rywka Lipszyc, a teenager in the Lódz Ghetto, between October 1943 and April 1944. The contents were the testament of a Jewish girl who lost her siblings and parents, but never lost hope despite moments of doubt. More than 60 years after its discovery, the diary traveled to the United States, where it was translated from Polish, supplemented with commentaries and published in book
Oakland University professor conducting pollinator surveys in Oakland County parks
The Jamieson Biodiversity Lab at Oakland University, led by Biology Professor Mary Jamieson is conducting pollinator surveys in Oakland County and Oakland Township parks and natural areas this summer to help evaluate how land management strategies are influencing plant and insect biodiversity. These surveys will also contribute data to the Michigan Butterfly Network as well as national and international pollinator monitoring efforts. Jamieson is a regional coordinator for the Michigan Butterfly
Yeo & Yeo Promotes Zaher Basha and Taylor Diener
Saginaw, MI: Yeo & Yeo CPAs & Business Consultants is pleased to announce the promotion of Zaher Basha and Taylor Diener to Senior Manager. Zaher Basha, CPA, CM&AA, has been promoted to Senior Manager. His areas of expertise include tax planning and preparation, business advisory services, business valuation, and mergers and acquisitions, with an emphasis on the healthcare industry. He is a member of the firm’s Healthcare Services Group and the Business Valuation and Litigation Support Services Group. As
Pontiac Community Foundation Hosts Open Streets Program
The Open Streets Program kicked off its second year of bringing the community together on June 23. Open Streets programs provide an outlet for recreation for residents throughout the city, along with an opportunity for youth to interact with others and play. Food is provided by Meet Up and Eat Up. Community partners will provide games and activities. “We are thrilled to be offering the Open Streets Program again this year, bringing together our communities right in their neighborhoods,” said Pontiac
Marisa Ahrens to Lead Yeo & Yeo’s Employee Benefit Plan Audit Services Group
Saginaw, MI: Yeo & Yeo CPAs & Business Consultants is pleased to announce that Marisa Ahrens, CPA, will lead the firm’s Employee Benefit Plan Audit Services Group. Ahrens specializes in employee benefit plan audits and advisory services, including defined contributions, 401(k) and 403(b) plan audits,defined benefit plan audits, employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) audits, internal controls, and efficiency consulting. Ahrens is a Senior Manager based in Yeo & Yeo’s Saginaw office. She has more than 12
OU partners with Georgia Tech, University of Tennessee on NSF-funded research center
Oakland University is partnering with the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and the University of Tennessee-Knoxville on a collaborative research center designed to boost the United States’ leadership in engineering research and global competitiveness. A $700,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, matched by $900,000 from industry, will support establishment of the OU site of the Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) for Composite and Hybrid Materials Interfacing
Yeo & Yeo Promotes Brad DeVries to Managing Principal of Lansing Office
Lansing, MI: Yeo & Yeo CPAs & Business Consultants is pleased to announce that Bradley DeVries, CPA, CAE, has been promoted to managing principal of the firm’s Lansing office. DeVries succeeds Mark Perry, CPA, who has served as the managing principal of the Lansing office for more than 18 years, since 2003. While Perry is stepping down as office managing principal, he will remain an active member of the principal group helping to mentor and foster future leadership. He will continue to dedicate his time
OU INC Client Time2Talk and Elliott Data Systems Partner to Deliver Post-Pandemic Solution
OU INC client, Time2Talk (T2T) has partnered with Elliott Data Systems, Inc. Elliott Data Systems will bring T2T’s Talking Power Management Utility (TPMU) software utility solution to hospitals, warehouses, and industries adapting physical workspaces to accommodate the post pandemic future of work. More than ever:Employers need tools to adapt their workspaces to support hybrid in-person and virtual work Healthcare organizations need cost savings opportunities.TPMU may be the solution. Early adopters have
Oakland University to host Brooksie Way races Sept. 25 and 26
Oakland University will host the 2021 McLaren Brooksie Way Half Marathon, 10K and 5K races on Sunday, September 26. Meadow Brook Amphitheatre will be the start and finish point, with the races beginning at 8 a.m. and ending at noon. Planning of this year’s races will include appropriate COVID-19 precautions and application of state, county or university orders, if any are in place. Races can be run or walked individually or as part of a team. In addition, a virtual option is available for the Half
Community Housing Network Hosts Virtual Run for a Cause
TROY, MI - Community Housing Network is hosting their second Virtual Run For a Cause event in order to raise awareness and funds in support of their effort to connect those in need to housing. CHN is a nationally-recognized housing leader in innovative housing solutions that strives to make an overall positive impact on the lives of those in need. This event is easily accessible, those who participate get to choose how far and where their walk or run will take place. "It’s easy to participate! You choose
Oakland University alumni create company to help connect communities during COVID-19 pandemic
ReciproCity Apps, a Pontiac-based company co-founded by Oakland University alumni Cam Underdown, Chris Powers and Josh Linneburg, has been using technology to build public goods and help better connect communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. “At our core, we believe that the nonprofit, human service, and local government sectors, which are vital to society as a whole, generally lacks access to the technology solutions,” Powers said. “ReciproCity exists to provide access to technological
Oakland University professor named one of ’35 Highly Influential Women in Engineering’
Oakland University Professor Barbara Oakley has been selected as one of the “35 Highly Influential Women in Engineering Today” by AcademicInfluence.com. “It was very much a surprise to be honored as one of the highly influential women in engineering,” said Oakley, a distinguished professor of engineering at OU. “All I can say is that Oakland University has clearly been a great intellectual home for me, allowing me to look with fresh, interdisciplinary perspectives at the best of what science, and
Ali Barnes Receives CGFM Credential
Alma, MI: Yeo & Yeo CPAs & Business Consultants is pleased to announce that Ali Barnes, CPA, has achieved the Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) credential, awarded by the Association of Government Accountants (AGA). “The CGFM credential is considered the mark of excellence in financial management for federal, state and local government,” said Jamie Rivette, CPA, CGFM, Principal and Government Services Group leader. “Ali’s achievement demonstrates our professionals’ commitment to expanding our
Oakland University professor reconstructs past hurricanes to study impact on coastal environments
Hurricane season is underway, and Oakland University Professor Thomas Bianchette has been busy studying the storms and the damage they can cause on coastal environments. “Much of my work has been under the umbrella of the burgeoning field of Paleotempestology, which focuses on the reconstruction of past hurricanes through the use of proxy evidence,” said Bianchette, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at Oakland University. “A crucial aspect of this research is to analyze the
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News Release: 6/25/2021
Registration is now openfor the 2021 New Horizons Dan Knott Legacy Golf Tournament! This is a great day of golf, food, fun, and helping individuals with disabilities succeed with their vocational goals! Click on this link to register now: https://www.newhorizonsrehab.org/special-events-giving-opportunities/special-events/dan-knott-legacy-golf-tournament/ This event is being held on Friday, September 17, 2021 at Pine Trace Golf Club in Rochester Hills and Shepherd’s Hollow Golf Club in
Tom Dluzen celebrates 10 years as President and CEO at Chief Financial Credit Union
Tom Dluzen celebrates 10 years leading Chief Financial Credit Union as president and CEO. Dluzen accepted the position in 2010 as the credit union faced possible closure due to the impact of the 2009 mortgage crisis. The Chief Financial Team, with Dluzen at the helm, was able to navigate through those turbulent years without the need to lay off a single employee. In the past 10 years, Chief has implemented programs that continue to flourish and contribute to more than $90 million in asset growth. Dluzen
Chief Financial Business Development Manager Named to Forbes Business Development Council
Chief Financial Credit Union announces Ashley Chambers, Business Development Manager, has been named to Forbes Business Development Council. This invitation-only council includes members from the U.S. selected based on their depth and diversity of experience in corporate and strategic business development. Chambers was recently featured in a Forbes’ article on cultivating new markets for business development professionals. “Market research is crucial to determine the specific needs/interests of your new
