Tickets now available for Anthony Anderson talk at OU
Tickets for Oakland University’s 30th annual Keeper of the Dream Scholarship Awards Celebration are now available to Oakland University students, faculty and staff, as well as the general public. Each person may request up to four tickets, which can be reserved online via this link or picked up at the Office for Student Involvement Service Window, located in Room 49 of the Oakland Center. The window is open 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets are free. Emmy and Golden Globe nominated
Community invited to support families in need with Community Housing Network this holiday season
TROY, MI - Community Housing Network, Southeast Michigan’s largest housing resource nonprofit, is supporting local residents in need during the holiday season. This year, CHN is excited to continue its holiday program that includes many ways for the community to also get involved. Holiday Gift Baskets, laundry baskets, cleaning supplies, personal care items, or gift cards can be donated as CHN prepares for its Adopt-A-Family program. Hundreds of individuals and families throughout Oakland and Macomb
HAVEN Kicking Off Holiday Season With Gift Giveaway; Donations and Volunteers Requested
As the holiday season approaches, HAVEN is organizing its annual Gift Giveaway for survivors of intimate partner abuse and sexual assault. HAVEN is Oakland County’s only shelter for survivors intimate partner abuse and the organization relies heavily on donations and volunteers to make this special event happen. “Unlike any other holiday giveaway or ‘adopt a family’ program, Gift Giveaway empowers survivors who have utilized HAVEN’s services in the last 12 months to shop for free through hundreds of items
Oakland University shines in regional ethics bowl competition, earns another trip to nationals
OU Ethics Bowl team members at 2021 regional competition. Pictured from left: Lea Hilliker, John Rubarth, Bella Javier, Chad Schumacher and Erika Luft. With an impressive performance in regional competition, OU’s Ethics Bowl team recently earned a spot at a national tournament to be held in February. The team went undefeated at the Central States Regional Ethics Bowl Competition on November 6, placing third by points in a field of 18 teams from 10 schools. Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl (IEB©) is a
Automotive Lighting Certification addresses important industry topics
Automotive lighting is important to vehicles. It is vital to safety and aids in the aesthetic appeal of many vehicles. The industry has changed from kerosene burning lamps to light emitting diodes, or LED lights, that are used in cars today. Oakland University’s School of Engineering and Computer Science and Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) have worked with automotive lighting companies to develop an Automotive Lighting Certification program, designed to introduce students, particularly those
Oakland Dance Theatre, Repertory Dance Company to present annual Fall Showcase
Oakland Dance Theatre and OU Repertory Dance Company will present their annual Fall Showcase from Thursday, Dec. 2 through Sunday, Dec. 5 in the Varner Studio Theatre on the Oakland University campus. The annual showcase — directed by Thayer Jonutz, Christina Tasco and Elizabeth Riga — will feature a collaboration of faculty and guest artist pieces performed by the talented artists in OU’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance. “The performance is scheduled to include nine pieces, all very eclectic in
Oakland University health sciences professor dances for a cause
Oakland University’s own Jennifer Lucarelli will compete as a local celebrity dancer in Flagstar’s 13th annual Dancing with the Stars fundraising event to benefit Lighthouse Michigan, a nonprofit that provides emergency shelter, food assistance and other services to those in need. For the past several weeks, the associate professor of interdisciplinary health sciences has been working with a professional dancer from the Royal Oak Arthur Murray Dance Studio, and will compete against two other local
OU professor receives grant from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Kristen Munyan, assistant professor and undergraduate program director in Oakland University’s School of Nursing, was selected to receive a $25,000 grant from the Foundation for Academic Nursing, the philanthropic arm of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). The grant will support Dr. Munyan’s work on Enhancing Laboratory Infrastructure to support at-risk and English as a Second Language (ESL) students. She was one of only two professors to receive this grant for the 2021 AACN Faculty
Pontiac Community Foundation One of Two Michigan Organizations to Receive National SBA Community Navigator Grant Program Funding
(November 16, 2021 - Pontiac, MI-) Pontiac Community Foundation (PCF) recently announced it is one of only two Michigan organizations to receive funding under the newly launched Small Business Administration’s Community Navigator Pilot Program. The grant program is an initiative of the American Rescue Plan, designed to reduce barriers that all small businesses face when seeking access to critical support, especially among minority business owners. Fifty-one organizations across the country received $100
Chief Financial Credit Union Offers Alternative Financing Solutions during Current Car Shortage
(ROCHESTER HILLS, MI -) Chief Financial Credit Union is creating financing options for those looking to make a car purchase in the near future. Since the pandemic hit, the used car market is one of the hottest in the nation. There is a global shortage?of new cars. At the same time, people want to avoid mass transportation and drive to their destination. People are buying up used car inventory. The demand is so high that prices are increasing rapidly. Experts forecast annual used car sales in excess of?41
Community Housing Network provides direct aid resources to households in need with grant funding provided by United Way of Southeastern Michigan
(Troy, MI- ) Community Housing Network (CHN), Southeast Michigan’s largest housing resource nonprofit organization, was recently awarded a $100,000 grant from United Way of Southeastern Michigan (UWSEM) to help its mission of assisting thousands of Michigan residents find housing and stay housed. As housing instability and homelessness continue to become a greater concern, CHN offers a lifeline of support through housing counseling, access to financial support, and the development of affordable housing
Oakland University professor talks ‘Mastering Emotions’ in new book
In her recently published book, Mastering Emotions: Feelings, Power, and Slavery in the United States, Oakland University Professor Erin Austin Dwyer examines the interactions between slaveholders and enslaved people, and between White people and free Black people, to expose how emotions such as love, terror, happiness, and trust functioned as social and economic capital for slaveholders and enslaved people alike. “People can all too often think of a history as a field focused on reciting dates and
Munetrix Announces Investment by Essex Bay Capital
Investment and expertise will fuel next stage of growth and further advance the forecasting, transparency, and performance analytics company’s mission to help K-12 schools and municipalities make smart decisions. Auburn Hills, Mich., October 15, 2021 — Munetrix, a provider of municipal and school district data management tools and proprietary performance analytics applications, today announced it has received a growth equity investment by Essex Bay Capital, a private equity investment firm that partners
