Press Releases

Oakland University’s popular summer carillon concert series, which features carillonneurs from around the world, will return on July 5 and continue for six Fridays. The free concerts will take place at 6 p.m. on Fridays next to the Elliott Tower on OU’s campus. The tower features a fully chromatic 49-bell carillon, which was the last carillon to have its bells and keyboard cast by the Petit ...read more

The efforts of Oakland University’s Industrial Systems and Engineering (ISE) Department to integrate Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) concepts, techniques and tools into its curriculum are highlighted in Product Lifecycle Management (Volume 4): The Case Studies — the latest book by Dr. John Stark, an internationally recognized expert on PLM.  “It was quite an honor to be invited by John to ...read more

TreeRunner Adventure Park, which features more than 60 trails with zip lines and obstacles of varying levels of difficulty, will officially open on Friday, June 21 on the campus of Oakland University.   “Our location offers families, students and organizations an opportunity to get outside and experience adventure in a beautiful forest setting,” said Thomas Knuth, director of operations for ...read more

This fall, Oakland University’s Disability Support Services, in collaboration with the College of Arts and Sciences, will be offering a special topics course through social work, sociology and psychology, which will provide an overview of disabilities — with a particular focus on autism spectrum disorders — as well as peer-mediated instruction.  “Once the foundation has been provided to ...read more

Auburn Hills, MI:Yeo & Yeo CPAs & Business Consultantswelcomes Erin Flannery, CPA, back to the firm as a senior accountant in the Auburn Hills office. Previously she worked in Yeo & Yeo’s Alma office before relocating to the Detroit area.  “We are thrilled to welcome Erin back to Yeo & Yeo,” says Tammy Moncrief, Managing Principal of the Auburn Hills office. “Her experience in forensic ...read more

Following an extensive search, Shane Lewis, of Clawson, has been named OU's Director of Undergraduate Admissions.  Lewis brings more than 10 years of diverse admissions experience in roles of continually increasing responsibility to the position. Most recently, he served as interim director of Undergraduate Admissions for OU.  Other roles since joining Oakland in 2011 have included stints as ...read more

  Delta Dental of Michigan in the News $5 million gift to fund playscape along Detroit River   May 29, 2019 Delta Dental is showing up in Detroit. This morning, Delta Dental, along with the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, announced a $5 million corporate investment to build a 5-acre playground along the Detroit River at Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park.   The Delta Dental Play ...read more

Dewpoint joined Zerto in Nashville for the  ZertoCON conference.  We are excited what they/we have to offer our clients.Being a premier partner of Zerto, Dewpoint acts as an extension of Zerto sharing all of their capabilities on top of our already award winning IT services. Follow the link to learn a little more about Zerto and their IT Resilience capabilities. ...read more

From June 7-10, Oakland University will host the 27th Annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC), which provides an opportunity for engineers and computer scientists from around the world to compete with their uniquely-designed autonomous unmanned ground vehicles (UGV).  “The IGVC is a total vehicle system engineering experience,” said Gerald Lane, president of Great Lakes Systems & ...read more

Oakland University’s First Year Advising Center has been selected as the winner of the 2019 Outstanding Institutional Advising Program Award from NACADA, the global community for academic advising.   The award recognizes programs that document innovative and/or exemplary practices resulting in improvement of academic advising service.    “Winning this award provides an opportunity to ...read more

Dutton Farm President/CEO, Jenny Brown, is putting her passion to pavement as she commits to "Run for Jobs" in the Detroit Free Press TCF Marathon on Sunday, October 20, 2019. Taking on 26.2 miles, Jenny hopes to help raise awareness and funds for the nonprofit, Dutton Farm, so it can continue its mission of "Empowering and supporting adults with disabilities to live a life of purpose, inclusion ...read more