Oakland University first D-1 school to add varsity esports team in Michigan
Pictured from left, Greg Jordan, OU director of campus recreation; Chris Roumayeh, co-owner of Team Renegades; Ora Pescovitz, OU president; and Steve Waterfield, OU director of athletics. Oakland University has become the first Division I university in the state of Michigan to formally announce the addition of a varsity esports team to its athletics program. The team will begin competition in the fall of 2020. The University also announced a unique partnership with Team Renegades, a professional esports
Yeo & Yeo Computer Consulting Achieves Fortinet Gold Partner Status
Saginaw, MI:Yeo & Yeo Computer Consulting is proud to announce its achievement of Gold Partner status with Fortinet, a leading network and cybersecurity provider. “Our partnership with Fortinet reflects our shared values, providing high-quality security solutions,” says Jeff McCulloch, President. “Achieving Gold Partner status allows us to continue to grow our partnership and offer a broad range of services for new and current clients.” YYCC partnered with Fortinet in 2010, offering next-generation
Making the Most of Your Chamber Membership
FROM INVISIBLE TO INVINCIBLE How to Make Yourself Stand Out in the Chamber Karen Phelps, author and professional speaker. Go to www.karenphelps.com to subscribe to a free motivational newsletter Why did you join the Chamber of Commerce? What results did you want for your business? Are you getting the results you expected? If not, why not? Are you using the functions the Chamber makes available to promote your business? Do you use the products and services of other Chamber members?
Spud Software Digital Mash-up Newsletter: 12/10/2019
For the full newsletter, visit https://mailchi.mp/spudsoftware/dashboard-reporting-1194045 The Spud Software building was filled with joy as the festivities began the evening of Friday, December 6th. Friends, family and clients joined us for a night filled with delicious food and cocktails, kids’ crafts and games.Read more...
Yeo & Yeo Honors Zaher Basha
Yeo & Yeo CPAs & Business Consultants is pleased to announce that Zaher Basha, CPA,CMAA, was recently honored with the most prestigious award bestowed by the firm, the Spirit of Yeo award. The Spirit of Yeo award recognizes an individual within the firm who exemplifies the attributes of the organization’s mission and core values. “Zaher is an exceptionally strong leader,” said President & CEO Thomas Hollerback. “He is an effective mentor for other professionals in the firm, always showing an interest in
Dewpoint and our partner Datarium bring powerful disaster recovery capabilities to Chamber Members
Dewpoint chose our partners wisely and is working with Datrium to offer you disaster recovery capabilities to protect your business. Here is a short video with additional information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mrokhzZSVE&feature=youtu.be
Oakland University to present ‘Facing Our Truth: 10-Minute Plays on Trayvon, Race and Privilege’
Oakland University’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance will present Facing Our Truth: 10-Minute Plays on Trayvon, Race, and Privilege from Dec 5-7 in the Varner Lab Theatre in Varner Hall. “In light of the George Zimmerman verdict, The New Black Fest commissioned six very diverse playwrights to write 10-minute play on the topic of Trayvon Martin, race and/or privilege with the goal of inciting serious discussion in our collective communities around these urgent issues,” said Director Kelli Crump, a
OU awarded NEH grants to preserve archives and special collections
NEDCC Preservation Specialist Sean Ferguson places a data logger in OU Archives. The first floor of Kresge Library is home to Oakland University Archives and Special Collections, a vast trove of books, newspapers, photos, microfilms, audio/visual materials and artifacts. Many are centuries old and held exclusively by OU Libraries. Aside from their value as sources for research and scholarship, these precious materials share one thing in common: they’re all susceptible to environmental factors that
Spud Software Digital Mash-up Newsletter: 11/26/2019
For the full newsletter, visit https://mailchi.mp/spudsoftware/dashboard-reporting-1194025 With the upcoming holidays, the Spud Software team has been reflecting on our blessings and everything for which we are thankful. This is a crucial time of year to give back, as we also know that many people don’t come home to food on the table, which can be especially difficult during the holidays. In fact, 12.2% of the Grand Blanc population live below the poverty line, most of whom are children.Read more...
Dewpoint - Now it the Time to Migrate to a VDI Environment
Please take a few moments and read our attached white paper regarding VDI. VDI delivers savings and scalability and security to support the goals of your business. You may have heard of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), and possibly even previously looked at it , but found the costs outweighed the benefits for your organization. Throughout this paper, we are going to explore the various reasons companies are re-evaluating VDI and making the switch. For the most part, the way organizations handle IT
WNBA MVP, Olympic Gold Medalist Lisa Leslie to keynote annual Keeper of the Dream Awards
Oakland University will welcome three-time WNBA MVP, four-time Olympic Gold Medalist and Hall of Famer Lisa Leslie as the keynote speaker for its annual Keeper of the Dream Awards Celebration on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Jan. 20, 2020. “I am very excited and looking forward to having Lisa Leslie on our campus” said Omar Brown-El, senior director of the Center for Multicultural Initiatives at Oakland University. “The Keeper of the Dream event honors and recognizes leaders in our community and Ms.
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News Release: 11/18/2019
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS NAMES NEW HORIZONS A WINNER OF THE DETROIT TOP WORKPLACES 2019 AWARD Auburn Hills, MI November 12, 2109 – New Horizons has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2019 honor by The Detroit Free Press. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by research partner Energage, LLC, a leading provider of technology-based employee engagement tools. The anonymous survey measures several aspects of workplace culture, including alignment,
OU receives $400,000 grant to expand healthy living efforts in Pontiac
Oakland University professors Laurel Stevenson and Jennifer Lucarelli will oversee a new grant from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund that will expand the university’s collaborative efforts to promote healthy living in and around the city of Pontiac. The two-year, $400,000 award will be used to initiate a community-based program called “Prescription for a Healthy Pontiac.” The program builds on the efforts of OU and other community partners to connect residents with local resources to improve
Dewpoint - Making Your Journey to Agile a Success
Making Your Journey to Agile a Success Moving to Agile is no “magic bullet” and requires an organizational transformation across both business and technology. Adopting both ‘Lean’ and ‘Agile’ thinking is critical to moving to an adaptive and collaborative environment. If the organization is not fully ready and committed to the journey, the move to Agile can result in failure. If you are embarking on your Agile journey or have not realized the results anticipated from implementing Agile, Dewpoint can
2019 Golf Open Raffle Winner
I would like to congratulate Steve Sosnoski from Sequoia Tool on winning the $50 Amazon gift card raffled by John from Liberty Mutual. CONGRATULATIONS STEVE!! HAVE FUN SHOPPING!!!
Dewpoint Named One of Michigan’s ‘Cool Places to Work’ by Crain’s Detroit Business
LANSING, Mich. – The rest of Michigan now knows what Dewpoint employees have known all along: The Lansing area’s leading Information Technology consulting firm goes above and beyond to enhance and enrich the workplace culture. Dewpoint was named among Michigan’s 100 “Cool Places to Work 2018” by Crain’s Detroit Business. Dewpoint has been named as one of the “Cool Places to Work” every year Crain’s has compiled the awards, which are based on employee input. Crain’s singled out several specific areas that
