News Release: 9/18/2019
We are MIchigan Hy-Fit Athletics and we just opened up in downtown Auburn Hills. We are a fully equipped state of the art facility with private bathrooms and shower rooms. Our programs are suitable for all ages and walks of life. Whether you are sweating away calories in our Hy-Power Bootcamp or punching your way to your health and fitness goals in our Hy-Pe HIIT class you will discover you can do things you never thought were possible. If group classes aren’t your choice you will love the convenience of
Yeo & Yeo Recognized Among Metropolitan Detroit’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For
Ann Arbor, MI:Yeo & Yeo CPAs & Business Consultants, a leading Michigan accounting firm, has been named one of Metropolitan Detroit’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For by the Michigan Business & Professional Association for the eighth consecutive year. “It is an honor to be recognized as one of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For,” said Thomas O’Sullivan, managing principal of the Ann Arbor office. “We credit the excellent work environment we’ve created to our dedicated employees. They
Evangelos Gragoudas, pioneer in the treatment of eye tumors, to speak at OU
Evangelos Gragoudas, M.D., who pioneered the use of proton therapy for the treatment of eye tumors, and photodynamic therapy for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration, is the speaker for Oakland University’s 2019 Harding Lecture. The event will take place on Friday, Sept. 27 in the Oakland Center Gold Rooms, with a reception starting at 11:30 a.m. and the lecture to follow at noon. Evangelos Gragoudas, M.D. Dr. Gragoudas is the Charles Edward Whitten Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard
Oakland University partners with Lean Enterprise Institute to improve Lean education
Oakland University’s Pawley Lean Institute and its Industrial and Systems Engineering Department is collaborating with the Lean Enterprise Institute, Inc. (LEI) in Boston — founded by the father of the Lean movement, Dr. James Womack — to create new educational opportunities in Lean thinking and practice for OU students, as well as to improve existing ones. “LEI reached out to us upon learning about our ongoing efforts to educate our students on Lean concepts, techniques and applications,” said Dr.
OU’s Hillcrest Hall certified LEED Gold for sustainability
Hillcrest Hall, Oakland University’s newest student housing complex, has earned LEED Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED certification is based on a green building rating system that evaluates a building project's commitment to promoting environmental sustainability, energy efficiency and human health. Hillcrest was awarded 61 out of a possible 110 points among the categories of sustainable sites; water efficiency; energy and atmosphere; materials and resources; indoor
Oakland University to present ‘Orestes’ from Sept. 6-8
Oakland University’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance will kick off its 2019-20 performance season with Orestes at 8 p.m. on Sept. 6-7 and 2 p.m. on Sept. 8 in Varner Studio Theatre. The play, a new version by OU Theatre Professor Karen Sheridan and based on the original by Euripides, was also performed in June on the Greek island of Hydra by a group of 10 OU students who travelled to Greece to study, rehearse and perform the production in the island’s outdoor amphitheater. “In Orestes, Orestes
‘History Comes Alive’ returns Sept. 17 at Oakland University
Oakland University’s popular History Comes Alive lecture series, now in its 16th year, will return on Tuesday, Sept. 17 with a special presentation, “Colors of Paradise: Analyzing 18th-Century Slave Societies with 21st Century Technology,” by George Milne, Ph.D., an associate professor of early American history at OU. “During the first decade of the 1700s, French colonial officials on Île de Bourbon used a then-revolutionary system of data collection: an exhaustive census,” Milne said. “They succeeded
Neighborhood House Scare Away Hunger 5K Run/Walk Tradition Returns this October
Neighborhood House Scare Away Hunger 5K Run/Walk Tradition Returns this OctoberGet involved in the fight against hunger by participating in the 9th annual 5K run/walk. ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. – Fall is approaching, which means it is time to register for a favorite fall tradition for families, runners, and walkers. Neighborhood House’s Scare Away Hunger 5K returns for its 9th year on Sunday, October 20. This is a great opportunity for runners, walkers, and families to get outdoors while helping those
Trion Solutions marks National Payroll Week as it manages payroll for 50,000 client employees from 600 companies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 3, 2019 National Payroll Week salutes American workers and payroll professionals processing $2.4 trillion in annual U.S. payroll Troy, Mich.-based Trion Solutions celebrates managing payroll for more than 50,000 client employees in 600 client companies nationally TROY, Mich. -- The advances in technology and increased regulatory compliance have made companies that specialize in
Oakland University's Music, Theatre and Dance season kicks off Sept. 6, will feature more than 250 performances
Oakland University’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance invites you to attend its 2019-20 performance season, which will feature more than 250 performances ranging from musical theatre to chamber music, opera to modern dance, band, choir and everything in between. “We hope that this season’s events will serve to educate, entertain and elevate our audiences, all in an effort to expand our aural and visual senses, our perspectives, and our concept of movement and space with these diverse performance
Spud Software is Pleased to Announce New Client, Fontanesi & Kann Company
Spud Software is pleased to announce our partnership with Fontanesi & Kann Company. Fontanesi & Kann Company has an impressive 60+ years of business under their belt. Starting their journey as an air distribution company, Fontanesi & Kann Company has evolved into a turnkey solution, offering a variety of services such as HVAC & architectural products, electrical contracting services like security, fire alarms and more. Fontanesi & Kann Company is committed to providing the very best to the owners,
OU’s School of Health Sciences to offer new Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science degree
This fall, Oakland University’s School of Health Science will offer a new Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science undergraduate degree program. The new program will help prepare students for careers in exercise and fitness, health and wellness, and cardiac rehabilitation, as well as for application to graduate programs in the healthcare fields, such as physical therapy, exercise science, movement science or kinesiology. “It builds on an exercise science concentration and minor that have been
Oakland University student earns prestigious scholarship from accounting board
Nicolas Giallombardo, a student in Oakland University’s Master of Accounting Program, is one of only 207 students in the country to receive a $10,000 scholarship from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). The PCAOB Scholars program benefits outstanding students who are likely to become accountants and auditors. Scholars are nominated by representatives from their educational institutions. Donna Free, a special instructor in Oakland’s Accounting Program, nominated Giallombardo for the
Yeo & Yeo Joins Leading Edge Alliance’s Global Fight Against Hunger
Saginaw, MI:Yeo & Yeo CPAs & Business Consultants was proud to join with the Young Professionals group of the Leading Edge Alliance (LEA YPs) for its annual LEA YP Global Volunteer Days. LEA member firms worldwide were encouraged to donate to or volunteer for a local charity. This year all member firms decided to rally around a single cause: the fight against hunger. During July, more than 200 Yeo & Yeo employees throughout the firm’s nine offices donated food, made monetary donations and volunteered
OU Pontiac Initiative receives $150,000 Marshall Plan grant
The Oakland University Pontiac Initiative is collaborating with more than 27 organizations from government, industry, education and the non-profit sector as part of the Talent Development Coalition (TDC), which seeks to provide training and jobs for un- or underemployed workers using a $150,000 Marshall Plan for Talent Innovation Grant from the State of Michigan. “Oakland University is strongly behind this effort,” said Kevin Corcoran, Ph.D., dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and OU’s chief
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
