Pontiac Community Foundation Named Among Finalists for Impact100 Metro Detroit’s 2021 Big Give
METRO DETROIT – Pontiac Community Foundation has been named among five finalists to receive one of two $100,000 grants or a portion of $81,000 to be awarded by Impact100 Metro Detroit during its annual Big Give on May 18 at 5pm. Pontiac Community Foundation joins other finalists, Living Arts, Midnight Golf Program, Lighthouse, Health Emergency, and Lifeline Program, consideration for the grants. “We’re thrilled to include Pontiac Community Foundation among our finalists for this year’s Big Give – our
OU names first recipients of Pescovitz Presidential Scholarship
High school seniors Joel Butler and Ayah Neiroukh are the first recipients of the Pescovitz Presidential Scholarship, an award established by Oakland University President Ora Hirsch Pescovitz with the goal of fostering scholarly work and leadership skills of the next generation of community, civic and business leaders. Joel Butler Butler, a resident of Plainwell, Michigan, about 20 minutes north of Kalamazoo, plans to major in computer science at Oakland. He is known at Plainwell High School as a
ASE announces the 2022 Michigan Pay & Economic Briefing to take place June 7, 2022 in Troy, MI
ASE, Michigan’s trusted HR partner, announces its Michigan Pay & Economic Briefing will take place June 7, 2022, in Troy, MI. The pandemic has permanently altered the world of work. We have entered a perfect storm in which many employers find themselves fighting a losing battle for talent. How do employers respond to these challenges? In today’s market, successful organizations will be those armed with information. This pay and economic briefing will arm employers with critical insights as they face
ASE Releases 2022 Employee Turnover Survey
ASE, Michigan’s largest employer association, released the 2022 Employee Turnover Survey. Employers of all types are facing unprecedented employee retention challenges. With the recently released Employee Turnover Survey, we now have some concrete data to show just how significant these challenges were in 2021. Mary E. Corrado, ASE President & CEO, announced the survey release and stated, “2021 was a year like few others in modern memory, and employers continue to struggle with retaining and attracting
Handel’s ‘Acis and Galatea,’ an opera, to grace Oakland University stage in May
Oakland University’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance will present a reimagined version of composer Frideric Handel’s pastoral opera, Acis and Galatea, from May 5 - 8 and May 12 – 15 in the Varner Studio Theatre on OU campus. “Acis and Galatea is Handel’s most popular stage work, having never left the standard operatic repertoire for more than 300 years,” said Drake Dantzler, director and associate professor of music at OU. Handel’s first dramatic work in the English language, Acis and Galatea
Oakland University announces winners of the 34th annual Nightingale Awards for Nursing Excellence
Oakland University’s School of Nursing and its Board of Visitors have announced the 2022 Nightingale Award winners and runners-up. This year’s top nurses in Michigan come from a variety of clinical positions and settings and are recognized as exceptional in their areas of nursing. The invaluable role nurses play in health care has been made more apparent these past few years and the Oakland University School of Nursing is hosting this annual event during National Nurses Week to celebrate the
