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2008 Year In Review - News at OU: Year In Review - <strong>Oakland</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
The <strong>Oakland</strong> <strong>University</strong> Board of Trustees approved a plan that would invest the $4.8 million state appropriation that was originally<br />
withheld by the state last year directly into student initiatives.<br />
Full Story...<br />
In 1995, Andrea Kozak, CAS '96, participated in her first Meeting of Minds. As an OU<br />
student, Kozak worked with a professor in the psychology department on research and used<br />
the research to develop a poster presentation for the undergraduate research conference.<br />
Now an assistant professor of psychology at OU, Kozak encouraged her students to gain the<br />
experience Meeting of Minds offers.<br />
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<strong>Oakland</strong> <strong>University</strong>'s general studies degree program was renamed the Bachelor of<br />
Integrative Studies. The name change provides a better representation of the goals of the<br />
program, which allows students to design personalized study programs using a crossdisciplinary<br />
approach.<br />
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After its first year, <strong>Oakland</strong> <strong>University</strong>'s School of Business Administration's Scholars Program added two new programs geared<br />
toward expanding the level of student leadership. The programs offer high-achieving students the opportunity to take on different<br />
challenges in the SBA.<br />
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<strong>Oakland</strong> <strong>University</strong>'s women's studies program changed its name to Women and Gender Studies, and as it matured, the range of<br />
topics in the program expanded to encompass not only issues related to women, but to men and other genders as well.<br />
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A group of <strong>Oakland</strong> <strong>University</strong> students uncovered <strong>Oakland</strong> <strong>University</strong>'s past - literally. A dozen students<br />
who participated in Professor Richard Stamps' class got hands-on experience in anthropology and<br />
archeology while digging, analyzing and researching specific areas of campus to learn more about the<br />
university's history. The students excavated areas at the Austin farm, a location that last year's class<br />
started exploring; the area near Walton and Squirrel roads, where there was believed to be an old<br />
schoolhouse; and the Meadow Brook Greenhouse and icehouse located near John Dodge House.<br />
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<strong>Oakland</strong> <strong>University</strong> students having trouble choosing a major or finding a career path got a new resource<br />
to help make such decisions. The Advising Resource Center helped through assessments, career<br />
counseling and workshops. Students can learn about themselves and use that insight to explore potential<br />
majors and careers. The ARC is dedicated to helping students make informed decisions by answering<br />
questions and assisting students in taking steps to explore what is available.<br />
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In order to improve services to students, <strong>Oakland</strong> <strong>University</strong> announced that it will merge spring and summer terms into one<br />
extended summer semester. The new format will help students get ahead in their studies by offering greater flexibility in scheduling<br />
and increased opportunities to complete required courses. While most courses will fall into the two seven-week sessions previously<br />
offered during the spring and summer terms, a number of two-, four-, 10-, and 14-week courses will also be available.<br />
Full Story...<br />
David Sherman, a senior at Birmingham Groves High School, had exhausted the<br />
mathematics classes he can take at the secondary education level. For the past three years,<br />
however, Sherman participated in the <strong>Oakland</strong> <strong>University</strong> Summer Mathematics Institute,<br />
which allows students to take college-level mathematics courses and earn college credit - for<br />
free.<br />
Full Story...<br />
The College of Arts and Sciences continued Celebrating the Liberal Arts with 2008-09 theme<br />
Cities. The Celebrating the Liberal Arts themes are designed to demonstrate how a liberal<br />
arts education results from the interactive work of scholars from many disciplines.<br />
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Albert Goldbarth, one of America's most critically acclaimed poets, presented his work at the 21st Annual Maurice Brown Poetry<br />
reading in October. Selections from Goldbarth's poetry were previewed at a reading given by English department faculty and<br />
students.<br />
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High school students from Pontiac, Oak Park and Detroit spent the first part of their summer<br />
vacation earning money for college. They weren't working at retail locations or restaurants;<br />
they earned the money while in the classroom. Through the School of Business<br />
Administrations Entrepreneurship Institute camp, the students not only learned about<br />
business, they put their knowledge to the test in hands-on activities. Each student who<br />
completed the camp was awarded a $500 scholarship and has the possibility of earning<br />
more money if they choose to attend <strong>Oakland</strong> <strong>University</strong>'s School of Business when they<br />
graduate from high school.<br />
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