The president of Oakland University supports a colloquium to showcase faculty research at the university. Faculty members from any rank and discipline are eligible to apply. Refer to URC Guidelines Award Timetable for application submission due dates.

• The President’s Colloquium is advertised widely. Therefore, presentations must appeal to a diverse audience, composed of students, faculty and staff from Oakland University, as well as guests.  

• Faculty members with an interest in presenting are asked to submit an application.  The abstract portion of the application should provide a description of their presentation, how the presentation links to their research, and why it would be interesting to a general audience.
   
• Proposals will be reviewed by the URC and will be evaluated on the proposer’s ability to convey the attributes of excellence, importance, and excitement about the work that is to be presented. The URC will present its recommendation to OU’s president for final approval. An honorarium of $1,000 will be paid to the presenter(s). The selected colloquium presenter will be required to keep in touch with a representative from the Office of the President during the three months prior to his/her presentation to confirm all the related arrangements. Inquiries about this competition can be directed to Susan Willner (willner@oakland.edu), Office of Research Administration .