2009 Year in Review - News at OU: Year In Review

Ushering in a new phase of growth and renewal, 2009 brought with it affirmation that Oakland University is delivering a quality educational experience through unique programs and dedication to excellence. Oakland’s constantly evolving list of degree programs has brought a new level of prominence to the school as a nationally recognized institution of higher learning.

Oakland welcomed its largest class of freshman yet this fall, bringing the total enrollment up to 18,920 students. This figure represents a 28.5 percent increase in enrollment from 10 years ago and a 4 percent increase over last year.

In 2009, Oakland University was granted unqualified accreditation for the next 10 years by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Division. This recognition represents a tremendous effort on the part of university administrators, staff, faculty and students.

The Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine drew ever-nearer to completion, with the announcement of six associate deans. The school will accept its inaugural class of students in fall 2011, bringing a plethora of new jobs to the surrounding community and raising the overall prestige of the university.

Individual programs also received national accreditation in 2009, including the dance program and Wellness, Health Promotion and Injury Prevention. A new bachelor’s degree in Cinema Studies was added and the School of Business Administration celebrated its 40th anniversary.

In order to help combat Michigan’s economic woes, Oakland University worked to remain one of the most affordable institutions in the state by implementing a no-fees tuition policy and creating programs such as the Summer Student Campus Corps to help place students in internship-style summer jobs on campus.

Oakland University’s first-ever capital campaign reached a successful conclusion by achieving its $110 million goal a full year early, raising a total of $111,843,187.93. These funds will touch virtually every part of campus by creating new scholarships, establishing research endowment funds and making new professorships and faculty chairs available, as well as improving and updating classroom, laboratory and building space on campus and completing the naming of Pawley and Elliott Halls.

The story of Oakland University continues below in news stories highlighting its many diverse and innovative programs, events and accomplishments. The articles demonstrate Oakland’s growing reputation of providing a distinctive educational experience.

Campaign for OU

The All-University Fund Drive raised a record amount after 588 employees and retirees made gifts to Oakland University, the Black United Fund and the United Way. Contributions exceeded the 2007 total by more than $4,000.
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The first-ever capital Campaign for Oakland University marked a successful conclusion by reaching its goal a full year early, raising a total of $111,843,187.93.
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Division of Development, Alumni and Community Engagement welcomes fundraiser Patricia Zawadzki as the new director of planned giving.
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Growth of Campus

Students contributed to an effort to build a new cafe in Kresge Library The café is designed to provide an ideal environment for students to study individually or work on group projects, giving them access to everything they’ll need.
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Despite financial challenges facing many college-age students, Oakland University saw a 2.1 percent increase in undergraduate enrollment for winter 2009.
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Oakland University administrators and staff worked tirelessly in creating a comprehensive education stimulus plan designed to ensure that obtaining a high quality education is not among the sacrifices that must be made.
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More than 100 guests joined Oakland’s School of Business Administration to celebrate the opening of its new Center for Integrated Business Research and Education and get a glimpse of the SBA’s new student service center at it’s March open house.
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OU’s Special Tuition Assistance Fund will continue to the fall 2009 and winter 2010 semesters to support students with a significant change in their financial circumstances.
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The SBA’s CIBRE 2009 Summer Internship Program connects students to paid internships.
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The OU Bike Share Program provides a free, eco-friendly and healthy transportation choice for students, staff and faculty to cover distances on campus deemed too far to walk.
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The Summer Student Campus Corps, a new program for undergraduate students looking for summer employment, created 35-50 jobs from April-August.
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The Macomb-OU INCubator received a $250,000 grant in support of its new business accelerator program from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
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The Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine welcomed six associate deans to help establish an institution of distinctive education and research opportunities.
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Considerable progress made toward the opening of the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine.
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The SBA celebrated its 40th anniversary with a series of special events to recognize the contributions of its expert faculty members and the success of its graduates.
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New disc golf course has transformed OU’s grounds and provides another recreation opportunity for students.
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Student-centered campus upgrades enhance the academic experience.
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OU sees student enrollment growth for 12th consecutive year and a total student population of 18,967.
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Enhancing Technology

Student Technology Center offers valuable education opportunities for students to enhance their skills in a variety of software packages and Web-based tools.
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Macomb-OU INC celebrated the grand opening of new facility in Sterling Heights.
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Academic science laboratories received major renovations across campus.
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Kresge Library celebrates grand opening of technology center.
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SECS celebrates launch of new top-notch computer classroom.
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Strong Undergraduate Education

The School of Business Administration's Executive in Residence program has allowed business executive volunteers to help integrate real-world experience into teaching and learning frameworks.
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The School of Nursing's online RN to BSN program began answering the need for better educated nurses, allowing students to study at their own pace without the restrictions of scheduled classroom time.
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OU's School of Health Sciences responded to increased demand in the field of Occupational Safety and Health by offering its bachelor’s degree program in occupational safety and health online.
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The Oakland University Trustee Academic Success (OUTAS) program is celebrated 15 years of academic excellence, innovation and service, encouraging diversity and lifelong success.
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Lean principles presentation revs up interest in new fall courses.
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SBA program gives appraisers, assessors a competitive edge.
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New major in cinema studies to debut in fall 2009 amid growing tax incentives and national interest in film production in Michigan.
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OU's Department of Counseling was honored for students’ guidance work in providing counseling for Jefferson Middle School students.
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An artistic grant from the National Endowment for the Arts sent fresh funding to Oakland University’s “dance company in residence,” the Eisenhower Dance Ensemble.
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The fall semester brought a myriad of new academic and online programs designed to enhance OU’s educational repertoire.
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MTD's Dance Program receives coveted national accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Dance.
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Industrial and Systems Engineering program earns accreditation from the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
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Wellness program receives national accreditation by the National Wellness Institute.
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Quality Graduate Programs

The Doctoral in Nursing Practice helped address a critical nursing shortage by offering accelerated programs providing the highest level of preparation for clinical practice.
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A new adult/gerontology program offered by the School of Nursing provides options – clearly-defined, career-focused options supported by faculty and closely aligned with students' lifestyles and goals.
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The OU School of Nursing showcased a series of education courses that allow practicing nurses to apply their patient care experience to teaching other nurses new to the profession.
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OU’s School of Engineering and Computer Science created nine certificate programs designed to verse professionals in the latest industry developments.
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CIBRE professional and community education: preparing critical programs CIBRE will continue to enhance the SBA’s professional programs and add new programs in project management, business analytics, entrepreneurship and more.
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The School of Business Administration created the Experiential Learning and Innovation program to foster economic development and give graduate students a taste of the business world.
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Music, theater and dance department offer new graduate and post-graduate music certificates in music education, conducting, pedagogy and performance.
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OU CIBRE programs offer competitive edge to business professionals looking to advance their careers or expand career possibilities.
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Oakland University’s School of Nursing has developed a new online certified Occupational Health Nurse (OHN) program that can be completed by registered nurses in six months to one year.
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High standards yield internships and jobs for SBA accounting students.
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Global teams open up new world of opportunity for SBA students with virtual classrooms, global team projects and study abroad opportunities.
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Executive MBA program offers dynamic new concentrations for a global economy.
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OU to train scientists in next generation of radio technology with support from a $95,000 federal grant.
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MBA students get a taste of new culture with class trip to England.
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Research

SBA scholars not only serve as paid research assistants to faculty, they also design, develop and complete their own research projects – all at the undergraduate level.
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The Center for Biomedical Research welcomed Bradley Roth as its new director. The accomplished OU professor will look to recruit and retain outstanding biomedical scientists and expand research opportunities for students.
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With the launch of the Nanotech R&D Institute, administrators, faculty and students set out to explore a science seen as a virtually boundless frontier of technological discovery, innovation and advancement.
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OU hosts national autism symposium focused on the quality of life.
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SBA faculty collaborate with international experts to bring new perspectives to complex, global business topics.
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OU researchers awarded $1.2 million for health, science research to help improve people’s health and perhaps even save lives.
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Quality Students

Oakland University student Allison Pritchard, a junior majoring in environmental science, served as an official correspondent for WDVD 96.3-FM during the historic inauguration of Barack Obama in Washington, D.C.
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At the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Region III Festival, Oakland University students not only snagged a number of awards, but participated in workshops, saw other departments' and competed for scholarships.
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Eleven School of nursing students received 'gift of a lifetime' scholarships through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program.
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Four Oakland students headed to figure skating nationals content in the knowledge that attending OU allows them to pursue both their academic and athletic dreams.
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Having completed a milestone trip to France, freestyle figure skater and dance major Jonathan Cassar aggressively pursued a chance to achieve his greatest dreams.
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OU theater student Franco Vitella staged a production of his play, “The Quiet Present,” during “Zero to Sixty,” a festival in New York that showcases an eclectic collection of one-page plays.
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OU students Aaron and Marilyn Burns played central roles in creating a full-length, Hollywood-style feature film that took three years, tens of thousands of dollars and more than 500 volunteers to complete.
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Former OU student leader Mike McGuinness received a unanimous vote from the Oakland County Democratic Party's 174-member Executive Committee to serve as its chair.
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Students involved with WXOU and Student Video Productions snag were recognized by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters (MAB) for outstanding achievements in sports play by play, station activity reporting and TV talk show production.
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OU student Janina Olivero traveled to Russia to skate in a Moscow production of Peter Pan on Ice.
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Oakland University students Jeffrey McDonald, Renee Blackburn and Mathew Kelly were awarded top honors by the Board of Trustees on April 1.
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OU student Juquatta Brewer heads to exclusive Association of College and University Housing Officers-International STARS College.
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Three brothers from OU sail the Great Lakes on board the Sea Llama.
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Three students win grand prizes in OU's first YouTube contest.
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Religion internship placed senior Jamie Schonberg in the community.
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Student transforms MBH into a green site with a new garden and organic practices.
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Graduate student Holly Greiner researches the ecological effects of invasive Asian jumping worms on OU's Biological Preserve, a species previously undocumented in Michigan.
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Two OU students collected and sold more than 6,000 books from closing libraries to help raise money for local cash-strapped elementary schools.
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MPA student writes million dollar grant to help older, laid off workers in Southeastern Michigan reenter the workforce.
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Jennifer Kelley earns Undergraduate Distinguished Achievement Award.
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Pre-college students win $30,000 math scholarship at national competition.
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Father and daughter celebrate a shared OU graduation.
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Athletics

OU skater Jarrett Samp played with the U.S. men’s team in the 2009 Winter World University Games in China, facing some of the best young hockey players in the world. A tenacious competitor, Samp had already helped lead the Golden Grizzles to national titles in 2006 and 2007.
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The Oakland University Wrestling Team overcame their 'underdog' status as a number six seed in the National Collegiate Wrestling Association Team Nationals to finish fourth in a field of 16 teams.
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OU wrestler Garrett Johnston took home All-American honors at the NCWA individual national championships March 12-14. This is a major award and reflects well on Oakland's wrestling program, in just its second year.
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Oakland University alumna Norine McElroy taught area residents new job skills as an instructor at Macomb Community College’s newly unveiled Administrative Assistant Academy.
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Oakland University women’s basketball senior Jessica Pike named the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
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OU's Erik Kangas advanced to the finals of the 21st Annual State Farm Three-Point Championship Thursday night at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
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Student Organizations

The Dagorhir Club at OU – a group of live-action, role-playing enthusiasts – made its television debut on the Discovery Channel’s “Wreckreation Nation” with Dave Mordal. Students were filmed and interviewed during the group's second largest event of the year.
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Successful OU students looking to inspire others REDCOW teamed up with the award-winning, nonprofit organization Winning Futures to work with GEAR UP students at Pontiac Central High School.
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Ankur Acharya, who is servedas president of a new photography club on campus, planned to buy equipment, take quality pictures and cover major events to help put OU life in focus.
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Proud to have hosted their first competition,enthusiastic student riders on the OU Equestrian Team found success in the saddle while learning sportsmanship, supporting fellow team members and looking to share their passion with both seasoned riders and those new to the sport.
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Oakland University’s Lebanese Club, Arab American Student Organization and Chaldean American Student Association joined forces to present the second annual Middle Eastern Festival complete with culture, food and fun.
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Students in Free Enterprise become regional champions at the 2009 SIFE USA Regional Competition held April 2 in Chicago, Illinois.
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ASSE’s Sarah Reynolds won the OU President of the Year award and the group won the national Outstanding Student Section Award for the American Society of Safety Engineers.
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OU's FIRST Robotics student organization has sprung up to support local high school students and help them learn about the cutting edge field of robotics.
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Student-driven All For One campaign supports community giving campaign to collect food for the needy and money for OU scholarships.
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Alumni

OU alumnus and guest lecturer Rodney A. Brown put his passion for choreography on stage in a production that, like others he has created, aimed to raise social consciousness, inspire political action and advance the cause of justice.
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State teaching award finalists Suzanne O’Brien and Jon Aaron Phillips said their experiences at OU helped prepare them to be nominated for the honor, which validates their work and allows them to share a positive experience with others passionate about teaching.
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SON alum's passion for learning has helped her to become a dedicated nurse, strong leader and innovator of community health care services.
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Oakland University graduate Karen Reese was named a finalist for the International Reading Association's Dissertation of the Year award for her work with at-risk first graders.
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Educator and OU alum Jonathon Crawford found success despite odds.
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Curiosity jumpstarts unique HR career for OU graduate.
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Journalism degree helped OU alumna Andrea Zarczynski enter a world of opportunity.
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OU alumni made Fortune 500 "World's Most Admired Companies" list.
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Auto industry female pioneer Sue Cischke began her career path at OU, rising to the position of group vice president of sustainability, environment and safety engineering at Ford.
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OU alum Aaron Boesky gives back to the SBA after launching Marco Polo Investments, the world’s only Shanghai Stock Market specialized hedge-fund manager.
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OU alumna Natalka Cap excels with dual passions for nursing and competitive dance by advocating dance as exercise.
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Alumni sisters used OU biology degrees to find their dream jobs as veterinarians.
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OU alumna Molly Brodak won the 2009 Iowa Poetry Prize, considered the nation’s most prestigious annual award for poetry.
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Inspired Faculty and Staff

OU professor emeritus David Daniels was honored by the Conductors Guild for outstanding contributions to the art and profession of conducting. Among notable accomplishments during a career of more than four decades is the publication of a book that is widely regarded as essential to any conductor’s reference collection.
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A book bag collection drive organized by Associate Professor of Education Timothy Larrabee led to more than 125 conference bags being collected for underprivileged school children across the globe.
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Sarah Mullin, a 10-year employee and an OU alumna, was selected from more than 200 nominees to win the Outstanding Professional Advising Award. It recognizes advisers for extraordinary work in building mentoring relationships, developing strong leadership skills, helping create new programs and achieving high student satisfaction.
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OU honored 30 administrative professionals for exceptional work as part of the 2009 AP Awards program.
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Four Oakland University faculty members have been named to the inaugural class of distinguished fellows of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO).
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Judith K. Brown, a professor of anthropology who is seen as a pioneer in the field of feminist anthropology, has been awarded the title of distinguished professor.
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Oakland University’s 2009 Excellence Award honorees are professors Andrei Slavin, Huirong Fu, Barbara Penprase and Masae Yasuda.
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Oakland University professor Eddie Cheng received the President’s Council of the State Universities of Michigan (PCSUM) third annual Professor of the Year Award.
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OU's Shaunda Mankowski wins national academic advisor award.
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NPR broadcast featured OU professor Jo Reger in discussion of the National Organization for Women.
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Jennifer Gilroy honored with the 2009 Outstanding Administrative Professional Award.
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Philanthropic couple created an endowed Accounting and Finance Department Enrichment Fund.
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Linda Benson garnered national attention by discussing China's ethnic clashes on NPR.
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Endowment honors professor’s passion for international travel.
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OU’s School of Engineering and Computer Science welcomed new Dean Louay M. Chamra to its fold this fall.
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OU actor Thomas Mahard to appear in feature film "Alleged” about the famous Scopes “monkey” trial in the 1920s.
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Provost Moudgil was awarded the 2009 Academic Leadership Award from the Michigan International Chamber of Commerce.
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OU professors and brothers Greg and Tom Giberson co-edited a collection of essays offering diverse perspectives on the many changes impacting higher education.
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Diversity

During the Keeper of the Dream awards ceremony, more than 300 people gathered to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., congratulate four ambitious and civically-minded students, and hear a keynote address by actor, producer and human rights activist Danny Glover.
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For the 2009 Women's History Month celebration, a series of entertaining, informative and inspirational events centering on the theme of “Love and Sex” were presented to promote gender equality and awareness.
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A wide array of African-American Celebration Month activities were planned to help foster an appreciation for the diversity and different cultures represented at Oakland University.
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OU’s School of Nursing continued expanding its global reach by hosting a group of eight South Korean nursing students from the Hanyang University in Seoul.
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OU was distinguished as a “military friendly school” by GI Jobs magazine for 2010, an honor reserved for the top 15 percent of all universities across the nation.
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OU's 2009 Hispanic Celebration included a string of fun-filled events highlighting the rich tradition of Hispanic culture throughout the state.
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Student Friendly Experiences

Novelist S.J. Rozan launched a book tour at OU in conjunction with the university-wide celebration of the 2009“Cities” theme. Rozan read selections from several of her books to illustrate the way the city provides an important context or frames the plot.
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A leadership and technology conference helped educate OU students on various aspects of leadership and technology and will feature interactive workshops, team-building activities and a keynote speaker.
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Oakland University welcomed world-renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson, a motivational speaker and author of three best-selling books, including his autobiography. “Gifted Hands” was made into a movie that premiered in February.
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The Oakland University Art Gallery presented the work of "evolving" Asian American artist Jae Won Lee, who makes objects embedded in her Korean roots.
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Best-selling author and Wall Street Journal columnist Jeffrey Zaslow, co-author of “The Last Lecture," visited OU to share insights he gained from chronicling Randy Pausch's battle with cancer.
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Oakland University invited families and friends to "come home" during the first-ever Homecoming event, which featured a host of entertaining and fun-filled activities, as well as plenty of opportunity to demonstrate Golden Grizzlies pride.
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Internationally recognized expert on the world economy and international finance, Michael Mussa, delivered Oakland University’s 2009 Alice Gorlin Memorial Lecture on the global nature of the economic crisis.
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Detroit Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley spoke about love, sex and the economy as part of Women’s History Month.
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Philosopher Daniel C. Dennett discussed modern religion through his presentation "Religion as a Natural Phenomenon" for the annual Richard J. Burke Lecture Series.
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The International Village, Oakland University's new on-campus residence hall, will welcome students from across the globe this fall.
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Humanitarian, nurse and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Baroness Caroline Cox returned to the campus of Oakland University to share her harrowing, yet inspirational, experiences.
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The Veterans Support Services office sorts through the federal regulations that govern the college education benefits veterans earned while serving their country.
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ARC summer workshop helps students find majors and career options in a small-group setting.
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Israeli archaeological dig gave students international field experience.
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The newly created Summer Student Campus Corps drew an overwhelmingly positive response from students.
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The new OU Bike Share Program and the OU Van Shuttle Service offer free transportation to the campus community.
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OU's student-led Bike Share Program has enjoyed great success and growth thanks to generous support and participation.
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Innovative exhibition displays ancient and modern Chinese Literati art.
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India’s former president, Abdul Kalam discussed how international cooperation can solve global problems to a standing room only crowd at OU.
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Costume designers recreated Francis Dodge’s classic 1933 evening dress for OU's fall production of "The Learned Ladies of Park Avenue."
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Community

Oakland University presented the Coretta Scott King Book Award to author Ashley Bryan, who has been an advocate for African and African American culture for more than 40 years.
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Oakland University administrators, faculty and staff created countless ways for displaced workers to take the next step in their careers, or to pursue completely new professions.
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The SBA's CIBRE not only began helping businesses shape the region’s economic future, but helped educate a workforce that will be fully prepared to find success in it.
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The SBA worked to train leaders to help tackle the ailing economy by conducting business transformation research, expanding educational offerings and raising the expertise levels of corporate leadership.
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The Hunger Banquet, a unique event that employed symbolism to heighten awareness of world hunger, also helped battle the fact that that every 3.6 seconds, a person dies of hunger.
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Oakland University hosted a statewide symposium on reading education, welcoming more than 280 educators to learn more about great strides being made to help children who have extreme difficulties with learning to read.
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Sixteen fifth- and sixth-graders participated in the School of Nursing’s four-week Future Nurse Leader Academy, which is geared toward teaching nursing basics. As part of the program, students obtained CPR and first aid training and certification.
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Three of OU’s international graduate students, all native Chinese speakers fluent in English, taught a six-week series of workshops that offered a firsthand perspective on Chinese culture.
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The fourth annual Earth Day Expo team moved to downtown Rochester after outgrowing Oakland University’s campus.
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As part of its community outreach efforts, Oakland University’s Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs provides a variety of academic and social services to all ninth-grade students in the Oak Park and Pontiac school districts.
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CIBRE discussion series focused on career opportunities and transformation in the new Michigan economy.
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Oakland University senior and American Heart Association intern Megan Sullivan recruits team members for the Metro Detroit Start! Heart Walk to combat heart disease.
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Oakland University’s School of Nursing and its Board of Visitors recognized exceptional nurses “leading the way” at the 21st Annual Nightingale Awards for Nursing®.
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SBA researches entrepreneurship to help boost economy and spur on innovation, entrepreneurship and business growth.
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SBA spotlights concerns in the growing health care industry through research with the Center for Integrated Business Research and Education.
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Annual Nightingale awards honor regional nurses and OU's SON.
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Third annual Clinton River Water festival brought big topics and big crowds to OU.
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OU's production of "The Little Prince" brings the novel to the stage at the Varner Recital Hall.
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Auto industry leaders discuss business beyond the current crisis.
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Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition brings science and technology to OU.
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Tax credits and new jobs coming to OU INC company iTrack, located in Oakland University’s business incubator.
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Noyce Scholarship grant offers new career opportunities for 30 science, technology, engineering and mathematics professionals to work in high school classrooms.
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OUPD vs OU Housing softball charity game benefits HAVEN.
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New Meadow Brook Hall tour highlighted the privileged life of the Wilsons.
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Michigan's No Worker Left Behind program brings participants to OU's SBA for undergraduate, graduate and professional certificate programs to rejoin the workforce.
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Alton Brown, creator and host of the award-winning Food Network show “Good Eats,”served his culinary expertise and humor to an OU audience.
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Partnerships

SON and the Detroit Riverview partnership transform nursing education to address the nursing shortage and high attrition rate.
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CIBRE's applied research projects and partnerships work to conduct research and recommend solutions for many contemporary issues.
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SON and Marygrove College partner for an accelerated second-degree nursing program beginning in fall 2009.
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OUCARES and Joey Travolta's Short Film Camp team up again for the fourth annual Film Camp.
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High school students excelled at first-ever CIBRE summer camp.
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The Lansing-based Auto-Owners Insurance has been working with OU Career Services staff to recruit graduates for work in a number of areas, but particularly in information technology.
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OU's Riverview Institute opens its doors to ASD nursing students.
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