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Faculty & Staff News
Monday, September 23, 2024
Each year, the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning works with OU Student Congress to host a student-led panel discussion on connecting student experience with teaching practices. These efforts helped inspire the creation of the Pedagogical Partnerships Program. Pictured from left are OU students Lance Markowitz, Andrew Cadotte, Mena Hannakachl and Clarence Sanders. Oakland University’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) is launching a new program that will empower students to help create high-quality, engaging learning experiences in collaboration with faculty.
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
A new transfer articulation agreement will help qualified students in the Associate of Applied Science in Education: Early Childhood Studies program at Macomb Community College transition to Oakland University to complete a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education.
Monday, September 09, 2024
OU student Eli D'Souza uses the newly created Time Management Tool.Oakland University has launched a new tool to help students balance the demands of college life. Accessible on the Academic Success Center (ASC) web section, the Time Management Tool empowers students to understand how they are using their time and make adjustments to optimize productivity.
Friday, September 06, 2024
Shamiah Woods (left) and Mae Dennis, assistant director of Orientation and New Student Programs, chat in OU's First Year Advising Center. Shamiah Woods remembers the pressures, doubts and fears she faced while preparing to embark on her freshman year at Oakland University. As a first-generation college student, the Detroit native wasn’t sure how to navigate her college journey, from picking a major, to managing her course load, to integrating work and social life. She also questioned how she would fund her education without taking on too much debt.
Tuesday, August 06, 2024
Dr. Christina Papadimitriou, professor of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences (School of Health Sciences) and Sociology (College of Arts and Sciences) at Oakland University, has been selected as a 2024 Fellow by the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM). The designation recognizes active ACRM members with an outstanding record of professional service to ACRM who have also made contributions of national significance to the field of medical rehabilitation.
Monday, August 05, 2024
Pictured from left: Kenya Beard, Ed.D., president of the National Black Nurses Association’s Academy of Diversity Leaders in Nursing; Christopher Coleman, dean of Oakland University's School of Nursing; and Sheldon Fields, president and CEO of the National Black Nurses Association, at the 52nd Annual Institute and Conference of the National Black Nurses Association. Christopher Lance Coleman, Ph.D., dean of Oakland University’s School of Nursing, was recently honored with the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) Trailblazer Award at the 52nd Annual NBNA Institute and Conference, in San Francisco.
Monday, July 29, 2024
From left: Rachel Partin (TLF Hope Center), Lew LaPaugh (TLF), Lynn LaPaugh (TLF), Alicia Garcia (OUCARES), Aimee Halonen (GFS) and Rachel Morawski (GFS) are pictured with donations that will benefit OUCARES programming for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Thanks to a collaboration with the Ted Lindsay Foundation (TLF), Corewell Health Ted Lindsay Foundation Hope Center and Gordon Food Service (GFS) Brighton store, Oakland University’s Joanne and Ted Lindsay Foundation Autism Outreach Services (OUCARES) received generous donations that will benefit programs for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Friday, July 12, 2024
Dr. Alycen Wiacek, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Bioengineering at Oakland University, has been awarded the prestigious Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) grant for $200,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for her project to develop a wireless 3D breast ultrasound imaging system for low-resource settings.
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Marlene McKean first set foot on Oakland University's campus as a temporary employee in June 1985. She worked in numerous campus offices until joining the Meadow Brook Health Enhancement Institute full time at its inception in February 1986. Her journey with the School of Engineering and Computer Science began in July 1989 when she transferred to the Advising Office.
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
A multidisciplinary team of Oakland University students made a splash at the 2024 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition, tying for third place among 20 schools nationwide. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the annual event challenges students to design, develop and present innovations that harness the power of water.
Monday, June 10, 2024
Oakland University Associate Professor of Theatre Jeremy Barnett and theatre alumnus Jason Maracani recently unveiled a new art installation in the East Garden of the Krasl Art Center in St. Joseph, Mich. that they hope will help people feel connected to and inspired by the gallery's outdoor space.
Oakland University professor co-leads study of aquatic-based, human-driven impacts on climate change
Thursday, May 30, 2024
A study published in the journal Science uses a global experiment and predictive modeling to illustrate how human impacts to aquatic ecosystems are contributing to the global climate crisis.
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Dr. Darrin Hanna, a professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Oakland University, recently joined leaders from technology, manufacturing, government, and academia for a roundtable discussion hosted by Automation Alley about crucial issues in cybersecurity, including the latest trends and best practices in securing the digital future.
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
OU's Dr. Aura Cazares is pictured with ALSAME's co-chairs Dr. Vanessa Reynolds and Salvador Lopez.Oakland University has been selected to host the 2025 Advocates for Latino Student Advancement in Michigan Education (ALSAME) Latino Youth Conference, an event that will bring hundreds of high school students from across Michigan to campus in May 2025.
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Oakland University’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance presented Andrew Lloyd Webber’s blockbuster musical, “Jesus Christ Superstar,” on Feb. 15-18 and Feb. 20-24 in the newly renovated Varner Studio Theatre on the campus of Oakland University. Featuring music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice, “Jesus Christ Superstar” is a rock opera loosely based on the final seven days in the life of Jesus Christ, as told through the eyes of Judas Iscariot.
Thursday, April 11, 2024
In an article published in Chemistry of Materials, a prestigious journal under the American Chemical Society, Oakland University Associate Professor of Physics Yuejian Wang explored how high-pressure techniques can induce changes in certain crystalline materials, similar to the way graphite can be converted into diamond when subjected to high pressure and high temperature.
Friday, March 29, 2024
Bioengineering student Daniela Meson De La Fuente is pictured with the research poster she presented at the 2024 Maize Genetics Meeting.Oakland University student Daniela Meson De La Fuente recently presented research at the 2024 Maize Genetics Meeting, an international conference that brought together researchers whose work advances the field of maize (corn) genetics and breeding.
Monday, February 19, 2024
Oakland University has joined the United States Department of State’s Diplomacy Lab, a public-private partnership between the Department of State and a network of U.S. academic institutions that harnesses research and innovation of students and faculty to solve global challenges.
Friday, February 16, 2024
OU's Joanne and Ted Lindsay Foundation Autism Outreach Services and OU Athletics teamed up on a program to teach children on the autism spectrum the fundamentals of soccer.For the past several weeks, Saturday mornings at Oakland University’s Recreation Center have been abuzz with the sounds of children playing soccer.