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Oakland University continued to demonstrate that it is a university of
distinction during 2004 through its quality educational programs; research
opportunities; student, faculty and staff accomplishments; partnerships;
cultural offerings; and campus and student services growth.
The university set new enrollment records for the fall semester with 16,902
students, a 2 percent increase over fall 2003. The College of Arts and
Sciences (CAS) led the university community in examining how presidential
leadership efforts affect society and democracy through the Celebrating
Liberal Arts: Presidential Leadership initiative. The School of Nursing (SON)
introduced three new programs to complement existing programs and meet
the demand for highly sought-after nursing professionals. The School of
Education and Human Services (SEHS), School of Engineering and
Computer Science (SECS), and School of Business Administration (SBA)
collaborated to teach the first lean learning graduate course. SEHS also
began offering the only Ph.D. program by any university on-site in Macomb
County. And, in a continuing effort to extend and enhance campus computing
services, wireless networking was introduced at Kresge Library.
Hundreds of OU students and faculty members distinguished themselves in
2004 by earning top honors, awards, grants and recognition for their
achievements in the classroom, community and research labs, and on athletic
fields. Three OU teams were represented at NCAA post-season tournaments and several of OU’s club sports teams competed for
national championships. Professor of Physics Michael Chopp and Professor of English Robert Eberwein were honored with
distinguished professor status. OU faculty also earned $7,547,228 in external funding from grants and contracts during fiscal year
2003-04 to further advance their research and the educational experience for OU students.
Donors committed a total of $34,136,468 to the university during 2004, which includes pledges, outright gifts, planned gifts and giftsin-kind. OU Board Member Dennis Pawley and his wife, Carlotta, donated $4 million to the university to name the School of
Education and Human Services building Carlotta and Dennis Pawley Hall. Trustee Henry Baskin also gave the university a
$500,000 gift to provide scholarship assistance to children of single-parent households in financial need and support the College of
Arts and Sciences' Judaic Studies course.
Oakland entered into several new partnerships to advance the mission of the university, including a partnership with Macomb
Community College to allow students at MCC to seamlessly transfer to OU for baccalaureate degree completion and a partnership
with Jack's Place for Autism to create one of the nation's first campus-based centers designed to help meet the needs of families
and children with autism spectrum disorders.
The university hosted several national, international, cultural, educational, social and community events including a special event
featuring President Vicente Fox Quesada of Mexico and First Lady Martha Sahagún de Fox; the Ambassador Woodcock Legacy
Seminar with Yang Jiechi, China’s highest U.S.-based government official; Metro Detroit American Heart Walk; American Cancer
Society’s Relay for Life; Tiger Woods golf clinic; and Ryder Cup Champions Invitational.
OU President Gary Russi delivered the 2004 State of the Public Universities address during the Detroit Economic Club Luncheon
at Cobo Hall Nov. 8. His speech, “The Michigan 15 as a Force for Economic Renewal,” was heard by more than 700 Detroit
Economic Club members, legislators, public university officials and friends of the educational system throughout the state. President
Russi currently is serving a two-year term as chair of the Presidents Council of State Universities of Michigan.
Here are just a few of OU’s many achievements during 2004:
Strong Undergraduate Education | Student Research/Faculty Mentorship | Quality Graduate Programs | Growth of Campus | Growth
of Student Services | Quality Students | Inspired Faculty and Staff | Diversity | Community | Partnerships
Strong Undergraduate Education
As the presidential election drew near, the College of Arts and Sciences led
the university community in examining how presidential leadership efforts
affect society and democracy through books, classes, lectures and events as
part of the Celebrating Liberal Arts: Presidential Leadership initiative.
Activities involved in the initiative included a performance by Saturday Night
Live political comedian and satirist Darrell Hammond; lecture by political
odd couple Mary Matalin and James Carville on the eve of the first 2004
presidential debate; Presidential Leadership Film Series; Voter
Registration Week; lectures by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns
Goodwin and Kathleen Hall Jamieson, co-author of this year’s community
book, “The Press Effect: Politicians, Journalists, and the Stories that Shape
the Political World;” and Nov. 19 “Decision 2004: The Campaign Round Up”
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panel discussion..
Panelists of the “Decision 2004: The Campaign
OU had increasing success in the job market. In a survey of 2002-03 OU
Roundup” panel discuss the events of the
graduates conducted by Career Services, 92 percent found employment
presidential election as part of the Celebrating
within six months of graduation, an increase of 3 percent over the previous Liberal Arts: Presidential Leadership initiative.
year’s survey.
OU faculty and staff met April 6 to discuss ways to help students develop their writing skills in all areas of study in a Writing
Across the Curriculum (WAC) seminar. WAC is an ongoing university initiative to promote students’ growth as writers,
communicators, researchers and active participants in a democratic society. Nationally recognized scholar Kathleen Blake
Yancey presented a lecture, “Writing Across the Curriculum: Building Partnerships,” during the seminar.
A trip to China gave a dozen OU students the opportunity to explore a new country and study the Chinese language, history
and culture with Chinese professors. They also researched a report about a China-related topic during the trip. The students
lived in an international dorm and earned between four and 12 OU credit hours.
OU’s Bachelor of Arts degree in studio art enhances the College of Arts and Sciences’ already strong commitment to
creative arts.
Students from HC 201, The Art of Slavery Honors College course, completed a
one-week study-abroad trip to England to examine how black slavery in the
West has been represented through 18th and 19th century art and artifacts. The
students also visited several other museums and important sites regarding slavery
in Michigan and Ohio.
Chris Eyre, the celebrated Native American film director of “Smoke Signals,”
visited campus to screen his feature-length film and join in a discussion with the
audience on Nov. 15. Eyre’s visit also included meeting with selected classes from
the departments of English, Anthropology and Film Studies.
As a result of multiple cuts in state funding, OU's Admissions Office limits the
number of new freshmen to the 2003 level. The move is intended only to slow
the rate of growth and to ensure quality. Admitted applicants will be placed on a
waiting list once the freshman class reaches the 2003 level.
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Student Research/Faculty Mentorship
Professor Jude Nixon (left) and students
from his Honors College course traveled
to England to research depictions of
slaves in 18th and 19th century art and
artifacts.
Oakland University's Center for Biomedical Research announced its
undergraduate summer research fellowship awards in April. The Pfizer Corporation donated a gift for 12 fellowships. Six
other fellowships were funded by Oakland University's College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Office, the Provost's Office and
the Research Excellence Fund. The students worked in biomedically oriented projects under faculty mentors in the
departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Physics and Computer Science.
Associate Professor of Chemistry John Seeley and his students conducted
research to help identify the early detection of illnesses, such as lung
cancer and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Seeley teamed up
with researchers at Kettering University and McLaren Regional Medical
Center in Flint to collect and analyze human breath samples to see if certain
chemical compounds identify conditions of disease.
Kerro Knox, associate professor and program director for the Music, Theatre
and Dance Department, and Jeff Hannah, junior theatre major, spent a
month in Greece in an intensive program where they not only studied but
also rehearsed for and performed in a play and a musical.
Oakland University’s music education researchers were in the spotlight in
Spain at the International Society for Music Education World Conference
during July. Robert Wiggins, associate dean of the School of Education and
Human Services, and Jackie Wiggins, professor of music education in the
Department of Music, Theatre and Dance, along with several students,
Associate Professor of Chemistry John Seeley
presented research and led innovative and informative workshops for
and master's student in chemistry Nicole
conference participants.
Primeau analyze the compounds contained in
breath samples.
A chaotic trip to the Detroit Zoo inspired an Oakland University instructor and
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his students to create a guide to assist teachers throughout Michigan in planning future field trips to the zoo.
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Quality Graduate Programs
OU’s School of Nursing introduced three new programs to complement existing programs and meet the demand for highly
sought-after nursing professionals. The new programs include RN/MSN Degree Completion, Master of Science in Nursing
Adult Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist and Accelerated Second Degree BSN.
OU's School of Education and Human Services, School of Engineering and
Computer Science, and School of Business Administration collaborated to
teach the first lean learning graduate course to 24 students. Students in
the course got hands-on learning experience at a company already
practicing lean management. NuStep, an Ann Arbor manufacturing company,
invited students to visit the company, review their processes and make
recommendations about the assembly throughput and volume of the
machines produced there.
Oakland University's School of Education and Human Services began
offering its Ph.D. in education with a concentration in educational
leadership at the Macomb Intermediate School District building in Clinton
Township, making it the only Ph.D. program currently offered by any
university on-site in Macomb County.
Three OU schools collaborated to teach the
first lean learning course to 24 students in the
winter 2004 semester.
OU students in Marketing 560 (Marketing Management), one of the core courses in OU’s Master of Business Administration
program, not only evaluated how the Rec Center measures up against the competition, they also helped provide the Rec
Center with a viable, strategic marketing plan. The comprehensive, 72-page document was part of a class project that
required students to select an existing business or product, gather data and analyze specific strengths and weaknesses,
then develop a full-scale marketing plan to help meet established business objectives.
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Growth of Campus
Oakland University’s fall 2004 student enrollment stood at 16,902 students, a 2 percent increase over last fall. The total
headcount of 16,902 represents an increase of 326 students over the fall 2003 count of 16,576 students.
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Growth of Student Services
University Technology Services expanded wireless networking to Kresge Library. All currently enrolled students and active
faculty and staff members can access GRIZZNET, the university’s wireless network, by using an 802.11b wireless network
card. Wireless areas include all four floors and outside the building to the “Saints and Sinners” fountain.
The university hosted its first-ever virtual job fair April 5-16. Students and alumni from any academic major interested in an
internship, summer employment, or full-time or part-time job could apply for available positions via the Career Services
website.
The Oakland University Branch of the Michigan State University Federal
Credit Union donated a "smart" ATM that enables the blind and visually
impaired to easily access and use the ATM in the kiosk between South and
North Foundation halls.
A new Grizz Outlet store, which sells Golden Grizzly merchandise, opened
in Vandenberg Hall at the beginning of the fall semester.
With 630 titles of first-run movies and popular video games, a new vending
machine in the Oakland Center dispenses rentals and collects them when
they are due. A barcode tracks the rental products. The vending machine is
the first of its kind on a college campus.
Responding to draft state legislation that will prohibit using a person’s Social
Security Number (SSN) as a primary identification number, OU introduced a
new identification number – called a Grizzly ID number – for students,
faculty or staff to access most university systems and services starting Aug.
22.
OU sophomore Lindsay Elmore was the first
student to use the new "smart" ATM on OU's
campus, which enables the blind and visually
impaired to easily access and use the ATM.
As a reflection of an increasingly health-conscious society, growing resident concerns about smoking led Oakland University
to change its policy in the residence halls. As of fall of 2004, all residence halls became smoke-free environments.
In the year since it opened, the expanded Oakland Center quickly became the
campus hot spot among students, faculty and staff for its inviting design and great
views. The building also attracted national attention with an Honorable Mention by
the Education Design Showcase, a supplement to the School of Planning &
Management and College Planning & Management magazines. A Japanese
courtyard also opened in the Oakland Center, located off of the Pioneer Food
Court. An enhancement to the expansion project, the courtyard offers a serene
environment to eat, study and relax.
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OU introduced a new print management system in its open computer labs in fall
2004. Called PrintWise, the system works with computer release stations and OU
SpiritCards to provide fast, secure and cost-effective printing. PrintWise is OU’s
effort to make printing more efficient, conserve paper by reducing waste and
The Oakland Center expansion was
better manage toner use.
Oakland’s men’s basketball program placed itself among the nation’s top
programs in terms of technology with the program’s recent purchase of a Noah
system shooting aid. OU is among just a handful of teams in the nation to
incorporate the high-technology system that works to improve players’ shooting
mechanics.
awarded an honorable mention by the
Education Design Showcase, a
supplement to the School of Planning &
Management and College Planning &
Management magazines.
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Quality Students
Individual Achievement
During commencement exercises May 1, three of OU’s top graduating
seniors were honored with the university’s highest student honors.
Rhonda Hanna (B.A. English and philosophy) and Brad Whitmer (B.A.
biology) each received the Alfred G. Wilson and Matilda R. Wilson Award,
and Gena Hintz (B.A. history) received the Human Relations Award.
Crystal Wilkerson, a senior in OU’s elementary education program, was
recognized in front of 300 people at the Fifth Annual Hometown Heroes of
Oakland County Volunteer Awards Luncheon for her unwavering devotion
to community service.
The first graduating class of students from the new Studio Art program held
the first undergraduate thesis exhibition, “Debut,” at Meadow Brook Art
Gallery April 16-May 16.
OU seniors (from left) Gena Hintz, Brad
Whitmer and Rhonda Hanna received the
university's top student awards during
commencement exercises May 1.
When the 2003-2004 school year began, senior Ryan Hoover was
anticipating his final year of college. Ten months later after serving as the
Detroit Pistons’ video coordinator assistant, he found himself in the Pistons’ NBA championship parade, riding with the
assistant coaches and waving to nearly one million basketball fans.
Matthew Kleinberg, a supplemental instruction (SI) leader and peer tutor for math,
economics and physics, was named Tutor of the Year for 2004 by the Michigan Tutorial
Association. To help the students he tutors in the Academic Skills Center, Kleinberg
attends classes, does the homework and takes the quizzes and tests with them.
OU senior Ashley Bogert made her directing debut in “Private Lives,” a play by acclaimed
British playwright Noel Coward. A production of OU’s Department of Music, Theatre and
Dance, the play ran April 15-18 at Varner Lab Theatre and featured a cast of OU students.
Student Group Achievement
Matthew Kleinberg (left) was
named Tutor of the Year for 2004
by the Michigan Tutorial
Association.
OU’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team was named first runner-up in the semifinals at the SIFE USA National Exposition and Career Opportunity Fair May 23-25 in
Kansas City, Mo., which was the highest finish ever for the 3-year-old organization. The team won $4,000 in prize money,
which will be used to support continuing programs in the community aimed at teaching business principles to underprivileged
youth.
The Student Steel Pan Organization traveled to Trinidad to compete in the
World Steelband Music Festival in August. The only non-Caribbean band in
the competition, the Southpaw Isle Steelband placed eighth in the Ensemble
Category. A duet of Jennifer Roberts, OU alumna, and Justin Velich, junior
music education major, finished in seventh place.
AmeriCorps commemorated 10 years of community service with a farewell
celebration Nov. 12. Former OU AmeriCorps members from around the
country came together to reflect on the organization’s accomplishments. The
members were joined by representatives from AmeriCorps sites, members
of the Michigan Community Service Commission, OU staff and area children
involved with AmeriCorps programs. One of the final projects of the program
OU's Student Steel Pan Organization competed
the Russ Mawby Signature Service Project, where Students from OU’s
AmeriCorps program joined 130 other AmeriCorps members from around in the World Steelband Music Festival in
Trinidad.
the state to build houses in Benton Harbor. The effort, of which 26 students
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from OU participated, was part of the Russ Mawby Signature Service Project, an annual event that unites AmeriCorps
members from around the state for a day of service to demonstrate the power of volunteers in action.
Student Congress President Jonathan Parks delivered the State of the Student Body address Feb. 10 during the Oakland
University Student Congress legislative body meeting.
Oakland University's chapter of Alpha Delta Pi held a ribbon cutting
ceremony for its house located in the cottage district on campus
near the Adams Road entrance.
Many low-income Michigan residents received assistance with their
taxes thanks to students from OU’s Beta Alpha Psi chapter, a
fraternity for business financial information professionals. More than
20 students assist the Volunteer Accounting Service Team of
Michigan at Lighthouse Emergency Services in Pontiac by
preparing local, state and federal income taxes and tax credits for
people living in poverty.
Athletic Achievement
OU’s women’s swimming and diving team kept the lead the
Alpha Delta Pi members celebrate during the ribbon
entire meet to capture its third-straight National Independent
cutting at their new on-campus house.
Conference (NIC) championship title Feb. 28 at OU’s Aquatics
Center. Senior Tanya Korniyenko became the second female swimmer in OU history to become an All-American after
placing 15th in the 100-meter fly on March 19 at the NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships in
College Station, Texas. Korniyenko was joined by teammate Oksana Strelets at the NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving
Championships March 18-20, where the two seniors capped off their college careers.
Senior cross country runner Kristie Kieffer became the first Oakland runner to ever compete
with the top distance runners in the United States at the USA National Cross Country
Championships. Kieffer finished 30th of 59 runners, covering the snowy 8K course in 30:06.
Oakland University men’s soccer senior Ryan Rzepka was named to the 2004 ESPN
Academic All-America first team. Not only is this the second consecutive year Rzepka has
received this honor, he also is the first player in the history of the OU men’s soccer program to
do so.
OU swimming sensation Chris Sullivan and freshman Hunor Ma’te’ competed in the NCAA
Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship in Long Island, N.Y., March 25-27.
Both Sullivan and Ma’te’ swam good races, however, neither placed in the top 16 to make it to
the finals in any event. Sullivan also qualified and competed at the U.S. Olympic trials.
Senior Kristie Kieffer of the women’s cross country team and December 2003 graduate Jason
Perry of OU’s men’s soccer team were named the 2003-04 recipients of the Hollie Lepley
Senior Scholar Athlete Awards, which recognizes the top senior scholar athletes for overall
excellence in academic achievement, athletic achievement and service activities.
Senior cross country runner
Kristie Kieffer finished 30th at
the USA National Cross
Country Championships.
In just its fifth season of play, the Men’s Hockey Club won a
national championship. Freshman forward Jordan Ingram scored in
the second period against New York University to seal OU’s 5-1
victory in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA)
Division II National Tournament final March 6 at the University of
Maryland.
Ranked fourth with a sub .500 record, OU’s Women’s Hockey
Club entered the Central Collegiate Women’s Hockey Association
Tournament as a decided underdog. Their underdog status
changed to champions after defeating two-time defending
champion Michigan State University in a shootout for the team’s
first-ever CCWHA championship.
The OU Men's Hockey Club celebrates after its decisive
5-1 win over New York University in the ACHA Division
After winning the Midwest Championship in May, Oakland’s Men’s II National Tournament final.
Lacrosse Club was picked in the pre-season poll of coaches in the Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association (CCLA) league
as the number one team to beat and is ranked as one of the best teams in the country.
Chris Glass, a political science major, competed as a member of the 2004 Junior United States Archery Team and was the
top-ranked compound archer in the nation in the men’s collegiate division.
OU soccer standout Jason Perry was drafted to the Los Angeles Galaxy in the
Major League Soccer SuperDraft Jan. 16. He was selected as the third pick in the
fifth round for the Galaxy and becomes Oakland’s highest ever draft pick in any
professional sport. Former OU pitchers Dominic Carmosino, Kyle Boehm, Brad Morenko and John
Sullivan were drafted to play professionally. Carmosino was drafted by the Detroit
Tigers and assigned to the Oneonta (N.Y.) Tigers of the New York-Penn League.
Boehm was selected in the 17th round by the Baltimore Orioles. Morenko was
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selected in the 40th round by the Cincinnati Reds, and Sullivan signed with the
Seattle Mariners as a free agent. Earlier in the year, former OU first baseman
Peter Varon signed a professional contract with the Kalamazoo Kings of the
independent Frontier League. This brings the number of Golden Grizzlies to sign
with professional teams since 1997 to 17.
A total of 55 student-athletes from Oakland University were named to the
winter/spring 2003-04 Mid-Continent Academic All-Conference team, and for
the winter 2004 term, 137 student-athletes representing all 14 varsity teams
attained the Golden Grizzlies Excellence in Academics honor.
Alumni Achievement
Oakland alumna and champion
swimmer Cheryl AngelelliKornoelje, CAS '93, returned from
the Paralympics in Athens,
Greece, as Michigan’s most
decorated athlete, sporting two
bronze medals. The Paralympic
Games are the second largest
sporting event in the world. The
multi-sport competition showcases
the talents and abilities of the
world’s most elite athletes with
physical disabilities. More than
4,000 athletes representing more
than 140 countries competed in
the Athens Paralympic Games.
OU alumnus Jason Perry was drafted to
the Los Angeles Galaxy in the Major
League Soccer SuperDraft as the third
pick in the fifth round, making him OU's
highest ever draft pick in any
professional sport.
Oakland University alumnus
Justin McCarthy, SECS ’69, was
OU alumna Cheryl Angelelli-Kornoelje with the
appointed vice admiral in the
bronze medal she won in the women’s 200Office of the Chief of Naval
meter freestyle at the Paralympic Games in
Operations by President George
Athens, Greece.
W. Bush. McCarthy moved to his
new assignment in the Pentagon in July. He is the principal staff assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations for logistics and
fleet readiness, responsible for ensuring the resources needed to maintain the readiness of U.S. fleets are properly identified
and supported.
Lucy Quinn, OU alumna (CAS ’81) and Navy Petty Officer (journalist) 1st Class, was named the Reserve Sailor of the Year
by the Naval Reserve Center Detroit as well as the Sailor of the Year by the Naval Reserve Program 35 (Naval Reserve
Public Affairs).
OU alumna and Detroit native, Regina Carter, who has broken new artistic ground at the international level by incorporating
the violin with jazz music, enthralled the audience Jan. 29 at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra with her performance of the
violin concerto “Four Sisters.”
OU alumna Karen Newman, most widely known as the national anthem singer at Detroit Red Wings home games, joined
Kid Rock’s Twisted Brown Trucker group as one of two background vocalists for his national concert tour. The band opened
in Saginaw in January and ended in November. Newman received a B.A. from Oakland in commercial music.
OU alumna Michele Hillen portrayed an art history student in “Mona Lisa Smile,” a Sony Pictures release starring Julia
Roberts, Kirsten Dunst and Julia Stiles. Thus far, the film represents one of the high points of Hillen’s career.
The last Saturday Night Sounds event for the winter 2004 semester featured 2003 OU graduate Tamara Bedricky, who has
worked her way into the national spotlight. Bedricky has toured the country and performed with artists such as Michelle
Branch, Graham Colton and Ari Hest. She was chosen as one of five up-and-coming artists in the PANTENE Pro-Voice
Music Competition and has performed in New York City’s Central Park and at the 2003 Detroit Music Awards.
OU’s Athletics Department inducted seven former student-athletes
into its Hollie L. Lepley Hall of Honor in ceremonies held Oct. 16.
The 19th Hall of Honor class consists of Kristen Nagelkirk Barnwell
(women’s swimming, 1993-96), Carl Boyd (men’s swimming, 199093), Ellen Lessig Cook (women’s swimming, 1993-96), Kevin
Kovach (men’s basketball, 1994-97), Kelli Krajniak Parker (women’s
basketball, 1991-95), Eric Taylor (men’s basketball, 1989-92) and
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Paul Hartman (athletics director, 1983-94).
Alumni, faculty, staff and special friends of the university gathered
Nov. 6 at the Oakland University Alumni Awards Banquet to
celebrate those who exemplify service and dedication to OU.
The 19th class inducted into the Hollie L. Lepley Hall of
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Inspired Faculty and Staff
Oakland University conferred distinguished professor status on
Professor of Physics Michael Chopp and Professor of English Robert
Eberwein, who join just 11 other Oakland faculty members who have
been honored with this prestigious status. The OU Board of Trustees
made the appointments at its April 7 meeting.
OU Philosophy Professor Richard Burke, the last active member of
OU’s original faculty, will retire at the end of the 2004-05 academic
year, leaving behind an important legacy: a $500,000 endowment
funding the Richard Burke Visiting Scholar in Religion, Philosophy and
Society. The annual event will bring a major philosophy figure to
campus for several days each year to speak and lead seminars on a
subject relevant to current events.
Professor of Physics Michael Chopp (left) and
Political Science Professors Dave Dulio and John Klemanski served as Professor of English Robert Eberwein each were
awarded the honor of distinguished professor.
Fox 2 News' exclusive political campaign experts throughout the
campaign season and made 12 appearances on Fox 2 News in October and November.
Professor of Mathematical Sciences Ravindra Khattree was elected as a member of the International Statistical Institute,
which is based in the Netherlands. Members of the ISI are elected based on virtue of their distinguished contributions to the
development or application of statistical methods, the administration of statistical services, or the development and
improvement of statistical education.
The International Reading Association honored OU Distinguished Professor of
Education Ron Cramer with its 2004 Outstanding Teacher Educator in Reading Award.
The $1,000 award recognizes an outstanding college or university teacher of reading
methods or reading-related courses.
Linda Benson, professor of history, was one of 10 professors selected from
throughout the United States to participate in a Fulbright Hays Group Project
administered through the University of Pittsburgh’s Asian Studies Center. Traveling by
plane, bus, jeep, boat and horseback, Benson visited all the major regions of Mongolia
in June to help create a searchable Web-based database aimed at university students,
Professor of Education Ron
but accessible by anyone interested in the history and contemporary status of
Cramer was honored by the
Mongolia.
After acting as interim dean for a year, Ken Hightower was appointed dean of the
School of Health Sciences. Hightower’s vision is for SHS to become a premier
academic institution that students seek and compete to gain admittance.
International Reading Association
with its 2004 Outstanding Teacher
Educator in Reading Award.
The Oakland University Board of Trustees approved Frank Giblin as the new director for Oakland University’s Eye Research
Institute after serving as interim director since 2002.
The American Library Association's Library Instruction Round Table selected
an article by two. OU professors as one of the top 20 publications on
information literacy for 2003, which was announced in 2004. “Caught in the
Web: The Impact of Library Instruction on Business Students' Perceptions
and Use of Print and Online Resources” was researched and written by
Shawn Lombardo, assistant professor and business librarian for Kresge
Library, and Cynthia Miree, assistant professor of management. They
recieved the award in 2004.
Oakland University Professor of Sociology Terri Orbuch, also known to
WNIC radio listeners as "the Love Doctor,” has spent her career trying to
unravel the mysteries of successful relationships. She was recognized for her
pioneering work with the prestigious 2004 Article Award from the International
Association of Relationship Research (IARR), which is awarded only once
every two years.
Associate Professor of Anthropology Richard Stamps was the guest curator
for the exhibit, “Digging Up Controversy: The Michigan Relics,” displayed at
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the Michigan Historical Museum in Lansing.
In a presentation dealing with the historical conflict between Ireland and
England, Associate Professor of History Seán Farrell Moran made the case
for taking a psychoanalytic view of history in his lecture, “Ireland, the Irish,
and the ‘Terrible Beauty’ of Irish History,” given at the President’s Colloquium
March 4.
OU faculty Cynthia Miree (left) and Shawn
Lombardo co-authored an article selected as
one of the top 20 publications on information
literacy for 2003, which was announced in
2004.
Special Lecturer of Studio Art Lynn Galbreath and 12 other contemporary female Detroit artists exhibited their works April
27-May 22 at Ceres Gallery in New York. The exhibit, titled “Femmes Detroit, Art from the Motor City,” not only featured
paintings, photography, mixed media, sculpture and video work but also represented metro Detroit’s thriving art community.
After more than four decades of informing, engaging and inspiring Oakland
University students, Distinguished Professor of Political Science Shelly
Appleton retired. Appleton delivered his last lecture, titled “The Campaign
Issues That Weren't," Oct. 22.
Professor of Music Flavio Varani went on sabbatical in fall 2004 to research
and record 40 solo piano pieces representing the entire output of Paul Paray
(1886-1979), a French composer who also conducted the Detroit Symphony
Orchestra from 1951-63.
Mark Simon, associate professor of management and director of the
Distinguished Professor of Political Science
Entrepreneurial Institute, and Jude Nixon, professor of English and director of Shelly Appleton and OU President Gary Russi
The Honors College, were honored as “Diversity Champions” by the Race at the last lecture event held in Appleton's
Relations and Diversity Task Force of the Birmingham/Bloomfield area. Nixon honor.
also was named “First Citizen of Birmingham” by the “Birmingham Eccentric” newspaper and the Birmingham Bloomfield
Chamber of Commerce in recognition of his civic involvement.
Associate Professor of Music Lettie Alston, Lecturer in Music Terry Herald, and Applied Music Instructor Daniel Manslanka
received 2004-05 ASCAP awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers.
Because of his actions in saving the life of an Attica woman from a burning vehicle, OU
swimming and diving coach Pete Hovland was nominated for the Oakland County
Sheriff’s Department’s Citizens Citation for Heroic Service.
Geoff Upward, director of communications and marketing, was named the
International Association of Business Communicators/Detroit 2004 Communicator of
the Year. The annual award recognizes a communications professional for outstanding
contributions to business communication through the practice and encouragement of
professionalism and integrity in communications excellence.
Greg Jordan, director of OU’s Department of Campus Recreation, was elected
president-elect of the Board of Directors for the National Intramural-Recreational
Sports Association (NIRSA). He was sworn into office during the 2004 NIRSA Annual
Conference and Recreational Sports Exposition in Albuquerque, N.M.
Sheryl Klemanski, assistant vice president for Academic Affairs, was named
Outstanding AP of 2004. She received the award May 25 in a ceremony held in the
Oakland Center Banquet Rooms.
To help Oakland University faculty and staff further develop their professional and
personal skills, University Human Resources launched 50 online learning courses
through SkillSoft.
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Diversity
President Vicente Fox Quesada of Mexico and First Lady Martha
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OU swimming and diving coach Pete
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the life of a woman from a burning
vehicle.
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Sahagún de Fox were the honored guests of Oakland University June 18 at
a special event in the Athletics Center, where the establishment of the
Vicente Fox Quesada Scholarship was announced to make it possible for
students to pursue a degree at Oakland, seek continuing education
opportunities, or study in Mexico. The visit marked the third time in OU’s
history that a sitting president has visited the campus and the sixth visit from
a world leader, giving students a unique opportunity to learn about global
issues from national and international leaders.
More than 350 college students from throughout Michigan attended the sixth
annual Diverse Voices Conference March 20 on OU’s campus. Diverse
Voices is a statewide organization that provides a supportive forum for higher OU President Gary Russi (left) and OU student
education students to speak out in support of valuing all aspects of human Parvati Del Razo (right) present Mexico's
diversity.
President, Vicente Fox Quesada, and First
Lady, Martha Sahagún de Fox, with gifts from
OU hosted its first-ever Diversity Trade Fair Aug. 11. At the fair, vendors
OU.
representing minority and woman-owned companies as well as small
businesses that provide supplies and services used by the education sector of the procurement community met with
procurement representatives from universities, colleges, public and private K-12 schools, hospitals, and city and county
governments.
The School of Education and Human Services offered "Middle Eastern American Cultures," a workshop for educators and
school personnel. During the course, participants were introduced to the culture of Middle Eastern Americans, specifically
those living in the Detroit area.
Oakland University hosted events and activities to honor Hispanic Celebration 2004 during Sept. 13-30 in conjunction with
National Hispanic Heritage Month. Many events have been scheduled to celebrate and educate students and the general
public about Hispanic culture.
More than 400 people gathered at OU’s Shotwell-Gustafson Pavilion Feb. 19
to honor five OU students who promote racial understanding, serve as peer
and community mentors, and contribute to the well being of others during the
12th Annual Keeper of the Dream Scholarship Awards Banquet.
To introduce high school seniors to OU’s distinctive educational experience
and give them a taste of what college is really like, the university hosted its
Diverse Student Leader Weekend Jan. 22-24.
Oakland University’s first-ever Coming Out Week celebrated diversity on
campus Oct. 4-11. The event, sponsored by Students, Administrators &
Faculty for Equality (S.A.F.E.), offered activities and programs to provide
resources and information for anyone dealing with issues related to sexual
orientation or gender identity. S.A.F.E. helps educate the university
community on current issues facing the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender
and questioning (LGBTQ) population.
Gloria Sosa (third from the left), director of
OU's Center for Multicultural Initiatives, is
pictured with the 2004 Keeper of the Dream
scholarship recipients.
Oakland University celebrated Native American Heritage Day Nov. 18 in the Oakland Center Fireside Lounge with a variety
of activities.
In recognition of the accomplishments women make to society, the university celebrated Women’s History Month
throughout March under the theme ''Phenomenal Women…making phenomenal choices.'' The celebration featured an
expanded event list including panel discussions, films, seminars, lectures, debates, workshops and more.
African-American Celebration Month activities were held on campus Jan.
19-Feb. 19. Each event helped capture the theme, "Celebrating Freedom
through Education," selected in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of
the landmark legal case, Brown vs. Board of Education.
Oakland University’s College of Arts and Sciences commemorated 350 years
of Jewish life in America through a special film talk series, “The
Representation of American Jews in Hollywood Films.”
Options were made available at the Oakland Center food court for Jewish
students, faculty and staff who follow kosher dietary guidelines. The kosher
options at the Oakland Center include pre-package food, including a meat, a
dairy, and a parve, which contains neither meat nor dairy.
OU's Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Day
began with the annual Association of Black
For the ninth consecutive year, Oakland University looked for diversity
Students march.
programming proposals to encourage campus-wide collaboration in the
development of programs that promote racial, ethnic and cultural diversity of OU’s student body. Faculty, staff, students and
trustees were invited to submit broad-based, creative and innovative proposals.
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Community
Representative of Oakland University’s commitment to a globally based educational
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mission, the university hosted China’s highest U.S.-based government official during
the 10th annual Ambassador Woodcock Legacy Seminar April 8 at Meadow Brook
Hall. Yang Jiechi, ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the United States,
spoke to OU students, faculty, staff, community leaders and businessmen of SinoU.S. relations and global trade between the countries. OU's Board of Trustees awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree to Michigan
Senator Carl Levin during the university's spring commencement ceremonies May 1.
Doris Eaton Travis was awarded an honorary doctorate of humanities from OU
during the fall commencement ceremonies Dec. 18.
OU’s third annual volunteer fair matched students with community agencies on
Sept. 8. The fair brought the organizations to campus, making it convenient for
students to make contacts. Many OU classes require community service hours as part
of the curriculum. OU students also participated in two community service projects as
part of the annual Make a Difference Day on Oct. 23.
The topic of OU’s School of Nursing’s first-ever conference, co-sponsored with
Beaumont Hospitals’ Nursing Leadership and held on OU’s campus May 11, was
“Nursing’s Impact on Patient Safety and Error Prevention” and featured national
experts in nursing from throughout the country.
Yang Jiechi, ambassador of the
People’s Republic of China to the
United States, spoke of Sino-U.S.
relations and global trade at the 10th
annual Woodcock Seminar.
For the first time, Meadow Brook Art Gallery displayed some of OU’s finest works of art in ''Forty Years of Collecting: 75
Master Works from the Oakland University Collection.'' OU is home to an extensive art collection, including more than 1,500
objects worth about $10 million. The collected works include internationally known artists and one of the finest collections of
African art in Michigan.
Detroit-based writer Elmore Leonard read from his works and lead a question and answer session at OU’s Far Field Retreat
for Writers May 22.
The university hosted the traveling exhibit “Hello, Dear Enemy! Books on Tolerance and Peace” during the fall semester.
The exhibit featured 55 titles (100 books), picture posters from 19 countries, and was on loan from the International Youth
Library in Munich, Germany, and is touring throughout Europe, Asia and North America. It already had been viewed in
numerous American cities as well as India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
It was a star-studded week at OU’s Golf and Learning Center, beginning with
the Tiger Woods golf clinic Sept. 13, which attracted more than 1,700 fans
and golf enthusiasts, and then the Ryder Cup Champions Invitational
Sept. 16. And throughout the week, celebrities including Michael Jordan,
Ahmad Rashad and Samuel L. Jackson played the courses. The Ryder Cup
Champions Invitational raised more than $250,000 and benefited local charity
organizations.
Paying tribute to Matilda Dodge Wilson’s forward-thinking, trend-setting
legacy and highlighting the many modern aspects of the home she built,
Meadow Brook Hall launched its Thoroughly Modern Tillie Tour in
February. And, the Meadow Brook Hall gardens were featured in a
segment of the nationally syndicated show “Rebecca’s Garden,” which aired
locally.
The Meadow Brook Concours d’Elegance, one of the world’s most
renowned automotive events, included a major expansion in its 2004 line up
as it joined forces with Concorso d’Italia, the popular show featuring Italian
sports and classic cars. The Concorso d’Italia showcased more than 100
Italian manufactured and/or designed cars.
OU showcased its 10-kilowatt solar electric roof project, located on the
University Student Apartment’s Community House, as part of the American
Solar Energy Society’s Ninth Annual National Solar Tour.
Tiger Woods demonstrates his golf swing
during the clinic he held at OU's Golf and
Learning Center.
Parents from throughout Michigan gathered on Oakland University’s campus
for OU’s Project Upward Bound’s sixth annual Parent Empowerment Conference, the only one of its kind in Michigan. The
conference provided parents of Project Upward Bound high school students with information, methods and tools to
effectively interact with their teens and prepare them for college.
Regardless of the inclement weather, Heart Walk participants
poured onto the grounds of Meadow Brook Music Festival to show
their support for the American Heart Association. The event, which
for the sixth year was hosted at Oakland University, draws the
largest crowd of any American Heart Association event in the
United States. Nearly 20,000 people participated in the walk,
reaching the goal of $2 million for the prevention and treatment of
cardiovascular diseases.
More than 900 participants in the American Cancer Society’s Relay
for Life walked the track at Oakland University’s Recreation Center
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and raised $43,000 for educational programs, cancer research and
patient services during the 24-hour fund-raiser.
Students, faculty, staff, alumni and the local community were invited
Nearly 20,000 people participated in the 2004 Heart Walk
to OU’s first-ever Healthy Spirit Day Nov. 10, which focused on
pre-symptom health care. The symposium featured current health- at OU to raise money for the prevention and treatment
of cardiovascular diseases.
related educational information and a keynote address by Dr.
Donald Bronn, an expert in pre-symptom medicine.
Among a crowd of more than 500, OU President Gary Russi presented Veronica Atkins, wife of the late Robert Atkins, MD,
with the National Pre-Symptom Medicine Impact Award during the First National Congress on Pre-Symptom Medicine
held at OU June 4-6. The congress also featured a lecture by author of “The South Beach Diet” Arthur Agatson.
Facilities & Event Management magazine recognized Meadow Brook Music Festival with a 2004 Prime Site Award.
Facilities & Event Management magazine annually recognizes the top entertainment venues in the United States and
Canada.
OU’s Center for Executive and Continuing Education hosted an Emergency Preparedness for Business Continuity
conference Dec. 10. Attendees learned local and regional emergency response plans, methods to maintain operations
during a large-scale emergency, strategies to safeguard your employees and work sites, procedures to communicate with
clients and vendors, and options to secure computers and online business operations.
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Partnerships
Oakland University Board Member Dennis Pawley and his wife, Carlotta,
donated $4 million to the university to name the School of Education and
Human Services building Carlotta and Dennis Pawley Hall. The new name
was unveiled at special ceremony during the annual Founders’ Day
celebration in April.
Oakland University Trustee Henry Baskin gave the university a $500,000 gift
to provide scholarship assistance to children of single-parent households in
financial need and support the College of Arts and Sciences' Judaic Studies
course.
The university received a $7 million gift from the Matilda R. Wilson Fund, a
charitable trust Matilda Dodge Wilson established in 1944, to help repair and
restore Meadow Brook Hall.
UGS, a leading global supplier of product lifecycle management (PLM)
software and services, provided a PLM software grant to OU with a
commercial value of $30.2 million. The grant is designed to expand career
opportunities for students at OU’s School of Engineering and Computer
Science by providing product development and management tools widely
used in the automotive and other industries.
Carlotta and Dennis Pawley at the special
ceremony held to unveil the name of Carlotta
and Dennis Pawley Hall. OU’s GEAR UP partnership, a U.S. Department of Education federally
funded program that includes Oakland University, the School District of the City of Pontiac, Oakland Community College, the
State of Michigan, and Pontiac Collaborative, received two one-year supplemental grants totaling $99,872 from the SBC
Foundation.
A $139,500 gift from General Motors came in the form of high-tech equipment that helps School of Engineering and
Computer Science students and faculty measure noise and vibration.
Jack's Place for Autism, a metro Detroit nonprofit organization led
by a powerful group of sports and community leaders, worked with
Oakland University to create one of the nation's first campus-based
centers designed to help meet the needs of families and children
with autism spectrum disorders as they grow into adulthood. Jim
and Lisa Price, co-founders of Jack’s Place for Autism, presented
$100,000 to OU’s School of Education and Human Services,
marking the formal initiation of an expected long-term partnership
between the two organizations.
Irene Kinsey Stare, wife of the late V. Everett Kinsey, former
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researcher and co-founder of OU’s Eye Research Institute (ERI)
established the V. Everett Kinsey Professorship Endowed Fund
with a $500,000 planned gift to finance research projects by ERI
professors.
The Jon Froemke Endowed Graduate Assistantship was
established by Froemke’s widow, Judy, to help support a graduate
student who gives supplemental instruction (tutoring) through the
Academic Skills Center in a typically difficult undergraduate math
class working with and assisting the math professor.
Jim and Lisa Price (left) present Dean of OU's School of
Education and Human Services Mary Otto and Vice
President of Academic Affairs and Provost Virinder
Moudgil with a check for $100,000 to help establish a
position in SEHS to focus on increasing understanding
and awareness of autism spectrum disorders.
Oakland University and Macomb Community College expanded its partnership by allowing students at Macomb to
seamlessly transfer to OU for baccalaureate degree completion. Students now can complete their first two years of
coursework at Macomb and enter Oakland University as a junior in more than 40 bachelor's degree majors.
With the mutual goal of incorporating a more creative process in music teaching and learning, Oakland University partnered
with the Hong Kong Institute of Education. Jackie Wiggins, professor of music education and interim chair of the
Department of Music, Theatre and Dance, collaborated with Bo Wah Leung, a music education professor at the Hong Kong
Institute of Education. The two met at a conference of the International Society for Music Education in 2002.
College of Arts and Sciences Dean David Downing and his wife, Jane,
created the Jane and David Downing Distinguished Program Funds
Endowment to help great ideas grow into great programs and to support
and expand what the Distinguished Programs Fund had started. The
Downings hope the fund will help bring good ideas to life for many years to
come.
Oakland University teamed up with the Oakland Intermediate School District
and Rochester Community Schools on a groundbreaking venture to help
Oakland County students with cognitive impairments learn about the
responsibilities of adult life in an age-appropriate setting. The new program,
called Oakland University Transition, is an alternative to the basic life skills
program that many districts offer to special education students after high
Jane and David Downing created a
school. It is designed to give students an entirely different experience — a
distinguished program funds endowment in
college experience — and provides opportunities for making the transition
their name in 2004.
into adult life.
Under the purview of the School of Business’ long-term strategic plan, an international collaboration, called “The GLOBAL”
(Global Business and Academic Linkages) Project, was established. As part of the strategic plan, a memorandum of
understanding was signed with three Indian universities — the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) in New Delhi,
Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB) in Pune, and TAPAI Management Institute (TAPM) in Manipal — to
facilitate collaborations. Under this agreement, OU and the Indian universities will progressively engage in faculty exchanges,
student exchanges, business internships and joint degree programs.
Oakland University's School of Nursing honored eight nurses who exemplify the work of Florence Nightingale during the 16th
annual Nightingale Awards ceremony May 5. The awards recognize registered Michigan nurses for excellence in areas of
nursing practice.
OU’s Police Department, with 20 sworn officers on staff, is partnering with other local fire and police departments to train
together, so the agencies will be prepared to work together if ever necessary.
For the past 15 years, the Team USA/OU College Adventure Program has
inspired sixth graders to plan for college by experiencing the Oakland University
campus. As a result, the program won The Oakland Press' 2004 Excellence in
Education Medallion. OU faculty, students and alumni have helped to make the
program a success.
OU Professor Dyanne Tracy teaches a group of sixth-graders from Avondale
Meadows Upper Elementary about fractions and how to identify different shapes
as part of the Team USA/OU College Adventure Program.
President Russi and Rochester Mayor Karen Lewis continued their commitment
to partnering on many fronts including joint educational and cultural programming
such as employment, internships, research and development projects, business
development assistance, community service projects, and opportunities to
showcase the arts, theatre and music. More than 50 Rochester merchants placed
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decal stickers on front windows and cash registers to promote OU discounts for
students, faculty, staff and alumni. The OU Dance Team, cheerleaders, mascot,
Phi Sigma Sigma Sorority members and an OU squad car participated in the
OU Professor Dyanne Tracy teaches a
Rochester holiday parade. And, 12 students from OU's Department of Art and group of sixth-graders from Avondale
Meadows Upper Elementary about
Art History showcased their work during Rochester's Gallery Stroll.
The new Employee Suggestion Program kicked off in February where
employees with fresh ideas to reduce costs, increase revenue, or improve
efficiency or service are rewarded up to $5,000 for their suggestions.
fractions and how to identify different
shapes as part of the Team USA/OU
College Adventure Program.
Oakland University faculty, staff and retirees dug deep into their hearts and pockets to support the 2004 All-University
Fund Drive (AUFD). The AUFD met its $182,000 goal with $184,212 donated to OU, the United Way and Black United
Fund.
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