 Vol. 2, No. 46 - November 15, 2012 |
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OU Represents at Southern Union Meetings
Every fall, the officers of the Southern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists convene with departmental leaders from across the union, to give financial and administrative updates, develop missionary and evangelistic strategies, and develop future intiatives. Earlier this week (November 12-15), Oakwood was represented by Drs. Leslie and Prudence Pollard (President and First Lady, respectively), Fred Pullins, Director of Planned Giving and Trust Services, and Tim Allston, Director of Public Relations.
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OU President Leslie Pollard, devotional leader at the 2012 Southern Union administrative and departmental council meeting, addresses the audience. |
In his four-part devotional message, entitled "Visions of Victory," Dr. Pollard said: "If you wake me in the middle of the night, and ask me, 'What is the theme of Revelation?', I will always say "three":
1) Christ is victorious;
2) Satan is a defeated foe; each time he appeared in Revelation, it is in the context of defeat; and
3) No question raised is left unanswered.
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"Preacher-Professor" Pollard: call and response - engaging the audience in Bible reading/feedback! |
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A result of the "Southern Work": Two presidents and their first ladies - all Oakwood alums, and each parents of two Oakwoodites! (l-r) Yolanda and Ron Smith (Southern Union); Leslie and Prudence Pollard (Oakwood University) |
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 OU Student Awarded Internship
Ms. Kimberly Kelly, a senior Accounting major, has been awarded a compensated internship with the Caterpillar Corporation. With sales revenue exceeding $60 billion, Caterpillar is a world-wide leader in construction equipment manufacturing. Ms. Kelley will perform entry level accounting duties across various business units with the Caterpillar organization.
Ms. Kelly was selected from among hundreds of applicants nationwide and interviewed for this position during the annual Nation Association of Black Accountants (NABA) Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, this past October. Along with fellow members of the OU NABA Chapter, she attended the conference participating in employment and accounting workshops, interviewed with corporate recruiters and expanded networking opportunities. |
Now available. . .
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 I Love WJOU Week - December 10-14 "This Far By Faith"
Broadcasting throughout the Tennessee Valley for 25 years, Praise 90.1 (WJOU FM) is owned and operated by Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama. The noncommercial format includes brief educational and spiritually uplifting programs, along with a unique music format called "Inspirational Soul."
Victoria Joiner Miller, General Manager, reports that WJOU is featured on Churchpost every few months. "They rotate the Seventh-day Adventist stations to feature the ones that are available online.
" 'I Love WJOU Week' kicks off December 10-14, 2012, with the Sharathon beginning Wednesday, December 12. Our theme this year is 'This Far By Faith,' with guest host, Pastor Charles Tapp! Don't miss Mad Music Monday, Pray and Praise Tuesday, and a fun, Spirit-filled Sharathon from Wednesday through Friday on Praise 90.1 FM WJOU!" |
The 2012 Pastoral Evangelism and Leadership Conference is scheduled for December 2-4, 2012, on the campus of Oakwood University. More than 1,000 Adventist ministers, Bible workers and leaders are expected for the conference that offers inspiration as well as practical ministry workshops. More information available at the PELC website. |
 University Archivist motivates members of the OU History Society
Heather Rodriguez-James, Oakwood University Archivist, enriched the curiosity of the members of the OU Historical Society on November 7,2012, with a dynamic and fascinating presentation, at one of the regularly scheduled meetings of the Society. She spoke about the work of an archivist and how it relates to the work of the historian.
Ms. James explained how she personally got into the field of preserving historically important documents and how she migrated from a career in education to safeguarding for valuable documents in a University Library. Most of the members of the Society were present and listened attentively to her presentation. Several visitors also attended the meeting, including Doctors Green and Sepulveda, faculty sponsors of the Society.
The Archives recently received a $40,000 grant to digitize the photographs in the collection. Two students, who were trained this past summer on how to operate the digitizing equipment, are now turning hundreds of photographs into digital files that will be available at the Archives and online in the near future. The Archives is also expecting to place online many more documents, including letters, reports, books and newspaper articles about Oakwood's history, and the history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, that will be available to historians and researchers.
When asked, "How could the Oakwood University Historical Society support the work of the Archives?," Ms. James explained that the Archives needs more work on biographies of prominent African-American leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. She mentioned that there are many biographies already written, but not all of them are complete. She also pointed out that many biographies of elderly Adventists have as yet not been written. "The Society could help the Archives by producing biographies of persons who have played important roles in the history of Oakwood University and the Seventh-day Adventist Church."
The members of the Society decided at their November 12, 2012 meeting to take on this project as a community service initiative. By cooperating with the OU Archives they will not only be helping the University, but also will be perfecting their skills in doing research and writing histories. They are also hopeful that anyone interested in doing this kind of community service will join the Society as an active member.
Officers of the Oakwood Historical Society (l-r); Anthony Medley, Vice President; Gramond McPherson, President; Marie Stephenson, Secretary; and Paul Richardson, Treasurer.
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Even as this issue is being finalized, many of our students are heading home for the Thanksgiving holiday. We pray for their safe travel, and return for classes that will resume on Monday, November 26.
Recently, OU's Team PR celebrated the first anniversary of publishing OU? Oh, Yes!We want to thank you for your attentiveness and constructive feedback, during our first year of production.
Now, welcome Constant Contact to your Oakwood experience! As we roll out the second phase of using this well-known online service, we are confident that this easier-to-navigate format will make reading OU? Oh, Yes! a more enjoyable weekly experience for you. |
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