Vol. 3, No. 5                                                                  February 1, 2013
 
Office of Sponsored Programs hosts first Career Fair and Expo

 

OSP's set-up for the Career Fair and Expo at the Oakwood University Industries building on January 24, 2013.  Over 45 individuals attended and submitted their resumes.

  

The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) held its first Career Fair and Expo on January 24, 2013. By all reports, the fair was a success, "and the results were exactly what we were hoping for," said Ms. Evangeline D. Rivers-Lang, Contracts Manager in OSP, who coordinated the event. "We wanted to create a way to fulfill our contracting opportunities with Oakwood's prime contractors and teammates," she added. 

 

This event, the first of four scheduled for this year, targeted the surrounding Huntsville community, OU students, alumni, and other professional individuals with experience and training for various positions. Over 45 individuals attended and submitted their resumes; a total of 65 resumes have been received to date, and they're still coming in. The goal is to estatablish a database of 300 applicants for employment with Oakwood's industry partners.

 

The Adult and Continuing Education Department and the Division of Advancement & Development helped sponsor the event with their contribution of displays, giveaways, and promotional materials.

We want to say a special "Thanks" to our recruiters: Dr. Everett Roper (Business and Information Systems Department), Ms. Kerry Joseph (Federal Accountant at Oakwood), and Mrs. Lucy Cort (OSP's Proposal Development Specialist).

Promotional items and information were distributed at the Career Fair.

"We're already looking forward to the next Career Fair and Expo," said Ms. Rivers-Lang. Additional events are scheduled for April 25, July 25 and October 24, 2013.

 

For more information about these opportunities, contact Ms. Rivers-Lang at (256) 726-7495 or erivers@oakwood.edu.  

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

Oakwood "commUniversity's" Black History Celebration kicks off with a "Sneak Peak"

    

 For the second consecutive year, Oakwood and Huntsville's WAAY-TV (ABC) have partnered to produce WAAY's "Black History Month Celebration" series.

 

Ms. Kisha Norris, Oakwood's Executive Director of Advancement and Development, and Tim Allston, OU's Director of Public Relations, will serve as the on-camera lead-in talent for the 100, 60-second vignettes that will be aired, beginning February 1.  

 

Vignette honorees include noted Black Alabamians from civil rights, education, the arts, sports, science, and public service fields -- some are guaranteed to surprise you!  

So, who will WAAY-TV and Oakwood honor, besides Birmingham's Dr. Condoleezza Rice and Huntsville's Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery?  
Birmingham native
Dr. Condoleezza Rice is featured in one of the Black History vignettes.

 

Tune in, as the airing times will be 5:00 to 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon (Mondays through Fridays); 5:00-5:30 p.m. and 10:00 to 10:35 p.m. (Mondays through Sundays), CST. 

 

 

The Oakwood commUniversity at large was treated to a "Sneak Peek" of the entire series on Thursday, January 31, in the McKee Business & Technology Complex.

 

As we celebrate Black History during the month of February, several noted guests are scheduled to visit the campus, among them:  Dr. Andrew Hugine, Jr., President of Alabama A & M University; Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu, author of Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys; DeVon Franklin, Senior Vice President at Columbia Pictures; and Pulitizer-prize winner journalist and author Ms. Isabel Wilkerson, author of  The Warmth of Other Suns. 

 

The complete list of Oakwood's Black History Month activities is available on our website.  

 

 

 

 

Ms. Wilkerson will be available to autograph her book, which will be available for sale immediately following Chapel on Thursday, February 28.
Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu, author and educator - guest speaker for Chapel on February 14.

 

  

 

 

    

   

Understanding the "why?" of OU Schools' structure


 

According to Dr. Garland Dulan, Vice President for Academic Affairs, there are four reasons for Oakwood University's School structure, which became operational at this academic year's start:
 

1.   Organizational Efficiency - "Before, there were 16 different academic departments each reporting to our Office of Academic Affairs - unwieldy. Now, we have consolidated them into five Schools - the Schools of Arts and Sciences, Business and Adult and Continuing Education, Education and Social Sciences, Nursing and Health Professions, and Religion. Already, it's developing better synergy between departments - we refer to them as 'clusters' - and it's much easier to handle across the board."

 

2.   Long-term Budget Planning - "Monies are now allocated to the Schools, which now determine the priorities."

 

3.   Academic Master Planning - "We're more efficient in our clusters whereas, in the past, each department looked at just its own priorities; now, the Schools ask: where are the greatest opportunities for expanding the School? For example, how should we allot personnel?"

 

4.   Collaborative Synergy- ". . . it develops when your valued differences are linked, that suits the best for all, as opposed to fighting for your individual turf."  

 

 

 

     

  

 

Basketball Schedule Update --

 

The game between the OU Men's Ambassadors and the team from Knoxville College has been reinstated in the schedule, and approved by the OU Administration.  The game is scheduled for Saturday night, February 2, at 8:00 p.m., in the Ashby Gymnasium.

 

   

 

Chaplain Washington Johnson leaves for the Horn

  

Washington Johnson (class of 1983), an Adventist Minister and Navy Chaplain and former Editor of Message Magazine, was recently selected to carry out a humanitarian mission as Command Chaplain for the United States Navy in the Horn of Africa (Djibouti) at Camp Lemmonier during 2013.
  
Camp Lemmonier is the only permanent United States Military Base on the continent of Africa. It is home to 27 tenant commands and a component of AFRICOM--one of the U.S. Military's six world commands.
 
Johnson will be responsible for providing spiritual support to approximately 5,000 military and civilian employees assigned to the U.S. base in Djibouti. He will also lead humanitarian efforts that include hunger and disaster relief, medical aid and community development, where he will provide oversight for projects, recruiting, training, developing relationships in the community, etc.   

 

Adriana Perera's Book Released

  

  

On January 24, 2013, Pacific Press released En Espiritu y en Verdad (In Spirit and in Truth), edited and co-authored by Adriana Perera, Associate Professor of Music at Oakwood University.

 

The book is a compilation of 13 essays on Music and Worship. All 13 authors are active Seventh-day Adventist members in the North American Division (NAD). Among them are Lilianne Doukhan (Professor of Music History, Andrews University), Lourdes Morales-Gudmundsson (Professor of Art and Literature, La Sierra University), Ernest Castillo (Pastor, Vice President of the North American Division), and Alejandro Bullón (Evangelist).

 

This is the first book that Pacific Press has published, in Spanish or any other language, on the topic of music and worship. Church leaders of Hispanic heritage, and coordinators for the NAD SDA Hispanic Church, are receiving this book  with great enthusiasm, because of the need for information on this sensitive topic. 

 

Pictured at right with Ms. Perera is Miguel Valdivia, editor at Pacific Press Publishing Association.