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Vol. 3, No. 14 April 5, 2013 |
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The Faces of the 35th Annual UNCF Gala
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Bonus for Gala attendees: An on-the-spot painting by David Anderson |
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Gala MC Jonathan Slocumb |
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Miss Lalah Hathaway was the guest performer at the 35th Annual UNCF Gala. |
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Q: "Where can I get a copy of Friday night's 'Seven Last Words of Christ,' the Sabbath service at the Von Braun, and Saturday night's Aeolians Live Recording Concert?"
A: Friday night: "Seven Last Words of Christ" - Contact the Oakwood University Church's Media Services Department. DVDs ($10) and CDs ($5). Phone: (256) 837-1846. Email: media@oucsda.org.
Information about the Sabbath service at the Von Braun, with speaker: Miss Morgan Medlock,will be posted on the Alumni Association's website.
Saturday night's Aeolians Live Recording/Concert: The order form, available on the Music Department's webpage, can be printed out and sent back to the Music Department (attention: Jason Max Ferdinand). Updates are available on the Aeolians' Facebook page.
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Global Marketing Class spends Spring Break in Spain
by Vern Gohanna, School of Business Beat Reporter
Nine students, accompanied by business professor Dr. John Anderson, returned from their Spring Break tour of Spain on March 7. While in Spain, the students were guests of the Sagunto Adventist College and were privileged to dine in the homes of four different local families on Sabbath, March 2.
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Global Marketing students who spent Spring Break in Spain are (l-r): Christopher Mathis, Jenna Hughes-Harris, Tahjal Conkerite, Kashiri Favors, Caryn McConico, Stella Sterlin, Donald Lumbard, and Howard Jones (not shown: Erika Pelote). |
The group traveled on high speed trains to the Spanish cities of Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, and Sagunto. At each city, students observed and participated in street markets, visited cultural sites, enjoyed different foods, and experienced retail activities in a different culture.
Students commented: "This is one spring break I will never forget." "I learned a lot about the differences and similarities between cultures." "I see how important it is to know a different language." "Shopping is a pleasurable experience outside of the US." "Where are we going next year?"
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Spanish students ask meaningful question as Dr. John Anderson lectures at Sagunto Adventist College. |
On the last day of the tour, Dr. Anderson had the opportunity to lecture to an economics class on the US economy. The lecture was translated from English into Spanish by a member of the touring group, Erica Pelote, and the teacher of the class. The students were knowledgeable of economic principles and actively participated by asking very meaningful questions. They were also inquisitive about Oakwood University and its student body. |
Oakwood Alumnus honored as STEM Exemplar
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Dr. Milton Brown, class of 1987. |
Each year the North Carolina's A&T State University's Urban Education Institute celebrates a set of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Exemplars who have made significant contributions to their profession and to their communities.
This year's honorees included Oakwood alumnus Dr. Milton Brown. In attrition to his research and academic responsibilities at Georgetown University Medical Center, Dr. Brown has established the Drug Discovery Program (DDP) at the GeUMC, which supports more than 20 investigators in drug discovery and development.
Brown was recognized as the inaugural Edwin H. Richard and Elisabeth Richard von Matsch Endowed Chair in Experimental Therapeutics at Georgetown. As chair, Dr. Brown continues to lead Georgetown Lombardi's thriving Drug Discovery Program in its mission to develop lifesaving diagnostics and therapeutics. Read the rest of the story here. For more information about the Urban Education Institute, click visit the UEI's website.
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Bermuda Conference Supports OU's "Retool Your School" Efforts
Dear Dr Pollard,
Elder Charles Bradford tells the story about the elephant and the mouse walking together and the mouse says to the elephant, "My, didn't we shake that bridge."
Well, your sons and daughters in Bermuda have heard about the elephant-like support from the motherland. And we may not seem like much compared to mighty Africa, but in Bermuda we are voting, we are telephoning, we are tweeting, we are Facebooking, we've got it on the Conference homepage, because when the Oakwood University Home De  pot victory dance takes place, Bermuda wants to be there, and we'll be singing, 'My, didn't we shake that bridge!"
Jeffrey O. Brown
President, Bermuda Conference
Just 10 more days!
OU Alums featured in Back 2 Basics Magazine
The March 2013 Special Oakwood University Alumni Issue of Back 2 Basics magazine features the singing group Committed. Enjoy (click here) and share with your network.
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Latest Health Matters Newsletter available
The Spring 2013 Health Matters Newsletter, from the Dietetics Program, is available on the Oakwood website.
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CAMROU Partners with North Ghana Mission
By Keith Augustus Burton, Ph.D. | Coordinator, Center for Adventist-Muslim Relations
CAMROU coordinator, Dr. Keith Augustus Burton, recently returned from Ghana where he met with Pastor Fred Agyei-Baah and other leaders from the North Ghana Mission. The trip had a threefold purpose. First, Dr. Burton monitored progress on a shea butter machine factory in the village of Wale Wale that was partially enabled by a CAMROU grant. The small factory and storage facilities are almost complete. Once the roof, windows and necessary security steps are finalized, the first processing unit will be transported from its current storage location in the city of Tamale and permanently installed. Factory workers will intentionally be drawn from the Adventist and Muslim communities.
 The second purpose of the trip was to meet with Muslim leaders whose endorsement is essential for effective work in the region. Together with officers from the North Ghana Mission and Winnie Benjamin from Health and Wellness Resources, Inc. in New York, Dr. Burton met on two occasions with the elders and imam of the three-story Tamale Central Mosque, the largest in Ghana. Mosque leaders expressed their appreciation for the educational and medical contributions Adventists have made to the community and requested continued assistance in these areas.
Another significant meeting was held with the Mayor of Tamale, which is the fastest growing city in Ghana. He enthusiastically voiced his appreciation for the work that North Ghana Mission is doing to empower the people economically, academically and socially.
Meetings were also held with two important tribal chiefs. The first was the Chief of Wale Wale who expressed his support for the shea butter factory initiative and shared some interesting philosophical perspectives about the shared vision of Adventists and Muslims. Second was the Chief of the Zoggu whom Pastor Agyei-Baah had already befriended. The chief has generously donated 500 acres of farm land to the North Ghana Mission and is anxious to see how the land grant will help his people.
Because of his desire to see further cooperation between Adventist and Muslims, the Chief honored Dr. Burton by appointing him an Elder. The appointment ceremony involved a robing with a traditional fugu, the gifting of several kola beans, and the granting of a new name, that also serves as a title: Margunaa, which means "one who settles disputes."
The final purpose of the trip was to investigate future opportunities in this vast geographical area that is 85% Muslim. In addition to continual support of the economic empowerment agenda of the North Ghana Mission, CAMROU plans to return to North Ghana next year with a team of student volunteers and health professionals to deliver medical care and health seminars. Further, CAMROU will also collaborate with other departments at the University to seek ways in which the partnership can bring new industries to the institution. |
President Dr. Pollard addresses, "Faith-based leadership: Can it happen in a secular workplace?" on this week's OU-sponsored "Ask The Experts" WAAY-TV's midday news program. Watch here. |
OU Goal: One step higher. Oakwood's Honda Academic All-Stars seek move from 2012 runners-up to 2013 National Champs
Honda's Campus All Star Challenge (HCASC) team from Oakwood University - the 2012 national runners-up champions, and 2008 and 2009 national winners from the competing historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) - heads for the national championship tournament, to take place at American Honda headquarters in Torrance, California, April 7-9, 2013.
The HCASC is the first-ever academic competition between students at America's HBCUs.
According to coach Dr. Rennae Elliott, communication department chair, OU's team - captain Antoine Southern, Kenesha Bennett, Nancy Kingoina and James Rodriguez - will be traveling to Los Angeles on Friday, April 5, and will be joined on Monday, April 8, by Oakwood President and First Lady, Drs. Leslie and Prudence Pollard.
"For the second consecutive year, Honda has made arrangements for Oakwood's team to travel on Friday instead of Saturday, and the Opening Banquet has been re-scheduled for Saturday night instead of Friday night, to honor our biblical observance of the seventh-day Sabbath. Talk about a witness!
"Oakwood has been in the finals four of the last five years," Elliott continued, "and has won the national championship twice."
HCASC brings together the whole campus community - students, faculty, administration and alumni.Now in its 24th season, nearly 100,000 HCASC players have demonstrated their incredible intellects and fast recall, and for their efforts, have earned over $7 million in grants from Honda for their institutions.
A lively round robin tournament begins on Sunday, April 7. The Final Games held on Monday, April 8th, will be streamed on the Honda web page. The games are scheduled for 8:30 am - 1:00 pm Pacific Time. |
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