Vol. 4, No. 2                                   Like us on Facebook                         January 10, 2014 



OU Welcomes New Staff Members to the Advancement Division

 

The Division of Advancement and Development (A&D) at Oakwood University (OU) has gained a number of important new faces in the past several weeks. OU administrators have made these additions in response to their newly adopted strategic plan in an effort to move the University to the next level of marketing, public relations and development.

 

President Leslie Pollard says, "It is important to match talent to the tasks demanded by Oakwood's new direction. Consistent with the strategic plan (click here to read the Strategic Plan Overview), Oakwood welcomes the energy and freshness brought by our newest personnel. Special thanks to those who have helped carry the baton to where we now stand."

 

George Johnson, Jr. (right), former communication director of the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists, joined the Advancement Office as its new director of Integrated Marketing and Public Relations on January 1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Also joining the team as the assistant director of marketing is Oakwood alumna Denica King.

King joined the Advancement Office in late October 2013 and has already spearheaded such marketing campaigns as LEAP billboards, USA Today magazine advertisements and the OU Times Square marquee advertisement.
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheri Wilson (right), a familiar face to A&D, is returning to the Development Office after having led the University's Adult and Continuing Education/LEAP department. 

 

 

"Oakwood is especially blessed to have these individuals join the A&D team," says Kisha Norris, CFRE, executive director of Advancement and Development.  "We have many new and exciting initiatives that we are working on and the addition of these talented professionals will propel us into a productive and brighter future."  

 

Read the University's entire announcement here.

  

  

 

Oakwoodites participate in 10 Days of Prayer on Hope Channel

 

Start 2014 with an in-depth study of the Lord's Prayer every evening for 10 days.
 
Featuring a different guest speaker every night, focusing on Jesus' perspective on prayer, and connecting to various churches, this series will renew your life with the power of prayer and community.
 
Each day's program includes supplemental study material called Daily Themesheets that can be downloaded at the Hope Channel website. 

 

Daily topics include: Walking in Step With Jesus; Filled to OverFlowing; Victory in Jesus; and Unlimited Power.
 
 
 
Broadcast Times 
 
January 7-16, 8:00 - 9:00 pm, EST, except on the weekend when there will be two-hour specials (Friday, 8:00 -10:00 pm, EST and Saturday 5:00 -7:00 pm, EST)

Scheduled speakers include:  
Jan 10 - Wesley Knight, Senior Pastor, Mt. Olive Church (Oakwood alumnus, class of 1997) 
Jan 11 - Derek Morris, Editor,  Ministry Magazine 
Jan 12 - Dilys Brooks, Associate Chaplain, Loma Linda University 
Jan 13 - Steve Carlson, Youth Director, Ohio Conference 
Jan 14 - TBD 
Jan 15 - Jennifer Deans, Campus Pastor, Community Praise Center 
Jan 16 - Sam Leonor, Chaplain, La Sierra University

Watch the Program Live:

*   DIRECTV, Channel 368 
*   Glorystar, Channel 104 
*   Roku 
*   Hope Channel Mobile Apps 
*   Streaming online at hopetv.org<http://www.hopetv.org/watch/> 
*   Local television broadcasts 
   *   Philadelphia Metro, WPSJ Channel 8.4 
   *   St. Petersburg/Tampa Area, WSPF Channel 35.3 
   *   New York City and surrounding areas, WMBQ Channel 46.2 
   *   Boston Metro, WFXZ Channel 24.3 
 
Click graphic below for more information.
 
 


Oakwoodite completes doctoral degree at Johns Hopkins

 


Congratulations to Dr. Akunna M. Iheanacho (Oakwood, class of 2000), on her successful completion of the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Cellular and Molecular Physiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
  

Oakwood alum elected president of South Bend City Council 

 

In spite of this week's extreme snow and cold, members of the South Bend, Indiana, Common Council met downtown earlier this week to elect officers for 2014.

   

Oliver Davis, Jr., (Oakwood, class of 1991) D-District 6, was elected president. He has been on the council since 2008.

 

Read reporter Erin Blasko's entire story in the South Bend Tribune.

 

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