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Oakwood Faculty and Staff Prepare for the 2014-2015 Academic School Year
by Timothy McDonald, Ed.D., provost and senior vice president
 To "Start Strong and Finish Strong" is the challenge that will be issued to faculty and staff during the school's annual Colloquium scheduled for August 4-7, under the theme, "Sustaining Our Mission in Challenging Times."
The intention, according to President Leslie Pollard, is to review and understand the challenges of our day, but to stay focused on the premise of "motivating our faculty and staff to remain true to the mission of Adventist higher education and Oakwood, which is to transform students through biblically based education for leadership service to God and humanity."
Guest speakers this year include Debleaire Snell, senior pastor of the First Seventh-day Adventist Church in Huntsville, Ala.; Dr. Paul Brantley, vice president for the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists; Dr. Ivory Toldson, from the White House Initiative on HBCUs, and Dr. Colwick Wilson of Loma Linda University.
Reports and presentations on specific direction and targeted purposes for the new year will be presented by the president, deans and vice presidents. Particular attention will highlight aspects of the newly developed Strategic Action Plan, updates on infusing Biblical Foundations in the curriculum and progress on implementing critical thinking across the curriculum as specified in the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP).
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Oakwood Welcomes New Students
 Oakwood University will host its 2014 New Student Orientation on August 13-19. Themed "Get Connected!" the major focus of this event is to help make the experience of first-time students a special one all while informing the students of important information about their academic journey at Oakwood.
The opening session speaker for the event is Andy Masters, an award-winning author and international speaker. Masters has written five books, earned four degrees, and has presented hundreds of informative and inspirational programs for faculty, staff and students.
One of the new initiatives for Orientation is "Operation Move-in." According to Assistant Vice President for Student Services Ryan Smith, this initiative being held August 13 will provide Oakwood employees the opportunity to assist students with moving in their belongings, show them around the campus, or even pause and pray with parents and students. This will help students form a bond with Oakwood that will last a lifetime.
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Legal Notice
Special Meeting of Members
Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the constituency of Oakwood University, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the state of Alabama, will be convened in the auditorium of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, 12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, Maryland, on Wednesday, October 15, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. (EDT) for the transaction of business that may come before the Corporation. The purpose of the meeting is to approve amendments to the Articles and Bylaws of the corporation and to transact other matters related thereto.
Dan Jackson, Chairman
Leslie N. Pollard, Secretary
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Alumni Notes
Debleaire Snell, '99, senior pastor of the First Seventh-day Adventist Church in Huntsville, Ala., has been named 2014 Pastor of the Year for the South Central Conference, an area that includes Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee and the Florida panhandle. Snell's recognition came during the closing worship service for the conference camp meeting, which was held on the campus of Oakwood University on June 21. Photo courtesy of AL.com.
Note: Would you like to share Alumni news with us? Please send to pr@oakwood.edu.
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Faculty & Staff News Notes
Please join us in welcoming these new employees to the Oakwood University Family:
Jimmie Berryhill
Benefits Specialist
Human Resource Management
Yvonne Goudy-Bermudez
Public Safety Officer
Oakwood University Police Department
Courtney Hines
Assistant Lab Coordinator
Biological Sciences
Fiona Lewis
Director of Dietetics
Dietetics
Ron Pride
Graphic Artist
Integrated Marketing & Public Relations
Jillian Wills
Associate Nursing Professor
Nursing Department
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Pollard's Places
 This week I am attending the SACSCOC (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges) summer conference on educational equality in New Orleans. The emphasis this week is on the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). Oakwood's QEP is dedicated to the cultivation of critical thinking. - Dr. Leslie Pollard
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OU Picture of the Week
 Financial aid counselors like Janet Rugless Poles have been meeting with parents and students all summer to inform them of options regarding funding to attend Oakwood University. For more information concerning the Financial Aid Office, click here. Photo by Anthony Chornes II.
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About Oakwood
Oakwood University, a historically black, Seventh-day Adventist institution in Huntsville, Alabama, has as its mission to transform students through biblically-based education for service to God and humanity.
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Calendar of Events
Online/Web Registration for New, Transfer and Re-Admit Students
AUGUST
4 LEAP Interest Meeting
4-7 Colloquium "Sustaining Our Mission in Challenging Times" 4-7 Oakwood-to-Oakwood Campaign Kickoff 7-9 Student Leadership Conference 13-19 New Student Orientation 15 Freshman Consecration 18 Registration 20 Instruction Begins 21 First Chapel
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