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Oakwood Welcomes New Students
Today is the beginning of New Student Orientation. The theme "Get Connected!" has been adopted for almost a week of activities, including a "Funday Sunday," and the Oakwood version of the "Amazing Race," designed to acquaint new students with department locations.
During the orientation sessions, guest speakers Andy Masters and Marcus Creighton will introduce success and leadership concepts. Masters is an award-winning author and speaker who has presented College Success & Career preparation programs for more than 250 colleges. Creighton, a senior advisor with MetLife in St. Louis, Mo., conducts financial literacy workshops for college students and community organizations.
Registration for new and transfer students takes place today and Thursday; registration for returning students is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday of next week. Instruction begins on Wednesday, August 20.
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Purchase Your Own "Legacy Walkway" Brick
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Orders are being taken for the brick sidewalk, called the "Legacy Walkway," that leads from the newly renovated and constructed Ford Hall and Peters Media Center to the rest of the campus.
Oakwood University is excited to offer you the opportunity to "pave the way" into the next 118 years of success by purchasing a brick in the Legacy Walkway Brick Campaign.
Create your own personalized brick today - featuring names of donors, loved ones, special remembrances, and favorite sayings. Bricks are a great opportunity to congratulate a graduate, celebrate a degree or accomplishment, or honor your loved ones.
Don't miss out on this opportunity to leave more than a memory at Oakwood University. You can leave your own legacy as we continue the Building on the Past Campaign (brick by brick).
Please visit the Legacy Walkway Brick Campaign website to create your personalized brick today.
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Changing the World through Student Philanthropy
by Imani Cherry, development assistant
Oakwood University is now stretching its philanthropic efforts to include current students. The Oakwood University Student Philanthropy (OUSP) Campaign is a brand new initiative intended to procure a tradition of giving and a spirit of philanthropy starting before students leave the campus of Oakwood University. The Campaign provides an opportunity to emphasize the importance of philanthropy and gain a deeper understanding of the impact of philanthropy at Oakwood.
Student philanthropists aim to instill a spirit of giving, and advance the University through philanthropic endeavors, turning philanthropy into meaningful changes. OUSP focuses on serving and advancing local and global communities through volunteerism, fundraising, activism, and education. The Campaign ultimately seeks to serve the Oakwood community, the Huntsville community, and the global community, which is reflected in its slogan "It's Our Oakwood, Our Community, Our World."
Funds raised by the OUSP Campaign contribute to the Oakwood University Annual Fund and is designated for annual philanthropic ventures.
Each year the OUSP Campaign will champion a cause relevant to today. This year's cause is environmental sustainability through recycling - The Blue & Gold Goes Green Recycling Challenge. This project is a system that seeks to encourage recycling at the University, with hopes to bring awareness to the importance of environmental sustainability in today's world.
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Order Edible Arrangements from Oakwood University
 In the spring issue of Oakwood Magazine, President Leslie Pollard announced Oakwood University's decision to purchase an Edible Arrangements franchise. Oakwood University now owns the Edible Arrangements in Huntsville, Ala., located on Whitesburg Drive S.
Please support Oakwood's newest business venture with your prayers and financial support. The advertisement above (also found in the summer issue of Oakwood Magazine) can be used for 10% off on call-in and walk-in orders for the Huntsville area placed only at the Whitesburg Drive store (Store #819). Call (256) 881-7575 for more information.
Stay tuned to insideOakwood for more announcements concerning Edible Arrangements.
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Academic Calendar Available Online
The 2014-2015 Academic Calendar is now available online. Each month features an academic program with a hashtag, where students, alumni and friends can share their Oakwood stories related to a specific theme.
August's feature is the nursing program, with the hashtag #ounursingfuture.
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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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OU Picture of the Week
 Oakwood University Board of Trustees Chairman Elder Dan Jackson (left) paused for a photo opportunity with George Johnson Jr., Oakwood's director of integrated marketing & public relations, at Oakwood's booth during the Adventist-laymen's Services & Industries (ASI) Convention last week in Grand Rapids, Mich. ASI is a membership-based organization of Seventh-day Adventist laypeople who are enthusiastic about actively participating in the church's worldwide mission. ASI is committed to supporting the Seventh-day Adventist Church and its various outreach programs which include health, education, evangelism, community services, family concerns and special projects. (Photo by Kisha Norris)
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About Oakwood
The mission of Oakwood University, a historically black, Seventh-day Adventist institution, is to transform students through biblically-based education for service to God and humanity.
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Calendar of Events
AUGUST
7-9 Student Leadership
Conference
13-19 New Student
Orientation
15 Freshman Consecration 18 Registration 20 Instruction Begins 20-23 Back to School Revival 21 First Chapel
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