"The Oakwood story" isn't just a story of Blake Center, or other buildings on Oakwood's campus; the oak trees, or curriculum and educational achievements of those who have attended Oakwood. It's a special "village" story.

 

Our experience is not only religion-based and Christ-centered, but also family-oriented. Remember your campus "sister" or "brother?" How about that teacher who believed you could do it, when you doubted yourself? Reflect back on your time at Oakwood and the events that helped shape your life. 

 

We invite the members of the Honored Classes - 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010 - to celebrate with your friends the milestones you have accomplished since your graduation from Oakwood. To our Honorees - thank you for your fundraising efforts! The monies you have raised will benefit students currently at "the Oaks."

 

I pray Homecoming 2015 will be a spirit-filled and enjoyable weekend for everyone. Come early on Thursday morning and stay until late Sunday afternoon. Your contact information is important to us, so please - don't forget to register. We are building our alumni database and we want to be able to reach you.   

 

Even though we don't celebrate Easter as the world celebrates, we cannot forget the Resurrection. I thank God for His son, Jesus, who died on the cross to save us from sin. I pray that one day soon, we will reunite with each other on that great "Homecoming Day" when we will see our Jesus face to face.

 

Jennifer Mosley Stone, '78, DDS

President, Oakwood University Alumni Association

 

 

 

We are looking forward to welcoming you "home" for Alumni Homecoming Weekend 2015! The weekend has been designed with your needs for fellowship and connection in mind.

 

 

The goals of the Office of Alumni Relations are to:

  • Strengthen the bond between the University and our alumni;
  • Create programs which match the interests and needs of the alumni;
  • Maintain and build upon the positive relationships we have with our more seasoned alumni;
  • Increase the participation, involvement, and communication with our younger alumni;
  • Continue to serve as the primary communications link between the University and the Alumni Association. 

Achieving these goals will require a tremendous team effort, and it will be important to enlist the assistance of University administration, friends of the University, and of course...you, our Alumni!

 

We recognize, acknowledge, and embrace our alumni as vital stakeholders in the advancement of the University. Therefore, we encourage all alumni to participate in and support the programs, services, events and activities collectively known as "Alumni Weekend." Please stay connected through involvement and participation in the Oakwood University Alumni Association.

 

We also encourage each of you to be ambassadors for Oakwood in your respective communities, by assisting with the recruitment of students and by supporting programs with your time, talent, and finances.

 

Help us keep the "Oakwood Experience" alive!

 

Looking forward to seeing you,

 

Edith Pruitt

Coordinator, Alumni Relations 

Thursday, April 2

 

12:00 p.m. - Basketball Tournament (admission charge)

Ashby Auditorium/Gym (OU Campus)

Contact: Simon Jacob - 256-479-0470 | [email protected]

 

12:00-3:00 p.m. - Alumni Registration

Tent - Cunningham Hall (OU Campus)

Contact: Meredith McCoy McGraw - 615-474-3262 | [email protected]

 

1:00-2:00 p.m. - WJOU Praise 90.1 FM "Open House"

Oakwood Industries Building

4920 University Square, Huntsville, AL 35816 (5 min. from campus)

Contact: Reggie Hicks - 256-726-7418 | [email protected]

 

2:00-4:00 p.m. - 2nd Annual Lectureship on the Black SDA Church in the United States

"Adventist Regional Conferences in the 21st Century"

C.T. Richards Chapel, Moseley Complex (OU Campus)

Discussing the relevance of Black Conferences in "post racial" America.

Free, open to Alumni and guests.

Contact: Dr. Russell Seay - 256-726-7375 | [email protected]

 

6:30 p.m. - UNCF Gala - (black tie event; adults: $75/students: $35)

Featuring: Naturally 7

Von Braun Center, North Hall

Tickets can be purchased online at www.oakwood.edu/uncf

Contact: OU Office of Development - 256-726-7584

Friday, April 3
  

7:30 a.m.  Lynn Ross Golf Tournament (registration fee: $150)

Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Hampton Cove

450 Old Highway 431 South, Huntsville, AL 35763

Contact: Adam Maycock - 407-358-4542 | [email protected]

 

8:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. - Clara Peterson-Rock Museum Open House

Eva B. Dykes Library Entrance (OU Campus)

Identify photos from the past: "Who? What? When? and Where?"

Contact: Heather James - 256-726-7259  | [email protected]

                       

9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. - Basketball Tournament (admission charge)

Ashby Auditorium/Gym (OU Campus)

Contact: Simon Jacob - 256-479-0470 | [email protected]

  

9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. - Alumni Registration

Tent - Cunningham Hall (OU Campus)

Contact: Meredith McCoy McGraw - 615-474-3262 | [email protected]

 

9:30-11:30 a.m. - Nursing Advisory Council

Cooper Science Complex, Building #3 (OU Campus)

Contact: Udell Darville - 770-897-6159 | [email protected]

OU Nursing Dept. - 256-726-7287 | [email protected] 

 

10:00-11:30 a.m. - OUMDA Presents 33rd Annual Rhyne-Duncan Medical Symposium

Cooper Science Complex Auditorium Building 3 (OU Campus)

Contact: Dr. S. Gullo - 256.726.8377 | [email protected] or Nicole Haughton - 513-238-8316 | [email protected] 

 

11:30 a.m. - Bessie Carter Hall Dedication

Bessie Carter Hall

Contact: Kisha Norris - 256-726-7201 | [email protected]

 

11:00 a.m. - English and Foreign Language Panel

Moran Hall, Room 100 (OU Campus)

Contact: Gloria Brooks - 256-726-7186 | [email protected]

 

11:30 a.m. - C-100 Annual Constituency Luncheon

Wade Hall (OU Campus)

Contact: Elinor Eakins - 256-426-5513 | [email protected] 

 

12:00 p.m. - ABAN (Association of Black SDA Nurses) Meeting

"Ethics in Nursing" - CEUs (2 hours); fees apply.

Cooper Science Complex (OU Campus)

Contact: Charlie Jo Morgan - 909-754-1792 | [email protected]

 

1:00 p.m. - Chemistry Department Alumni Mixer & Poster Presentation

Cooper Science Complex, Building 1,  Room 233 (OU Campus)

Contact: Dr. Kenneth LaiHing - 256-726-8463 | [email protected] or Sheila Jackson - 256-726-7112

 

2:00-3:30 p.m. - Class of 1995: Lunch at Mei Wei Asian Diner

6295 University Drive, Huntsville, AL 35806

Contact: Michael Smith - [email protected]

 

2:00-4:00 p.m. - WJOU Praise 90.1 FM "Open House"

Oakwood Industries Building

4920 University Square, Huntsville, AL 35816 (5 min. from campus)

Contact: Reggie Hicks - 256-726-7418 | [email protected]

 

6:30 p.m. - Vespers (Oakwood University SDA Church - OU Campus)

Speaker: Elder Ivan Williams (Ministerial Dept., North American Division

Contact: Charles Williams - 256.457.4905 | [email protected]

 

8:30 p.m. - Concert - "Running Back to the 80s"

Oakwood University Church

Contact: Dr. Jennifer Stone
Saturday, April 4

 

9:00 a.m. - Sabbath School

Von Braun Center Arena

Contact: Pastor Darryl Howard - 404-454-0292 | [email protected]

Live streamed at media.oakwood.edu

                                   

10:45 a.m. - Divine Worship

Speaker: Dr. Delbert Baker

Von Braun Center Arena

Contact: Dr. Jennifer Stone  678-464-4692 | [email protected]

Live streamed at media.oakwood.edu
 

 

10:45 a.m. - Class of 1995 - let's go to church and worship together! Meet at 10:45 a.m. for seating arrangements on the ground flood in the VBC Arena. Class picture on arena stage immediately following church service.

Contact: Michael Smith - [email protected]

 

2:00 p.m. - Alumni Awards Dinner & Program

Von Braun Center, East Banquet Hall (Adult/Child: $35)

Contact: Dawn Allston-Hovis - 205-919-1394 | [email protected]

 

3:00-5:00 p.m. - Class of 1965 Lunch

Bradford-Cleveland-Brooks Leadership Center (OU Campus)

                         

5:00 p.m. - 70s & 80s Reunion

Moran Hall (OU Campus)

Contact: Vera Lopez - 256-527-2214 | [email protected]

 

7:00 p.m. - "Alma Blackmon Aeolians" Concert, featuring Wintley Phipps

Oakwood University Church

Contact: Jason Max Ferdinand - 256-726-7277 | [email protected]

 

7:00 p.m. - Voices of Triumph 20th Reunion Concert

First SDA Church

1303 Evangel Drive NW, Huntsville, AL 35816

Contact: Brian Jones - 646-409-5280 | [email protected]

 

8:00-9:00 p.m. - USM Alumni Mixer (light refreshments served)

Millet Activity Center/racquetball court

Contact: Edith Pruitt - 256-726-7039 | alumni @oakwood.edu

 

8:00 p.m. - Midnight - Basketball Tournament

Ashby Auditorium (Gym) - OU Campus. Admission charge.

Contact: Simon Jacob - 256-479-0470 | [email protected]

 

8:00 p.m. - Midnight - 70s Themed Skating Party

The MAC (skating rink, OU Campus) . $3 per person; current students free with ID

Contact: Raymond King - 256-726-7387 | [email protected]

 

9:00 p.m. - 12th Annual Edward Woods, Jr., Rook Tournament

Registration fee: $20 per team.

Embassy Suites-Madison Room,  800 Monroe St. NW, Huntsville, AL 35801

Contact: Kim Britton - 404-983-3679 | [email protected]

Sunday, April 5   

 

7:15 a.m. - 5K Run/Walk and Kid Fun 1K Run/Walk KICK-OFF (Fun Stretch)

Bookstore (OU Campus)   

Registration fee: General $25; Student $10, Children $5.

Contact: Daniel Smith - 407-687-7400

 

8:00-11:00 a.m. - 5K Run/Walk and Kid Fun 1K Run/Walk

Bookstore (OU Campus)

Contact: Daniel Smith - 407-687-7400

 

8:00 a.m. - Alumni Weekend Vendors' Mall

Location: Behind Peterson Hall

Contact: OU Alumni Relations Office - 256-726-7039 

 

8:00-10:00 a.m. - Class of 1985 Breakfast

Bradford-Cleveland-Brooks Leadership Center (OU Campus)

Contact: David Person - 256-701-2594

 

9:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m. - Basketball Tournament

Ashby Auditorium (Gym). Admission Charge.

Contact Simon Jacob - 256-479-0470 | [email protected]

 

10:00 a.m. - Social Work Alumni Breakfast 

Wade Hall (OU Campus). Admission: $15

Contact: Lorraine Frye - 256-726-7443 |  [email protected]

 

10:00 a.m. - OU Alumni Association Annual Meeting

Cooper Science Complex Auditorium, Building 1 (OU Campus)

Contact: Dr. Jennifer Stone - 678-464-4692

 

10:00 a.m. - Class of 1995  Let's go back to old times and eat in OU's Dining Hall.

Immediately following breakfast, Class of '95 will take a picture with T-shirts outside of Blake Center.

Contact: Michael Smith - [email protected]

 

10:00-11:00 a.m. - LEAP Information Session

McKee Business & Technology Complex (lower level)

Contact: Ellengold Goodridge - 256-726-7093 | [email protected]

 

10:00 a.m. - Business & Information Systems Brunch

McKee Business & Technology Complex Dining Room (lower level)

Contact: Marcia Lucombe - 256-726-7076, 256-726-7070 | [email protected]

 

10:00 a.m. - Noon - Biology Department Alumni Meet & Greet Breakfast

Cooper Science Complex, Room 123

Contact: Nicole Haughton - 513-238-8316 | [email protected]

 

10:00 a.m.-12:00 Midnight - Clara Peterson-Rock Museum Open House

Eva B. Dykes Library Entrance (OU Campus)

Identify photos from the past: "Who? What? When? And Where?"

Contact: Heather James - 256-726-7259  | [email protected]

 

11:00 a.m. - Psychology Department Alumni Mixer

Green Hall, Room 206 (OU Campus). Admission: $10

Contact: Dr. Cherryl Galley - 256-726-7050 | [email protected]

                      

10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. - OU Student Arts Showcase

Steps of Ashby Auditorium/Gym (OU Campus)

Contact: Raymond King - 256-726-7387 | [email protected]

 

6:30-9:30 p.m. - Communication Alumni Recognition Banquet

McKee Business & Technology Complex Dining Room (lower level)

Contact: Angel Ewing - 256-726-7533 


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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