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OU Gets New VP for Alumni Relations and Fundraising Efforts
Photo of Michael J. WestfallOakland University (OU) President Selects Westfall as Vice President (VP) for University Advancement Oakland University’s President Ora Hirsch Pescovitz has announced that Michael J. Westfall has been appointed Vice President for University Advancement, effective March 1, pending Board approval. “I am delighted to welcome Michael Westfall to my cabinet to lead fundraising and alumni relations […]
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Assistance League Golf Scramble Set for June 26
CHIP in FORE Assistance League The cost is $175 per person and the event is at Indianwood Golf and Country Club on June 26 at 11:30 a.m. The Assistance League runs the Resale Shop in downtown Rochester. Complete information – registration form and sponsorship form – for the Assistance League of Southeastern Michigan’s 2018 Golf Scramble and […]
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Crafting your own Bluebird House for Nesting and Birding History
Thursday, April 5 – 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Cranberry Lake Farm Hen House – the long red building, 388 W. Predmore Road, Oakland Township.  $25 fee includes materials to build a wood Gilwood Slotbox Bluebird house. Must RSVP to reserve your bird house kit to assemble as only so many will be available. Please reserve […]
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OU to Present ‘Hands on a Hardbody,’ an All-American Musical
Oakland University’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance will present Hands on a Hardbody, an all-American musical, from March 28 through April 7 in the Varner Studio Theatre in Varner Hall. Based on true events and a 1997 documentary of the same name, Hands on a Hardbody is the story of 10 hard-luck Texans, armed […]
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Oakland University’s Hillcrest Hall is the Future of Campus Dorms
Hillcrest Hall Artist RenderingConstruction on the Newest Addition to Student Housing at Oakland University Underway Hillcrest Hall is scheduled to open its doors to students in fall of 2018, seamlessly combining school activities, such as meals, study time, socialization, and workouts, within the same space as their living quarters. Construction is well underway at Oakland University (OU) on […]
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How Ludlow Street Got its Name
Photo of the Ludlow street signStreet and building names in a town often memorialize the people who helped to create them, but as time goes on and memories fade, the stories behind those names can become lost. Take, for example, Rochester’s Ludlow Street. Do you know for what or whom it is named?  The story of Ludlow Street starts with […]
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