Oakland University was recently honored as a 2024-25 Education Innovator by the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency, receiving three Innovation Awards for its collaborative, forward-thinking efforts to support student veterans.
The awards recognize academic institutions or staff who develop a new process, method, technology or innovative service that will radically improve or transform on-campus experiences for military-connected students.
OU received an Innovation Award for collaborating with Lear MSGCU Announces 2025 Scholarship Recipients
The credit union has provided over $1.3 million in awards since the program’s inceptionCLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – May 1, 2025 – Michigan Schools and Government Credit Union (MSGCU) is awarding more than $130,000 in scholarships to 57 Michigan residents. The credit union is providing 10 additional scholarships starting this year in recognition of its milestone 70th anniversary, which was celebrated in 2024.
MSGCU reviewed hundreds of applications for its 2025 Oakland University continues to be a powerful driver of economic growth in Michigan, generating a net new economic impact of $1.9 billion in fiscal year 2024, according to a new report released by Anderson Economic Group, an economic consulting firm based in East Lansing, Michigan. The study highlights the university’s vital role in boosting regional development and supporting jobs across Michigan.
In FY 2024, OU generated more than $1.9 billion in net new economic impact (more than doubling its economic Yu-chuan Chen, assistant professor of art history, is one of only six scholars selected to receive a flexible 2025 Luce/ACLS Early Career Fellowship in China Studies.
The fellowships award recent doctoral graduates without tenure $15,000 to carry out research and writing towards a scholarly product on China’s societies, histories, cultures, geopolitics art and global impact.
Chen’s award will fund completion of his book “Boating through the Sacred Landscape: Artistic Visions of the Wuyi Mountains.” The
Three Oakland University undergraduate students recently presented at the 2025 National Orientation Directors Association (NODA) Region VII Regional Conference at the University of Waterloo, in Ontario, Canada.
Kendall Bluestein, Shamiah Woods and Izabella Stanczak shared insights on how orientation programs can prepare students for real-world success, as well as how orientation leaders can harness the power of words to create a positive, inclusive environment.
The three were invited to present at
Oakland University will host the 2025 Advocates for Latino Student Advancement in Michigan Education (ALSAME) Latino Youth Conference from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. on Friday, May 9. The event is expected to bring more than 400 students from high schools across the state to Oakland’s campus.
Dedicated to helping Latinx youth pursue higher education, the conference will feature workshops and panels led by OU faculty, professional organizations, industry executives, presentations by corporate sponsors, a college
Through an innovative blend of lecture, lab and field-based learning, Oakland University’s new Bachelor of Science in Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology (EEEB) degree program equips students with a versatile skillset to pursue a variety of careers in the life sciences.
The program’s flexible curriculum is designed to prepare students for professional roles in zoology, botany, conservation biology, agricultural ecology, ecosystem science, ecological sustainability, bioinformatics and natural
OU recognized as ‘Education Innovator’ by Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency
MSGCU Announces 2025 Scholarship Recipients
Oakland University powers more than $1.9 billion in economic activity across Michigan
OU art history professor awarded Luce/ACLS Early Career Fellowship in China Studies
OU students present at National Orientation Directors Association regional conference
Oakland University to host 2025 ALSAME Latino Youth Conference
OU's new BS in Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology degree program prepares students for diverse careers
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