OAKLAND UNIVERSITY

'Oakland University' is a public university located in Rochester, Michigan. It is the only major university in Oakland County, the wealthiest county in Michigan and one of the most affluent counties in the U.S.

Contents

History

Academics

Graduate Programs

Culture and the Arts

Campus and Community

Athletics

Alumni

External links

History

Oakland University was created in 1957 when Matilda Dodge Wilson, widow of automobile magnate John Francis Dodge, and her second husband Alfred Wilson donated their 1,500-acre estate to Michigan State University, including Meadow Brook Hall, Sunset Terrace and all the estate's other buildings and collections, along with $2 million. Originally known as Michigan State University-Oakland, the university enrolled its first students in 1959 and was renamed Oakland University in 1963. The university has been officially independent since 1970.
As of 2006, more than 17,000 students were enrolled at the university, with an additional 450 students in the Thomas M. Cooley Law School, which operates one of its campuses at OU. The current president of the university is Dr. Gary Russi, who replaced Dr. Sandra Packard on an interim basis in 1995, and was appointed president by the Board of Trustees in 1996.

Academics

Oakland University offers 115 baccalaureate degree programs and more than 90 professional certificate and graduate degree programs (M.A., M.S., and Ph.D.). The university is rated as one of the country's 82 doctoral/research universities by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
The main academic units of the university are the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business Administration, the School of Health & Human Services, the School of Engineering and Computer Science, the School of Health Sciences, and the School of Nursing. Additionally, OU's Honors College provides highly motivated and gifted students an intellectually stimulating community. The university also offers numerous opportunities for study abroad.
In the Spring of 2007 the university announced plans to establish a Medical School on the OU campus in partnership with William Beaumont Hospital. The Medical School, which will be the fourth in the state of Michigan, is slated to open in 2010.

Graduate Programs

'Doctoral Degrees'

Applied Mathematical Sciences, Ph.D.

Biomedical Sciences: Biological Communication, PhD

Biomedical Sciences: Health & Env. Chemistry, Ph.D.

Biomedical Sciences: Medical Physics,Ph.D.

Computer Sciences and Informatics, Ph.D.

Education - Counseling, Ph.D.

Education - Early Childhood, Ph.D.

Education - Educational Leadership, Ph.D.

Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D.

Music Education, PhD

Nursing Practice, DNP

Physical Therapy, D.P.T.

Physical Therapy, D.Sc.P.T.

Reading Education, Ph.D.

Systems Engineering, Ph.D.

'Education Specialist Degree'

Leadership, EdS

'Master's Degrees'

Accounting, M.Acc.

Adult Gerontological NP, MSN

Anesthesia, MSN

Applied Statistics, M.S.

Biology, M.A.

Biology, M.S.

Business Administration, M.B.A.

Chemistry, M.S.

Computer Science, M.S.

Counseling, M.A.

Conducting, M.M.

Early Childhood Education, M.Ed.

Educational Leadership, M.Ed.

Educational Studies, M.Ed.

Electrical and Computer Engineering, M.S.

Embedded Systems, M.S.

Engineering Management, M.S.

English, M.A.

Exercise Science, M.S.

Family Nurse Practitioner, MSN

History, M.A.

Industrial Applied Mathematics, M.S.

Industrial and Systems Engineering, M.S.

Information Technology Management, M.S.

Instrumental Pedagogy, M.M.

Instrumental Performance, M.M.

Liberal Studies, M.A.L.S.

Linguistics, M.A.

Mathematics, M.A.

Mechanical Engineering, M.S.

Music Education, M.M.

Nursing Education, MSN

Physical Therapy, M.S.

Physics, M.S.

Piano Pedagogy, M.M.

Piano Performance, M.M.

Public Administration, M.P.A.

Reading and Language Arts, M.A.T.

Reading and Language Arts, M.A.T. with Endorsement in Early Childhood

Safety Management, MS

Software Engineering and Information Technology, M.S.

Special Education, M.Ed.

Systems Engineering, M.S.

Teacher Leadership, MEd

Training and Development, M.T.D.

Vocal Pedagogy, M.M.

Vocal Performance, M.M.

'Graduate Certificates'

Advanced Microcomputer Applications, Certificate

Clinical Exercise Science, Certificate

Complementary Medicine & Wellness, Certificate

Corporate & Worksite Wellness, Certificate

Exercise Science, Certificate

Microcomputer Applications, Certificate

Neurological Rehabilitation, Certificate

Nursing Education, Certificate

Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy, Graduate Certificate

Orthopedics, Certificate

Pediatric Rehabilitation, Certificate

Statistical Methods Certificate

Teaching and Learning for Rehabilitation Professionals, Certificate

Teaching English as a Second Language, Graduate Certificate

'Post-Master Certificates'

Accounting, Certificate

Adult Gerontological NP, PM Cert

Advanced Reading and Language Arts, Post-Masters Certificate

Anesthesia, Certificate

Business Economics, Certificate

Education Administration, Certificate

Entrepreneurship, Certificate

Family Nurse Practitioner, Certificate

Finance, Certificate

General Management, Certificate

Higher Education, Post-Master's Certificate

Human Resources Management, Certificate

International Business, Certificate

Local Government Management, Certificate

Management Information Systems, Certificate

Marketing, Certificate

Nonprofit Organization & Management, Certificate

Production/Operations Management, Certificate

Reading, Language Arts & Literature, Certificate

'Teaching Endorsements'

Autism Impairment, Teaching Endorsement

Early Childhood, Teaching Endorsement

ESL Teaching Endorsement

Reading, Teaching Endorsement

Culture and the Arts

The university is also home to the Oakland University Art Gallery, the Meadow Brook Music Festival, Meadow Brook Theatre, and Meadow Brook Hall. These attractions draw more than 350,000 visitors to OU's campus each year.

Campus and Community

Oakland University is located in Rochester, Michigan, an ideal campus town that was recently named 39th in the CNN/Money Magazine list of the Top 100 American cities in which to live. The campus is scenic and offers extensive trails and biking paths, in addition to two nationally-ranked golf courses. On-campus students can choose to live in a variety of university residence halls, student townhomes, and student apartments.

Athletics

Main articles: Oakland Golden Grizzlies

Alumni

'Arts and Entertainment'


★ Curtis Armstrong - Film and TV Actor

★ Steve Blackwood - Actor, Days of Our Lives

★ Regina Carter - Jazz violinist, winner of MacArthur Fellowship

★ Robert Englund - Film and TV Actor (attended)

★ Husna Hasan - MTV Personality, MTV Desi

★ David Hasselhoff - Actor (attended)

★ Jayne Houdyshell - Broadway Actress, Tony Award nominee

★ Thomas Lynch - Poet and author, National Book Award finalist

★ Karen Newman - Singer and actress

★ Elizabeth Reaser - Film and TV Actress (attended)

★ John L. Roman - Producer,

★ Lisa Shannon - Star of CBS series "Cupid"

★ Doris Eaton Travis - Dancer and actress (honorary doctorate)
'Sports and Media'


★ Kim Adams - TV Meteorologist, WDIV (NBC), Detroit

★ Spencer Adkins - TV Meteorologist, WOWK (CBS), Charleston WV

★ Garry Gilbert - Executive Editor, The Oakland Press

★ Brian Gregory - Men's Basketball Head Coach, University of Dayton

★ Mike Helms - Professional basketball player

★ Ryan Hoover - Director of Player Development, Detroit Pistons

★ Don Kirkwood - Former MLB Pitcher, Angels, White Sox, Blue Jays (attended)

★ Rawle Marshall - NBA Player, Indiana Pacers

★ Will McMahon - / Professional hockey player, Fort Wayne Komets

★ Marc Morianec - TV Meteorologist, KTVQ (CBS), Billings MT

★ Mike Osterhage - TV Meteorologist, KSAT (ABC), San Antonio

★ Jean Racine - Olympic bobsledder

★ Jasna Reed - Four-time Olympian, degree in political science

★ Barry Sanders - Former NFL player, Detroit Lions (attended)

★ Craig Smith - TV reporter and pilot, KNXV (ABC), Phoenix

★ Tom Stanton - Award-winning author and journalist

★ Kelly Williams - Professional basketball player
'Government and Politics'


★ Jane Abraham - Michigan politician

★ Fran Amos - Congresswoman, Michigan House of Representatives

★ Bryan Barnett - Mayor, Rochester Hills, Michigan

★ Deborah Cherry - Senator, Michigan Senate

★ David J. Doyle - Michigan politician

★ Gordon R. England - Former Secretary of the Navy (honorary doctorate)

★ John Jamian - Former Head of U.S. Maritime Administration

★ Ruth Johnson - Michigan politician

★ Carl Levin - U.S. Senator (honorary doctorate)

★ Justin McCarthy - Admiral, U.S. Deputy Chief of Naval Operations

★ Tim Melton - Congressman, Michigan House of Representatives

★ Michael W. Michalak - United States Ambassador to Vietnam

★ Clarence Phillips - Mayor of Pontiac, Michigan

★ G. Mennen Williams - Former Governor of Michigan (honorary doctorate)

★ Adolph Mongo- Political Consultant {Attended]
'Business, Law, and Education'


★ Leo Bowman - Judge, 6th Circuit Court, Michigan

★ Marcia Cooke - U.S. District Judge, Miami

★ John G. Denison - CEO of ATA Airlines

★ Diane Druzinski - Judge, 16th Circuit Court, Michigan

★ Anne Cairns Federlein - President, Kentucky Wesleyan College

★ Janet Holmgren - President, Mills College

★ Damon Keith - Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals (honorary doctorate)

★ John McCarthy - Director, Max Kade Center for European and German Studies

★ Daniel B. Polsby - Dean, George Mason University School of Law

★ Deborah Servitto - Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals

★ Preston Thomas - Judge, 50th District Court, Michigan

★ Rena Marie Van Tine - Judge, Cook County Circuit Court, Chicago

★ Randall VanWagoner - President, Mohawk Valley Community College

★ Betty J. Youngblood - President, Lake Superior State University

External links

★ Official website

★ Graduate Programs

★ Official athletics website

★ Campus map

★ OU Hockey website

★ Oakland Campus Radio Station website

★ OU Lacrosse Website