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MAGAZINE spring 2015
Marketable research | Shaping the future | Studying a Founding Father
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6 Feature: Going to Market
Oakland University joins a partnership that works to market university research and technology.
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See how Oakland University is making an impact in Macomb County.
Departments Alumni
2 President’s Perspective 22 Alumni News
8 Sports 27 Ambassador Spotlight
16 Giving 28 Class Notes
20 Around Campus
26 Student Life
32 OU Moment
MAGAZINE STAFF
Vice President, University Communications and Marketing | John Young
Executive Editor | Donna Mirabito
Editor | John Turk
Art Director | Debra Lashbrook
Photographers | José Juarez, Rick Smith, Kelli Titus, CAS ’13, Jason Willis, CAS
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President’s Perspective
The Liaison Committee on Medical Education has gr
President’s Perspective dome, which is a microc
As a doctoral research institution, OU has consis
GOING TO MARKET OU aligns with six other state sc
“There are lots and lots of studies into how to p
Sports TWO ROADS, SAME DESTINATION
in the Horizon League that went five sets. And tha
Sports NATIONAL CHAMPS! Fledgling club foot
Alumni Profile FROM OU TO BITCOIN AND BEYOND By Jo
photos by Frank Wojciechowski
Alumni Profile “Really good people come here, a
Alumni Profile
OU COUPLE ‘CLICKS’
Giving Faculty couple’s gifts show
Couple’s gift supports, encourages practitioner p
Giving ‘MATH IS COOL BECAUSE IT IS USEFUL’ OU S
Federally insured by NCUA Federally insu
Around Campus 2011 Charter Class W
OU Brass Band places at English competition Song
Alumni News CELEBRATING 100,000 GRA
WHERE OU’S ALUMNI LIVE TODAY WHERE OU ALUMNI WORK
Alumni News Summer alumni events JUNE 26: GRIZZL
2015 HOMECOMING & REUNION WEEKEND SEPTEMB
Student Life Student Program Bo
Ambassador Spotlight A growing corps of volunt
Class Notes 1980s Connie M. Bongiorno, CAS ’89
Jessica Knapik Jessica Knapik, SBA ’01, was rece
Class Notes 2010s continued Robert M. Puskarz,
Get connected with OUAA social media Be social an
OU Moment Look of Raptor A red-tailed hawk (B
Your gift matters to Shelby.