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<br /> Hidden treasure | Lifting literacy | Putting profs<br /> | Spring 2014<br /> Southeast Michigan’s Oakland University is<br /> a nationally recognized Carnegie Doctoral<br /> Research university where more than 20,000<br /> students are enrolled in 260 programs leading<br /> toward degrees at the baccalaureate, master<br /> and doctoral levels. The university is home to<br /> professional Schools of Medicine; Nursing;<br /> Engineering and Computer Sciences; Education<br /> and Human Services; Business Administration;<br /> Health Sciences; and the College of Arts and<br /> Sciences. Nearly 100,000 individuals worldwide<br /> are proud alumni of Oakland University.<br /> MAGAZINE STAFF<br /> Associate Vice President, University<br /> Communications and Marketing | John Young<br /> Executive Editor | Donna Mirabito<br /> Editor | Kevin Knapp<br /> Art Director | Debra Lashbrook<br /> Photographers | Rick Smith, Jason Willis, CAS ‘12<br /> Production Coordinat<a title="OU Magazine - Spring 2014 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5a987aa?page=1"> Hidden treasure | Lifting literacy | Putting prof</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Spring 2014 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5a987aa?page=2"> Southeast Michigan’s Oakland University is a nati</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Spring 2014 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5a987aa?page=3"> President’s perspective Special hom</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Spring 2014 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5a987aa?page=4"> News Women faculty in engineer</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Spring 2014 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5a987aa?page=5"> different countries on actual United Nations comm</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Spring 2014 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5a987aa?page=6"> Academic update Criminal Justice students get re</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Spring 2014 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5a987aa?page=7"> Stay Connected to Your Money Oakland University C</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Spring 2014 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5a987aa?page=8"> Giving Ravitz Foundation gift support</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Spring 2014 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5a987aa?page=9"> Robotics program looks forward to productive futu</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Spring 2014 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5a987aa?page=10"> Sports Cassie Pelloni Alissa Va</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Spring 2014 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5a987aa?page=11"> Meghan Reynolds Sammy Mondry Kristock wins CLAS</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Spring 2014 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5a987aa?page=12"> Triple threat Grizzlies’ Travis Bader is a stando</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Spring 2014 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5a987aa?page=13"> Neitzel, would come up and shoot with me. 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