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(In what was the most popular segment of this year's Convocation, Vice Pr\
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("I liked the videos and the messages about getting involved and using th\
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(industrial health and science major from Flushing who attended Convocati\
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(in playing intramural sports and excited about coming to Oakland. The Sc\
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(university is just right for me.")Tj
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(OU Student Congress President Brian Tomina spoke of the many people and \
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("Administrators and staff at Oakland are very accessible and supportive,\
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(Candice Seay, a communications major from Lake Orion, said she was inspi\
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("I will definitely look into becoming a member of student congress," Sea\
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(In his Convocation remarks, OU President Gary Russi outlined the ingredi\
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("I know that you share one simple hope and dream \226 to be successful i\
n life," Russi said. "I can say, without hesitation, that you)Tj
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(have come to the right place to achieve this goal. The basic ingredients\
for your future success are at your fingertips. It's up to)Tj
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(you, and I know you can do it. Ask our 60,000 graduates who have come be\
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(professions. Ask the people who employ them and work with them in the co\
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("Their success has helped build this institution. They are our proudest \
achievement and our greatest ambassadors, and you are)Tj
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(about to join them as part of the Oakland family. It's an association an\
d a connection that will last a lifetime.")Tj
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(Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Virinder Moudgil\
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(opportunities OU offers that help students discover their passion and fi\
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(unofficial capacities on campus. And, from these students, I hear the sa\
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