Oakland Journal Number 13: Fall 2007
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Item type: Item , Item type: Item , Statement of Purpose(Oakland University, 2007-10-01) Nixon, Jude V.Oakland Journal Issue 13 statement of purposeItem type: Item , Table of Contents(Oakland University, 2007-10-01) Nixon, Jude V.Oakland Journal Issue 13 table of contentsItem type: Item , Editor's Notes(Oakland University, 2007-10-01) Nixon, Jude V.; Nixon, Jude V.Oakland Journal Issue 13 editorial notesItem type: Item , Liberal Education-The Foundation(Oakland University, 2007-10-01) Russi, Gary D.; Nixon, Jude V.Today, the liberal arts are the foundation of any degree conferred by Oakland University; this is still the bedrock educational principle that guides our mission. An Oakland University graduate may have a degree in electrical engineering, but she will also have critical thinking skills, an appreciation of the fine arts, and the ability to write well, among many other key aptitudes that a well-rounded liberal arts education provides.Item type: Item , An Academic Journey(Oakland University, 2007-10-01) Moudgil, Virinder K.; Nixon, Jude V.Item type: Item , MSUO to OU: Reversion to the Norm(Oakland University, 2007-10-01) Burdick, Harvey; Burke, Richard J.; Tomboulian, Paul; Nixon, Jude V.In the following record of an informal conversation held in May 2007, three early faculty members recall the beginnings of OU—called MSUO then—and the seemingly inevitable changes that occurred over time.Item type: Item , The Campus Architecture of Oakland University(Oakland University, 2007-10-01) Cameron, John B.; Nixon, Jude V.Item type: Item , The Construction of the Oakland Way(Oakland University, 2007-10-01) Miller, Karen A.J.; Nixon, Jude V.Oakland’s creation in 1957 was the outcome of a strange mélange of boosterism and spite.The University developed from a branch campus if Michigan State University, becoming fully independent in 1970.Item type: Item , Keep a Low Profile(Oakland University, 2007-10-01) Hirschfeld-Medalia, Adeline; Nixon, Jude V.The early years that led to the development of Oakland University's School of Music, Theatre and Dance.Item type: Item , Poems from the Office(Oakland University, 2007-10-01) Byrne, Bill; Nixon, Jude V.Item type: Item , Examining Faculty-Administrative Relationships: Looking at the Research(Oakland University, 2007-10-01) Awbrey, Susan M.; Nixon, Jude V.It appears that many faculty members think that administrators don’t respect academic values and many administrators think that faculty members don’t understand the role administration plays in the life of the institution. What has led to this situation, and what can be done about it?Item type: Item , Born and Born Again: 1969 and Its Discords(Oakland University, 2007-10-01) Murphy, Brian; Nixon, Jude V.The discord of the 1960s led to the development of the Honors College at Oakland University.Item type: Item , Oakland’s History for Beginners: One Professor’s Perspective(Oakland University, 2007-10-01) Eberwein, Jane Donahue; Nixon, Jude V.A brief history of Oakland University from one professor's perspective.Item type: Item , Reminiscences of OU(Oakland University, 2007-10-01) White, Gertrude M.; Nixon, Jude V.Experiences during the early years of Oakland University, from one of the charter faculty.Item type: Item , Poems(Oakland University, 2007-10-01) Rice, Gerald; Nixon, Jude V.Item type: Item , An OU Family Affair(Oakland University, 2007-10-01) Granthen, Julie; Nixon, Jude V.While representing the alumni association over the years at orientations, recruiting events, commencements, etc, I was struck not only by how many OU graduates and former students encourage their children to attend OU but also by how many siblings attend OU.Item type: Item , Oakland and Me: A Look Back at My Decanal Years(Oakland University, 2007-10-01) Horwitz, Ronald M.; Nixon, Jude V.“My years as dean, from 1979 to 1991, were the most professionally rewarding of my entire academic career.” Let’s see why.Item type: Item , Those Halcyon Days in the University Pub(Oakland University, 2007-10-01) Clatworthy, Jim; Clatworthy, Julie; Nixon, Jude V.When did the University ever have a Pub?Item type: Item , Poems(Oakland University, 2007-10-01) Hirschfeld-Medalia, Adeline; Nixon, Jude V.