Browsing Oakland University Archives and Historical Collections by Title
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Wake-up Call
(Oakland University, 2008-10-01)If there is any extra-curricular reading that should soon be on every Oakland University faculty member’s agenda, it is the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment’s “What Students Are Telling Us About Their OU ... -
The “Wall in the Mind” and Nostalgia for Separation
(Oakland University, 2010-01-01)Twenty years ago, the Berlin Wall, the iconic symbol of the Cold War, fell. Its disappearance marked the end of the repressive, communist regime of East Germany (hereafter GDR, German Democratic Republic) and offered ... -
Waterwonderland OU to have a scenic lake
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The Way We Were
(Brown, Judith. "The Way We Were" Oakland Journal 25 (2015). 89-91, 2015-01-01)Authors college and career recollections during the mid twentieth century -
Wellness, Health Promotion and Injury Prevention Advocacy
(Oakland University, 2002-04-01)Approximately fifty percent of all untimely disease and death is preventable. This paper outlines public health issues and initiatives of concern to the Oakland community. The longterm cost to society of not addressing ... -
Western Knitting Mill
(1917)A crowd of people and vehicles outside of the Western Knitting Mill in 1917. -
Western Knitting Mill postcard
Postcard of the Western Knitting Mill buildings with waterway in foreground. It reads "WESTERN KNITTING MILLS | ROCHESTER MICH" on the lower left and "8 | COPYRT RESVD | J. H. CAVE DET" on the lower right. -
Western Knitting Mill postcard
Color postcard of the Western Knitting Mills buildings, high angle view. The text reads "Western Knitting Mills, Rochester, Mich." -
Western Knitting Mill postcard
(1917)Postcard of the Western Knitting Mill building with an automobile parked beside it. It reads "Western Knitting Mill | Rochester Mich | L-183". -
Western Knitting Mills receipt
(1902-10-18)Receipt from the Western Knitting Mills, Rochester, Michigan, dated October 18, 1902. -
What Do Students’ Evaluations of Teaching (SETs) Tell Us About Teacher Effectiveness? An Interview with Prof. Larry Lilliston
(Oakland University, 2004-10-01)An Interview With Prof. Larry Lilliston regarding student evaluations of faculty -
What Oakland Taught Me
(Oakland University, 2008-10-01)Lessons learned from forty years at Oakland University. -
What Profiteth the Not-For-Profit University? Notes From the Dismal Science
(Oakland University, 2002-04-01)The biblical phrase I recall is "What profiteth a man if he gain the whole world but lose his own soul." At times I think that the "soul" of the university is the pursuit of truth, art, and knowledge. Yet, at other times ... -
What Return on Their Investment Can Oakland Students Expect?
(Oakland University, 2015-01-01)Data from Payscale Inc. and commentary from author about Oakland University students possible return on their investment in employment field. -
What We Think About When We Think About Thomas Jefferson
(Oakland University, 2011-01-01)Thomas Jefferson is America’s most protean historical figure. His meaning is ever-changing and ever-changeable. And in the years since his death in 1826, his symbolic legacy has varied greatly. Because he was literally ... -
What’s the Matter With the Mill?: A Perspective on the Economic Disaster
(Oakland University, 2009-10-01)The economy done broke down, and we want to understand why. What follows is my explanation. -
When Lying Is the Ethical Thing to Do, And When There Is Too Much of It
(Oakland University, 2010-01-01)Mark Twain had little patience for purists who insisted that the slightest lie was an offense to God and would send you straight to Hell. Part I of this column relates the cautionary example of a Twain short story and adds ...