Inside Oakland: March 1999

Abstract

President's Colloquium Series: OU chemistry professor explains breakthrough heart research ; Oakland names new VPAA and Provost ; Special lecturer finds a 'captive' audience for her poetry ; OU winter enrollment hits yet another record ; Department of Music, Theatre and Dance welcomes DSO musicians in residence ; Speaker addresses the need to volunteer ; Intensive OU math program targets disadvantaged students ; Forward thinker: With careful planning, Alan Miller knows a thing or two about keeping the campus operating smoothly ; OU assistant nursing professor sees a paradigm shift in health care delivery away from the hospital setting ; 'The greatest issue of our century': Faculty, students discuss their attitudes toward racism during campus discussion ; Employees who like to write poetry ; How I lost 20 pounds on the road to dropping 61 cholesterol points