For the first five years of my formal education, I walked six blocks every day to a small neighborhood public school, McDonough 27. On my way to and from school, I passed many neighbors who knew me and my family. My teachers, who were also our neighbors, were respected community fixtures. To this day they,…
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Marking 120 years of advancing learning among underserved populations, Oakwood University, a Seventh-day Adventist school consistently ranked among America’s best Historically Black Colleges and Universities, or HBCUs, celebrated a week of Founder’s Day activities from November 9 to 16 at the school’s Huntsville, Alabama, campus. University president Leslie Pollard said, “For 120 years, Oakwood has…
A group of over 25 volunteer Oakwood students and employees gathered near the Lawrence Jacobs Memorial Silos Plaza on October 11, 2016, to help the team from Home Depot assemble bleachers for the soccer field. During the assembly process, everyone took a moment for a photo opportunity, as Home Depot presented Oakwood University with a…
Every year as the leaves begin to fall, and the weather begins to change, Oakwood University hosts a conglomerate of high school seniors, all wide-eyed and excited to learn everything they can about our beloved institution. These young prospective students come from all over the globe to experience Oakwood Live! This year, Oakwood Live! (formerly…
Oakwood University held its annual University Convocation on September 1. Administration, faculty, and staff marched down the aisle of the University Church, which was filled with university students, as well as students from all grades of Oakwood Adventist Academy. Following the welcome by President Leslie Pollard and USM President Gabriel Carter, the congregation and platform…
Dykes-Rivers Lecture Series Presents Erika Alexander The Department of Communication hosted actress, producer, activist Erika Alexander for the Dykes-Rivers Lecture Series on September 15, in the Peters Media Center Studio. Students, faculty and community guests listened as Alexander described her journey to being an actress and activist for women’s and children’s issues. Alexander is possibly…
After a six-month planning phase, UNCF announced Oakwood University as one of 24 colleges and universities that will receive five-year grants totaling $35.3 million for the UNCF® Career Pathways Initiative (CPI), a transformative effort to design and implement programs to improve employment outcomes for graduates. In a competitive application process which began with 87 institutions,…
September 20 was AGAPE Day 2016, the one day during the fall semester at Oakwood University when classroom instruction is officially set aside so that students, employees and administrators can “depart to serve” the Huntsville/ Madison County area, and learn in the “community classroom.” Oakwood has been participating in AGAPE Day for over 10 years….
Along with the President’s Office, we congratulate Nandi Brooks, from Miami, Florida, for being the 2016-2017 recipient of the Educational Testing Service Presidential Scholarship for HBCU Students. Nandi is one of eight students who were selected. The scholarship competition recognizes students who have established a record of outstanding academic performance in college, both overall and…