tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89580664506866017022024-03-13T07:03:17.220-07:00OCC Blog+NewsOakland Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503489054643829882noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958066450686601702.post-59170487345154377762013-11-25T17:22:00.001-08:002013-11-25T17:22:06.054-08:00We have moved!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Please visit us at our new location <a href="http://oaklandcc.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. Remember to JOIN the blog entering your email address in the "Join this blog" box and get live updates when the blog publishes.Oakland Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503489054643829882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958066450686601702.post-86718531348244032752013-11-20T13:22:00.002-08:002013-11-20T14:06:43.184-08:00Student photography exhibited at Royal Oak campus<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjaWQlEF12aG2beOFms7OpVoJq9bL85xK0V-oy2ToJGJUVhP3s-wkB_eTFTZBQIdZ4whdPjBJvhU0hON9hOH-hbWnCs2xSR90TddOsBlO1xVdL0BTl6AIwSwvqT3FtwJ0MefDJprAlBab/s1600/_MG_0077.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjaWQlEF12aG2beOFms7OpVoJq9bL85xK0V-oy2ToJGJUVhP3s-wkB_eTFTZBQIdZ4whdPjBJvhU0hON9hOH-hbWnCs2xSR90TddOsBlO1xVdL0BTl6AIwSwvqT3FtwJ0MefDJprAlBab/s200/_MG_0077.jpg" width="158" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCqAMyDrpOpgieZsQSjtwZdUKEtn3js3tsSHj-WKnF5iO7UdGBkqP-gbud7iIHiyhYuA7utt38wJerBNkutl56gyykphDidk40pqs_OJE0ds6lTL5ti38E9hyphenhyphenfxcVu2iX8OEOKlDTcqYZ/s1600/_MG_0078.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCqAMyDrpOpgieZsQSjtwZdUKEtn3js3tsSHj-WKnF5iO7UdGBkqP-gbud7iIHiyhYuA7utt38wJerBNkutl56gyykphDidk40pqs_OJE0ds6lTL5ti38E9hyphenhyphenfxcVu2iX8OEOKlDTcqYZ/s200/_MG_0078.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfktuXuwM0fqMmQO0Qia6cQJjAyibPG89wGhnw4DaOwLiwsb4lnqE7T1iWcytJdCG5U29AjtomN_elZVUzX5RlpGU3jE4cCkI5JPpqWMmKWU94nAbo2BocN3RDRUnfDsT8JWKkdnLOyaZ/s1600/_MG_0086.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfktuXuwM0fqMmQO0Qia6cQJjAyibPG89wGhnw4DaOwLiwsb4lnqE7T1iWcytJdCG5U29AjtomN_elZVUzX5RlpGU3jE4cCkI5JPpqWMmKWU94nAbo2BocN3RDRUnfDsT8JWKkdnLOyaZ/s200/_MG_0086.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbpnPW6DQi5E3rSmOm-p_Q_tAc4dVaXD2ql_el3dTUC7SpkuAs7fH9tz2FmRr2DmziYSpxdqXMP76-lasY8MlxsmWJ3OaAsgwbzoj_suUqXrMAHUb7xhAzjlHj_UwJUpFUi32twwAOmg94/s1600/_MG_0080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbpnPW6DQi5E3rSmOm-p_Q_tAc4dVaXD2ql_el3dTUC7SpkuAs7fH9tz2FmRr2DmziYSpxdqXMP76-lasY8MlxsmWJ3OaAsgwbzoj_suUqXrMAHUb7xhAzjlHj_UwJUpFUi32twwAOmg94/s200/_MG_0080.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>Works by students in the photography program at Oakland Community College’s Royal Oak Campus are on exhibit in the campus’s main hallway between B and D Buildings now through Dec. 4.<br />
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Admission is open and free to the public.<br />
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The exhibit features 61 examples of black and white, color and digital images. Some are for sale. <br />
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The exhibit takes place three times a year, or once a term, for a month and features digital and traditional photography from photography classes.<br />
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The Royal Oak campus is at 739 South Washington Street at Lincoln (10 ½ Mile Road). Free parking is available in college structures across the street from the campus. To learn more call 248-246-2633.<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Oakland Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503489054643829882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958066450686601702.post-82548497675294134532013-11-20T13:17:00.001-08:002013-11-20T13:17:20.951-08:00County Executive Visits Management Class<div style="text-align: left;">
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County Executive L. Brooks Patterson spoke to an OCC management class Monday
night, focusing on what it takes to a build a strong, loyal team.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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spoke </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to a class of 24 students taught by OCC adjunct faculty
Cynthia Peterson at the Highland Lakes campus. Peterson is also a county
employee—she trains and supports police officers in the technology they use in
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who has been County Executive since 1992, says his team is well recognized and
sought after by others around the state and credits them for his continued
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good leader is born to lead but is also good at applying life lessons to their
work, Patterson told students. Leaders will express their vision, set expectations
and “get out of the way” so others can do their job, he said. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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long as everyone is rowing in the same direction, goals will be reached,” he
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spoke about some of his team’s top accomplishments, saying he is most proud of the
county’s </span></span><a href="http://www.advantageoakland.com/Expand/EmergingSectors/Pages/default.aspx"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Emerging Sectors</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> program, whose
goal was to bring high-tech, knowledge-based sector jobs to Oakland County.
These emerging sectors include healthcare, automotive, robotics and automation,
and communications and information technology. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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one example, the initiative predicted job growth in healthcare and programs
were created to fit this prediction. One in five employees in Oakland County currently
has a healthcare-related job. More than 60% of new jobs in Oakland County are in
economic sectors identified in Patterson’s Emerging Sectors program. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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staff is important, he added. “I always credit my staff when it’s time to
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Oakland Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503489054643829882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958066450686601702.post-61980667818142082172013-11-20T13:14:00.000-08:002013-11-20T13:14:31.531-08:00OCC Chancellor Chairs MCCA Presidents Committee<span style="color: black; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Chancellor Tim Meyer is the new chair of the Presidents Committee
of the Michigan Community College Association. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">“I am proud to have been chosen to represent my peers in this
leadership role,” Dr. Meyer said. “I will work with my peers to advocate for policies
that benefit community colleges across the state, representing a unified voice
in Lansing to benefit our communities and our students.”</span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Michigan Community College Association provides leadership on issues concerning
the association’s 28 member colleges, which have a combined total annual
enrollment of 473,307. The MCCA provides legislative and government advocacy
for its members colleges. Its members benefit from initiatives that leverage
the combined efforts of multiple colleges, resulting in more efficient and
effective programs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Meyer<span style="color: black;"> was appointed chairperson of the Presidents
Committee this summer and will serve until 2015. The Presidents Committee
exchanges ideas on the role of community college’s chief administrators and
discusses matters of mutual interest to community college chief administrators.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">He is also a member of the association’s Executive Committee. He
was appointed to that six-year term in 2011. The Executive Committee of
the association is composed of MCCA officers, the Trustees Committee, the
Presidents Committee and the association’s immediate past chairperson. The
Executive Committee prepares an annual budget for approval by the MCCA’s Board
of Directors before the beginning of the fiscal year for which the budget is proposed.
The committee serves as a planning committee for the association and supervises
and evaluates the president. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Oakland Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503489054643829882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958066450686601702.post-81444758136915879962013-11-20T13:03:00.003-08:002013-11-20T13:03:30.748-08:00OCC Women's Volleyball NJCAA D-II National Championship Schedule<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<br />Sixteen teams from around the country have qualified for this year's Championships. The 2011 champion Cowley County Community College from Arkansas City, Kansas is the tournament's top-seed with an overall record of 31-4. Defending National Champion, Grand Rapids (Mich.) Community College (31-6) will look to repeat as the No. 10 seed.</div>
<br />Here are the first-round matches for Thursday, November 21:<br />
Match 1 - #3 - Johnson County (Kan.) vs. #14 - Hagerstown (Md.) Court 1 9:00 am<br />Match 2 - #6 - Glendale (Ariz.) vs. #11 - Des Moines Area (Iowa) Court 2 9:00 am<br />Match 3 - #7 - Catawba Valley (N.C.) vs. #10 - Grand Rapids (Mich.) Court 1 11:00 am<br />Match 4 - #2 - Parkland (Ill.) vs. #15 - Moraine Valley (Ill.) Court 2 11:00 am<br />Match 5 - #1 - Cowley County (Kan.) vs. #16 - East Central (Mo.) Court 1 1:00 pm<br />Match 6 - #8 - Monroe College (N.Y.) vs. #9 - Central (Neb.) Court 2 1:00 pm<br />Match 7 - #5 - Illinois Central (Ill.) vs. #12 - Southwestern (Iowa) Court 1 3:00 pm<br />Match 8 - #4 - Oakland (Mich.) vs. #13 - South Suburban (Ill.) Court 2 3:00 pm<br />
Tickets are for sale on the day of the event at the Student Health and Activities Center. <br />3-Day Tournament Pass - $35<br />1-Day Tournament Pass - $15<br />Children 12-and-under - $5/day<br />
All matches will be streamed for free on <a href="http://www.njcaatv.com/njcaatv/" target="_blank">NJCAA TV.com</a> <br />
For complete tournament results and information, click <a href="http://www.owensexpress.com/sports/wvball/2013-njcaavolleyballtournament" target="_blank">here</a>Oakland Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503489054643829882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958066450686601702.post-82383459165915928202013-11-18T12:01:00.001-08:002013-11-18T12:04:22.970-08:00OCC Creative Team Shines at District ConferenceOCC made its mark at the annual National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) District 3 Conference held earlier this month. <br />
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OCC’S creative team won three awards in the “Printed Publications” category of the conference’s Medallion Awards ceremony, more than any other college in its division. Division B encompasses all colleges with three or more full time marketing and communications staff. OCC won a Silver award for its academic catalog, a Bronze award for its schedule and a Silver award for the music student showcase flier.<br />
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Members of the creative team are Manager of Multi Media and Web Services Michele Kersten-Hart, Multi-Media Coordinator Dawn McDonald-Watkins and designers Alan Crouse, Alejandro Herrera and Christine Lasiewicki.<br />
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“I am thrilled for our very talented creative team,” Kersten-Hart said. “It was a successful conference for many reasons but especially because of the great work of our graphics team. I’m so proud to lead such a talented team. They made OCC shine at the district conference.”<br />
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The conference offered a dozen breakout sessions ranging from creating an integrated marketing plan, writing for the web, to diversifying your digital footprint. <br />
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This is Kersten-Hart’s last year as District 3 Director, a two-year post. Next year, she will be a member of the NCMPR’s Executive Counsel.<br />
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NCMPR represents marketing and public relations professionals at community and technical colleges. An affiliate of the American Association of Community Colleges, NCMPR has more than 1,550 members from more than 650 colleges across the United States, Canada and other countries.Oakland Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503489054643829882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958066450686601702.post-89835222376444075012013-11-18T11:48:00.004-08:002013-11-18T11:57:27.203-08:00Raider Rally Wednesday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Help send off OCC's women's volleyball team to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II national tournament Nov. 21-23 at Owens Community College in Ohio.</span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p>A rally will be held from 10-10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 20 at the Auburn Hills Student Center. The rally is held in conjunction with Student Government and Student Life.</o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p>Students will be able to meet volleyball coaches and players before they depart for Owens Community College in Perrysburg, Ohio. </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p>The Raider's first game is at 3 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 21.</o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p>It will be telecast live on this website: <a href="http://www.njcaatv.com/volleyballchamp/">http://www.njcaatv.com/volleyballchamp/</a>.</o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Built in 1927, Highland Hall was known as the Oakland County Tuberculosis Sanatorium in its early days, housing patients with the disease. The hospital included a children’s wing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hardman (formerly Burgdorf) lost both of her parents to TB. She and an older sister Gabrielle Bates, now 94 and living in Harrison, were also diagnosed with the disease and sent to live in Highland Hall soon after it opened in 1928. Hardman, now 89, lived there until 1930. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Rest, fresh air, cod liver oil and sunshine were the only treatments for TB,” Hardman, of White Lake, said recently as she walked through the halls where she remembers getting into trouble as a kid. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hardman’s tour included her niece Nancy Van Hull (Burgdorf), retired nursing OCC faculty and Hardman's friend Sherrill Sundberg, Interim Highland Lakes Campus President Cynthia Roman and Chief Engineer Ken Reynolds. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hardman took many photos with a disposable camera, her facial expressions alternating from confusion by the changed surroundings to glee when recognizing a certain window she remembers hanging out of as a kid seeking mischief.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She toured the building’s cafeteria, a basement tunnel she remembers traversing as a kid and the hospital floor where she spent so much time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“We were all bored to tears,” she chuckled. “There was very little for kids to do. Nurses didn’t allow us out of bed and there was no school or homework.” </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“The nuns came out on Saturday and taught catechism,” she added. “I do remember having one book. It was about fruit, bananas, oranges and plums, but that’s it.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After she left the sanatorium, Hardman went to live with her grandparents, who adopted her. She worked at General Motors for 30 years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When a cure for TB was found in the 1950s, the patient population at Highland Hall dwindled. In late 1964, the buildings and property were sold to OCC. The 68,741-square foot building had been used for classroom space since then. It closed permanently last year. The college spends $50,000 a year to keep it running and demolishing it will present a cost savings, Roman said. The space will be used as a student commons area. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“She wanted a brick,” said her niece Van Hull, who attended the tour of Highland Hall with Hardman and whose father Floyd Babcock was the first general manager of the sanatorium. “You can imagine what it must be like as a child to be taken out of your home and sent to an institution. I can’t even imagine the impact. But she is one of the most positive people I have ever known in my life.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“It was something for her to go through there,” she said of the recent tour. “When she stood there, she did feel it and remember it.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“She was healthy as a horse her whole life,” Van Hull added. “That’s the amazing thing —she and my aunt both were, and they started their lives in a TB sanatorium.”</span>Oakland Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503489054643829882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958066450686601702.post-23288512065939587232013-11-08T10:23:00.003-08:002013-11-08T10:24:57.219-08:00Chancellor presides over Detroit Economic Club event<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlU6WLfY7ig-eRd0HNfjiiWcQZ9XVy4-6eMduynuumidukxmvpeUCpehnkhyegt-SRRtMh9BQdXu3Dm_sqs3oAvHuNYRbMZ7ZIXuCrP6Q8MiyxM-gDeLInKUqbr5t3Sn4k6FrxVpQqxLpI/s1600/_K2A0472.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlU6WLfY7ig-eRd0HNfjiiWcQZ9XVy4-6eMduynuumidukxmvpeUCpehnkhyegt-SRRtMh9BQdXu3Dm_sqs3oAvHuNYRbMZ7ZIXuCrP6Q8MiyxM-gDeLInKUqbr5t3Sn4k6FrxVpQqxLpI/s320/_K2A0472.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZnKMF295WkUwEkr8q5OKpGTmP6FgSNS-mSHmXdU8sPThsCy8IpKjjHW8QmAde2Uo79GANNTU8ZD1pdkyLzUnGBtuCJZUrkvpLZ6DjayrYWjafpF6XY5rHwVM02xEITfYyjZESPpVQQ-B/s1600/_KX_0886.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZnKMF295WkUwEkr8q5OKpGTmP6FgSNS-mSHmXdU8sPThsCy8IpKjjHW8QmAde2Uo79GANNTU8ZD1pdkyLzUnGBtuCJZUrkvpLZ6DjayrYWjafpF6XY5rHwVM02xEITfYyjZESPpVQQ-B/s320/_KX_0886.JPG" width="212" /></a>OCC Chancellor, Dr. Timothy R. Meyer, was the Presiding Officer for the Congressional Representative Update at the Detroit Economic Club on November 4.<br />
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The mission of Detroit Economic Club (DEC) is to provide a platform for the debate and discussion of the great business, government and social issues of the day.<br />
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Guest speakers included The Honorable Sander Levin, Michigan U.S. Congressional Representative Dist. 9 and The Honorable Mike Rogers, Michigan U.S. Congressional Representative Dist. 8 U.S. House of Representatives. Oakland Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503489054643829882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958066450686601702.post-3159922130338397352013-11-07T13:17:00.000-08:002013-11-08T09:44:20.751-08:00Find What You Need With a Click of the Mouse<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDa4664L_o6o1G0XTPyePi94v6i4w0nfKISl6sNebPB883E6XvJNmymnW1TBkCQjqX36isKiWIE3KQsJv3DFbIEEuzIJlwvUIa3dH7nZGhCnYNreOtlYRQK0IEX6HOr0awy5d7JEyaTPA_/s1600/Computer+mouse_1949164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDa4664L_o6o1G0XTPyePi94v6i4w0nfKISl6sNebPB883E6XvJNmymnW1TBkCQjqX36isKiWIE3KQsJv3DFbIEEuzIJlwvUIa3dH7nZGhCnYNreOtlYRQK0IEX6HOr0awy5d7JEyaTPA_/s320/Computer+mouse_1949164.jpg" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Searching the OCC library just got easier.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can now find books, articles, and more with the stroke of a key. <span style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://www.oaklandcc.edu/Library/"><strong><span style="color: blue;">Search Everything</span></strong></a></span>, new to OCC this fall, is a seamless way to find almost anything at the OCC Libraries.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can find online and print materials, including:</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Books, videos and other materials available for checkout in the OCC Library Catalog</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Online full-text magazine, newspaper, and journal articles from more than 30 databases </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• Ebooks, streaming videos, and images</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How do you get there?</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go to the OCC Libraries page <span style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://www.oaklandcc.edu/Library/"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a></span>. Scroll to the Search Everything tab and add your search words into the search box. On the next screen, select from as many options as you would like to narrow down your results. Searches can be limited by format, date, related subjects, OCC location, publication name or database. </span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Use Search Everything if:</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• You don’t know where to start your research</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• You want to go beyond results from your searches in other databases or the Library Catalog</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• You would like to see results sorted by relevancy rather than date </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• You would like to see an overview of what’s available at OCC</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• You would like to search multiple databases at once</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Do not use Search Everything if:</strong> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• You need more precise results from subject headings in the Library Catalog or databases</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• You are searching for a topic covered in a specialized database. For example, some OCC research databases are not included in Search Everything, such as the Wall Street Journal.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• If you are looking for a specific book or article. The Library Catalog is best if you know the book you want, and the OCC Library Journals List is the best place to find a known article. </span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you still prefer the old library catalogue?</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The classic <span style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://www.oaklandcc.edu/library/catalog.asp"><span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><strong><span style="color: blue;">Find Books/Library Catalog</span></strong></span></a></span> is still available to you. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Separate databases can also still be searched from the <span style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://libguides.oaklandcc.edu/find_articles"><span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><strong><span style="color: blue;">Find Articles/Databases</span></strong></span></a></span> page. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>How can I learn more?</strong> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Watch a video demonstration by clicking <span style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://youtu.be/dLnKQsXCt14"><span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></span></a></span>. </span>Oakland Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503489054643829882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958066450686601702.post-66458425139654500132013-11-07T07:13:00.002-08:002013-11-07T07:57:13.728-08:00Noah's Ark - A Play about the Assassination of JFK<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The reading of Noah's Ark at Oakland Community College on November 8 occurs in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination. Royal Oak, Michigan is one of seven cities where readings of Noah's Ark readings will take place in November, including New York City; Erie, Pennsylvania; Pittsburgh, Pa; Birmingham, Alabama; Glen Falls, New York; and Dallas, Texas, where actor Martin Sheen will participate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Determined to redeem himself, Benson journeys into his past, where he must confirm or deny his loyalties, patriotism, and faithfulness. Has he betrayed his values? Can he live in peace with his choices?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About Ginny Cunningham: As a founding member of the Pittsburgh Public Theatre Playwrights in 1995, Pittsburgh native Ginny Cunningham wrote a series of ten-minute and one-act plays before undertaking the full length On Earth a Little Space, which was featured in City Theatre's Four x Four new play festival at the Hamburg Theater in 2001. While maintaining a career as a communications consultant to non-profits throughout the U.S., as well as free lance magazine and newspaper writing, Cunningham continued to churn out plays. Mere Woman, the third in a series of plays that dramatized the lives of Catholic nuns who challenged sexist and racist practices in their Church and society, has had multiple readings in the Pittsburgh region. Noah's Ark has been in development for three years. Cunningham resides in Pittsburgh with her husband Pat Fenton.</span><br />
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Do not miss a reading of Noah's Arc featuring OCC faculty, staff and students at at <span style="color: black;"><b>7:30 p.m., </b></span><b>Friday, November 8, at
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The play is preceded by a 4 p.m. lecture by JFK
assassination expert James Douglass, author of <i><span style="color: black;">JFK
and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters. </span></i><span style="color: black;">Douglass will explain his belief that JFK was
murdered due to the change in his position on the Cold War and increasing
support for peace in the world. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tickets for both events may be
purchased online by clicking </span><a href="http://occevents.eventbrite.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
and between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. at OCC’s Royal Oak Campus Bookstore.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>Oakland Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503489054643829882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958066450686601702.post-5433613311330031052013-10-21T06:15:00.004-07:002013-10-21T06:15:44.458-07:00The Star of the Dead Guy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtRNSM4SKTa1QG_YMeeExBAPierkx3vwamFAqYpKFotgZ35KGsamc9PwNUHF5MXXK2NCPsHAqUGDdwD33vOzLirxovW3db1h8tnqbRXKctzubt2WkPyesIBP2Yszy6NTtL1MXrIEt0NvV/s1600/Ljubica+G.+in+Rehearsal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtRNSM4SKTa1QG_YMeeExBAPierkx3vwamFAqYpKFotgZ35KGsamc9PwNUHF5MXXK2NCPsHAqUGDdwD33vOzLirxovW3db1h8tnqbRXKctzubt2WkPyesIBP2Yszy6NTtL1MXrIEt0NvV/s320/Ljubica+G.+in+Rehearsal.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ljubica Gavrilovska stars in the OCC theater production of “The Dead Guy,” a play written by Eric Coble and directed by Dennis North to be shown at 8 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, and 23.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The International Academy graduate, 23, of Oxford, joined the college’s theater program in the summer of 2013 to study theater production. She is one of three students employed as a theater technician at the Smith Theater, setting up production for music concerts, lectures and plays. In September, at the suggestion of a friend, she auditioned for the lead. Ljubica is also enrolled in voice and directing classes this fall at OCC.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>What is The Dead Guy about?</strong><br />The Dead Guy is a reality show where a contestant gets to spend $1 million over seven days. A camera man follows his every move and broadcasts his adventures on national television. For hard-luck Eldon Phelps, the deal is irresistible. But there’s a twist at the end that the audience determines. <br /><br /><strong>What role do you play and do you share any personality traits with her?</strong><br />I play a TV producer named Gina Yaweth. She’s a shark who is very in charge and in control. In the play, she controls every single aspect of the TV show, who is cast, what is shot and where. She’s very manipulative and not very nice. Unfortunately, she acts in such a way that everyone does what she asks. She’s relatable and likeable. She is kind of mean but you still like her. I would like to say that I’m nothing like her. I’m a goofy theater kid. She’s pretty opposite from me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>What is your background in theater?</strong><br />I have been performing since I was four. Initially I trained as a dancer and musician (piano and vocal; later, guitar), I discovered my true passion in high school in theatre. As a junior I portrayed Golde in "Fiddler on the Roof" and followed the next year as Amneris in "AIDA", where I also tried my hand in directing. I started college at Boston University, where I become involved in more technical aspects of theater—producing specifically. <br /><br /><strong>What did you do while at BU?</strong><br />I started at Boston University as an International Relations major, with a minor in French. I then changed to English, minoring in theater. Then I decided to get a full on theater degree. At BU, I was very involved in student theater. I was involved in all aspects of it -- producing, marketing, advertising, budgets for shows, hair and makeup, costumes, all background stuff. I never had the chance to get on the stage when I was there. I came back home to attend OCC. I decided to stay here. I was hired to work in as theater support. I have worked on lectures, music shows, and now I got the lead role in this play, which is kind of daunting but it’s mostly exciting and new. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Were you interested in theater before college?</strong> <br />In high school, I never thought of it as a legitimate option. I was involved in forensics and drama, choir and band. I was really into performance and arts. It most certainly started in high school. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>What do you see in your future?</strong><br />I plan to graduate in December with an Associate’s in Theatre. I love Michigan and it is my home but I do want to go to New York City. I do like producing and would enjoy doing that sometime in the future, but my main focus now is acting. That may change, but bringing characters to life and walking in their world for that short time is something I absolutely love and don’t want to give up any time soon. So for me, that’s what the future holds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tickets are for sale now for “The Dead Guy.” Faculty and staff receive two complimentary tickets for all Smith Theatre productions at the college’s Orchard Ridge campus. General admission is $8. Students and seniors, 60 and over, pay $5. The curtain rises for all performances at 8 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the OCC Raiders Store or at the Smith Theatre Box Office on the day of the performance. Tickets may also be reserved in advance by calling 248-522-3666. For more information on the array of theatre courses offered, check out the theatre website. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Oakland Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503489054643829882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958066450686601702.post-69078427293720087722013-10-21T06:09:00.001-07:002013-10-21T06:09:13.582-07:00English? Check. Now off to pursue the rest of his dreams<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Q2Wzk_IqSu7MvKDQFNkYdFfkLrxbVrTqyHqs-9131jvXh6M4EBj8-7iYqGJPjHof3h9LwKzmg3o32VHzFzXtd7B8x2F3rOBRdQWV_mITsmO5PB1RcoJe3h3f0Nr9Bz7xIkTVQoTizdM8/s1600/Laith+Arabi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Q2Wzk_IqSu7MvKDQFNkYdFfkLrxbVrTqyHqs-9131jvXh6M4EBj8-7iYqGJPjHof3h9LwKzmg3o32VHzFzXtd7B8x2F3rOBRdQWV_mITsmO5PB1RcoJe3h3f0Nr9Bz7xIkTVQoTizdM8/s320/Laith+Arabi.jpg" width="240" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Laith Arabi had completed two years toward an engineering degree in his native Syria before he, his mother and two brothers were forced to flee to the United States a year and a half ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Arabi wished to continue school right away after arriving in the U.S., but the English language was a challenge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I took an English placement test at OCC and I could barely write a paragraph,” said Arabi, 21, of West Bloomfield. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Arabi enrolled in a course known as the Bridge Course at OCC, which is designed for students who are ready to learn English but are not quite ready for English as Second Language credit classes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 15-week, six-hour a week, course offers instruction in reading, writing, listening, speaking, and English grammar and vocabulary. Bridge classes are offered in Farmington Hills, Royal Oak and Southfield campuses. The fee is $300. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I can write five pages now, easily,” Arabi said. “The conversation class was so much fun for me. It gave me confidence to speak English out loud.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Following successful completion of the Bridge Course, students can enroll in ESL classes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Arabi completed the ESL program this summer and is now enrolled in college level academic classes to start pursuing his dream - medical school.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Laith’s progress is typical of students who enroll in Bridge classes,” said Orchard Ridge campus ESL Department Chair Michael Khirallah, Ph.D. “Within five semesters, he went from zero level to writing multi-page essays.”<br /> <br />For more information on OCC’s Bridge Classes, contact </span><a href="mailto:esl@oaklandcc.edu"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">esl@oaklandcc.edu</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, (248) 341-2231 or visit </span><a href="https://www.oaklandcc.edu/ESL/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://www.oaklandcc.edu/ESL/</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Oakland Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503489054643829882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958066450686601702.post-90077316183712889782013-10-15T09:14:00.001-07:002013-10-15T12:00:10.907-07:0050 years later, conspiracy theories remain<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiai5PXHAxppQPY0RxPGN_FTVoJce-CNFVvXf8tA6gjwCKfHImV5dQsm-TawhzZFWO6ZCiucSsF_5ZD2jAlO9BKdDWTlhHviWiST-W8N4fecA-JsgOaYmbk1cScB1GWg_jjfW5Uhjhrdwg7/s1600/JFKSpeakerSeries-403.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiai5PXHAxppQPY0RxPGN_FTVoJce-CNFVvXf8tA6gjwCKfHImV5dQsm-TawhzZFWO6ZCiucSsF_5ZD2jAlO9BKdDWTlhHviWiST-W8N4fecA-JsgOaYmbk1cScB1GWg_jjfW5Uhjhrdwg7/s320/JFKSpeakerSeries-403.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ron Burda</b>, J.D., have taught a
popular JFK assassination course at OCC for two decades. They are the force
behind a </span></span><a href="http://occevents.eventbrite.com/"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">JFK Speaker Series</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to
take place Oct. 25 and Nov. 8 in commemoration of the 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary
of the assassination. We spent time with them recently to learn more about
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campus offers special topics history classes and the topic changes every
semester. There was a class on assassinations of the 1960s that covered Martin
Luther King, John F. Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy and Malcolm X. In 1992, while a
part-time faculty at Orchard Ridge, I was asked to be a guest lecturer on Lee
Harvey Oswald on whether his rights were violated. In 1993, the 30th
anniversary of the JFK assassination, the 1960s assassinations class was
changed to focus on JFK. I took over for one of the instructors who decided to not
continue teaching that year. Mike </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">was added as a
co-instructor in 2002. We have taught it together ever since. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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anniversary sparking renewed interest in the JFK assassination? <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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always filled up and there is limited seating. There is obviously strong
interest now because of the anniversary and the newly released Tom Hanks’ movie
“Parkland,” which supports the single bullet theory. It is based on the theory that
Lee Harvey Oswald is the only one. By the way, the majority of the U.S.
population supports that there was a conspiracy. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Burda:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> The shooting was a
watershed moment in our history. It was the first time in 60 years that a
president was assassinated. There were three days of funeral processions.
Coverage on TV was 24-7, which was unusual at the time. Then, Oswald himself was
assassinated on live television. Those images were just burned in your
subconscious. A lot of our students are very removed from this, though we do
sometimes get people in class who remember where they were the day JFK was
shot.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the first part of the class<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>we talk
about the presidency and what was happening at that time in history. We talk
about who JFK was and some of the transitions he went through. He started as a
Cold Warrior. Towards 1963, he wanted to withdraw from Vietnam. He wanted a
détente from the Soviet Union. He gave a </span><a href="http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/jfkamericanuniversityaddress.html"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">significant speech
at American University</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> where he talks about peace that some believe was
the nail in his coffin. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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into a mock trial where we assume Oswald survives and he is put on trial for
murder. Witness testimony goes on for four weeks. Students are assigned parts
and they get to act like a jury and vote at the end of the class. We have a
list of witnesses that they role play and they also cross examine each other.
Occasionally, we have a surprise witness. We draft people within the college, a
former dean will play someone and my wife once came in as Fidel Castro’s lover.
We have witnesses give important testimony we have culled from the Warren Commission
or from books. In past semesters we’ve had Lee Harvey Oswald testify on his own
behalf as a surprise witness. Students then deliberate in class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just like a jury, we elect someone to be the
foreperson. We don’t require them to be unanimous or we’d be there for six
weeks. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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trial. There are no lawyers involved!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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and a month old when JFK was murdered. It marked my life. He was the first
Catholic president; my grandmother gave me the official photograph of JFK and
hung it on my bed. The picture hangs in my office right now. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Burda</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">: I was in the 6<sup>th</sup>
grade. I remember someone came into our class between 1 and 1:30 and told us
JFK had died. They let us go home early. We were shocked. I remember watching the
funeral on TV. Then on Sunday morning, we watched Lee Harvey Oswald get killed
on national TV. He was being transferred from the Dallas police department
where they were holding him without bond. Police were escorting him six or
seven blocks. Jack Ruby came out from the crowd of reporters and police, stuck
a pistol in Oswald’s stomach and pulled the trigger on national TV. It was such
a shock to see that. As were the images of the children at the funeral…Jackie Kennedy
takes to Caroline to the coffin and she kisses the coffin. Those images are
just burned in your mind, very much like 9/11. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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and the neatly tied package that the Warren Commission gave us, the single
shooter conclusion and ‘look how fast we caught him,’ it was just too easy to
accept. It doesn’t take a long time to describe to students what happened. Once
you give them the evidence that’s out there, they see he couldn’t have been
the only shooter. There are several theorists out there who believe Oswald didn’t
have anything to do with it.
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Wecht</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
is on TV a lot. CNN uses him when they cover high profile deaths. He’s been
consulted on Elvis, Anna Nicole Smith and her son Daniel, Lacy Petersen and
JonBenet Ramsey. He is the go-to expert. He was born in 1931. He has done over
14,000 medical autopsies. He teaches and has his own institute. Ron and I, in
true JFK geekdom, will be attending his institute for a 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary
conference. They are bringing some heavy weight authors we’ve both read and we
have our students read. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">James W. Douglass is the author of <i>JFK
and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters. </i>The book advances the
theory that, horrified by the specter of nuclear war (in part because of his experience
with the Cuban Missile Crisis), JFK gradually turned away from Cold War
beliefs, and this is directly responsible for his death. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Playwright Ginny Cunningham wrote a
one-act play based on Douglass’s book. Actor Martin
Sheen assembled a cast to do a similar dramatic reading to take place in Dallas
on November 21, the eve of the 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the JFK
assassination. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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theorists. I walked into the course in 1993 as a lone gunman theorist and I
taught that way. Today I teach it totally different. There is so much
knowledge. And these are facts, not opinions. Hospital surgeons that took JFK’s
body noted that there was wound entry in his throat, which shows there would
have had to be a shooter in front, not behind. They reported this to newspaper
reporters and to the White House. He was shot near his temple in the front of
his head. Those Parkland hospital surgeons then recanted what they said. The Texas
School Book Depository, where the Warren Commission said Oswald did all the
shooting from the sixth floor window, is behind. The shot that exploded this
head came from the front. I’m a hunter. I know what happens to an animal when
it’s shot and the response to the body. Every time I watch footage of the JFK
shooting, it sends chills up my spine and reaffirms in my head that there was
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Burda that you need to know. Our OCC library has the best holdings of JFK literature
in Southeast Michigan, not including Ron Burda’s personal library. Ron Burda
has more books and films about this topic that he probably shouldn’t even have
because they’ve been taken off the market. He’s lucky he’s a lawyer. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the lecture series</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-no-proof: yes;">: OCC is commemorating the 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the
John F. Kennedy assassination with a lecture series that features presentations
by JFK expert forensic pathologist Cyril Wecht on Oct. 25, and author James
Douglass and playwright Ginny Cunningham on Nov. 8. Both events are at the college’s
Royal Oak campus, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">739
S. Washington Ave<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">.</span><b><span style="color: #666666;"> </span></b><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">Tickets may be
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and between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. at </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">OCC’s Royal Oak Campus bookstore. Limit
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divorce, criminal defense, estate and trust and will attorney from St. Clair Shores.
He has been a part-time faculty at OCC since 1983, teaching history since 1993.
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Bachelor’s in History, a Master’s in History and Master’s in Geography. He is
the author of “The Genesis of Urban Centers in the Ancient World.” He attended
Muskegon Community College, the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan
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</span>Oakland Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503489054643829882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958066450686601702.post-70226107070159168152013-10-10T08:38:00.001-07:002013-10-10T10:38:46.176-07:00Poetry Saves Lives<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjF2jQxCHMUoAj_xX78JlsruWmrv7OcnMpoogp8VrdmwhMGNNoaB_GUPxbokkfCQCTbi3zU_WS9ohWu4OpRZNA5oFG2YxAsWrXpki5ytZfAkswdjsPEy3tbYekV7xgmmHqBkkzLI_vUBXW/s1600/1008131346e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjF2jQxCHMUoAj_xX78JlsruWmrv7OcnMpoogp8VrdmwhMGNNoaB_GUPxbokkfCQCTbi3zU_WS9ohWu4OpRZNA5oFG2YxAsWrXpki5ytZfAkswdjsPEy3tbYekV7xgmmHqBkkzLI_vUBXW/s200/1008131346e.jpg" width="150" /></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">OCC invites you to the
poetry festival "Poetry Saves Lives" from 12-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 16, in Room G240 of the Auburn Hills campus, 2900 Featherstone Road. The event features four accomplished poets who will give readings, followed by workshops and
then a student open mic. The event is open and free but pre-registration is required. Email </span><a href="mailto:Studentlife@oaklandcc.edu"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Studentlife@oaklandcc.edu</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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fees were sponsored by Poets & Writers, a national organization for the
promotion of the literary arts. The OCC <span class="usercontent"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Writers
Block student organization will be selling festival T-shirts for $20 and buttons
for $3 at the event to benefit <a href="https://www.facebook.com/InsideOutLiteraryArtsProject?directed_target_id=218908704900147">InsideOut Literary Arts</a>, a writing program for
children in Detroit. </span></span></span><span style="color: black;">Click </span></span><a href="https://www.oaklandcc.edu/Posters/PoetrySavesLives.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, for more information. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She is a Cave Canem and Callaloo fellow, a Pushcart Prize nominee, and is currently a Zell Postgraduate Poetry Fellowship recipient at the University of Michigan where she earned </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">her MFA. She resides in Detroit with her husband and four children, and is currently working on her first full-length poetry collection.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is the author or editor of 13 books including the </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">forthcoming All I Ask for Is Longing: </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New and Selected Poems 1994-2014 (BOA Editions), Scything Grace (2013 Etruscan Press), Sasha Sings the Laundry on the Line (2010 BOA Editions) and Broken Hallelujahs (2007 BOA Editions). His awards include two PA Council for the Arts Fellowships in poetry and a Fulbright Lectureship for poetry to the Balkans. Known for his electrifying performances, he has performed at hundreds of venues, universities and festivals across North America and Europe including the Lollapalooza Music Festival, the Detroit Art Festival, the South Carolina Literary Festival, the Old </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dominion University Literary Festival, Carnegie Mellon University, The University of Maine, Sarah Lawrence College and more. His work has also been read on PBS radio in Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Rochester and Cleveland. Sean currently works in a pool hall, and gives readings around the country.
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Engine and The Whetting of Teeth). His poems have been published widely in journals such as POETRY, Ploughshares, The Believer, Kenyon Review, Gulf Coast, and New England Review. Honors include the 2011-13 Stadler Fellowship from The Stadler Center for Poetry at Bucknell University, the 2013 Indiana Review Poetry Prize, and scholarships and fellowships from Bread Loaf Writers Conference, Cave Canem and Callaloo. He teaches in the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA program.</span></div>
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Massachusetts Review, Puerto del Sol, Quarterly West, etc. He was named a Kresge Arts in Detroit fellow in Literary Arts in 2012 and teaches as a poet-in-the-schools with the InsideOut Literary Arts Project of Detroit. A new book of fiction, The Fish and the Not Fish, is forthcoming in the Fall of 2014 from Dzanc Books.</span><br />
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Oakland Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503489054643829882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958066450686601702.post-65954835756950826162013-10-07T11:17:00.002-07:002013-10-07T11:18:54.657-07:00OCC Hosts Transgender Forum<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZ7aXxFvkkERSgv38DPwRofPnPVF_RIZZssTs1Hd-2CN2aHCOJ9I4Cng5u8L6Ozmw6zKwPS9WtpPrVOelS4BDgmC50YU4P2yvyECYhApbuq2d1E4MTRHcNfyXFk5D6awLQqxQPEyzLXz2/s1600/10570-Trangender-Forum-403.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZ7aXxFvkkERSgv38DPwRofPnPVF_RIZZssTs1Hd-2CN2aHCOJ9I4Cng5u8L6Ozmw6zKwPS9WtpPrVOelS4BDgmC50YU4P2yvyECYhApbuq2d1E4MTRHcNfyXFk5D6awLQqxQPEyzLXz2/s320/10570-Trangender-Forum-403.jpg" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
Oakland
Community College is hosting a Transgender Forum from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Friday, October 11 at the Smith Theater, 27055 Orchard Lake Road in Farmington
Hills.</span><br />
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include a clip of the documentary “Trans,” followed by a panel of community
members who identify as <a href="http://www.glaad.org/transgender?gclid=CL72kZyHhboCFQlgMgod4TIAcQ"><span style="color: blue;">transgender</span></a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: TwCenMT-Medium;"><span style="color: blue;"> </span><span style="color: black;">or are a
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Kish, Rachel Crandall, Colt Stacer, Mykell Price and Judith Kovach will discuss
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">issues
facing the transgender community, including relationships, dating,
transitioning at school and work, discrimination in various institutions of
society, and how to be an ally.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
will also discuss implications for changes to the </span><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders (</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">DSM), which last year eliminated the
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“The goal of this event is to make OCC and the local community
more educated on the matter so we can be more inclusive,” says Michelle
Fether-Samtouni, M.A., chair of the college’s Committee for Diversity and
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the Auburn Hills campus and faculty advisor to <strong><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Q-FLAG,
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group for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and
intersex (LGBTQQI) community and straight allies.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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The event is
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Administrators & Faculty for Equality (<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">S.A.F.E.</span>) on Campus.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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offering 1 SDU for attendance. </span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Gotham-Book;">For more
information, email</span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: TwCenMT-BoldItalic; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Michelle Fether-Samtouni at </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/mdsamtou/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/AL3VXZIO/mdsamtou@oaklandcc.edu"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: TwCenMT-BoldItalic; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">mdsamtou@oaklandcc.edu</span></a><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: TwCenMT-BoldItalic; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">.</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.transthemovie.com/"><span style="color: black;">http://www.transthemovie.com/</span></a><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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the GLAAD </span><a href="http://www.glaad.org/"><span style="color: black;">website</span></a><span style="color: black;">. GLAAD
is a</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
(LGBT) media advocacy organization.</span></span></div>
Oakland Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503489054643829882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958066450686601702.post-32463461874384655392013-10-04T06:43:00.006-07:002013-10-04T06:43:57.712-07:00See your counselor! Have a plan!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Oakland Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503489054643829882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958066450686601702.post-23623273199793205742013-10-03T11:52:00.003-07:002013-10-03T12:06:58.336-07:00Get caught being a Raider, win prizesAre you a Raider fan? Get caught wearing Raider wear and win prizes.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVVacR8cQnj-lLvGpBsGklSTlHJnYu5VQjm11Or6_tbWvvhJdmWgx9C7bWlBP7DLYXPtBCfpT1lbee8uNkqEswRnOAv7EaF4ztqjq5427ip58JMMl9u1dHwoyrhr4NxJnTEqw21zkek60/s1600/raiders.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVVacR8cQnj-lLvGpBsGklSTlHJnYu5VQjm11Or6_tbWvvhJdmWgx9C7bWlBP7DLYXPtBCfpT1lbee8uNkqEswRnOAv7EaF4ztqjq5427ip58JMMl9u1dHwoyrhr4NxJnTEqw21zkek60/s1600/raiders.jpg" /></a><br />
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An OCC Raider Spotter will be roaming the halls of all OCC campuses between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month - Oct. 10, Nov. 14, Dec. 12, Jan. 9 and Feb. 13.<br />
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If you get selected, you will receive a token. Tokens collected can be entered in a drawing at the Feb. 19, 2014 Raider Men and Women’s home basketball game at 7 p.m. in Building H of the Auburn Hill campus. <br />
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The OCC Raider Spotter will take a photo of you in your Raider wear and will post it on the OCC Facebook page announcing you as the "Raider Fan of the Month."<br />
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Raider gear is defined as having the words Oakland Raiders visibly displayed on an article of clothing purchased from the Raider bookstores. <br />
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Extra prizes for those displaying the official OCC Raider logo. <br />
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*Students only. Student athletes do not qualify for this promotion.<br />
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Follow us on Twitter #OCCRAIDERS.Oakland Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503489054643829882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958066450686601702.post-38775421991129934082013-10-03T06:01:00.000-07:002013-10-03T06:14:14.521-07:00OCC and Rotary give high school students a boost<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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partnering for a year-long program to motivate high school students to pursue
college careers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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in the Value of Education, targets high school juniors and seniors considering
attending college and currently enrolled in Southfield Public High Schools or
Oak Park High Schools.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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program and sign a form making a commitment to improve class attendance,
attitude, grade point average and participation. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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summit from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, October 5, in the <span style="color: black;">Student LIFE Center, Room A-129, on the Southfield campus.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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breakfast and lunch, a tour of the campus and a variety of panels to include: “<span style="color: black;">The Keys to College Success” and “Using Technology for
Academic Success.” The program will feature a career pathways panel featuring moderator
Niko Dawson, attorney David Jones, architect James Jenkins, dentist Matthew
Gray, politician Kiesha Speech, community advocate Leslie Love Smith, Washtenaw
Community College business faculty member Kimberly Hurns and police chief Eric
Hawkins. Students will hear keynote speaker Dr. Tanya Martin, a licensed psychologist
and life coach, speak about </span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">motivation and self-assurance.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TwCenMT-Medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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want to get these students acclimated to college and thinking about getting
their grades together to start school in the coming years,” said Southfield Dean
of Campus Affairs Lloyd Crews, Ph.D. and president of the Southfield Rotary
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involvement is a service project with sights on helping students in the
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benefits when OCC partners with the community and the school system to help
students,” he added.</span><b><span style="color: #25418f; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TwCenMT-Bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Oakland Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503489054643829882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958066450686601702.post-49451438794721208432013-09-27T13:10:00.000-07:002013-09-27T13:12:38.883-07:00OCC fellow graduates from Walsh College with honors<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJRmURYmAQXAHEnwX3ABlcSslfabukmskVPEy3Of03nyXuHPllie4ai8oulEQIzqEhPri1ctSyRh-mgsawoTn4E1XlaiAEoqlLz8nk5KWPB4HlJJHUba86JfPXEIEJVZERBLpoM2FYJAc/s1600/EBKonja.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJRmURYmAQXAHEnwX3ABlcSslfabukmskVPEy3Of03nyXuHPllie4ai8oulEQIzqEhPri1ctSyRh-mgsawoTn4E1XlaiAEoqlLz8nk5KWPB4HlJJHUba86JfPXEIEJVZERBLpoM2FYJAc/s320/EBKonja.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eden Konja, an instructional technologist at OCC's Highland Lakes campus, wa</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">s given the Walsh College Fellowship Award to pursue a master’s
degree at Walsh College. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On June 22, 2013 Konja graduated with a 3.891 GPA
with Delta Mu Delta Honors earning a Master of Science in Information Systems
with a concentration in Project Management. </span></span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span>Oakland Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503489054643829882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958066450686601702.post-59754075463430236572013-09-26T13:58:00.001-07:002013-09-26T13:59:22.756-07:00OCC Sponsors Taste of Auburn Hills<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oakland Community College is hosting this year’s 15<sup>th</sup>
annual Taste of Auburn Hills on October 10. </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></span><br />
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food and beverage partners and a celebrity chef. This year’s event will be held
from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, October 10, in Building G, at the Auburn
Hills campus. OCC is the presenting sponsor and Chrysler is the event’s lead
sponsor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Event tickets are available </span></span><a href="http://auburnhillschamber.com/"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here</span></span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> or by phone at (248) 853-7862. Tickets are $30 in advance or $35 at the door. Drink tickets
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Each year, a portion of the proceeds from the Taste of Auburn Hills support a
local charity in addition to funding the Auburn Hills Chamber of Commerce. This
year, Taste is partnering with the Auburn Hills Community Foundation, a
501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose goal is to help fund community
organizations not typically supported by local government. <br />
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said OCC Chancellor Tim Meyer. “This year’s event will benefit the Auburn Hills
Community Foundation and initiatives that support the Auburn Hills community.”</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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Oakland Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503489054643829882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958066450686601702.post-41886173943773358512013-09-26T13:55:00.001-07:002013-09-26T13:55:13.774-07:00Golf Outing a Big Success<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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22<sup>nd</sup> annual “Golf for Scholarships” outing raised more than $43,000
in scholarships.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With
124 individual registered golfers, Guardian Plumbing’s team won first place
with a team score of 64. Team members were Blair Kain, Rachel Kain, David Dell
and James Greig.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The August 23 outing was held at Pine Knob
Golf Course in Clarkston. A dinner celebrated past scholarship recipients, some
of who are featured in this thank you </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkmdicYV6rA"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">video</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Scholarships change our students’ lives,” says OCC
Foundation Executive Director Kathryn Rusak. “The funds they receive from this
scholarship have a tremendous impact on their ability to reach their goals for
higher education. The annual golf outing is an event we look forward to all
year long, knowing that the proceeds are directly supporting our students, and,
we have a lot of fun at the same time. I hope to see more faculty and staff join
us next August!” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
day’s events included a continental breakfast, a shotgun start with a box
lunch, dinner, hole-in-one prizes, beverages, golf competitions, a live auction
and giveaways.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The “Golf for Scholarships” fund is endowed and scholarships
are awarded from investment income earned on the fund’s principal. This
year’s contributions increased the value of the total endowment to more than
$800,000.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The fund provided nearly 70 scholarships for the
2012-13 academic year. Nearly 500 students have received awards through
the “Golf for Scholarships” fund over the past 22 years.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To
become involved or become a future sponsor, call (248) 341-2138 or send an
email to </span></span><a href="mailto:OCCFoundation@oaklandcc.edu"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">OCCFoundation@oaklandcc.edu</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span>Oakland Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503489054643829882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958066450686601702.post-59031708505347358182013-09-26T13:27:00.002-07:002013-09-26T13:29:56.540-07:00Culinary off to a great fall start<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvD-UqITVY04lUQ_GYH3DtjPa7OedhRLMpriW2vLSOYQLnAGcIRvxn-F7m5pYdcOBwcGv_RvQaAgPWtYi6whRx1X-0pNzifGCTahzrVYseqpdf08KyZkeToQk9RGx3DwWyNFMOUf_jMBF/s1600/IMG_3789.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvD-UqITVY04lUQ_GYH3DtjPa7OedhRLMpriW2vLSOYQLnAGcIRvxn-F7m5pYdcOBwcGv_RvQaAgPWtYi6whRx1X-0pNzifGCTahzrVYseqpdf08KyZkeToQk9RGx3DwWyNFMOUf_jMBF/s320/IMG_3789.JPG" width="240" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">OCC’s
</span><a href="https://www.oaklandcc.edu/culinary/"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Culinary Studies Institute</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> has kicked off the
academic year with a bang.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The
American Culinary Federation Michigan Chefs de Cuisine Association awarded OCC </span><a href="https://www.oaklandcc.edu/faculty/occ_faculty.asp?ID=3618"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chef Douglas Ganhs</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> the Educator of
the Year Award on August 26. The award goes to a chef who has</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: StoneSans; mso-themecolor: text1;"> contributed greatly to furthering
the culinary profession and has exemplary skills in pastry arts and who embodies
the </span></span><a href="http://www.mccachef.org/images/2013_cotynom.pdf"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: StoneSans;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Culinarian’s Code</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: StoneSans; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The
Culinary Studies Institute, its staff and students have prepared a bountiful
lineup this fall at the Orchard Ridge campus featuring the following:</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TwCenMT-Bold; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.oaklandcc.edu/culinary"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Culinary Studies
Institute</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
students celebrate the Day of the Dead with a Mexican Fiesta at 6 p.m.,
Thursday, October 24. The $50 five–course meal will reflect the food and culture
of Mexico including wine and beer. The “Día de Los Muertos,”or Day of the Dead,
is a Mexican national holiday celebrating departed loved ones with decorations,
favorite foods and parades. Tickets can be purchased using this </span><a href="https://oaklandcc.edu/Culinary/ReservationForm.pdf"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">form</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> with checks made
payable to OCC. For more information, contact Roz Turner at (248) 522–3700 or
email </span><a href="file://occnt.ad/occshares/marketingprojects/ALL%20NEWS%20MBW/dmlevins@oaklandcc.edu"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">dmlevins@oaklandcc.edu</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> or </span><a href="file://occnt.ad/occshares/marketingprojects/ALL%20NEWS%20MBW/smbaier@oaklandcc.edu"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">smbaier@oaklandcc.edu</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
Ridgewood Café is open 11:15 a.m. to
1 p.m., most Tuesdays and Wednesdays, September 10 to December 4, on the 3<sup>rd</sup>
floor of Building J. It is closed October 22 and 23. </span></span><a href="https://www.oaklandcc.edu/Culinary/Menus/RidgewoodCafeMenu.pdf"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TwCenMT-Medium;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Menu</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TwCenMT-Medium; mso-themecolor: text1;"> changes
daily offering salads, sandwiches, entrées and desserts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TradeGothicLTStd-Bold; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TradeGothicLTStd-Bold; mso-themecolor: text1;">Reflections </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TradeGothicLTStd-Bold; mso-themecolor: text1;">is </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TwCenMT-Medium; mso-themecolor: text1;">open 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
most Thursdays, September 5 to December 5, on the 4th floor of Building J. This
Prix Fixe $15 </span></span><a href="https://www.oaklandcc.edu/Culinary/Menus/ReflectionsMenu.pdf"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TwCenMT-Medium;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">menu</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TwCenMT-Medium; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> offers a
four-course meal with three entrées to select from that change weekly. Wine and
beer are available.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The restaurant is
closed Oct. 17 and reservations are encouraged.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TradeGothicLTStd-Bold; mso-themecolor: text1;">The Bakery</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TwCenMT-Medium; mso-themecolor: text1;"> is open Wednesdays beginning
September 18 on the 3rd floor of Building J. Purchase breads, pies, Danish and
cookies. Check </span></span><a href="https://www.oaklandcc.edu/Culinary/DineWithUs.aspx"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TwCenMT-Medium;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TwCenMT-Medium; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> for
details.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TradeGothicLTStd-Bold; mso-themecolor: text1;">High Tea in Reflections</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TwCenMT-Medium; mso-themecolor: text1;"> is </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TwCenMT-BoldItalic; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-themecolor: text1;">11:15
a.m. to 1 p.m., September 26 and November 21.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TwCenMT-Medium; mso-themecolor: text1;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TwCenMT-BoldItalic; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-themecolor: text1;">High Tea tickets
are $25. Advance purchase is required.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TwCenMT-Medium; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TradeGothicLTStd-Bold; mso-themecolor: text1;">Grand Luncheon Buffets
are </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TwCenMT-BoldItalic; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-themecolor: text1;">11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m., October 17 and November 14 on
the </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TwCenMT-Medium; mso-themecolor: text1;">3rd floor
of Building J. The </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TwCenMT-BoldItalic; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-themecolor: text1;">$13 </span></span><a href="https://www.oaklandcc.edu/Culinary/Menus/BUFFETMenu.pdf"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TwCenMT-Medium;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">menu</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TwCenMT-Medium; mso-themecolor: text1;"> features
appetizers, salads, fish, seafood, poultry and beef entrées, starches and
vegetables, and a dessert table with French pastries, tortes, ice cream and
cookies. Reservations with a deposit are required for large groups.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TwCenMT-BoldItalic; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TradeGothicLTStd-Bold; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: TradeGothicLTStd-Bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">More event information is available at </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://www.oaklandcc.edu/culinary"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TradeGothicLTStd-Bold;">www.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TwCenMT-BoldItalic; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">oaklandcc.edu/culinary</span></span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: TwCenMT-BoldItalic; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">.</span></span>Oakland Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503489054643829882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958066450686601702.post-86713132754551628512013-09-25T08:46:00.000-07:002013-09-25T08:46:12.911-07:00GAP partners with OCC for training and scholarships<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiksWPEUiogsVQvtrmxsvsTn85y9JKgHhdEBH7DciClw6VkTvvymEOpbpJhLEpQDHlw09z7SRWo65Envww895GtFH6QHicv3FGuhcpduIn4Mz7sgjaq-NqAVsWIlOcYcV4J5Gu1E747B3Io/s1600/GAP.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiksWPEUiogsVQvtrmxsvsTn85y9JKgHhdEBH7DciClw6VkTvvymEOpbpJhLEpQDHlw09z7SRWo65Envww895GtFH6QHicv3FGuhcpduIn4Mz7sgjaq-NqAVsWIlOcYcV4J5Gu1E747B3Io/s1600/GAP.bmp" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">GAP Inc. is
partnering with Oakland Community College this fall as a
participating company in the “GAP for Community Colleges" initiative. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">The initiative gives OCC students the opportunity to receive the same training
provided to GAP store managers. Upon completion of the training modules,
participants will be considered for a GAP scholarship.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">To participate, students must:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1)</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be a U.S. citizen</span><br />
<span style="color: black;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">2)</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="color: black;">Be currently
enrolled at OCC for 6 credits hours or more<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">3)</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="color: black;">Be a business major or another
major with an interest in retail</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">4)</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="color: black;">Complete the required
leadership workshop/training on October 4</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">5)</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="color: black;">Submit a current
resume<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">6)</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="color: black;">Write a
500-word essay on an assigned topic</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The workshop/training event will
be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, October 4, in room B201 at the Southfield campus.</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topics covered at the workshop
are: Job Search to Job Offer, Communicating Effectively, and Managing Your
Time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Students may register at: </span><a href="http://www.occthegap.eventbrite.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.occthegap.eventbrite.com</span></a>. </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For information, contact </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Willie L. Lloyd, Director, </span></span><span style="color: black;"><a href="mailto:wllloyd@oaklandcc.edu"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></a><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:wllloyd@oaklandcc.edu">wllloyd@oaklandcc.edu</a></span><a href="mailto:wllloyd@oaklandcc.edu"></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">, (248) 232-4142.</span><span style="color: #4f81bd;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span>Oakland Community Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503489054643829882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958066450686601702.post-57042732551135789462013-09-19T12:27:00.000-07:002013-09-19T12:29:23.616-07:00Raider One Card Program Pays off for Two Students <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">OCC students Linsey Grutza and Jacqueline Jones won two iPad Minis through the Raider One Card "Register and Win" drawing.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvsU6Ka4JhkwEHCmo5wGFuSDCmr5HqcrbVxr046DnUiCaFvTML9VLIsktaO1qR4vECPOLU13rU6w5MALlJ0_YCRsm7APgF80W2jJrGGs0CGoJFzouEfjfD64aWrEVJI6napMtuNAtgMlZ/s1600/LGrutza.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvsU6Ka4JhkwEHCmo5wGFuSDCmr5HqcrbVxr046DnUiCaFvTML9VLIsktaO1qR4vECPOLU13rU6w5MALlJ0_YCRsm7APgF80W2jJrGGs0CGoJFzouEfjfD64aWrEVJI6napMtuNAtgMlZ/s200/LGrutza.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By registering their US Bank pre-paid debit
accounts, their names were entered into a drawing for these prizes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhqhiH0b7icyoTlNRRgaeea0XG3s4fV3OR4WNqSkWQiPyO-ESxrRxDTWRHByWsGjRJVJ_M9YgG4FRBddwgyjU7ozsKQyzFMDNm0GosY8APrNk10PAOCW7GVZkwCfWoVy7EyqtcoB-eW7u/s1600/JJones.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhqhiH0b7icyoTlNRRgaeea0XG3s4fV3OR4WNqSkWQiPyO-ESxrRxDTWRHByWsGjRJVJ_M9YgG4FRBddwgyjU7ozsKQyzFMDNm0GosY8APrNk10PAOCW7GVZkwCfWoVy7EyqtcoB-eW7u/s200/JJones.jpg" width="200" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There were also a number of other $25, $50, and $100 cash
prize winners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of our winners were very
excited to receive their prizes. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Perhaps you could be next!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check the website at </span><a href="http://www.oaklandcc.edu/raideronecard"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.oaklandcc.edu/raideronecard</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
to find out when and where you can get your Raider One Card.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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