OU Alumni Weekend - March 29th - April 1, 2018

 

2018 Oakwood Alumni Weekend
​Schedule of Events

Thursday March 29
  • 7:00am - 10:00pm - WJOU 90.1fm Spring Sharathon Fundraiser. Be sure to contact rhicks@oakwood.edu or 256.726.7418
  • ​8:00am - 12:00pm - OUAA  D.B. Reid Chapter Presents:  Senior Olympics for 55+ ages,  Competition activities include basketball shoots, volleyball, badminton, horseshoe pitch and sling shots.  All activities run simultaneously. Location:  The Launch Pad  at 2650 Jordan lane Huntsville, AL 35810. Registration fee is $10.  Contact Carol Thomas (256-850-7528) or (256-489-3113). 
  • 8:30am - 1:00pm - ABAN Nursing Conference. Business and Technology Building. Contact Charlie Jo Morgan; charliejomorgan@gmail.com or 909-754-1792 
  • ​10:00am - 4:00pm - Oakwood University Alumni Association (OUAA) Alumni Registration.  Oakwood University Church, OU Campus. Contact Desmond Pierre Louis at vicepresident@ouaa.gmail.com
  • 10:00am - 2:00pm - Honor Classes Registering.  Blake Center Mall OU Campus.  Be sure to contact president.ouaa@gmail.com for more info.
  • 10:00am - 2:00pm - ​  Kick Dreams United. Blake Center Mall, lower lever. Collection of tennis shoes for community distribution. Be sure to contact Walter/Tony Hardy (443-253-5712) or http://instagram.com/kickdreamsunited
  • 11:00am - 12:00am (midnight) - Basketball Tournament at Ashby Auditorium (Gym) OU Campus.  Admission Charge. $5 half day/$10 all day.  Be sure to contact Simon Jacob at sjacob@oakwood.edu for more info.
  • ​​6:30pm -40th Annual UNCF North Alabama Campaign GALA at Von Braun Center​.  For more info to go: 2018 UNCF GALA
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Friday March 30
  • 7:00am - 10:00pm - WJOU 90.1fm Spring Sharathon Fundraiser. Be sure to contact rhicks@oakwood.edu or 256.726.7418
  • ​8:00am – Registration of OUAA Alumni Golf Tournament:  Register Here!
  • 8:00am - 3:00pm -   Clara Peterson Rock Museum. Take a tour in the Eva B. Dykes Library. Experience the visual story of Oakwood University in the contact of African American experience. Be sure to contact (256-726-7247)
  • 8:00am - 12:00pm - OUAA D.B. Reid Chapter  Presents:  Senior Olympics for 55+ ages,  Competition activities include basketball shoots, volleyball, badminton, horseshoe pitch and sling shots.  All activities run simultaneously. Location:  The Launch Pad  at 2650 Jordan lane Huntsville, AL 35810. Registration fee is $10.  Contact Carol Thomas (256-850-7528) or (256-489-3113). 
  • ​8:00am - 4:00pm - Basketball Tournament at Ashby Auditorium (Gym) OU Campus.   Admission Charge. $5 half day/$10 all day. Be sure to contact Simon Jacob at sjacob@oakwood.edu for more info.
  • 9:00am - Start of  OUAA Alumni Golf Tournament:
  •  9:30am - 11:00am - Nursing Advisory Council Meeting.– Nursing Department, Cooper Complex Building #3. Guest Speaker TBD  Be sure to contact Udell Darville at  udelldarville@att.net
  • 10:00am - 4:00pm -OUAA Alumni Registration.  Oakwood University Church, OU Campus. Contact Desmond Pierre Louis at vicepresident@ouaa.gmail.com
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm -  OU School of Religion Presents: Reaves-Warren Lectureship on Preaching.  Richards Chapel in Moseley Complex. To register:  Reaves-Warren Lectureship on Preaching REGISTER NOW
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm - Rhyne-Duncan Medical Symposium, Department of Chemistry. Cooper Complex Room 233. Poster session, keynote Address on educational pipeline to medical research and continuing education. Contact Dr. Marlon Rhem 256-726-8437 or mphem@oakwood.edu
  • ​10:00am - 2:00pm - Class of ____ Registrations.  Blake Center Mall, Lower Level. 
  • ​11:00am - 2:00pm  - ABAN, Meeting.  Cooper Complex -Nursing Department. Free Continuing Education credits being offered. Contact charliejomorgan@gmail.com or (909-754-1792)
  • 11:30am - 1:30pm - Committee of 100 for Oakwood University. Constituency Luncheon, Wade Hall Multipurpose Room. Be sure to contact Bill Hicks, wjhmls@aol.com
  • 1:30pm - 3:00pm - Chemistry Alumni Mixer, Cooper Complex Room 233. Guest Speaker/Panel discussion. Light refreshment. Contact Shelia Jackson 256-726-7112 or sjackson@oakwood.edu
  • 6:30pm - OUAA FRIDAY NIGHT VESPERS at Oakwood University Church OU Campus.  Speaker - Lt. Chaplain Meade Adams
  • 7:30pm – OUAA AYS ALUMNI CONCERT at Oakwood University Church OU Campus - Honoring  Dr.Rosa Taylor Banks,  also THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO HER!  Music by Angela Brown, Janice Chandler, & TreVoce with actor/comedian Jonathan Slocumb '81 – Master of Ceremony. Much of the proceeds will go toward student scholarships!  Click link and donate today:  The Oakwood Honors Friday Evening Event - Donate Today!
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​Sabbath March 31
  • 9:00am – Sabbath School at Von Braun Center.  Presenters- Classes of _________. Contact    
  • 10:45am – OUAA  Divine Worship Service at Von Braun Center.  Speaker:   President of Oakwood University Dr. Leslie Pollard . Contact Pat Pates at  patp808@gmail.com for more info.
  • 2:00pm - 5:00pm – OUAA/OAAA Fundraising Luncheon at the Oakwood Academy.   All are invited! Meal Tickets can be purchased on the OAAAA website. Click here to purchase your tickets today  OAAAA & OUAA Luncheon Tickets     
  • ​5:00pm - 6:00pm – 70’s & 80’s Reunion Musical Program at Oakwood University Church
  • 6:00pm - 6:30pm - OUAA Sabbath Evening Vespers, Oakwood University Church.   Speaker:  Dr. Carlton P. Byrd.  Be sure to contact Desmond Pierre-Louis at vicepresident@ouaa.gmail.com for more info.

Saturday Evening/Night March 31
  • 6:30pm - 8:30pm - Aeolians Concert:    You don't want to miss this special concert event.
  •  7:30pm - 9:30pm - Kirk Franklin in Concert at the Von Braun Center.  The good news is some of the proceeds will go toward Oakwood student scholarships!!  Get your tickets while they last!  Tickets range from $35 - $50+ Click here to purchase TODAY!  Kirk Franklin Concert Tickets at the Von Braun Mar 31st
  • 7:30pm - 10:00pm -  Oakwood’s Art and Soul 25kt Gold Event. 25th Anniversary of poetry spoken word, art, musicians and disc jockeys. Location: Flying Monkey Theatre, Lowe Mill 2211 Seminole Drive SW Huntsville AL 35801. Contact Gabrielle Barnes 347-927-2364 or oakwood.artandsoul@gmail.com
  • ​8:00pm - 12:00am – Basketball Tournament at Ashby Auditorium. ​
  • ​9:00pm - 6:00am -  15th Annual Edward Woods Jr. Oakwood Alumni Rook Tournament.  Embassy Suites Hotel, 800 Monroe Street SW, Huntsville, AL 35801, Madison Conference Room, second floor.  Fee $20/team with sign-up by 9:00 p.m.  Be sure to contact Lawrence K. Britton at lawrencebritton@hotmail.com for more info.
  • 9:00pm - 12:00am – Class of 2008, First Class Experience. Skate/game night. Host Mike Moss. Location OU Skating rink. Contact Britany Winkfield 720-280-8701 or britwinkfield@gmail.com or oufirstclass2008@gmail.com. click here to register and get all the info: OU Class of 08 Website & Registration
  • 9:00pm - 12:00am – Skating night. Millet Activity Center. Admission $5 for non-students. Be sure to contact Ray King at (256-726-7387) or by email at rsking@oakwood.edu for more info.
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Sunday April 1
  • 7:15am –  OUAA  Run/Walk 5k .  To registration go to: OUAA Run/Walk 5K International Challenge or (407-687-7400)
  • 7:30am –  OUAA  Run/Walk 5k WARM UP.
  • 8:00am – Start Time of OUAA Run/Walk 5k
  • ​8:00am - 6:00pm – Oakwood Alumni Weekend Vendors Mall Opens
  • 8:00am - 12:00pm – Adult and Continuing Education, LEAP. Vendors Mall.  Distribute information regarding course specifics. Be sure to contact Deborah Claborn dclaborn@oakwood.edu or (256-726-7102) and egoodridge@oakwood.edu (256-726-7098)
  • ​8:30am - 12:00pm –  OUAA D.B. Reid Chapter  Presents:  Senior Olympics for 55+ ages,  Competition activities include basketball shoots, volleyball, badminton, horseshoe pitch and sling shots.  All activities run simultaneously. Location:  The Launch Pad  at 2650 Jordan lane Huntsville, AL 35810. Registration fee is $10.  Contact Carol Thomas (256-850-7528) or (256-489-3113). 
  • ​9:00am - 3:00pm – Basketball Tournament Finals at Ashby Auditorium OU Campus.  Admission $5 half day/$10 all day. Be sure to contact Simon Jacob at sjacob@oakwood.edu for more info.
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm - Social Work Department Alumni Brunch. Wade Hall Banquet Room OU Campus. Be sure to contact George Ashley at gashley@oakwood.edu for more info.
  • ​​10:00am - 12:00pm -   Psychology Alumni Brunch. Psychological Sciences Department. Green Hall Downstairs Lab. Alumni and current students brunch and invited speaker.  Be sure to contact Carmen Bucknor (256-726-7349) or cbucknor@oakwood.edu. Martin Hodnett (256-726-7052)  mhodnett@oakwood.edu
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm - Education Department Alumni Brunch. Anna Knight Hall. Contact (615)-568-8993 or dwilchombe@oakwood.edu.
  • 10:00am - 12:00 MIDNIGHT - Clara Peterson Rock Museum. Take a tour in the Eva B. Dykes Library. Experience the visual story of Oakwood University in the context of the African American experience. Be sure to contact (256-726-7247)
  • ​11:00am - 1:00pm -  OUAA Annual Meeting at McKee Business & Technology Building auditorium. All are invited! Be sure to contact vicepresident.ouaa@gmail.com
  • 11:00am - 1:00pm - Social Work Department Alumni Brunch. Wade Hall Banquet Room OU Campus. Contact Dr.  George Ashley at gashley@oakwood.edu or 256-726-8499.
  • 2:00am - 4:00pm - WJOU 90.1fm Live Remote with program Second Chance with host Kenny Anderson. Location Vendors Mall. Be sure to contact rhicks@oakwood.edu or (256-726-7421)
  • 2:30pm - 4:00pm – 
  • 4:00pm - 6:00pm - Math and Computer Science 75th Anniversary Reception Oakwood University Church Family Life Center. Contact Dr Lisa James; ljames@oakwod.edu or 256-726-7270
  • 5:30pm - 6:00pm -  James E Dykes Communication Awards  Mix and Mingle . Peters Media Center OU Campus 
  • 6:00pm - 8:30pm  -  The Annual James E. Dykes Communication Awards Banquet.  Peters Media Center  OU Campus. The 2018 Award Honorees are__ : TBD.  Click on this link to purchase tickets today! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jed-communicator-awards-banquet-tickets-32485207129?aff=es2   Be sure to contact Angel Baron at  abaron@oakwood.edu  or (256-726-7533/7157) for more info.  

Oakwood University Aeolians Choir win "Best Wold Choir"

by Adventist News NetworkThe Oakwood University elite choir, the Aeolians, took home three awards from the world’s largest choir completion last week. At the Seventh World Choir Games, the Aeolians won the Championship Trophy in the “Spiritual” cate…

by Adventist News Network

The Oakwood University elite choir, the Aeolians, took home three awards from the world’s largest choir completion last week. At the Seventh World Choir Games, the Aeolians won the Championship Trophy in the “Spiritual” category, besting 15 other choirs for the honor.
 
“The Aeolians … lifted our souls and the roof at the Cincinnati Masonic Center!” reported an official Twitter release from the City of Cincinnati. The 42-member group also won one of several gold medals in two other categories: “Music of Religions” and “Musica Contemporanea.” The international event was held in Cincinnati July 4 to 14. The Aeolians were the only Adventist group in the event.
 
“The Aeolians rose to the challenge and on their debut at the World Choir Games … and made a great impact,” said their director Jason Max Ferdinand. Earlier in the summer break from school, the group practiced new songs for the competition individually. They later held group rehearsals remotely using Google Plus. All 42 members met for a final rehearsal at the university campus the weekend before the competition.
 
The World Choir Games, sponsored by the Interkultur Foundation in Germany, is the world’s largest choral competition and is held every two years. This year, more than 15,000 Choristers in 362 choirs competed in 23 musical categories. Interkultur’s website says the goal of the event is to bring “people of all nations, cultures and ideologies together in peaceful competitions and songs.” The next World Choir Games will be held in Riga, Latvia, in 2014.

- http://atoday.org/oakwood-university-aeolians-win-gold-in-the-world-choir-games/

New Oakwood University Student Center

Hi Oakwood University Lovers!

Your Oakwood University Alumni Association(OUAA) is helping the university to construct a new student center by this fall and are asking for your financial support today!!

We have recently obtained a generous MATCHING DONATION CHALLENGE up to $50,000 by July 15th. If you can give $250, $500, $1,000, $5,000 or more, we need WHATEVER God impresses you to do to help us meet this new challenge.

Tap on this OUAA website link and see the pictures of what this student center will look like PLUS more details and we pray that you will be inspired to give. http://www.oakwoodalumni.org/the-treehouse-student-center-project.html

Help give the entire Oakwood student body a reason to get excited and compel them to attend this coming school year through your donation this summer. Tap on the OUAA giving portal to select "OU Student Center" in the drop down menu and make a difference now! https://oakwoodalumni.webconnex.com/donate