insiApl.il 1997

A newsletter for Oakland University colleagues

Celebrating 40 andlooking to the Future

Packed with activities ,

Founders' Day marks

an `inportant day' in

Oaklandhistory

Oakland University will cele-brate its first Founders' DayApril 18 in style.

Consider what's plarmed: afaculty recogriition luncheon, abuilding opening ceremony anda presidential investiture - allmarking OU's first 40 years.

"This is an important day in

Oakland-ELversity history,2L - -

An investiture ceremony willh®n®r Gary D. Russi asOak]and's fiftli I.resident.

OU President Gary D.Russi says. "I am proudto be a part of this cele-bration of our foundersand all the people whohave made great contri-butions during the past40 years."

Founders' Day willbech with the SecondArmual Faculty Recogrii-tion Luncheon at noon inthe Gold Rooms, Oak-land Center. AndrewRusek, Teaching Excel-lence Award winner, andVinder Moudal ,Research ExcellenceAward winner, will deliv-er brief remarks andRussi will introduce fac-ulty membersrecommended by thedeans for special recogrii-

tion. This event is by invita-tion.

The opeliing of the Scienceand Engivieering Building willberin at 3 p.in. in a tent on thegrounds facing the new build-ing. Russi, David Dowliing,dean, College of Arts and Sci-ences; and Mchael Polis, dean,EnSneering and ComputerScience, win speak. RexSchlaybaugh, Jr., chair, OUBoard of Trustees, will intro-duce Governor John Enaler.After the governor's speech,Russi will lead a ribbon-cuttingceremony, followed by a recep-tion. Everyone is weleome toattend.

R-ussi'sinv-dstiulreceEemonywill berin at 4:30 p.in. in thesame tent area with an academ-ic pl.ocessional and will includea chorale performance andgreetings from representativesof various uliiversity groups.Schlaybaugh will present Russiwith the President's Medal andRussi will deliver an address.This event isalso open tothe conrmuni-ty.

Russi viewsthe April 18celebrationas only theberfug.

„In five

years, Iwould likeour gradu-ates to beidenffied asthe best lib-erally educat-ed and pre-pared in thestate, if notin the rerion,

Andrew Rusek will receive theTeaching Exoellenoe Awardduring the`Fa¢u lt)/ Re¢ogh.dj®nLuncheon April 18.

industry, goverlment, educa-tion, the arts or service sector,"he says. "We want to become amodel university for the 2lstcentury.„

To horror OU 's history,Inside Oakland is pztbtishfr!g a

Virinder Moudgi] will reoeivo theResearch Excellence Award.

special edi,-hon. Watchfor these sto-Ties (drte tocome): theorigivlMeadowBrook Semirnars and howSky set thecourse for theurriversity'scurrieuhamdevehopmeTut;the OUcluronieles,Paul andAlineTombouhan9s

fiasck"itngoral history

for imm!ediate e"pLoy"ent or on videoiape; Ou f irsts ; OUadvancement in business , trivia and Tnore.

1 April 18 will mark the officialOpening of the Science andEngineering Building.

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bits.PIECESAbraham holdsc®ndest recordSharon Abraham, director, Uni-versity Thversity and Comph-ance, is happy about holding arecord lead in Crc!in's Jm7es£-ment Challenge contest. She

Shar®n Abraham

CiRE€ISTERINSIDE 0AKIAI`lD ig publishedeach month September through Mayfor the faculty and staff of OaklandUniversity by the Uliiversity Com-muliications and Marketing Depart-ment (C&M). C&M also publishes acondensed mid-month InsideOakland edition to update facultyand staff on uliiversity news andinformation.

Newsletter StzffiSheila Carpenter, Jennifer Charney,Ted Coutilish, Cindy Heck,Angola Marchesi, Anne Oliveira,Shelly Polanecki, Rick Slnith

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NID[T DEADIJINE

April 10

Note: May will be the lastpul]lished issue of /inspdeaafuRand until September.

only wishes her stockpicks were for real.

The value of Abra-han's hypotheticalportfoHo, as ofMarch 5, increased31.27 percent sinceNovember 1,1996.She picked five outof 50 Mchigan stocksshe thoucht wouldperform bestbetween that dateand April 30, 1997.

Her top two per-formers: Arbor Drugs and Bor-ders books. She chose themafter learning of their expan-SIons.

Abraham has held the leadsince early February, longerthan anyone in contest history.

If Abraham wins the $20,000bond prize, she says she'll prob-ably invest it when it matures topay for conege tuition for herdaugiver, now 4 years old.

"I enter a lot of contests," she

says. "I always had an interestin the stock market and it didn'tcost me anything to enter, sowhy not?"

Athletics I.rogramsreceive anof her giftOakland University athleticsprograms have been givenanother big boost - this timeby the generosity of Albert andI-ois Serra.

The Serra's aft of Sloo,000over a five-year period will sup-port the women's basketball

Of distihcti®hBevel.ly Berger, Physics, pre-

sented a paper, titled OIL the unfwreOf I;he generic cosmohogical singurhardy, at the l8th Texas Sympo-sium on Relativistic Astrophysics.

Baruch Calhon, MathematicalSciences, presented a paper, titledUri!f arm stabilly f or neutral delaydiirf ererbtia\ equntious , at th!e rFhir_teenth Armual Conference onApplied Mathematics , Univel.sity ofCentral Oklahoma.

Ke`in E. Eat.ly, Department ofSociology/Anthropology, has writ-ten a book, Dn{g TreotmeutBehind BCLTs: Prison-Based Strate-

gies for Change. H!e was recentryappointed to the Board of Ihiectorsof the Black United Fund of Mchi-gan and co-pl.esented a paper withUlriversity of Geortia ProfessorMichael Hodge 9 titled 4ffirmariceAction and the Weubeing OfAf ricanAmerican E"treprenewT-shjp, at the National EconomicAssociation meeting in NewOI`leans. He was also invited to bethe keynote specter at Dinard Uni-versity's Honors Day convocation.

Isaac FHezer, Chemistry, hasbeen elected to a four-year term asa member of the Steering Commit-tee of the Consortium for htema-tional Programs of the AmericanAssociation for the Advancement ofScience. This is a broad-based mul-tidisciplinary network of scientificand enSneering societies active inthe international dimension of itsdisciphiies.

Sean Farpch Moran, History,gave an invited lecture, titled Com-temphaing the Sacral NCLtwre OftJie Moterinz Worid, at the Univer-sity of Western Ontario, and a talk,

program and Oakland's nowRecreation and Athletic Center.Ann Serra GAS '90, the cou-ple's dauchter, was an All-American basketball player atOU and served as team captainand assistant coach. She nowcoaches at Clarkston inchSchool.

OU supporters for 10 years,Albert and IIois Serra are mem-bers of Oakland University'sPresident's Club.

Lance L. Metzger, senior vicepresident and CEO of J & LManufacuiring Company, War-ren, in January collmiittedSloo,000 over a lo-year periodto support the men's swimmingand the women's basketha]l pro-grams.`The Serras and nth.

Metzger's faith in our teams isdeeply appreciated ," AthleticIrirector Jack Mehl says. "Withtheir support and with OU'snew Recreation and AthleticCenter to showcase our athletes,I know that these teams willgrow in spirit, abiHty andachievement."

Know the code=248 starts May 10Oakland University communitymembers, brace yourselves.

Soon it will be time to remem-her Oakland County's new areacode, 248. On May 10, 810 and248 may be dialed to reach anumber in the county. Thattrarisition period ends Septem-her 13 when the new codebecomes mandatory.

"It may be an inconveliience

for some ," TelecommunicationsManager Judy Wharry says."Business cards and letterhead

will have to be changed, peoplewill have to lean all over again

Irish History and Tlerrorisrmo at aLmeeting of the Oakland CountyMedical Society. He is the author ofa review of the film Michael Collinsin the February issue of AmerieonHistorical Review.

Jane Goodlnari, Counseling,received the Distinguished Serviceto the Profession Award at the 1996Mchigan Couriseling AssociationCollference. The MCA Conferencewas held November 10-12 inDetroit. The award is the hichestgiven by the Michigan CounselingAssociation, and recogriizes her 25years of service to the profession.

Dale Nesbary, Pohical Science,recently completed a book, titledAllyb & Bacon Quieh Guide to theInternet for Crimi;nolngy and Crimrinal Jz4srice. The book is scheduledto be released this spring. He alsocompleted a Website for Allyn andBacon, titled The AzbTD & BaconITtleractiii]e Crirnirunl, Justiee Web-she. The Website is located at<www.concentric.net/~nesbary/aba-concj.html>.

Andrew Rusek, Elicheering, hasreceived Sl,500 from AdronicsEII.ob Manufacturing Corporationto support his work throuch thepurchase of additional antennameasurement equipment.

Briar Sangeoman, Engiveering,received the 1997 Society of Auto-motive EIlfueers Faculty AdvisorAward at the SAE InteniationalCongress & Exposition, Detroit,February 25-28.

Karen Sheridan, Theatre, wasawarded a Celrificate of Merit fromthe Retion IH American CollegeTheatre Festival for her directionof Hay Fen;er at the University ofMchigan-Fhit.

what's local, what's longdistance."

Fax machines, modems, com-munications software packagesand phone speed buttons willneed reprogralmning.

Those on campus who haveCom Manager win need toreprogram their dialer9 Wharrysays. Ameritech Corporationlast year announced plans forthe change to provide morenumbers for burgeoning fax and

Telecommunications at 4590.For letterhead and business

card changes, call the PrintShop at 2284.

Get fit for sprilngThinling about eating healthierand getting in shape for spring?Don't miss the fit.st MchiganHealth and Fitness Expo April12-13.

Sponsored by Oakland Uri-versity's Meadow Brook HealthEnhancement hstitute, Tlhe

cellular phone users. Some com-paliies may have to upgradephone systems to handle thenew code.

Questions may be directed to

employee

OaklandPress andWJR Radio,the expo fea-tures a week-end of freelectures byhealth andfitness profes-sionals, a 5Kfro - at thebegivining ofthe event andOU's 20,000-squaro-footexpositionhall.

More than80 health andfitness ven-dors win beon hand forproductdemonstra-tions andsamphing.

Hours are10 a.in. - 7

p.in. Satur-day and noon

to 5 p.in. Sunday in theShotwen-Gustafson Pavilion.Cost is $5 for adults and $3 forchildren 12 and younger at thedoor.

ueNTH•.................. April

Empkyee.. Helen Wulmnrlfke.. C oordinatorDeportw!eut.. Academic Services CenterIiength Of Serviee: 8 yeErrsComH.ents.. "Helen's dedication to help-ing students is demonstrated by her will-ingness to take on additional assignments. Her creativity andsuggestions have helped the department establish new proce-dures that simplify processes and allow us to spend more timeaddressing the demands of the students."

"Helen has a very positive working relationship with peers. She

willingly volunteers for the King/Chavez/Parks programs.Helen's attitude is always upbeat and pleasant with the visitingstudents, even on Saturdays. She is well prepared and gives anexceptional performance. "®®®®®,®®,®®,®®,,,,®,,®®®®,,®,®®®®,®®®®,,®®®®,®®

hew fa-• Dearme Cavarmuch, marketing

assistant, Graduate Study• Tory Anderson9 coordinator,

Acadelnic Ski]]s Center• Mary Alice Bankert, director9

Amual Giving• 'Theaviana Engivsh, clerk HI,

Kresge Ithrary• Susan C. Hansom, accounting

clerk Ill, Accounts Payable• Mary MastromatteiO accounting

clerk in, Accounts Payable• John Riekds, clerk IH, hibrary• susan seITa, secretary 11,

Nursing• Glen Whsilky senior programmer

Analyst, Administl.ative Informa-tion Services

geeeRECTIn the March issue of Jusfcdeoaldrnd:• Associate Professor's Ronald

Srodawa's name was spenedincorrectly.

• The mentor of Janet Savoyal.dshould have been listed as CeongeGamboa.

• LalTy Johnson should have beenreferred to as a police officer.

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Boldly going into the FutureFax, elmall, videoc oliferencing avalablein, new distanceleaning classl.oom inWflson Hall

Call it Oakland University'sversion of the Star Trek trans-porter.

Added technology in a newdistance leaning classroom vir-tually whisks students fromTraverse City to 400A WilsonHall.

Tieachin8 fr®rn a distance, Associate Ihofossor Ball)ara Ilaniltori directs shldehs in 400A Wilson IIall.

Writing students at OU andNorthwestern NIchigan CollegeUniversity Center can critiqueeach other's papers, watchvideo tapes and look over theinstnictor's shoulder as sherevises work on her laptop. Afax machine and e-mall areadded conveliiences in the two-way video conferencing room,which opened in January.

Barbara Halnilton, associateprofessor9 Rhetoric, Communi-cation and Journalism (RCJ),College of Arts and Sciences,uses computer-controned cam-eras to show the class, herself ora student posing a question. Shecan play a video on one televi-sion while students see and heareach other on the other TV.Students in Traverse City can e-mall their assigriments or faxmanuscripts during class.

Hamilton can broadcast herwriting on a dryrerase board orlaptop computer.

"I love it," says Hamilton

says, crediting RCJ Associate

Professor Wal]i Anderson fordesigning the room. "We arecompletely outfitted so we canrun a class very much like theclass that we would have oncampus. It's the wave of thefuture because people oftencan't make it to the main cam-pus. The technology creates asense of a group."

David Jaymes, professor,French, and chair, ModernLanguages and hiteratures,College of Ans and Sciences,uses the room so his studentscan pardcipate in a lecture anddiscussion series with the Uhi~versity of Toronto and the Uni-versity of Orleans in France.

The room is one of OU's twoportable distance learning units;the university has three distanceleaHring systems.

Oakland offered 12 distancelearning courses during the fall1996 semester; 11 courses forwinter 1997; and two coursesare scheduled for the spring1997 term.

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H®vanesian wins FT®chl AwardJoseph Hovanesian, professorand chainan, MechanicalEncheering Department , haswon the 1997 M.M. FrochtAward of the Society for Exper-imental Mechaliics .

The national award honorsan educator demonstrating out-standing achievement in thefield of experimental mechanics.Hovanesian is nationally knownfor his work in the field ofapplied optics and stress analy-sis. He will receive the award ina ceremony at the SEM springconference.

"I an very proud of the

award," Hovanesian says."Oakland has been the center

of my work on the use of opticsin stress analysis."

Hovanesian, who started hisresearch at Wayne State Ulii-versity, bronght his lab andideas to Oakland in 1970.

'I'he award is named after the

late Max Mark Frocht, a pio-neer in photoelasticity researchon stress concentration factorsand 3-D techniques.

Hovanesian wen remelnbersthe first time he met Frocht. Asa young assisfrot professorstarting his own research, Hov-anesian and his wife went toChicago on vacation. On awhim, they looked up Frochtand ended up meeting hin.

"Of course, I saw him at

meetings after that, but that wasthe first time I met him. I wasan admirer," Hovanesianremelnbers. "When he wasphasing out, I was just gettingstarted.„

Now, Hovanesian himselfhas inspired many youngerresearchers. He was instrumen-tal in staring many of themechanical engivieeling courses

that now are rou-tinely offered atOakland. He wasa teacher andmentor to Enti-neering Professorrme Hung.

Ho-einisa Fenow in theSociety forExperimentalMechanics. Hewas elected asFeuow 10 yearsago, one of thehichest honorspossible fromSEM. He alsoteaches shortcourses for col-lege educatorswith fundingfrom the National € a AScience Founda- J®seph H®vahesiah= "I am very proud off thelion. award. "

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The redesigned Oak-land Uliiversity Website is drawing mixedreviews. But it's awork in progress, hikeall Web sites.

The revamped site,unveiled January 21,features a new campusWeb site search ellcheand a Web page tem-plate.

Ffieran Mathieson ,associate professor,Management IIiforma-tion Systems, School

of Business Administration ,says the new look is an inprove-

ment. "No matter what browsersomeone has, they probably canget a good look at it," MathiesonSays.

Ronald Srodawa, associateprofessor, Endneering, Schoolof Enrineering and ComputerScience, says, "I have troublefinding things," Srodawa says."I find it to be a little bit on the

slow side, but it's not unaccept-able."

John Tower, associate profes-sor, Management hformationSystems, School of BusinessAdministration, said users'major complaint is about thesite's content.

"A goal of the site should be

to attract students to the uni-versity," Tower says. "There'snothing on that site that doesthat. The Admissions piece doesnot encourage students tocome."

He also thinks the site shouldhave a more cohesive look andfeel. "As a school that's trying

to project a hich-techimage, I don't thinkwe do that," TowerSays.

oU's ColrmLmica-tions & Marketing(C&M) Departmentcontinues to updatethe Website.

"We know we have

a lot of work to do onbuilding up content,"C&M Director GeoffUpward says, "butthe new design offersa good start. TheAILin Associationpage is brand newand a good exampleof what Network andInformation S ervices

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Keep your connEH=uon to the C)U network Ofal`mni, faculty, news and events through theOUAAAl`mni are om of Oakland Umversrty's greatestresourees and ve hope that this OUAA HoznePage becolnes a great resource for you, tooFor now, ve Invite you to connect to us and seevlut the OUAA and Oaldand Umversity have tooffer you today And don.t forget to sign theGustbook I

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and C&M team can do workingwith a client deparment. Majorfaculty and unit users coninueto pitch in with valuable sugges-tions."

Tower, who teaches a Webdevelopment class, says it is the

nature of Web sites to always bechanalng - it is a way to keepvisitors colning back to the site.

The home page is atchttp://www.oakland.edu/>.The template is atchttp://www.oakland.edu/~oliveira/template.html>.

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getENOWNEWEREMPLOYEESA feature higbligivin8specific groups ofuhiversit)r colleagues.

\^/hat attracted you toOakland?

How does Oakland's work-i)lace environment differI+om your recent job?

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\^/hat insigiv can you sharewith yoiir co-workers to helpthem do their jobs better?

\^/hal: would you like 1:aknow most about OU?

\^/hat do you feel are themain ®pportunil:ies atOaldand?

ILYNETIA MOSBYAssistant Professor ofSociology/Anthropelogy

The indmacy Of OU attracted me morethan a larger university.

My first time in acadeliiics. My previous

job was in social work, in protectiveservices. It's similar in a way, but nowrm teaching.

Students appear passive, but they'renot. They are very good, and we shouldnever underestimate their potendal.

I haven't had time to get to know thecampus. I want to take a walk aroundand get to know the campus.

Teaching and research.

DEANNE BRADYSpecial Events Asdstant

It was an accident. I applied for a posi-tion in constituent research, but endedup getting a job in special events.

My last job was working for a politicalcampaign. Oakland is more stable.

Be thankful for the stable employmentthey have and stay there.

I have been to school here so I knowmost everything.

I get to meet a lot of people in the sul.-rounding colrmunity.

Orfice's name changereflects strartegic plan;I)romotes diversityOakland University's Office ofEqual Opportunity has changedits name to better reflect its

efforts to promote adiverse student bodyand work fol.ce, inaccordance with theuniversity ,s stratedcplan.

After researching thenames of similar officesin other universities,reviewing the office'sgoals and consultingwith OU leaders, Direc-tor Sharon Abrahamrecendy named her unitThe Office of UniversityDiversity and Compfi-ance.

Promoting diversity isimportant because pro-

jections for the year 2000 saymost entrants into the workforce will be minorities andwomen, Abraham says.

"Growth in hither education

will be fueled by students ofcolor and older students," sheSays.

The office has asked OU vicepresidents arid deans to pro-mote diversity in their areas.

Admiliistrators , for example ,this fall plan to start mentoringprograms in which diverseemployees pair up. The moreexperienced employee helps theother become falni]iar with theuliiversity.

The office's other staffers areAssistant Director Tammy Sealsand Executive Secretary EstherMartinez.

GREG JORI)ANIfroctor of Campus Recreation

The opportunfty to be involved in theconstruction of the new Recreation andAthletic Center.

I came from a rtiral campus, BowlingGreen, to a sul}urban campus in a metl.oarea.

Take the opportunity to rejuvenateyourself - to keep a positive attitudebecause we're all on the same team.

I've been intrigued with MBH, but Ihaven't had a chance to explore it orOakland's history.

I've been blessed with a chance to havean inpact on quality of campus life forstudents by building the Recreation andAthletic Center.

ca..nERENTS

Rocmm BIACKIfroctor of GoverrmentRdhious

Potential for growth and strong leader-ship.

The university is very similar to theI-ansing political environment.

Keep doing whatever works.

Lean more about programs at the vari-ous schools and colleges.

Dhect involvement with the lerislative

process and better understanding of hith-er education issues and concerns.

People with disabttdes unho needspecinl assistance to attend arty Ofthe e'.]erus listed Truny cdi the spomsoring unit or the Office Of DisahilitySxpport Serviees at 370-3366.

Meadow Brook Hall tours,I:30 p.in. dally and from I p.in.-5 p.in. Sun-days (last tour beSus at 3:45 p.in.). Admission. Gift Shoppe also open.Call 370-3140.

APRIL1 Fool contest, OC Gold Rooms, 7 p.in.1 Comedienne Renee mcks, OC Gold Rooms, 8 p.in.2 Concerts and Musie in Food court, Food coun, noon2 A]ma college Men's Baseball, LSC, 4 p.in.2 -6 0r.e Acts o/Sor]g & LengJiter, Vainer Recital Hall, 8 p.in.2 - 4 Photo Contest. OC Fireside I,ounge2 Poetry Readingbylinda Nemecf`oster,128-130 0C,

3:30 p.in.-5 p.in.3 Cake Decorating,126-127 0C3 Board of Trustees meeting, Cold Rooms, 3 p.in.3 Computer-Assisted Legal Research, 265 SFH, 7 p.in.4 JOJ Dohaorious, 20l Dodge Hall, 7 p.in.4 Jazz Formal9 MBH, 7 p.in.4 - 6 Oakland Dance Theatre Concert Joz„7.ey Jroto Dor.ce,

Vainer Studio Theatre, 8 p.in.5 Computer Lab Training workshop, 265 SFH, I:30 p.in.5 Employee Benefits, 265 SFH, 9:30 a.in.13 Meadow Brook Estate-Spring spectacular, VAR, 3 p.in.15 Michigan christian Men's Baseball, LSC 2 p.in.16 Concerts and Music in Food court, noon16 Concert Band performance, Season Finale, Graduation Day

Van Recital Ham 8 p.in.17 Oakland chorale/University chorus, VAR Recital Hall, 8 p.in.19 Medical couege Admissions Test (MCAT), 8 p.in.19 SaSnawvalley stateMen'sBaseball, LSC, I p.in.20 SaSnawvalley stateMen'sBaseball, LSC,1 p.in.23 Concerts and Music in Food court, OC Food court, noon26 Project upward/Forward Bound program, SFH, all day26 MercyhurstMen'sBaseball9 LSC, lp.in.

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Oakland hosts educational opporl:unity celebrationFor the first time, Oakland Uni-versity from February 21-22hosted Miehigan's armual cele-bration of federal programsthat promote educationalopportunity for all Americans.

TRIO Day, observed nation-ally, is sponsored in the state bythe Mchigan Chapter of theMd America Association ofEducational Opportunity Pro-gram Persormel.

TRIO is synonymous with theset of programs created by theHither Education Act of 1965desigried to idendfy qualifiedindividuals from disadvantaged

backgrounds to prepare themfor postsecondary education ,support their pursuit of post-secondary education, and pre-pare them for doctoralprograms. The term TRIO wascoined because there were orig-inally three programs adminis-tered by the U.S. Departmentof Education - UpwardBound, Student Support Ser-vices and Educational TalentSearch. Later added were Edu-cational opportuliity centersand the Ronald MCNair Post-baccalaureate Program.

OU's two TRIO Programs

are Project Upward Boundand Student Success Services,both in the Division of StudentAffairs, Department of Learli-ing Resources.

During the TRIO Day I-eg-islative Summit, 70 profession-als and 30 student leaders fromthrouchout the state discussedthe reauthorization of theHither Education Act withU. S. Representative Joe Knol-lenberg, R-Bloolnfield Hi]]s ,and Joe Cella of U.S. SenatorSpencer Abraham's office.

Following a moming of edu-cational workshops, vice Presi-

dent for Student Affairs MaryBeth Snyder greeted the profes-sionals and student delegates atthe awards banquet.

OU's Project Upward Boundserves Ilo students armuallyfrom Pontiac and Royal OakTownship who attend Pontiac,Femdale and Oak Park publichigh schools.

In the summer, participantshve on campus for six weeks,attending enrichment classes inmathematics, science, Endish,reading, Japanese , performingarts, and guidance and counsel-ing. Summer field trips help to

provide cultural and socialenrichment.

In fall and winter, acadelnicenrichment continues withtwice monthly Saturday classesand after-school tutoring ateach hich school.

"One hundred percent of our

students have graduated fromhick school, and that tremen-dously outstretches public hichschool graduation rates," Pro-ject Director G€ri Graham,says. "Last year, loo percent ofour graduates enroned in post-secondary education, five atOU.„