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Tickets On Sale for the 39th Annual UNCF Gala
To purchase individual UNCF Gala tickets or sponsor a table, go to
www.ougiving.com. For information about the UNCF North Alabama Campaign, contact Kisha Norris: [email protected] | 256-726-7201.
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Civil Rights Leader Al Sharpton to visit Huntsville
Al Sharpton, a longtime civil rights voice, will make a visit to Huntsville in a few days.
Sharpton will be
participating in a special community assembly at the Oakwood University Church, that begins at 6:00 p.m. on
Sunday, January 29.
Sharpton is the founder of the National Action Network, a civil rights organization. President Obama has described Sharpton as "a voice for the voiceless" and a "champion for the downtrodden."
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Show Love to Oakwood University through the Tom Joyner Foundation
Oakwood University has been selected to be the Tom Joyner Foundation's "School of the Month" for April 2017.
The Tom Joyner Foundation remains focused on ensuring the future of HBCUs well into the 21st Century through customized capacity building programs. At the same time, it is committed to ensuring that students at these schools are exposed to diverse academic opportunities to enable them to successfully achieve their goal of completing their college education.
Let's make Oakwood University's Tom Joyner Foundation School of the Month campaign the most successful one of any other school. To give a mobile pledge, text OakwoodU to 41444 to donate via credit card, or donate online at tomjoynerfoundation.org/donate. Remember that 100% of your gift to the Tom Joyner Foundation in Oakwood's name goes directly to Oakwood students.
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Employee News
 Reggie Hicks, general manager of WJOU, recently published an article in th January edition of Radio World magazine. Radio World is one of the top broadcast trade publications.
The article describes how the radio station uses their new Comrex remote equipment to enhance the WJOU's community outreach efforts.
For over 35 years, Radio World has been the leading news source for broadcast radio owners, managers and engineers all over the world. It is published in five editions including the flagship U.S. Radio World, Radio World International, Radio World América Latina, Radio World édition Francophone and Radio World Engineering Extra.
To read the article, click here.
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120 Most Influential Oakwoodites
We are in search of nominations for a list of 120 Most Influential Oakwoodites.
Nominees will be presented during Alumni Homecoming Weekend 2017.
We are looking for names of those Oakwoodites who were either influential here at Oakwood -classroom, church, dormitory, basketball court, etc. -- or an individual who has positively influenced your life, or has transformed lives through his/her service following their time at the Oaks.
We need the following information:
Your name, and (in 100 words or less) why you're nominating someone
as an Influential Oakwoodite.
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Please include the date(s) nominee attended Oakwood, especially the year he/she graduated,
If possible, please include a high resolution photo (300 dpi or higher).
Office of Integrated Marketing & Public Relations
Oakwood University
7000 Adventist Boulevard
Huntsville, Alabama 35896
**All submissions subject to editing for space.
Deadline has been extended to: Midnight, February 15, 2017
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About Oakwood
The mission of Oakwood University, a historically black, Seventh-day Adventist institution, is to transform students through biblically-based education for service to God and humanity.
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Click here to see the Winter 2017 issue of the Oakwood Magazine.
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