insideOakwood: Oakwood Farms Opens for Business, School of the Month, and more

Oakwood Farms Opens for Business

Oakwood Farms manager Artis Sydney describes the organic farming process to President Pollard, as sales of produce began today with radishes and a variety of greens.

Oakwood Farms is part of the University's Industry Recovery initiative to support our students, and will be the largest organic, "urban farm" in Northern Alabama.

Stay tuned for further announcements about the availability of produce.

Oakwood University is the Tom Joyner Foundation School of the Month for April


	Junior biomedical sciences major Erwin Stuffle is the second Hercules Scholar for April 2017.

Oakwood University is the Tom Joyner Foundation School of the month for April 2017. Every dollar contributed through this program will be matched to give scholarships to Oakwood students. The goal of the "School of the Month" campaign is $40,000 .

On the first and third Thursday mornings in the month, Tom Joyner announces (on his syndicated radio program, The Tom Joyner Morning Show) a young man, selected by the staff at Oakwood University, designated as a "Hercules Scholar" in honor of Tom's father, the late Hercules Joyner. Erwin Stuffle from Bridgetown, Barbados, was named as the second Hercules Scholar at Oakwood University on April 20. He will receive a $1,500 scholarship from Tom Joyner Foundation in recognition of his academic achievements, leadership skills and community service.

The first in his family to attend college, Erwin's goal is to be a physician. He plans to specialize in infectious diseases and wants to help pave the way in combating disparities in health caused by diseases such as HIV/AIDS, syphilis and hepatitis.

To contribute to the School of the Month campaign, you ca n give directly online at www.ougiving.com , making a note that your gift is for the Tom Joyner Foundation School of the Month campaign - or you can donate in the ways listed below.

OU School of Business and Florida Hospital Sponsor Book Review

by Genae Darville, freshman finance major

(Left to right) Gerren Sprauve, entrepreneur and motivational speaker, examines "The Power of Habit" with business students during recent book review session.

After an impactful departmental chapel on March 23, led by Gerren Sprauve, business students and staff gathered in the dining room of the McKee Business & Technology Complex to review the book sponsored by Florida Hospital, The Power of Habit written by Charles Duhigg. The author explores and challenges the daily habits of its readers by informing them of different scenarios where said habits are cultivated and how they can be rectified.

Mr. Sprauve made this book review comfortable and conversational by thoroughly examining his perspective of the book, while answering any questions that arose, and encouraging feedback from those who attended.

After the book review, freshman finance major Darius Woods stated that "The book review was thought-provoking, and Mr. Sprauve was very insightful. As a business student, I am thankful to Dr. Hyacinth Burton, Dean of School of Business, Florida Hospital and Mr. Gerren Sprauve for enabling us to experience this." It was indeed an extraordinary experience.

WJOU Exceeds Sharathon Goal!

Thanks to listeners around the world, the staff at WJOU 90.1 FM are happy to report that the Spring Sharathon goal of $20,000 was surpassed by over $13,000. The campaign ended with a total of $33,505!

The Annual Spring Sharathon is an opportunity to share in the ministry of Oakwood's 38-year-old radio station, which began as WOCG in 1979. Become a Praise Partner by making a contribution online at www.wjou.org.

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