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Oakwood Hosts South Central Camp Meeting
 This week, Oakwood University is hosting the South Central Conference for its 71st annual Camp Meeting, June 2-10.
Hundreds of Seventh-day Adventists attend this convocation for spiritual renewal and fellowship. Oakwood's campus has been the host camp meeting venue for the South Central Conference since 1946.
This year's camp meeting theme, "We Would See Jesus," is being addressed by guest speakers including Dr. Rupert Bushner, Elder Benjamin Jones, Jr., Dr. John Nixon, Sr., Pastor Ty Gibson, Pastor Tricia Payne, Dr. C. Wesley Knight, and Dr. Ivan Williams, Sr.
 During the Ordination Service on Sabbath afternoon, June 10, two Oakwoodites are scheduled to be commissioned as ministers in the Seventh-day Adventist Church: Dr. Ifeoma Kwesi (left), associate professor in the Department of the Religion and Theology, and Chaplain Kimberly C. Mann (right), associate chaplain in the Office of Spiritual Life.
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Oakwood's Healthy Campus 2020 Featured in PHA Annual Report
 Oakwood University is under the Partner Spotlight in the 2016 Annual Progress Report of the Partnership for Healthier America.
Oakwood's Healthy Campus 2020 initiative guides the university's efforts to fulfill its commitment as a member of PHA's Healthier Campus Initiative.
For example, in addition to the student ambassador-led events during the school year, the university is continually working to revamp its cafeteria menu and update the offerings in its vending machines to include healthier options.
On February 9 of this year, the Healthy Campus 2020 initiative launched the Life Cycle program, housed in the lobby of the Eva B. Dykes Library. This programs makes ten (10) bicycles available for students and employees to check out for one day, with a current ID, similar to checking out a book from the library. The rider also receives a helmet and a bicycle lock.
 The University's efforts are transforming the lives of Oakwood students, in terms of their attitudes about their personal health, as well as their eating choices and exercise habits. In a unique thank you card to program coordinator Dr. Shirna Gullo, graduating senior Farrah Melidor remarked, "I am healthier because of you and the Healthy Campus 2020 initiative!"
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Healthy Food Option is Part of Oakwood's Industry Recovery Initiative
The school believes the industry recovery initiative will position Oakwood University to serve the community in northern Alabama with healthy and affordable goods. Oakwood Farms is a practical way of promoting a healthy lifestyle based on biblical principles.
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uring the South Central Conference camp meeting this week, Oakwood Farms is conducting a series of "How to Grow Your Garden" workshops, taught by master gardener/farmer Artis Sidney.
Produce from Oakwood Farms is available for sale Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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Oakwoodites Celebrate Harewood Promotion at Pentagon
by Victoria L. Joiner, Ed.D, assistant professor
Oakwood University alumnus Dr. Andrew R. Harewood has achieved another milestone in the U.S. Armed Services by achieving the rank of Colonel in the Army chaplaincy. Nearly 100 family, friends and dignitaries celebrated the promotion at a ceremony in the Pentagon's Memorial Chapel in Washington, D.C. on May 31, 2017.
Participants in the ceremony included the Honorable Sheila Jackson-Lee, Representative, from Texas' 18th District, Rear Admiral (Ret.) and Chaplain of the U.S. Senate Barry C. Black, Command Chaplain Lt. Colonel Milton Johnson, Lt. General Gwendolyn Bingham, and Brigadier General Fletcher Washington. Oakwood National Alumni President Dr. Cynthia Powell-Hicks and her sister JoAnn Powell Lightford represented their late father Col. (Ret.) Joseph Powell and mother Alice Powell during the ceremony.
OU alumna Janice Chandler-Eteme opened the program with a powerful rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. Chaplain Barry Black's remarks became a powerful testimony of God's providence. Representative Jackson-Lee honored Harewood with a Congressional Resolution recognizing this milestone promotion by entering it into the Congressional Record. After the touching pinning ceremony with Dr. Karen Harewood and Dr. Powell Hicks, epaulets were placed on his uniform by the Harewood's four sons, Andrew, Jason, Aaren, and Jalon. The Oath of Office was given by Lt. General Bingham.
The Harewood family is an example of the best of Oakwood, as Harewood, his wife Dr. Karen Fleming Harewood, and two of their, Andrew and Jason, have graduated from this great institution. In addition to serving his country, Harewood is the senior pastor of the Ephesus SDA Church in New York and remains committed to serving God, family, church, and country.
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee presents Congressional resolution to Colonel Andrew Harewood as Lt. General Gwen Bingham, Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, Rear Admiral (Ret.) Barry C. Black, and Colonel Milton Johnson look on. (Photo: D.L. McPhaull)
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Give to Oakwood through Tom Joyner Foundation
Every dollar contributed to Oakwood University through the Tom Joyner Foundation will be used to give scholarships to Oakwood students.
The goal of the "School of the Month" campaign campaign is $40,000, and gifts are accepted throughout the year
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give directly online at www.ougiving.com, noting that your gift is for Oakwood University in the Tom Joyner Foundation School of the Month campaign - or you can donate in the ways listed below.
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Alumni News
The article is organized into six parts: an overview, background information, recent cases of note, analysis of the pros and cons of occupational licensing, impact of state occupational licensing laws, and recommended specific changes.
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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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