University Advancement

Hello. My name is Paris Burk. I'm a freshman here and I'm majoring in early childhood education, and I just want to say I'm grateful for the CMI office and everyone who works in it who has helped to support me so far. And I'm especially grateful for the scholarship I received through the office and all the donors that help to make that scholarship possible.

Hi, my name is Alex Lawrence, my major is information technology and I'm most grateful for the community because I'm surrounded by some great people.

Hi, my name is Jordan Houston, my intended major is IT and I'm most grateful for the OU Rec because I can play basketball there. I'm grateful to be working at Meadow Brook because of its beauty, its craftsmanship and attention to detail.; and the fact that I get to work with such kind and intelligent people in telling the story of Matilda Dodge Wilson and all that she did for the community.

Hi, my name is Mackenzie and my major is political science with the minor deaf communications. And I'm most grateful for the staff members here at Oakland University specifically, the center for multicultural initiatives., the first year advising center and the OU student congress.

Hello, I'm Dominic Pirrone and the thing I'm most grateful for at Oakland is my fraternity Alpha Sigma Phi. Grateful for all my brothers, everything they've done for me and the community that we're building together.

My name is Erin, I'm on the cross-country and track team and I'm very grateful for all the donors that support us on and off the field. Hi, my name is Eric Wilson. My major is in mathematics for educators. I'm a transfer student here and really, the orientation group leaders helped me understand and we're able to answer a lot of my questions and I'm so glad to be a Grizzly.

I am grateful to Oakland University and Meadow Brook Hall because I've had the privilege of working with some absolutely wonderful and passionate people. Whether it's in the theater department, or the music department or filmmaking or here at Meadow Brook, these wonderful like historians and things like that, these people are passionate and they love what they do and that makes me want to get better at what I do.

Hi, my name is Caithleann Newell, I am a graphic design major, and I am most grateful for the student programming board, because they run so many fun events that I love attending.

Hi, my name is Rebecca St. Onge. I'm a creative writing major and I am most grateful for my OU advisors because they have been my rock and have really helped me through deciding what I want to do as a career.

Hello, I'm Kaeden Bryer, I'm a sophomore in computer science at Oakland University, and I am grateful for the Big Ideas Oakland program.

Thank you so much to Sheldon Yellen, and all other donors for making this possible.

Thank you. Thank you so much. I'm so thankful for you.

Thanks a bunch. Thank you to all of our supporters.