The university is the first in the state of Ohio to provide nursing students with Hospital Assault Response Prevention (HARP®) training to keep them safe in the workplace.
The $30 million initiative will enable Sinclair Community College to become the country’s community college leader in technology and innovation.
The $1.5 million gift comes from Mission Conversion Services Alliance and will allow the university to complete a renovation and expansion of the Advanced Manufacturing Center.
The new endowed scholarship will assist healthcare students at the college who demonstrate financial need.
The college’s Eaton Campus will be home for the new certificate program that will allow participants to enter the workforce as a licensed practical nurse or continue their education to become a registered nurse.
The expansion comes after the success of the EMU Educators Promise program, which seeks to support education students to combat the ongoing teacher shortage. The expansion will assist students in other majors with loan repayment assistance.
The two $40 million gifts come from College of Medicine partners Covenant HealthCare and MyMichigan Health. The gifts will support development of a new medical education building in Saginaw, Michigan.
The program is called "Together in Flint: Strong Moms: Healthy Babies" and will provide families with education, early intervention, and increased access to pediatric care.
The Okanagan Charter provides a framework for institutions to promote health and wellbeing of students and the campus community. Oakland University is among the first 50 universities in the United States to adopt the charter.
The agreement will allow Oakland Community College students who earn an associate degree in cybersecurity to transfer credits to Grand Valley State University toward a bachelor degree in cybersecurity.
