April 2008
Welcome
Welcome to the April edition of the Northwood University alumni e-newsletter. Springtime is always one of the most exciting times of the year as we get ready to graduate the senior class and honor the year’s Outstanding Alumni Achievement Awardees.
This past weekend we honored five alumni with the 2008 Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award. All recipients were chosen for this award because of their personal and professional accomplishments as well as their support for Northwood University and “The Northwood Idea.”
Northwood University
Outstanding Alumni Achievement Awards, Class of 2008
- Victor George, Class of 1982
- Mathew Dougher, Class of 1987
- Terri Mulcahey, Class of 1987
- Gary Short, Class of 1989
- Mike Szukhent, Class of 2001
Spring also brings baseball fever! Northwood has alumni outings planned at multiple Great Lakes Loons games this summer and at a Detroit Tigers game in July. Make sure to check out our schedule of events for details.
Julie Felske
Class of 2001
Alumni Director
felske@northwood.edu
2008 Outstanding Alumni Achievement Awards Ceremony
2008 Lunch with the President at Zehnder’s of Frankenmuth
Michigan campus WEB TV
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Florida Campus News Video
Texas Campus News Video
Upcoming Events
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| May 9 | 40th Annual FAD Auction, Midland, Michigan |
| May 10 | Spring Football Game – Hantz Stadium, Midland Campus |
| May 18 | Alumni & Friends Reception in Chicago during the National Restaurant Show at McCormick Place |
| June 2 | Tri-City Golf Outing – Saginaw Country Club, Saginaw, Michigan |
| June 5 | Alumni Night in the Northwood Loons Suite – Dow Diamond, Midland, Michigan |
Click HERE for more information on all events.
News @ NU
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- Northwood University Dedicates New Sloan Family Building for Aftermarket Studies
- Competitive Speech Team Places 7th at Nationals
- NU to Host Foster Care Youth Campus Day
- NU Mock Trial Team Places 4th at National Competition
- NU Students Receive American Marketing Association Award
- NU Forensics Team Places at Nationals
- Northwood University Automotive Retail Simulation Program
- Northwood Gallery Presents Two Spring Shows Through May 31
- Aftermarket Professionals Graduate from University of the Aftermarket's Leadership 2.0 Program
Athletics
Click on the links below to read the most recent athletic news stories:
- Football to Host Spring Football Game May 10
- GLIAC Winter All-Academic Teams Announced
- Men's Tennis Earns Pair of Post Season GLIAC Awards
- Men's Golf Team News
- Women's Golf Team News
- GLIAC Softball Championship in Midland May 2-4
- Baseball Sweeps Rochester
- Alicia Brandenburg Named GLIAC Pitcher of the Week
- Track Team News
Alternative Spring Break
As an alternative to other spring break activities, Northwood University sent a group of students to Phenix City, Ala., for a Habitat for Humanity project. The eight Northwood students along with a Northwood staff member and a professor were gone the week of March 2 as part of Habitat’s Collegiate Challenge program. The students began meeting in the fall to prepare for their trip. They learned about Habitat for Humanity and the area they would be visiting, along with having time to become familiar with each other.
During their time in Alabama, the group worked on erecting the framework for two houses. They worked alongside area volunteers, including licensed builders, and future habitat homeowners. Community members provided meals while they were there and they were able to see neighboring Columbus, Georgia during their day off.
Each night students led a group activity to reflect on their day’s experiences and to build lasting relationships. Each of the students paid for a portion of the trip while Northwood University covered the majority of their expenses and trip fees.
The trip participants included: AJ Quakenbush, Sarah McLean, Heidi Seagraves, Chanda Brice, Paul Rowley, Jr., Courtney Meyer, Dana Perkins, and Katia King. Also attending were Mariana Grigoras, Northwood University professor, and Kylee Vanek, MCC Americorps VISTA for Northwood University.
Northwood University Alternative Spring Break Group
Omniquest 2008
Omniquest is a university-wide program, overlaying all other programs, in which a provocative and challenging book is selected each term. The theme of the book is adopted for discussion and analysis during that term on all campuses and within all programs, simultaneously. Here are the three books that were chosen for the 2007-08 Omniquest program; we recommend reading them if you haven’t already.
Fall 2007
Where Have All The Leaders Gone? by Lee Iacocca
Winter 2007
The Science of Success by Charles G. Koch
Spring 2008
New Ideas from Dead CEO's by Todd Buchholz
“The first and most important thing to get across to the students is they need to be more diverse in their reading than just textbooks. We want them to have a broader exposure.”
Dr. Margaret Colarelli, Chair of the Language Arts Department, Northwood University
Eye on Business
The purpose of the Eye on Business section is to provide you with interesting websites to add to your "favorites" on your computers, as well as to provide you with key economic data at a glance.
Present – April 29, 2008 |
Previous Year –April 30, 2007 |
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| Dow Jones Industrial Average | 12,831.94 |
13,062.91 |
| NASDAQ | 2,,426.10 |
2,525.09 |
| Price of Crude Oil ($ per barrel) | 115.63 |
64.41 |
| Price of Gold | 890.50 |
673.60 |
| Prime Interest Rate | 5.25 |
8.25 |
| Average Home Mortgage Rate | 6.17 |
5.86 |
| Value of U.S. $ relative to Euro | .6396 |
.7327 |
| Value of U.S. $ relative to Yen | 104.514 |
119.670 |
| U.S. Budget Deficit | 161 Billion |
248 Billion |
| Quarterly GDP | 13,967.3 Billion |
12,573.5 Billion |
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