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The
Oakland Center is the student center on campus. It is a great place
to meet people, hang out between classes or grab a bite to eat.
Stop by for your books, SpiritCard or learn about more than 100
student organizations at OU.
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Art
sculpture outside the Kresge Library.
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The
Kresge Library is a teaching library with an outstanding student-centered
information literacy program.
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John
F. Dodge was the first husband of OU co-founder Matilda Dodge Wilson.
He also was the co-founder of Dodge Brothers Motor Cars. The engineering
building was named to honor him and his brother, Horace E. Dodge,
for their contributions to automotive engineering.
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Sebastian
S. Kresge, founder of the Kresge store chain and creator of the
Kresge Foundation, donated $1.5 million to build the original library
building. One of the wings is named for Howard McGregor, former
director of the OU Foundation and longtime OU supporter.
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The
Science and Engineering Building.
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Oakland
University
Oakland
University is a public university located between Rochester
Hills, Michigan and Auburn Hills, Michigan. It is the only
major research university in Oakland County, from which OU
derives its name. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement
of Teaching has classified OU as a Doctoral Research-Intensive
University. Oakland University was created in 1957 when Matilda
Dodge Wilson, widow of automobile magnate John Francis Dodge,
and her second husband, Alfred Wilson, donated their 1,500-acre
estate to Michigan State University, including Meadow Brook
Hall, Sunset Terrace and all the estate's other buildings
and collections, along with $2 million. Originally known as
Michigan State University-Oakland, the university enrolled
its first students in 1959 and was renamed Oakland University
in 1963. The university has been officially independent since
1970.
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