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September 22, 2015

Oakland Upgrades Network Connection to 10 Gbps

ROCHESTER, Mich. - Just in time for the busy back-to-school season, Merit Network's engineering staff upgraded Oakland University's primary connection to Merit's backbone network, boosting the connection from 1 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) to 10 Gbps. "We had seen some evidence of…
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October 16, 2014

Merit Board Member Earns EDUCAUSE Community Leadership Award

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Theresa Rowe, chief information officer for Oakland University and a Merit board member, has been named as an EDUCAUSE Exemplary Leader. The honor recognizes her contributions to information technology and the profession, her mentoring of aspiring…
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January 15, 2012

Oakland University Connects with Presidential Debate

When it was decided that the Republican Presidential Debate was to take place at Oakland University (OU) on November 9, 2011 Oakland's staff contacted Merit Network and its vendors to work with them on technical support. The Michigan GOP had…
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March 1, 2010

Oakland University Continues to Create Partnerships

In a speech given by President Obama in July 2009 on higher education, he stated "Business and industry play an important role in training the workforce of the future and meeting the on-going demands of the marketplace." The President could…
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March 1, 2007

Oakland University Celebrates 50 Years & Looks Forward

In 1957, Meadow Brook Farms in Rochester was 1,500 acres of rolling hills with a 110-room mansion as its centerpiece. Fifty years later, the location is a bustling university campus with nearly 18,000 students and a reputation for outstanding academics…
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