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Oakland U offers program at OxfordThe program offers tuition, private room and full board for the week, excursions to London, theater tickets, visits to museums and six or eight college credits. The program costs $5,200 but does not include airfare.Oxford tutors will offer courses in art history, architecture, business management, communications, education, history, four literature classes and British politics. Credits are applicable to degrees at universities and colleges nationwide. For more information about the program, call Margaret Pigott at (810)370-4131 or send an inquiry to pigott@oakland.edu.
Detroit police seek a few good officersThis week through April 13 the Detroit Police Department will be holding an open application recruitment period. DPP encourages those students interested in law enforcement as a possible career to attend and learn about the opportunities its department offers in a variety of fields.Recruitment officers will be available in Room 03-45 of Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center in downtown Detroit from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day this week. There will be displays that show some of the opportunities in the DPP crime laboratories, Harbormastor Section and all other departments within the force. For more information, contact the DPP at (313)224-4400.
Video contest offers $10,000 scholarshipThe American College Health Association is scouting campuses nationwide for the next Steven Spielberg or Quentin Tarantino.College students are invited to participate in a contest to create and develop a new television public-service announcement that will educate young adults about genital herpes. The contest is open to anyone over 18 years old who is enrolled at an accredited institution of higher learning. Entrants must submit an original 30-second videotaped message that provides information about genital herpes. The winner of the contest will receive a $10,000 scholarship, a trip to New York City and the opportunity to assist in the professional production of the public-service announcement. For more information about the contest, call (212)886-2250 or e-mail HerpesPSA@aol.com.
SAPAC publication PRISMS seeks entries> The faculty and staff of the English Composition Board and the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center are sponsoring a publication of writings from the University community, titled PRISMS.The publication will be a compilation of people's experiences and views to help raise an awareness of the need to combat violence against women in the Ann Arbor community. The two groups are looking for all kinds of writing, including poetry, stories and essays. Entries may be submitted to SAPAC until April 23. -- Compiled from staff reports
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