Reposted from @oakwoodu In recognition of 126 years of serving underrepresented populations, Oakwood University is celebrating Foundersβ Day today. Oakwood was founded by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1896 to educate African-Americans of the South. Initially, the school was called Oakwood Industrial School,β opening its doors on November 16, 1896, with 16 students. Oakwood University continues to view education as indispensable in preparation for broader service to God and the human family. President Leslie Pollard said, βFor 126 years, Oakwood has advanced the mission of Seventh-day Adventist education, creating competent Christian professionals for servant leadership. I am immensely grateful for the worldwide influence of Oakwood University. Since 1896 we have been in the blessed business of transforming lives.β Oakwood University, a historically Black SDA institution of higher learning, offers quality Christian Education that emphasizes academic excellence, promotes harmonious development of mind, body, and spirit, and prepares leaders in service for God and humanity. The schoolβs motto, shared by faculty and students, is: Enter to Learn, Depart to Serve. In everything it does, it believes and practices God First, its current slogan. Oakwood is consistently recognized by national media, business and educational associations. US News and World Report ranks it perennially among the nationβs βBest Colleges,β both in terms of the βHistorically Black Colleges and Universitiesβ (HBCUs) and βRegional Colleges/Southβ categories; the magazine also ranks Oakwood among the top ten HBCUs with highest graduation rates. #oakwood #blackeducation #blackexcellence https://www.instagram.com/p/ClDrUwuOazD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
