Mr. Morris, a charter member of the Oakland University Board of Trustees from 1971 to 1991, was instrumental in formulating policy and securing funding for labor education at Oakland University. The primary goal of the Ken Morris Center for the Study of Labor and Work with its labor and employment studies minor program, is to help develop potential leaders who possess the analytic, interpersonal and organizational skills to respond to human needs in an era of rapid social change. The program seeks to join education, skill development and service in the pursuit of this goal. Decision making abilities are enhanced through field experiences and hands-on internship assignments. Earnings from an endowment fund established by Ken Morris are earmarked for use by the Center to emphasize and support the opportunities for students, primarily of Oakland University, to engage in practical learning experiences within the labor movement.
Scholarships support directed studies, field work or internships.
A Board of Advisors oversees the scholarship fund and makes the final selection of scholarship award recipients. Incomplete applications will not be considered. An application must be filled out personally by the applicant, and typed or printed neatly. The selection of scholarship applicants will be influenced by the completeness, neatness and legibility of applications as well as the stated goals, objectives and academic, employment, and service record of the student. A program plan for coursework designated in Part II must be submitted with the application along with a program plan approval letter from the Oakland University Department of Human Resource Development.