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Hey to be Interim Dean

Jeanne Hey, professor of political science and director of international studies at Miami University, has agreed to become interim dean of Miami University Middletown for 2009-10, effective August 10.

Kelly Cowan, who has served Miami Middletown as interim dean and dean since 2005, announced her resignation from that post May 27. A national search for a successor to Cowan will continue this fall. Cowan, a microbiologist, will begin serving a one-year appointment as a special community liaison August 10 to continue the campus's ties to community until a new permanent dean is appointed.

Hey has taught at Miami since 1992. She has served on many university committees and taskforces, including the Taskforce on International Education and Study Abroad, the University Senate, the Committee to Evaluate Administrators, and the Liberal Education Special Committee on International Curriculum. In 2008-09, Hey chaired the University Fiscal Priorities and Budget Committee. As chair, she organized a special session of University Senate around the budget challenges and worked closely with senior administrators throughout the year.

"I am extremely grateful to Professor Hey for taking on this important assignment," said Jeffrey Herbst, provost.

Hey's research interests include foreign policy behavior of less developed and small states, especially in Latin America. In 1992-93, Hey was a Pew Faculty Fellow in International Studies at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. She has completed numerous teaching and research appointments in international settings, including in Edinburgh, Scotland (2007), Miami University's Dolibois European Center in Differdange, Luxembourg (1998-2000), the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) in Quito, Ecuador (1991, 1994) and at the Centre Universitaire de Luxembourg in Luxembourg City (2000).

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Miami Middletown Downtown July Events Scheduled

In July, Miami Middletown Downtown will present a slate of events that includes a concert, a book club, a writing group, two community forums and a bridge club. All events are free and open to the public. Miami Middletown Downtown is located at 4 North Main Street.

On Friday, July 10, the First Friday Concert Series will feature the steel drums and vocals of Dave Leisten from 12 - 1 p.m. Steel Drum Dave will bring the tropics to Miami Middletown Downtown. Leisten is a popular entertainer throughout the tri-state and Band Director at Middletown High School. The First Friday's Noontime Concert Series is sponsored by the First Methodist Church of Middletown. For more information, contact Mary Ellen Clinard at meclinard@hotmail.com.

On Wednesday, July 15, the Booking It! Non-Fiction Book Conversations group will meet at 5 p.m. to discuss Conquering Gotham: Building Penn Station and Its Tunnels by Jill Jonnes. Set in New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C., Conquering Gotham is the history of a political and engineering battle that forever changed New York's physical and psychological geography. Learn how the Pennsylvania Railroad secretly assembled land for a terminal in the Tenderloin vice district, taking on J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, Teddy Roosevelt and Boss William Croker. For more information, contact Barbara Roberts at (513) 727-3337.

On Thursday, July 16, the Bridge Club will meet at 7 p.m. This is an organizational meeting for those interested in playing bridge. If you have ever wanted to learn the game of bridge, help others learn, or meet and play with other bridge enthusiasts, then this club is for you! For more information, contact David Balsmeyer at barbbalsmeyer@cinci.rr.com.

On Thursday, July 23, a community forum will meet at 5:30 pm to discuss the Downtown Stories, Community Visions project. Project organizer Leah DePriest, is a graduate student in Urban Planning at Miami University. The project seeks to give the community an active voice in establishing a common vision for the future of downtown Middletown. The community is invited to share their stories and opinions about downtown Middletown with DePriest. Ultimately, the information DePriest gathers may aid city planners and designers in downtown revitalization efforts. This is the first of four free community forums. For more information, contact Leah DePriest at downtownstories@gmail.com.

On Saturday, July 25, the Illuminati Writing Group will meet at 2 p.m. This casual writing and workshopping group is for all levels and genres of writing. Peer critique and writing exercises will help you polish your craft while having fun with other local writers. New attendees must RSVP to Michelle Lawrence at illuminati@muohio.edu.

On Tuesday, July 28, a community forum will meet at 5:30 pm to discuss the Downtown Stories, Community Visions project. This is the second of four free community forums to explore topics related to downtown Middletown and revitalization. For more information, contact Leah DePriest at downtownstories@gmail.com.

Miami Middletown Downtown is a multipurpose activity center designed to bring the campus and community together by providing flexible space for workshops, lectures, seminars, meetings, cultural events and more. For more information on any of these events or other upcoming events at Miami Middletown Downtown call (513) 727-3200.

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Department of Nursing Invites Comments for Accreditation Purposes

A message from Paulette Worcester, DNS, RN, CFNP
Chair & Associate Professor
Department of Nursing

The Miami University Department of Nursing is seeking initial review by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) for accreditation of our baccalaureate of science program in nursing, including the RN-BSN completion option. CCNE invites written and signed third party comments from communities of interest that are affected by the Department's programs.

We invite comments from current students, members of the university community, local and state nursing professional organizations and practicing nurses who work with students. Members of the evaluation team consider all comments in their review of the program; however, comments are not shared with the Department.

Comments will be accepted by CCNE until September 10, 2009, which is 30 days prior to the accreditation visit. Comments should be sent to the following address:

Commission on Nursing Education
Attn: Amanda Brownbridge, Accreditation Assistant
One Dupont Circle, NW Suite 530
Washington, DC 20036-1120

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MUM to Host Sessions on Health Career Programs

Miami Middletown will host information sessions on June 12 and July 10 for two new associate degree health career programs: Health Information Management and Respiratory Care Technology. Both sessions will be held from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in Johnston Hall 137.

A part of the Greentree system, both programs enable students to complete one year of coursework (29-38 credits) at Miami University Middletown and then transfer to Cincinnati State to complete the remainder of the program part-time over a two year period. Both programs allow students to take their Cincinnati State courses with minimal travel to the campus. The Health Information Management courses are offered online and the Respiratory Care Technology courses will be offered in the Middletown area. Clinical experiences are available in Butler County and the Cincinnati/Dayton areas.

For more information on either course or the information sessions, contact Tonia Hyllengren at (513) 727-3440, hyllentl@muohio.edu.

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