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(05/30/03)

Health Alliance Renews Nursing Education Agreement

Miami University and The Health Alliance have renewed a nursing education agreement that will continue a partnership aimed at producing qualified individuals to the health care industry, which is currently battling a nursing shortage.

The initial partnership was formed to increase enrollment and retention of nursing students at the Miami University Hamilton and Middletown campuses.

"The partnership has been a great success in that we have already accomplished our initial goals and want to continue," said Eugenia Mills, Director of the Miami University Nursing Department. "In just one year, we increased the number of graduates in our Associate Degree program by 26 percent.

"We have been very pleased with the results of our partnership with Miami University," says Geri Harrison, human resources director at the Health Alliance. "This opportunity has allowed us to increase the number of nurses caring for local patients."

The partnership provides for tuition award opportunities, the support of a faculty/counselor position, and a mentoring program. According to Mills, the faculty/counselor position has been a huge asset to the nursing program.

Mills said that during the last year, the faculty/counselor worked with students, not necessarily on the actual course work, but on issues like time management and study skills. "We found that these issues were threatening the success of some of our students who juggle school, work and family."

"We are grateful to the Health Alliance for this partnership," she added. 'This is truly a win-win situation for us and the Health Alliance. Not only does this partnership provide for scholarship and the faculty/counselor position, but it also provides more nurses for the industry still experiencing a shortage of employees."

Twenty nursing students are eligible to receive a $3,000 tuition benefit award. Students may apply for tuition benefit after they complete their first clinical rotation in the nursing program. Tuition benefit recipients will agree to work for 18 months for the Health Alliance.

The Health Alliance is an integrated health care delivery system, which includes The Christ Hospital, The University Hospital, The St. Luke Hospitals, The Jewish Hospital, The Fort Hamilton Hospital and the physicians of Alliance Primary Care.

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(05/27/03)

Departmental,Leadership Service Awards Announced

Miami University Middletown recently announced its departmental and leadership/service awards for 2002/2003.

Departmental awards for academic achievement at Miami Middletown include:

Art- Kelly Lay (Middletown).

Botany - Amanda Courtney (Lebanon), Angela Polachek (Middletown), Gary Noll(Franklin), Amy Wright (Liberty Township) and Keith Gilland (Middletown).

Business - Robin Dennis and Tiffany Hennigan (Middletown).

Business Technology - Lisa Gray (Oregonia).

Communication - Bonnie Butler (West Chester).

Computing Program - Gabriel Campbell and Nicholas Murphy (Middletown)

Engineering Technology - Amy Harrison (Monroe).

English - Michael Corrill (Middletown), Amy Schiavone (Middletown), Britton Stockstill (Middletown), Lucosi Fuller (Middletown) and Lindsay Gabbard (Lebanon).

French- Britton Stockstill (Middletown).

History - Wendy Cappelano (Springboro).

Music- Amber Marker (West Alexandria).

Nursing- Joyce Ball (Hamilton), Deanna Campbell (Middletown), Donna Hoskins (Middletown), Lisa Howard (Middletown), Jennifer Hyrne (Cincinnati), Kelly Milburn (West Chester), and Molly Rickard (Trenton).

Philosophy- Steve Joyce

Sociology - Kristy Plants (Middletown), Mary Jasper (Middletown).

System Analysis - Nicole Dill-DeWitt (Germantown), Kevin Loving (Hamilton), Bridget McIntosh (Middletown) and Charles Richardson (Hamilton).

Leadership Service Awards were given to: Oladunni Ayoola (Middletown), Jody Back (Middletown), Amadu Bah (West Chester), Christopher Bryan (Middletown), Wendy Cappelano (Springboro), Elke Coffey (Franklin), David Cline (Peebles), Bill Cornett (Camden), Michael Conrad (Trenton), Steve Dalrymple (Franklin), Dante' Davis (Middletown), Charla Davison (Clayton), Chris Ewers (Middletown), Leslie Ford (Middletown), Emily Flowers-Foust (Middletown), Lisa Gray (Oregonia), Bettie Haney (Middletown), Laurie Johnston (Gratis), Jennifer Keith (Middletown), Eliza Kroger (Middletown), Jennifer Lane (Middletown), Kelly Lay (Middletown), Bridget McIntosh (Middletown), Mark Miller (Hamilton), Lagenia Murphy (Middletown), Ruth Orth (Middletown), Kristy Plants (Middletown), Tiffanie Pierce (Trenton), Kim Rickard (Middletown), Angela Riddle (Lebanon), Jacquelyn Russell (Middletown), Shawna Shannon (Trenton), Lisa Spyker (Lebanon), Britton Stockstill (Middletown), Stephen Taylor (Middletown), Robert Tyra (Franklin), Robert Washington (Middletown), Rena Watts (Middletown), Jason Webb (Middletown), Jessica Wentzel (Franklin), Lori White (Middletown), Terran Young (Middletown).

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(05/13/03)

Charla Davison Named 2003 Darbyshire Award Recipient

Charla Davison (right) is congratulated by former Miami Middletown Student Affairs Director Lynn Darbyshire upon receiving the award established in his honor.

Miami Middletown Sophomore Charla Davison of Clayton, Ohio has been named recipient of the W. Lynn Darbyshire Award for 2002-2003. The Darbyshire award is given to students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in a student organization, student advisory council, student employment, community service or campus committee assignment. Darbyshire award recipients serve as examples of what a student leader should be.

Davison, a speech communication major, is active as a member of the campus dance team, student government, philosophy tutor and volunteer with CIVIC, an outreach-oriented committee on campus. As an active member in Faces and Cultures of Every Student (FACES), a multi-cultural student organization, she developed a communication system that effectively kept students informed of current and new projects. She also was a recipient of the 2003 Miami University President's Distinguished Service Award.

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(05/13/03)

Miami Middletown Graduates 34 In Nursing Class of 2003

Busald award recipient Joyce Ball (left) is congratulated by Assistant Professor of Nursing Carolyn Burger.

Miami Middletown graduated 34 nursing students this month.

The members of Miami Middletown's nursing class of 2003 are: Deanna Campbell, Kathryn Coffman, Amber Harris, Donna Hoskins, Lisa Howard, Angelina Marshall, Amber Montgomery, Christopher Roberson and Ildiko Szabo of Middletown; Cristin Daniels, Elizabeth McIntosh, Molly Rickard, Amy Slusher, Susan Streit and Tracey Williams of Trenton; Joyce Ball, Tracy Fox, Joanne Jacob and Bethany Sapp of Hamilton; Julie Bair from Centerville; Karen Cranfield, Jennifer Hyrne and Michelle Mitts of Cincinnati; Heather Baker of Dayton; Emily Sodini of Fairfield; Jessica Cook and Brandy Marsh of Franklin; Renée Brunk and Darla Owens of Germantown; Laura Jackson of Lebanon; Sara McIntosh of Maineville; Rhonda Stafford of Miamisburg; Gina McGrath of Monroe; and Kelly Milburn of West Chester. Joyce Ball received the Ruth Ann Busald Award for academic excellence and leadership potential. Donna Hoskins and Deanna Campbell were the recipients of the Nightingale Award, nominated by faculty or students. Jennifer Hyrne, Lisa Howard, Kelly Milburn and Molly Richard were awarded Clinical Achievement Awards for receiving excellent ratings on their ability to exercise nursing judgment in clinical situations. The "pass rate" for Miami nursing graduates taking the state board examination is 96 percent, 10 percent above the national average. Upon graduation, all nurses wear a specially designed pin identifying them with the school of nursing they attended.

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(05/07/03)

Kids-in-College Offers June, July Sessions

From math to Tai Chi and from babysitting to crime scene investigation, Miami Middletown's Kids-in-College program has a class for every age and interest this summer. Grouped by grade, the June classes will be held June 23 - 27, with July classes running from July 14 - 18. Most classes run from 10 a.m. until noon.

The June Kids-in-College classes include Get Loose With Seuss, Those Amazing Animals, Edible Math, Computers Don't Byte, Beading Designs, Mirror, Mirror - Looking Past Reflections, CSI-Miami U, Belly Dancing, Lego MindStorms, Run-Yell-Tell and Tai Chi.

July Kids-in-College classes include "Dog-gone" Good Reading, Dramatic Play, Don't "Bug" Me!, Scrapbooking Artists, Red Cross Babysitting, Tae Kwon Do, PowerPoint Your Way to an "A", Becoming a Master Student, Computer Busters and Tai Chi.

Class sizes are limited and cost from $15-$205. Register early for the best selections. For more information or to register, call Miami Middletown's Office of Continuing Education at (513) 727-3300.

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(05/02/03)

Three MUM Students Receive Miami Service Award

Miami University President Dr. James Garland (second from left), greets Miami Middletown's President's Distinguished Service Award Winners Leslie Ford, Jennifer Keith and Charla Davison.

Three Miami Middletown students were the recipients of the President's Distinguished Service Award, presented in Oxford last month. Charla Davison, Leslie Ford and Jennifer Keith all received the prestigious award, given to those students whose service to the university has been extraordinary. Only 27 students from all of Miami's campuses received the award.

Charla Davison, a speech communication major from Clayton Ohio, received the President's Distinguished Service Award for her dedication to supporting campus pride, student activism, and cultural diversity at the Middletown campus. When the Middletown Athletic Department could not find an appropriate Thunderhawk mascot costume, Davison designed and created one for them. Her activities include the campus dance team, secretary of Miami Middletown Student Government, philosophy tutor and volunteer with CIVIC, an outreach-oriented committee on campus. As an active member in Faces and Cultures of Every Student (FACES), a multi-cultural student organization, she developed a communication system that effectively kept students informed of current and new projects.

Leslie Ford, a microbiology major from Middletown, was awarded the President's Distinguished Service Award for her superior contributions in the classroom as well as her exceptional service to campus life at the Middletown campus. In the words of her nominator, she "facilitates communication between the professor and the student . . .and is willing to model ideal student behavior in the classroom. More profoundly, she has helped her colleagues to see that the issues discussed in the classroom are neither isolated nor merely theoretical but concern the very fabric of the students' own lives." She serves the campus community through her position as treasurer of student government where she continues to empower students to initiate funding and programs. She is the mother of four children, aged 15, 13, 11, and 9.

Jennifer Keith, an English/creative writing major from Middletown, received the President's Distinguished Service Award for her efforts to make Miami Middletown a more exciting place and the encouragement she has provided to other students. She has been a supporter for campus government, promoter of student involvement and an active participant in leadership programs while at the Miami University Middletown. She has been actively involved in student organizations that strive to inform and entertain students. She was the editor-in-chief of KAOS, the campus newspaper, a DJ at WMUM campus radio station, and a judge for Illuminati, a campus literary magazine.

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