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(10/31/06)

Scholarship for Women Students at Miami University Middletown

Women students who are under age 25 and have at least a 3.0 GPA, are encouraged to apply for the Middletown Soroptimist Club Scholarship. This scholarship awards up to a $1500.00 to one or more female students, who have graduated within the past eight years from high school or a GED program and are attending the Middletown Campus enrolled as a full-time, freshman, sophomore or junior. Children of Soroptimist members are not eligible.

The deadline to receive this scholarship application is January 1, 2007. Click here to print the scholarship application.

Return the completed application to:The Soroptimist of Middletown Scholarship Committee , P.O. Box 525, Middletown, OH 45042

The Financial Summary Page attached to the application must be completed by the Middletown Campus Financial Aid Office by December 15 to assure that we have time to complete the form before the holiday.

Please consider taking the time to apply for this and our other Miami Middletown scholarships. Soroptimist International of Middletown will award their scholarship in February. It may be used during the summer term or the following fall.

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(10/31/06)

Basketball Season Tips Off with Hoop Hysteria

Miami University Middletown will tip off basketball season on Wednesday, Nov. 1 with "Hoop Hysteria." The celebration begins at 4:30 p.m. in the Bennett Recreation Center.

This free event features shooting contests with men's and women's team members participating with faculty, staff and community leaders including MUM Interim Dean Kelly Cowan, Middletown Journal Editor David Goodwin, Middletown High School Athletic Director Gary Lebo, "Keep Moving" participant and MUM Bookstore Manager Daphne Eldridge, Middletown Chamber Director Bill Triick and MUM Accounting Instructor Chris Metcalf.

Members of the men's basketball team will compete in a dunk contest and conduct a 10 minute blue/white scrimmage. The Middletown Campus dance team will also perform. The first 40 MUM students in attendance will receive a "Hoop Hysteria" t-shirt.

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(10/30/06)

Student Government Needs You!

Are you interested in recycling, food on campus, diversity, safety or complaint resolution at Miami Middletown? These and many other areas have student government committees which study the issues and advise campus policy makers. Attached is a sign-up sheet with information on the contact person for each committee. This would look great on your resume. Get involved today!

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(10/27/06)

MUM Applied Research Center's New Home in Former Bank One Building Downtown

The newest addition to the downtown Middletown landscape is Miami University Middletown's Applied Research Center, which is now occupying 5,800 square feet in the former Bank One Building. The Center, a public policy research group that began at MUM in the early 1980s, provides research services to a wide variety of local, county, and state government entities, non-profit organizations, and business and industry.

Directed by Dr. Robert Seufert of Miami's Sociology Department, the Center employs 15 people on a regular basis, and when engaged in statewide surveying work for such clients as the Ohio Department of Transportation or Ohio Department of Public Safety, that number swells to 40 to 50 people.

This is the same location where more than 200 years ago Stephen Vail, one of Middletown's founders, chose to build his cabin, and over the years that site became the center of downtown Middletown. It was the location of a general store and mercantile operated by William Oglesby and George Barnitz, which in time became Barnitz Bank, and finally Bank One. Perry Thatcher purchased the Bank One building in 2002.

Thatcher is delighted to have the Center located downtown. He noted that "the availability of prime office and operational space, plus high-speed fiber optic connectivity to the internet, continues to make downtown Middletown a great place for businesses to locate."

Bringing the Center downtown was a collaborative effort between the Center, Miami Middletown staff, data and telecommunications experts from Miami's Information Technology Services division, representatives from iFiber, and Thatcher and his assistant Judy Bober.

"Having the space to accommodate our research and data analysis staff, our surveying staff, and all of our research records is a major step forward," Seufert said. "The new location will make it possible for us to work on larger, more complex projects for a greater number of clients."

MUM's Interim Dean Kelly Cowan is pleased with the new downtown location for the Center. "By working to connect the campus to iFiber, we now have a means of establishing and possibly expanding the campus' presence in the downtown Middletown area to serve more people who work and live there."

The Applied Research Center is also serving as a test site for Miami's first use of voice over internet technology, combining internet and telephone access through fiber optics. The public is invited to an open house from 4-6 pm on Thursday, November 2, to learn more about the operations of the Applied Research Center.

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(10/27/06)

The Cincinnati Klezmer Project to Perform November 3

Miami University Middletown's Fantastic Free Fridays will continue its seventh season on Friday, November 3 with a performance at 10 a.m. by the Cincinnati Klezmer Project.

The Cincinnati Klezmer Project features clarinetist Michele Gingras, a member of Miami University's music faculty. Recommended for all ages, the group's roots are in celebratory high-spirited dance tunes, folk songs and liturgical melodies that once flourished in the Jewish communities of Eastern Europe.

Miami Middletown began the Fantastic Free Fridays programs in the fall of 2000, offering free one-hour performances to schools in a five-county area. Since that time, almost 30,000 young people have had the opportunity to experience jazz and big band music, a marching band, theatre, opera, ballet and world music.

A generous donation from the Bever family of Oxford is again helping to support the Fantastic Free Fridays performances.

Fantastic Free Fridays performances are held in Dave Finkelman Auditorium and are open to the public. Groups interested in attending performances should contact Susan Joyce, music faculty member at Miami University Middletown, joyces@muohio.edu, or by voice mail at 727-3415.

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(10/26/06)

Holiday Bazaar Set for Nov. 10, 11

Get a head start on the holidays at Miami Middletown's Fifth Annual MUM Yum Holiday Bazaar, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 10 and 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 11 in the Campus Community Center.

This year's MUM Yum will include holiday photos by Scott Tobias at 1 - 4 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Saturday, $5. Featured items are home made crafts, Longaberger baskets, holiday centerpieces, baked goods, fudge, hot cider and the traditional "MUM Yum" tree. On Saturday, the first 75 children through the doors will get a free storybook of their choice. The Bazaar and holiday photo proceeds will benefit the "Feed the Hungry" project at Middletown's Dream Center.

This event is sponsored by Miami Middletown's C.I.V.I.C. (Campus Individuals Volunteering in the Community) organization. For more information, call (513) 727-3200.

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(10/26/06)

Donate Blood on November 2

Miami University Middletown will host a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2 in Johnston Hall. Donors must be at least 17 and 110 pounds, be in good general health and must bring a photo I.D. with their full name. For information on donor eligibility, visit www.cbccts.org, call (800) 388-4483 or email canidonate@cbccts.org.

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(10/17/06)

Citizens' Advisory Council Meets October 30

The Citizens' Advisory Council of Miami University Middletown will hold its regular meeting at noon on Monday, October 30. The public is invited to attend this meeting, which will be held in Room 142 of the new Campus Community Center in Johnston Hall.

The Citizen's Advisory Council is composed of 15 members from Miami Middletown's service region who serve as a channel for community interaction with the campus. The purpose of the Council is to represent the community's expectations and needs to the campus and to provide the campus with a direct means of communication to the community.

Time will be allotted for public comment. Faculty, staff and students are also encouraged to attend this meeting.

For more information on this meeting, call (513) 727-3379.

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(10/12/06)

Oct. 24 is High School Senior Night

Miami University Middletown will host High School Senior Night at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 24 in Johnston Hall.

Students will be able to explore and experience Miami Middletown's campus, degrees and student life. All those attending will receive free Miami gear.

Anyone wishing to apply for admission for Fall 2007 may do so at this program by bringing a current high school transcript and the $35 application fee.

Parents are welcome at this event. Free pizza will be served at 5 p.m. For more information or to RSVP call (513) 727-3200 or 1-86-MIAMI-MID (toll free).

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(10/06/06)

Pink Ribbon"Hafla" to Benefit Breast Cancer Research

A Miami Middletown student group and Avasa Tribal Belly Dance are co-sponsoring an afternoon of Middle Eastern- inspired dance and music at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 21 in the Dave Finkelman Auditorium at Miami Middletown. All proceeds from the event will go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for Breast Cancer Research.

The Second Annual Pink Ribbon "Hafla" (Arabic for party or celebration) Dance Theatre will include Avasa of Avasa Tribal Belly Dance and more than twenty solo belly dancers, troupes and musicians. There will also be shopping, t-shirts and other activities.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $ 5 for seniors and children 12 years and under. Representatives from the Susan G. Komen Foundation and Miami University Middletown student nurses will provide information on breast cancer. Illuminati, Miami Middletown's student creative arts organization, is co-sponsor of the event.

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