News Archive

(02/28/06)

McGrady Named Student of the Month

Erin McGrady has been named Miami University Middletown's Student of the Month for November. The senior from Maineville is majoring in speech communication.

McGrady was nominated for the award for her outstanding work on Miami Middletown's student newspaper, KAOS. She was also cited for her work in the classroom, specifically for helping her fellow students learn to use computer video for classroom presentations.

The Student of the Month award is given in recognition of students who make a significant contribution to the campus either in or out of the classroom.

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(02/27/06)

Symphonic Band to Perform on March 5

The Southwestern Ohio Symphonic Band will perform in a free concert at 2:30 pm on Sunday, March 5 at Miami University Middletown's Dave Finkelman Auditorium.

This year's soloist will be J. Earl Jones, performing Hovhaness' Prayer of St. Gregory on trumpet. Guest conductor will be Fairfield Intermediate School Assistant Principal Dan Nichols. He will conduct Norman Dello Joio's Scenes from the Louvre.

Other selections to be played by the band include: Grundman's Irish Rhapsodies, Tune from County Kerry (Danny Boy), Shepherd's Hey and a Salute to George M. Cohan.

The Southwestern Ohio Symphonic Band is directed by Chris Brandenburg, Lakota West High School Assistant Band Director.Now in its 38th year, the band is made up of music lovers from throughout Southwestern Ohio, whose ages range from 17 to 72.

The public is also invited to attend a reception which will follow the concert in the Dave Finkelman Auditorium Lobby. Miami University Middletown is located at 4200 E. University Blvd.

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(02/20/06)

Free Dance-Theatre Performance On Feb. 24

Miami University Middletown will host a dance-theatre performance titled Same Spirit Different Movement by Illstyle and Peace Productions at noon on Friday, Feb. 24 in Dave Finkelman Auditorium.

This production, which is free and open to the public, combines the spirit of hip-hop with a variety of other performance disciplines, including jazz, tap and ballet.

For more information on this event, call Miami University Middletown's Office of Multicultural Affairs at (513) 727-3353. Miami Middletown is located at 4200 E. University Blvd.

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(02/20/06)

Conference to Promote International Trade by Local Businesses

"Going Global: Targeting Your International Strategy" is the theme of a major export conference developed by Miami University and the U.S. Department of Commerce. The event will be held at the Harry T. Wilks Center at Miami University Hamilton on Friday, March 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Cost for the event is $35, which includes continental breakfast, lunch and registration materials.

"There is no question that international trade is important to the U.S. and to Ohio, especially where smaller firms are concerned," said Debbie Dirr, International Trade Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce. "Ninety-five percent of the world's customers are outside the U.S., and nearly a quarter of Ohio's manufacturing jobs are tied to exports. Small and medium-sized firms make up 97 percent of U.S. exporters. We hope that this program will be useful for those already trading globally, as well as those who need information on getting started."

Keynote speakers for the event are U.S. Congressman Michael Turner (Ohio's Third District) and Department of Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric Stewart. Industry, government and education experts will provide hands-on advice. The program will also include an interactive video briefing from the U.S. Embassy in Santiago, Chile and a panel discussion with Butler and Warren County entrepreneurs who are active internationally.

Miami University will present information on a program to help companies in the region on an ongoing basis, while U.S. Department of Commerce officials and trade specialists will be available to assist in developing export plans.

To register or for more information, call (513) 785-3131 or email continuinged@muohio.edu.

To find out more about TARGET, visit our website at www.mid.muohio.edu/target.

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(02/17/06)

Soul Food Luncheon is Feb. 23

Miami University Middletown will host a Soul Food Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 23 from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at Verity Lodge.

Cost for the meal is $6 and the public is invited to attend. For more information, call (513) 727-3353.

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(02/16/06)

Get Fit at MUM!

Session Two of Miami Middletown's fitness program is scheduled to kick-off in mid-March. Get in shape for the upcoming warm weather without having to join a club!

For more information or to register log onto www.mid.muohio.edu/conted/ or call the Office of Continuing Education at 513-727-3300.

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(02/15/06)

Ghetto Life 101 Co-Creator LeAlan Jones to Speak at MUM

LeAlan Jones, co-creator of National Public Radio's award-winning 1993 radio documentary Ghetto Life 101, will speak at Miami University Middletown at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16 in the lobby of Dave Finkelman Auditorium. The lecture, titled "Urban Communities, America and How They Fit into the World," is free and open to the public.

At thirteen, Jones and fourteen-year-old Lloyd Newman collaborated with public radio producer David Isay to create Ghetto Life 101, their audio diaries of Chicago's South Side. The candor in the diaries brought listeners face to face with poverty and danger and their effects on childhood in one of Chicago's worst housing projects.

Jones' visit to Middletown, co-sponsored by the Middletown City Schools and Miami University Middletown, also includes a 9 a.m. lecture for more than 400 students and faculty at Middletown High School. His book, Our America, has been a part of the language literacy curriculum for grades 10 and 11 for a number of years. He will also be a guest on the TV Middletown's Hawk Talk.

For more information on this event, call Miami University Middletown's Office of Multicultural Affairs at (513) 727-3353.

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(02/15/06)

Farley to Host Open Mic Night at MUM

Ralph Farley, poet and motivational speaker, will headline an open mic night at Miami University Middletown at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18. This Black History Month event, to be held at Verity Lodge, is free and open to the public.

A native of Dayton, Farley has channeled his life experience into his poetry and spoken word, telling a story of adversity and triumph, failure and victory. His poetry deals with drugs, guns and death, what he calls Iwitness Life, but he ends with a message of hope.

He has performed at Miami Valley high schools, jails and juvenile detention facilities, as well as at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Wittenberg College, Wright State University and Central State University. He was a guest speaker at Dayton Dunbar High School's Hop Hop Summit last fall.

For more information on this event, call Miami University Middletown's Office of Multicultural Affairs at (513) 727-3353.

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(02/13/06)

Sarquis Named Cincinnati Chemist of the Year

Mickey Sarquis, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Miami University Middletown, has been named 2006 Cincinnati Chemist of the Year by the Cincinnati Section of the American Chemical Society.

Sarquis directs Miami's Center for Chemistry Education, which is nationally and internationally recognized for its efforts to enhance science education by engaging teachers and students in active learning. These programs have reached more than 16,000 kindergarten through college educators. During her 28-year tenure at Miami, she has taught an array of undergraduate and graduate courses, including numerous ones for teachers of all levels.

"Chemistry can be fun, engaging, and doable by everyone - young or old, male or female-without barriers such as ethnicity, income level or physical ability," says Sarquis. "In other words, chemistry is for everyone."

She is the co-author of several textbooks, including Health Chemistry and Physical Science: The Challenge of Discovery. She has authored/edited more than 20 teacher resource books, including the Teaching Science with TOYS series, the industry-based Science in Our World series and Building Student Safety Habits for the Workplace.

Sarquis was awarded regional (1986) and national (1994) Chemical Manufacturing Association Catalyst Awards and The Ohio Academy of Science Outstanding University Educator Award (1990). She has also been awarded more than $15 million in grant funds from state, federal and industrial sources.

"Mickey continues to bring honor and recognition to Miami through the wonderful work that she does," said Dr. Kelly Cowan, Interim Dean of Miami University Middletown. "On behalf of the university and the many teachers and students that Mickey has touched, our heartiest congratulations."

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(02/07/06)

First-time Students Honored for Academic Achievement

Miami Middletown had 30 first-time students who earned a 3.8 or above during fall semester 2005 with a course load of at least 12 hours. These students were invited to attend an Academic Recognition Banquet in Oxford.

They are: Laura Alderton, Emily Carrozza, Alice Deisenroth, Laurie Flowers, Kyle Gaston, Lori Griffith, Katie Henry, Candi Moore and Bryan White of Middletown; Erin Ryan of Dayton; Kurtis Russell of Lebanon; Sarah Abbott of Hamilton; Cynthia Braden, Aundrea Curtis, Mark Oakley and Elizabeth Spicer of Trenton; Rhoda Carder of Gratis; Rebecca Alteri and Trisha Peters of Springboro; Nicholas Smith of Maineville; Ashley Henry and Shelby Pettus of Monroe; Janna Logan of Germantown; Nicholas Killin and Autumn Meade of Franklin; Jaysie Flaherty of Mason; Kaitlyn Geise of Sommerville; Traci Meadows of West Elkton; Lindsay Wagoner of Solon; and Jennifer Terhaar of Richmond.

First-time MUM students attending the Academic Recognition Banquet in Oxford were: (front row, from left) Jennifer Terhaar, Aundrea Curtis, Autumn Meade, Lindsay Wagoner, Traci Meadows, Lori Griffith, (back row, from left) Jaysie Flaherty, Sarah Abbott, Nicholas Smith, Kurtis Russell, Kyle Gaston and Shelby Pettus.

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(02/06/06)

Tuition and fees set for 2006-2007

On Feb. 3, Miami University's board of trustees approved a 5.2 percent increase in tuition and fees for the 2006-2007 academic year for Oxford campus students. For in-state students, the hike is an average of $500.

First year in-state students will receive Ohio Resident Scholarships and Ohio Leader Scholarships totaling $11,080 or more. Tuition will be $22,530, but Ohio students will pay between $8,700 and $11,450 after receiving the two scholarships. Those with the highest need will see no increase from this year.

Graduate school fees will also rise by 5.2 percent. Under a state cap allowing hikes of $500 or 6 percent, whichever is less, trustees approved tuition hikes at the regional campuses of 6 percent, bringing tuition to $2,157 for lower division and $3,276 for upper division students.

A new fee for next year will have business school students in Oxford paying a $25/credit hour premium that will go toward maintaining optimum facilities and faculty.

Students in all divisions will pay new or increased technology fees. Miami has invested millions of dollars to upgrade networks, produce a fully wireless campus and strengthen the computing backbone of the university. Off-campus students go from $57 per semester to $156 per semester. On-campus Oxford students will now pay $192/semester for technology. The current $90 data network fee is included in the room charge. Full-time regional campus students will pay $66 per semester.

Many service fees at Miami remain unchanged, but others will be higher for 2006-2007. A new $20 employee parking fee will begin July 1, giving access to all parking lots at Miami's three Butler County campuses. Fees for the new parking garages and slight increases to Oxford student parking fees were also approved.

In other action, trustees
* conferred promotion and tenure upon recommended faculty members.
* approved awarding up to $1.15 million for an east quad sanitary and storm sewer project,
* approved up to $3.5 million for an east quad utility tunnel project, both for the future business school building,
* approved naming of the six buildings of Heritage Commons,
* approved up to $1.25 million to increase voltage at the north campus electrical feeder.

Trustee chair Fred Wall and Miami President Dr. Jim Garland extended sympathies and well wishes to the students who were victims of crimes at the start of the semester and thanked local law enforcement agencies for their cooperative efforts and Miami staff, students, and community members who have assisted and supported the victims.

The heightened safety awareness that followed those crimes may have worn off for some students, said President Garland, who reported recent incidents involving students whose drunkenness placed them in potential harm. He reminded the board that a task force is working to recommend policy changes to deal with alcohol misuse by students.

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(02/03/06)

Cross-County Shoot-Out is Coming!

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