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(07/31/07)

Office Hours Extended

Miami University Middletown's admission, financial aid, records, and cashiers offices have adopted extended hours in advance of the start of fall classes on Monday, August 20.

They are now open 8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9:00 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Friday. The bookstore, records, business services and cashiers offices will also be open from 10:00 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 18.

For more information on enrolling at Miami Middletown call (513) 727-3216 or 1-86-MIAMI-MID toll-free or email mumadmission@muohio.edu. Miami University Middletown is located at 4200 E. University Blvd.

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(07/30/07)

Entertainment Activities Scheduled for Start of Fall Semester

Again it is time to the hit the books, but let us find the time to have a bit of fun too.

Tuesday, August 21:
Popcorn Give Away #1 !
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm, Johnston Hall

Wednesday, August 22:
"Wacky" Hat Day - Wear your favorite "Wacky" hat.
(If you are spotted wearing a "Wacky" hat, you could win a prize!)

Thursday, August 23:
Sport-A-Jersey-Thursday! - Who you wit? Sport your favorite team's jersey.

Give-A-Ways ­ Free Cotton Candy & T-Shirts

Meet Flash - Miami University Middletown's ThunderHawk Mascot

Tuesday, August 28:
Convocation - Beginning Of School Year Ceremony, Guest Speaker Chris Metcalf 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, Campus & Community Center Room 142, Reception Will Follow Campus office will be closed for this event.

Popcorn Give-A-Way #2 !
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Johnston Hall

Wednesday August 29:
Miami Karaoke - 10:30 am - 1:30 pm, Campus & Community Center
(You may just be the next American Idol...but we will see!)

United Voices of Middletown - 11:00 am - 1 :00 pm Auditions! Campus & Community Center

Thursday August 30:
Kick-Off Picnic - Campus Wide Picnic Featuring: A Rock Climbing Wall, Joe & Lefty Spray Can Art, Totally Tattoos, Corn Hole, Music, Job Fair, Food & Fun!
11:00 am - 1:00 pm, Campus Quad

Friday, August 31:
Freebie Friday Giveaway - Johnston Hall
(You still have a chance to take home free Miami Gear.)

Cancelled:Popcorn Give-A-Way #3 !
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm (Because you can never have too much popcorn!)

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(07/26/07)

Nine Receive Miami Middletown Scholar Incentive Awards

Miami University Middletown has announced that nine area high school graduates will receive Scholar Incentive Awards for 2007. The Scholar Incentive program provides a $1,150 scholarship to the newly admitted student with the highest GPA from each of nine area high schools.

Recipients of the 2007-2008 Scholar Incentive Awards are:

Nora Kathleen Crase, daughter of Dottie Muthert and Tim Crase of Middletown. Nora graduated form Middletown High School where she was a member of the Honor Roll, National Honor Society, SANS, Spanish Club and Student Government. Nora participated in volleyball, animal friends and was an office aide and a coach for Club Volleyball.

Chelsea Collins, daughter of Randall and Cindy Collins of Carlisle. Chelsea graduated from Carlisle High School, where she was a member of CERA for seven years, National Honor Society and National Honor Roll. Chelsea participated in softball, basketball and swimming. Chelsea received the Scholar Athlete Award and Excellence Award in English II.

Kimberly Francis, daughter of Glenn and Kyleen Francis of Lebanon. Kimberly graduated from Lebanon High School where she was a member of Honor Roll for all four years, Spanish National Honor Society, Student Council, Spanish Club, Ecology Club, National Honor Society, Academic Quiz Team, Concert and Marching Bands, FFA, and H.O.B.Y. Leadership Delegate. Kimberly graduated Summa Cum Laude, received the Patrick Gilmore Music Award, FFA Nursery and Landscaping High Individual Award, was Marching Band Drum Major and a member of Honor Band and was listed in Who's Who Among High School Students.

Emily Fryer, daughter of John and Angie Fryer of Camden. Emily graduated from Preble Shawnee High School, where she was a member of Honor Roll, FCCLA, National Honor Society and the Senior Community Service Project. Emily received the Rotary Honor Scholar and Perfect Attendance Award.

Chelsea Johnson, daughter of Malcolm and Starr Johnson of Franklin. Chelsea graduated from Franklin High School, where she was a member of National Honor Society, Muse Machine, Link Crew, Thespians, Varsity Tennis, SADD and Peer Facilitators. Chelsea received the OGT Award and graduated with High Honors.

Samantha Milholland, daughter of Jean Milholland of Hamilton. Samantha graduated from Edgewood High School and Butler Tech, where she was a member of Business Professionals of America and Honor Roll. Samantha received Perfect Attendance Awards, Straight "A" Awards, Student of the Quarter, Academic Excellence Awards, Outstanding Achievement Awards and was Valedictorian at Butler Tech. Samantha also works at a local garden center and owns her own lawn business.

Alisha Pogue, daughter of Daryl and Karen Pogue of Middletown. Alisha graduated from Madison High School were she was a member of National Honor Society and Varsity Volleyball. Alisha received an Honors Diploma, a Medical Sciences Award, Exit with Excellence Award and Wausau Paper Scholarship.

Kenneth Matthew Shepperd, son of Kenneth and Jennifer Shepperd of West Chester. Matthew graduated from Lakota West High School, where he was a member of the Freshman Concert Band. Matthew received High Honors for four consecutive years, the President's Education Award, Honors diploma and was listed in Who's Who Among High School Students.

Stephanie E. Staresinic, daughter of Dan and Debbie Staresinic of Cincinnati. Stephanie graduated from William Mason High School where she was a member of Varsity Track and Varsity Cross-Country. Stephanie also participated in swimming and volleyball and was named Academic All Ohio for four years. She was a two-time Rotary Royalty Award winner and won the Kiwanis "Making a Difference" Award. She was State Champion in the 4 x 800 meter relay for track/field, a national qualifier in track/field, won the LaRosa's MVP Rising Star Award and was an Embarq Scholarship Award Finalist.

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(07/25/07)

Middletown Miami Alumni Chapter Offering Book Awards for Fall

The Middletown Chapter of Miami University's Alumni Association is making available four $300 book scholarships for entering students enrolling on Miami's Hamilton, Oxford or Middletown campuses this fall.

As with the Chapter's annual scholarship, these book awards are available to students who graduated from one of the following area high schools: Butler Tech, Carlisle, Edgewood, Fenwick, Franklin, Lakota East, Lakota West, Lebanon, Little Miami, Mason, Middletown, Middletown Christian, Monroe, Springboro, Preble Shawnee, Warren County Career Center and Waynesville.

Application forms are available online at the chapter's web site and are also available at the Financial Aid office at Miami Middletown.

Applications must be received by Friday, August 10. The chapter review committee will meet and make the awards on August 11. Students attending the Miami Middletown orientation session on August 11 will have the opportunity to complete an application.

The Middletown Chapter sponsors an annual golf outing to raise funds to support their scholarship and annual book awards. This year's outing is scheduled for September 30 at the Weatherwax Golf Course, and information about the outing is available on the chapter's web page as well.

For more information contact the Chapter's representative, John Minor, at 425-0224.

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(07/17/07)

Miami Middletown Hosts Adult Open Houses

Miami University Middletown will host adult open houses in July and August. Geared toward new and former Miami students who need a more flexible format for their classes, these sessions will include information on the Saturday Select and Degree Power Schedule programs, as well as online and offsite courses and a new summer enrichment program.

The open houses will be held in Johnston Hall at 12:30 p.m. on July 28 and 9 a.m. on August 4. For more information, call (513) 727-3216.

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(07/09/07)

Campus to Host July 26 Blood Drive

Miami University Middletown will host a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 26 in Johnston Hall Room 142. 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, www.cbccts.org, call (800) 388-4483 or email canidonate@cbccts.org. Miami Middletown is at 4200 E. University Blvd.

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(07/05/07)

New Series of Health Science Books for Teens Earns Praise

Whether you breathe it in, smear it on, drink it down, or wash it off, "stuff" in your environment can make you sick...or help you thrive. That's the message of the new Strive to Thrive!™ book series from Miami University's Center for Chemistry Education (CCE) and Terrific Science Press. This series has recently earned superb recommendations from the Consumers Guide to Afterschool Resources, designed to help educators locate high-quality science materials for after-school programs.

The Strive to Thrive! Series is a set of five activity handbooks aimed to help teens grow in a strong and healthy way. Presented in a teen-friendly, magazine-style format, the books challenge teens to explore important and timely health science issues, such as adolescent body image and skin health, germs and hygiene, water quality and bottled water, chemical safety, and indoor air pollution.

According to the Consumers Guide to Afterschool Resources , the Strive to Thrive! Series "is great fun for students, [offering] them the chance to apply scientific thinking as they address health issues they are likely to face every day… These fun, hands-on investigations encourage [students] to examine their world critically through easily reproducible activities."

Emilio DeTorre, reviewer and afterschool program expert, says that the series "offers fun, engaging, and informative science activities that require little prep time… , yet are interesting and engaging for the students. Staff need not have much prior knowledge, training, or experience leading [the] science activities and the materials are written in plain, easily digestible English."

The Strive to Thrive! Series is designed for informal, self-directed or small-group learning environments such as science clubs, youth organizations, and after-school programs. The books are also designed to draw teens' families and friends into discussions of important health topics. The five titles of the series are:

Each Strive to Thrive! Book features hands-on activities, magazine-style readings, thought-provoking questions, and games and puzzles. Also, the companion website at www.terrificscience.org/thrive/ offers free games, puzzles, and opportunities to learn more about each topic.

The Strive to Thrive! Series is the latest in a line of 60 books, kits, and other science products created by CCE's Terrific Science Press since 1989. Terrific Science Press publications foster quality science education that encourages teachers and students to work together to solve scientific challenges, think critically, and use their powers of observation. Through its books, kits, and teacher workshops, CCE has reached about 21,000 educators who teach 1.5 million students each year.

The Strive to Thrive! Series was developed through CCE's HealthRICH: Health Risks, Information and Choices project, funded by a Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) from the National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health. The Consumers Guide to Afterschool Resources is sponsored by the Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California, Berkeley with support from the National Partnership for Quality Afterschool Learning at Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL).

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(07/03/07)

Warren County Career Center is Gateway Partner

Miami University Middletown and the Warren County Career Center are working together to provide an alternative way for Warren County residents to complete a high school diploma and make the transition to post-secondary education.

The Gateway to Success Program is for persons age 18-21 who have not earned their high school diploma and who have been out of school for at least a year.

Through Gateway, Miami Middletown provides space on its campus and Warren County Career Center provides the curriculum and instructors. Students participating in Gateway will be going to a university campus, in an adult, post-secondary educational setting, to complete the coursework for their diploma. The program offers a flexible schedule for those with jobs and/or families.

Students in Gateway will begin with instruction through virtual resources, software and printed materials in one-on-one and small group settings, designed to help them reach their career and post-secondary goals. Students will also have the opportunity to take beginning college level courses concurrent with the remainder of their high school curriculum, and have access to the library research facilities as well as developmental educational and career support services of Miami Middletown.

"The longer a person is away from high school, the greater the challenge to continuing his or her education," said Warren County Career Center Superintendent Maggie Hess. "The Gateway program will create a much smoother pathway for young adults to return to the classroom."

"Having the opportunity to become familiar with and comfortable in a university setting as nontraditional students will ease the transition to post-secondary education," said Miami Middletown Dean Kelly Cowan. "Gateway will encourage students to make a direct connection with post-secondary education while completing their high school coursework, making college or university the logical 'next step' after they earn their diploma."

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