News Archive

(11/26/08)

World AIDS Awareness Day Program at Miami Middletown

An observance of World AIDS day will be held at noon on Monday, Dec. 1 in Room 136 of the Campus Community Center.

Free and open to the public, the event will feature a panel discussion and choral music.

The World AIDS Day Observance is co-sponsored by Miami University Middletown's F.A.C.E.S. (Faces and Cultures of Every Student) organization and the Beta Epsilon Delta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges.

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(11/25/08)

Miami Middletown Downtown to Host Community Forum on Education, Economy

Miami Middletown Downtown will host a mutltimedia community forum on education and the economy on Wednesday, Dec. 10 from 6:30 - 8 p.m.

The Learning Curve: How Education and the Economy are Reshaping the Heartland will examine the slowing economy and its impact on education, both nationally and locally. Students in Miami University instructor Joe Sampson's journalism class spent months immersed in field research in Union County, Indiana and Middletown, Ohio, examining questions of community identity and engagement through the lens of public education. Now, in partnership with the Miami-Whitewater Valley Public Media (MWVPM) coalition, Sampson's students will present their findings to the Middletown community. Find out how this paper and steel mill community is seeking a new identity, economy and educational future.

The presentation is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Joe Sampson at 513-529-4840. Miami Middletown Downtown is located at 4 North Main Street, with parking available behind the building.

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(11/25/08)

Symphonic Band Holiday Concert December 7

The Southwestern Ohio Symphonic Band will perform its annual free holiday concert at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7 at Miami University Middletown's Dave Finkelman Auditorium.

The band, conducted by Dan Nichols, will play The Billboard March by John N. Klohr, Chester by William Shuman and On a Hymnsong of Lowell Mason by David Holsinger. Guest conductor Earl Jones will lead the band in Josef Suk's Toward a New Life. Christmas selections will include Leroy Anderson's Sleigh Ride, A Christmas Intraday by Alfred Reed and a musical adaptation of The Night Before Christmas by Randal Alan Bass, narrated by John Miller.

The concert will commemorate the Pearl Harbor anniversary with Victory at Sea by Richard Rogers and Armed Forces Medley arranged by Robert Cray.

The Southwestern Ohio Symphonic Band is in its 41st year and currently features 90 musicians. William Stiehl, retired Coordinator of Fine Arts for the Middletown City School District, started the band in 1967. Band director Chris Brandenburg is the retired band director at Lakota West High School and former Coordinator of Instrumental Music for the Lakota School District.

This event is free and open to the public.

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(11/13/08)

Finale (The Trio) to Perform Downtown on November 19

Miami Middletown Downtown's music hour series continues at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19 with a performance by Finale (The Trio).

The lively trio of Donnie Robison, Jerry Robinson and Jim Pelz has a repertoire that includes music from many styles and eras. With 37 years of experience in contemporary Christian, rock, country, funk and fusion, Donnie Robison handles drums and vocals for Finale. Jerry Robinson brings 45+ years of experience, with groups ranging from a duo to the traditional big band, on the alto and tenor sax/clarinet. Jim Pelz plays guitar and bass guitar, performing locally with the Dee Felice New Sleepcat Band, the Newport Dream Band, Pete Wagner Orchestra, Consensus, Finale and groups under his own leadership.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Gary Drigel at (513) 727-3237. Miami Middletown Downtown is located at 4 North Main Street, with parking available behind the building.

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(11/12/08)

Conley Named MUM Student of the Month

Steven Dale Conley has been named Miami University Middletown's Student of the Month for September. The junior from Middletown is one of first students to be enrolled in the new Bachelor of Integrative Studies degree program at Miami University Middletown.

Conley was nominated for the award for his commitment to representing the campus in the community. He has performed the past two years at the Hope for Our Friends benefit concert; helping raise more than $500 each year for the American Cancer Society. In September, he played the barrel piano during sign-in at the Middletown Area American Heart Walk. Conley has volunteered in many parades in town and assisted with the Vaudeville Night performance raising funds for the Sorg Opera House.

"Conley is a very talented student and uses his talent to benefit others," says nominator Wanita Hatton. "He represents the campus to the community in a very positive light, making an excellent example for other students."

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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(11/11/08)

Let it Snow!

If the weather outside is frightful, there are several ways to check for closings and cancellations at Miami Middletown.

First, this web site. We will post closings, cancellations and late starts on this web page. Click on "Weather Update" under the News column (far left) for the latest information.

Next, our weather phone line at 727-3477. This phone line lists cancellations by morning, afternoon and evening classes.

Or, listen to radio or television announcements. Of course this applies only to campus-wide closings or postponements, not to individual classes. The radio stations we supply information to include: WMOH(1450), WLW(700), WPFB(910), WHIO(1290) AM, WMUB(88.5) and WPFB(105.9) FM. We also notify most Cincinnati and Dayton television stations, as well as TV Middletown.

Last year, we began using the Miami Emergency Text Messaging System for weather-related campus closings. However, you must register your cell phone number to receive an emergency text alert. Please go to muohio.edu/police, click on the Emergency Text Message icon and follow the instructions. It only takes a few minutes to register. You'll be glad you did on those snowy, icy mornings when you receive a call giving you the latest information.

(Note that for faculty and staff we may refer to Plan A: classes are canceled, but all staff report as usual; or Plan B: campus is closed, only emergency staff should report.)

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(11/11/08)

Miami's Voice of America Learning Center open house November 15

Miami University's new Voice of American Learning Center (VOALC) invites the public to an open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15.

Miami representatives will be available throughout the day to provide information about the VOALC, undergraduate courses and programs, and information about Miami's new Professional MBA which will begin there in the fall of 2009.

Guests will be able to tour the 23,000 square foot facility, learn more about Miami courses and programs offered at the VOALC, and learn about the surrounding area including the former VOA Bethany Relay Station from special guest presenters.

We want this to be an opportunity for people to learn about the center and the history of the VOA site - its importance in broadcasting history, and the natural wonders of VOA Park," said Miami University's Rod Nimtz, director of the VOALC.

Ron Reddix, senior parks caretaker for MetroParks of Butler County, will have 30 minute presentations about birds of prey of VOA Park on the center's east plaza at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. Joining Reddix will be two peregrine falcons, a red-tailed hawk and a great horned owl. Reddix has been engaged in falconry for 44 years, and is currently a student at Miami Hamilton working on his associate degree in natural science.

Jim Fearing, a local architect active in VOA museum and preservation efforts, will present the history of the VOA as a broadcast center, discuss construction of the relay station that once stood where Miami's new VOALC is located, and talk about the role of local Crosley engineers and broadcasters in the creation of what became the Voice of America. His 45-minute presentation will be offered in the center's 152-seat auditorium at 11:15 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:45 p.m.

Nimtz will be offering an overview of the new learning center, including background on its development, courses and programs to be offered, and photos showing construction in progress. His 45-minute presentations will take place at 11:30 a.m., 12:45 p.m. and 2 p.m. in Room 111.

Classes will being at the new learning center in January. For more information about the VOALC and the open house call (513) 895-8VOA [8862], e-mail voalc@muohio.edu , or visit the Center's web site www.muohio.edu/voalc.

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(11/04/08)

Miami Middletown Downtown November Events Scheduled

In November, Miami Middletown Downtown will present a slate of events that includes a chess club, a book club, career help, music hour and a writing group. All events are free and open to the public. Miami Middletown Downtown is located at 4 North Main Street, former home of the Masonic Temple, in Middletown.

On Thursday, Nov. 13, the Chess Club will meet at 7 p.m. If you have ever wanted to learn the game of chess, help others learn, or meet and play with other chess enthusiasts, then the All the King's Men Chess Club is for you! For more information, contact Mauricio Benty at bentym@muohio.edu.

On Saturday, Nov. 15, the Illuminati Writing Group will meet at 2 p.m. This casual writing and work-shopping 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. For more information, contact Michelle Lawrence at illuminati@muohio.edu..

On Wednesday, Nov. 19, the Booking It! Non-Fiction Book Conversations group will meet at 5 p.m. to discuss Dewey: The Small Town Library Cat That Touched the World by Vicki Myron. On a cold winter night in 1988, Vicky Myron, the director of the Spencer Public Library in Spencer, Iowa, discovered something unusual in the library's book drop--a kitten. Named "Dewey Readmore Books," the cat became a local (and eventually worldwide) celebrity. Through Myron's anecdotes about Dewey's 19 years of library service, she describes how he touched the lives of many he met. For more information, contact Barbara Roberts at (513) 727-3337.

On Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m., the music hour hosts Finale (The Trio) with Donnie Robison, Jerry Robinson and Jim Pelz. With 37 years of experience in contemporary Christian, rock, country, funk and fusion, Donnie Robison handles drums and vocals for Finale. Jerry Robinson brings 45+ years of experience, with groups ranging from a duo to the traditional big band, on the alto and tenor sax/clarinet. Jim Pelz plays guitar and bass guitar, performing locally with the Dee Felice New Sleepcat Band, the Newport Dream Band, Pete Wagner Orchestra, Consensus, Finale and groups under his own leadership. Finale's repertoire includes music from many styles and eras. For more information, contact Gary Drigel at (513) 727-3237.

On Thursday, Nov. 20, a "career changers" session begins at 7 p.m. For those on the job hunt or thinking about changing careers, these seminars focus on a variety of useful topics, from finding your career path to job hunting to developing interviewing skills. For more information, contact Mira Smith at (513) 727-3431.

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 or log onto www.mid.muohio.edu/community.

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(11/03/08)

MUM Holiday Bazaar Set for Nov. 21, 22

Get a head start on the holidays at Miami University Middletown's Seventh Annual MUM Yum Holiday Bazaar, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 21 and 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22 in the Campus Community Center.

This year's MUM Yum Bazaar will include: home made crafts, Longaberger baskets, holiday centerpieces, baked goods, fudge, hot cider and the traditional "MUM Yum" tree. Bazaar proceeds will benefit Abilities First as they celebrate their fiftieth anniversary.

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) 727-3205.

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