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(12/31/08)

Miami Middletown Downtown January Events Scheduled

In January, Miami Middletown Downtown will present a slate of events that includes a book club, an Open Mic Night 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 Saturday, Jan. 10, the music hour will feature an Open Mic Night from 6 - 8 p.m. All ages, experience levels and types of performers (singers, musicians, writers, actors, etc.) are encouraged to join the fun.

On Wednesday, Jan. 21, the Booking It! Non-Fiction Book Conversations group will meet at 5 p.m. to discuss River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze by Peter Hessler. This moving, mesmerizing memoir recounts Hessler's two years as a Peace Corps volunteer teaching English in the city of Fuling, located in the heart of China. For more information, contact Barbara Roberts at (513) 727-3337.

On Saturday, Jan. 24, 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.

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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(12/22/08)

Register for Spring Semester at Open Houses

New and continuing students at Miami University Middletown can take advantage of two, one-stop registration open houses from 5 - 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 7 and from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10.

At these events, students will have the opportunity to meet with an advisor from their academic division to select courses for second semester.

An assessment session for new students, who have applied to MUM but not yet completed assessment and registration, will also be held from 9 - 10 a.m. on January 10.

"If you haven't had a change to register for classes or if you have just decided to begin at Miami Middletown, then these sessions will be a convenient way to be prepared before the semester begins," said MUM Admission Director Stacey Adams.

Classes begin at Miami Middletown on January 12. For more information call (513) 727-3216.

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(12/16/08)

Weather Update: Tuesday, Dec. 16 Exams Postponed by Professor

Miami Middletown Exams are on normal schedule for Dec. 16

The following exams are postponed. For more information call or email your instructor.

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(12/16/08)

Curious Crayons Gets Book Award

Miami University's Terrific Science Press was recently honored by the National Best Books 2008 Awards sponsored by USA Book News, a national competition for mainstream and independent publishing houses. The Terrific Science Press publication Curious Crayons: Early Childhood Science in Living Color was selected as an Award-Winning Finalist in the Education Pre K-12 category.

Curious Crayons offers a great way for early childhood teachers to bring science into their classrooms. With this colorful and creative book, ordinary crayons become extraordinary learning tools for young children. Students from ages 3 to 8 love this sequence of 19 hands-on activities designed to build science process skills, including observing, communicating, comparing, measuring, and organizing. This book follows National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) guidelines and National Science Education Standards for developmentally appropriate curriculum.

The book is co-authored by Ann Veith (retiree of Rosedale Elementary School, Middletown, OH), Beverly Kutsunai (Kamehameha Elementary School, Honolulu, HI), and Lynn Hogue (Miami University Center for Chemistry Education). Mickey Sarquis, Director of the Center for Chemistry Education, is the editor.

Curious Crayons is part of the Big Science for Little Hands™ book series that provides young learners with the foundation for a lifetime of science learning…both in and beyond the classroom. Other books in the series include the award-winning Squishy, Squashy Sponges: Early Childhood Science Guide for Teachers and the brand-new Marvelous Moving Things: Early Childhood Science in Motion. To view details about these books, including links to the National Science Education Standards, and to order, visit www.terrificscience.org/bookstore (also available on amazon.com).

Terrific Science Press is the not-for-profit small publishing arm of the Center for Chemistry Education. Formally established by Miami University in 1993, the Center for Chemistry Education brings science to life for students and teachers of all ages through workshops, camps, and teacher and student resource books. To learn more about the Center for Chemistry Education, visit www.terrificscience.org.

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(12/12/08)

Sears, Meade Named MUM Students of the Month

Scott Sears and Autumn Meade have been named Miami University Middletown's Students of the Month for October and November.

Scott Sears, a sophomore education major from Middletown, was nominated for his outstanding work with a number of student organizations. "He isn't just a name on a list of members. He contributes his leadership and his time to these organizations," said his nominator. As a student worker in the admission's office, Sears' leadership was shown recently by organizing 20 student volunteers to help with a new student recruiting event. He also represented the campus on a student panel and stayed late to give extra tours for this event.

Autumn Meade, a sophomore from Franklin majoring in social science (BIS), was nominated for the award for her dedication to the Campus Ambassadors. She has worked hard to recruit new students for the Campus Ambassadors and has a passion to see the university represented in a positive light. "It's refreshing to see someone so determined to make something work," said her nominator. She works in the student affairs office, at the information desk and handles gate receipts at home games. As a student assistant, she has been creative, dependable and shown a willingness to take on new responsibilities and see them through to completion. "Meade's work ethic is strong, and she is unique in her ability to combine her work schedule, her academic responsibilities and her leadership roles successfully."

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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(12/10/08)

Enroll for Spring Classes at Miami Middletown

The admission office at Miami University Middletown is encouraging continuing students to register now for classes beginning on Jan. 12, 2009. New students planning to attend the second semester should apply as soon as possible to insure enough time for processing.

"We are offering more Saturday, evening and online classes to meet the needs of our students," said Stacey Adams, Director of Enrollment Services and Admission. "The new Bachelor of Integrative Studies program is also attracting lots of interest this year."

The Admission, Records and Registration, Financial Aid and Cashiers Offices will be open 8 a.m. - 7:15 p.m. Monday - Thursday and 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Fridays through Dec. 19. The offices will be open from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Dec. 22 - Jan. 2. Offices will be closed Dec. 24 - 29, 2008 and Jan. 1-2, 2009, resuming normal hours on Jan. 5.

For more information on registering or applying to Miami Middletown, call (513) 727-3216.

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(12/02/08)

Miami Middletown Downtown December Events Scheduled

In December, Miami Middletown Downtown will present a slate of events that includes a book club, multimedia community forum 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 Wednesday, Dec. 10, a multimedia community forum on education and the economy will meet 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. Find out how this paper and steel mill community is seeking a new identity, economy and educational future. For more information, contact Joe Sampson at 513-529-4840.

On Saturday, Dec. 13, 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, Dec. 17, the Booking It! Non-Fiction Book Conversations group will meet at 5 p.m. to discuss Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do by Tom Vanderbilt. Based on exhaustive research and interviews with driving experts and traffic officials around the globe, Traffic gets under the hood of the everyday activity of driving to uncover the surprisingly complex web of physical, psychological and technical factors that explain how traffic works, why we drive the way we do and what our driving says about us. For more information, contact Barbara Roberts at (513) 727-3337.

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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(12/01/08)

MUM Citizens' Council to Meet on Dec. 8

The Citizens' Advisory Council of Miami University Middletown will hold its regular meeting at noon on Monday, Dec. 8. The public is invited to attend this meeting, which will be held in the Campus and Community Center.

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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