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(02/29/08)

Miami Middletown To Host PSEOP Informational Session

Miami University Middletown will host a Post-Secondary Enrollment Options Program (PSEOP) informational session at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 15 in the Campus & Community Center. This session had previously been scheduled for March 22.

Admission counselors will share information on Ohio's PSEOP guidelines, the PSEOP application process at Miami University Middletown, and the pros and cons of being a PSEOP student. Parents are encouraged to attend.

For more information, call (513) 727-3236 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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(02/22/08)

Saturday, Feb. 23 Class Cancellations

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(02/22/08)

Friday, Feb. 22 Class Cancellations

Staff are on Plan A, and should report as usual.

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(02/21/08)

Thursday, Feb. 21 Class Cancellations

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(02/21/08)

Computer and Information Technology presents Miami University IT Forum

The Department of Computer and Information Technology at Miami University will host a distinguished group of guest speakers on the Hamilton campus on Friday, Feb. 29. The occasion is the fourth annual Miami University IT Forum. The speakers come from the fields of nursing, finance, engineering and book publishing.

IT Forum 2008 offers students, professionals and educators the opportunity to share ideas, experiences, and insights about how IT affects their careers. This year's theme "Expanding Horizons: Shaping Careers with IT," will focus on how other disciplines use IT. Using a roundtable format, the guest speakers will also share personal experiences of how IT has affected their careers. The forum will take place in the Harry T. Wilks Conference Center on the Hamilton Campus.

IT Forum 2008 Agenda

To register, go to www.eas.muohio.edu/departments/cit/registration/ The registration deadline is Feb. 27, 2008. For more information, contact Debbie Smith at smithds1@muohio.edu, (513)727-3271.

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(02/20/08)

Visionaries & Voices Art Show at Miami Middletown

On Thursday, March 6, an art show from the Visionaries and Voices project will have its opening reception at Miami Middletown from 5 - 8 p.m.

"Photographic Memory: Art and Images by Jarrod Arencibia and other Visionary Artists" features the works of Visionaries & Voices artists who live in Butler County. Artists in this exhibit include Julius Carter, Kenny Barger, Jason Braun, Zach Allen, James Henrie, Kevin Stricklin, Robert Mache, Mike Dezarn, Heather Hoffman, Jeremy Perry and Glenn Slama.

"Day in the life" photographs of the Visionaries & Voices studio and artists will also be included with this exhibit.

Visionaries and Voices seeks to provide a home-base for artists with disabilities. Their studio/gallery in Cincinnati was created specifically for artists with disabilities. Visionaries and Voices has been able to support over 300 local and regional artists with disabilities to make and market their works. The show will be displayed in the Campus Community Center at Miami University Middletown during the month of March.

Free and open to the public, this event will be held in Miami Middletown's Campus Community Center in Johnston Hall. It is a collaboration between Miami Middletown's Diversity Council and Visionaries and Voices. For more information, call (513) 727-3200. Miami University is located at 4200 E. University Blvd.

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(02/20/08)

Wednesday, Feb. 20 Class Cancellations

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(02/18/08)

Fantastic Free Fridays Continue with Miss Nelson Has a Field Day

Miami University Middletown's Fantastic Free Fridays series continues its eighth season on Friday, February 22 with a 10 a.m. performance of Miss Nelson Has a Field Day from Centerville's Town Hall Theatre. This one hour performance is recommended for grades K-6

In this play based on a book by Harry Allard, Viola Swamp returns to Horace B. Smedley school to strike terror into the hearts of the Tornadoes football team. They are the worst team in the state and it's up to the meanest substitute teacher in the world to turn them around!

Upcoming Fantastic Free Fridays spring performances include: the Miami University Collegiate Chorale and Global Rhythms (10 a.m. on April 4) and Rumpelstiltskin by Artreach Theatre (10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on April 18).

A generous donation from the Bever family of Oxford is again helping to support the Fantastic Free Fridays program. Fantastic Free Fridays performances are held in Dave Finkelman Auditorium and are open to the public.

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(02/14/08)

Miami President Hodge Speaker for Middletown Alumni Chapter Annual Dinner

Miami University's 21st president, Dr. David Hodge, will be the featured speaker at the annual dinner of the Middletown Chapter of the Miami University Alumni Association on Monday, Feb. 25 at Miami University Middletown.

"We are very pleased that Dr. and Mrs. Hodge will be able to be with us," said Les Landen, president of the local alumni chapter. "This will be a great opportunity for Miami alumni in the area to meet the Hodges, and to learn more about his vision for the future of the entire university."

Comprising Miami alumni from throughout the Middletown region, the local chapter focuses its efforts on raising funds to support its endowed scholarship and to make book awards available to entering Miami students on all campuses each fall.

The evening begins with a mocktail reception at 6 p.m. in the Johnston Hall Campus Community Center and continues with dinner at 7 p.m. The program will feature greetings from Miami Middletown Dean Dr. Kelly Cowan and Dr. Hodge's address.

The Hodges joined Miami in July 2006. With a successful track record spanning 30 years of experience in higher education, David Hodge has a talent for both teaching and research. Before coming to Miami, he served as a professor of geography, department chair, divisional dean and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle. Among his most recent achievements is the introduction of the Miami Access Initiative, making a Miami education accessible to students from families with limited financial means.

The cost of the evening is $25 per person, $20 for members of the Miami University Alumni Association. Reservations are due by February 18 and may be made on line at www.miamialum.org/middletownchapter. For additional information, contact Rod Nimtz at Miami Middletown, at 727-3345 or nimtzre@muohio.edu.

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(02/13/08)

MUM Hosts Soul Food Luncheon on Feb. 20

Miami University Middletown will host a Soul Food Luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 20 from 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Campus Community Center in Johnston Hall.

This year's menu includes fried chicken, fried catfish, greens, green beans, candied sweet potatoes, great northern beans, red beans and rice, pound cake, sweet potato pie, peach cobbler, cornbread and rolls. This event also features live musical entertainment and vendors.

Cost for the meal is $7, the public is invited to attend and carryout is available.

For more information, call (513) 727-3200. Miami University Middletown is located at 4200 E. University Blvd.

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(02/13/08)

Wednesday, Feb. 13 Class Cancellations

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(02/12/08)

Basketball ThunderHawks Start Tournament Play

The 2007-2008 Men's and Women's ThunderHawk Basketball Teams begin State Tournament play this weekend. The women open up at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16 as the #5 seed, playing the University of Akron Wayne at OSU Newark. The men start tournament play on Sunday, Feb. 17 at 1 p.m. as the #1 seed playing the winner of the OSU Newark and Kent State Tuscarawas game at OU Lancaster. Tournament brackets are available in Johnson Hall Room 135.

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(02/06/08)

Children, Parents Invited to Family Science Night

Middletown-area families are invited to "Family Science Night" at the Middletown Community Center on Thursday, February 21. Refreshments will be served at 6 p.m. with activities beginning at 6:30 p.m. This free event is open to the public. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Family Science Night is sponsored by the Butler County Commissioners' Forum on Families and Children, the Middletown City School District and the Miami University Center for Chemistry Education. It is part of a series of Forum events designed to develop the critical building blocks that help children grow up to be healthy, caring and responsible adults.

The Center for Chemistry Education will lead the science portion of the evening. Children will be doing fun, hands-on science activities with their adult partners. Take-home information will be provided with each experiment, so families can continue the fun and learning at home. Visit the Center's website at www.terrificscience.org for free science resources and activity ideas.

Reservations are requested at (513) 425-7866. Rick McCrabb of the Middletown Journal and daughter Hannah are the host family for this event. The Community Center is located at 800 Lafayette Avenue in Middletown.

The Center for Chemistry Education has trained more than 250 teachers to conduct Family Science Nights in their own districts in the past three years. More than 12,000 family members have participated in Science Night events since 2003. This program is funded by the Ohio Board of Regents and Miami University.

"More than 30 years of studies have shown that positive family involvement provides improvements in children's grades and test scores, school attendance, homework completion, attitudes, behavior and graduation rates in high school and beyond," said the Center for Chemistry Education's Lynn Hogue

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(02/06/08)

Miami Middletown Offers Golf Clinic

Too cold to go outside? Why not get a jump-start on next season's golf game by attending the 10th Annual Golf Clinic at Miami University Middletown?

PGA Professional Tony Elieff of the N.C.R. Country Club will be at Miami Middletown on Saturday, March 1 to provide individualized instruction covering putting, chipping and full swing. Sessions will be held at 9 a.m., 11:45 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Each golfer will work in a small group and will receive a total of 2 hours of instruction. Also, golfers will receive a video of their swing.

The Golf Clinic will be held at the Bennett Recreation Center at Miami University Middletown. The cost is $40 with proceeds benefiting the Middletown campus golf team. Don't delay as this clinic has a limited enrollment.

For more information or to register, call (513) 727-3317.

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