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(02/27/09)

PSEOP Informational Session Set for March 21

Miami University Middletown will host a Post-Secondary Enrollment Options Program (PSEOP) informational session at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 21 in the Campus and Community Center.

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) 727-3353 or 1-86-MIAMI-MID toll-free or email mumadmission@muohio.edu or to register log onto www.mid.muohio.edu .

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(02/26/09)

Miami Middletown Downtown March Events Scheduled

In March, Miami Middletown Downtown will present a slate of events that includes a book club, writing group, chess club and a lecture by Julie Zickefoose, writer, artist and naturalist of Appalachian foothills of Ohio. All events are free and open to the public. Miami Middletown Downtown is located at 4 North Main Street in Middletown.

On Wednesday, March 18, the Booking It! Non-Fiction Book Conversations group will meet at 5 p.m. to discuss Hope's Boy, A Memoir by Andrew Bridge. Bridge shows the horrors of the foster care system that, he argues, all too frequently condemns children to physical and emotional abuse in its clumsy attempts to save them. At the age of seven, Bridge's mother was institutionalized and he was placed in the foster care system for the next eleven years. For more information, contact Barbara Roberts at (513) 727-3337.

On Thursday, March 19, the Chess Club will meet at 6 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, March 21, 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 michellellawrence@gmail.com.

On Thursday, March 26, Julie Zickefoose's lecture on Letters from Eden will meet at 7 p.m. Reading from her work while showing her paintings and photographs, Zickefoose will reveal the deep connection with nature that keeps her walking her 80-acre Appalachian sanctuary outside Whipple, Ohio. For more information on this Artist & Lecture Series event, contact the Office of Student Affairs at (513) 727-3233.

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.

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(02/24/09)

Miami Middletown to Host Criminal Justice Information Night

Miami University Middletown will host a Criminal Justice Associate Degree Information Night on Wednesday, March 18 at 6 pm in the Campus and Community Center.

Participants will find out about this growing career field and how an associate degree can help people interested in working within the police, courts, or corrections, as well as those who are currently employed within the criminal justice system. Learn how to apply for college and the steps to apply for financial aid.

For more information, call (513) 727-3216 or 1-86-MIAMI-MID toll-free or email mumadmission@muohio.edu or to register log onto www.mid.muohio.edu .

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(02/23/09)

ThunderHawk Men Win ORC State Title

The Miami Middletown ThunderHawk Men's Basketball Team won the Ohio Regional Conference State Title over the weekend. They defeated Ohio University Eastern on Saturday and UC Clermont on Sunday. Congratulations!

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(02/18/09)

Symphonic Band to Perform March 8

The Southwestern Ohio Symphonic Band will perform a free spring concert at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 8 at Miami University Middletown's Dave Finkelman Auditorium.

The band, conducted by Christopher Brandenburg, will play The Thunderer March by John Phillip Sousa, Wickliffe Variations by Paul Whear and Pineapple Poll Suite from the Gilbert and Sullivan opera. Guest conductor Larry Hirth will lead the band in Warren Barker's arrangement of Fiddler On The Roof. Lighter selections will include Jimmy Webb's Macarthur Park and John Phillip Sousa's With Pleasure. The concert will commemorate the band's 41st year by performing several favorite selections chosen by the band members from past concerts.

The Southwestern Ohio Symphonic Band 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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(02/13/09)

Ten Earn Academic All-Conference Honors

The Ohio Regional Campus Conference (ORCC) has recognized ten student-athletes at Miami University Middletown as Academic All-Conference.

In women's basketball, Randi Bargo of Brookville, Jazmine Lakes of Germantown and Shandar Musselman of Middletown earned Academic All-Conference honors.

Brad Bergman of Botkins, Cody Coomer of West Chester, Kyle Gasson of Fort Loramie, Curt Thompson of West Milton and Jeremy Williams of Meadowdale were the honorees in men's basketball.

In women's volleyball, Chelsea Brown of Franklin and Devon Wells of Middletown earned Academic All-Conference honors.

"All of the All-Conference picks earned at least a 3.0 grade point average," said MUM Interim Athletic Director Cheryl Miller. "These students put in long hours, with practice and home and away games, yet they still manage to excel academically. Their energy and commitment are definitely worthy of this honor."

Other campuses in the conference are Ohio State University's Newark campus, Ohio University's Chillicothe, Lancaster, Eastern and Zanesville campuses, University of Akron-Wayne, the University of Cincinnati's Clermont campus and Miami University's Hamilton campus.

Miami Middletown student-athletes earning ORCC Academic All-Conference honors are: (from left) Chelsea Brown, Devon Wells, Kyle Gasson, Jeremy Williams, Brad Bergman, Cody Coomer, Curt Thompson, Shandar Musselman, Randi Bargo and (not pictured) Jazmine Lakes.

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(02/10/09)

Myron Rolle to Speak at MUM on March 5

Miami University Middletown's Artist and Lecture Series will present a lecture by Rhodes Scholar and Florida State All-American football player Myron Rolle at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 5 in the Campus and Community Center. He will be speaking on Achieving Academic And Athletic Excellence: My Personal Journey. This event is free and open to the public.

Rolle received 83 scholarship offers before deciding on Florida State. Aspiring to both the NFL and medical school, Rolle earned a bachelor's degree in exercise science in just 2.5 years. He began pursuing a master's in public administration in the fall of 2008. He announced in January that he would study at the University of Oxford in England for the 2009-10 academic year, earning a master of arts in medical anthropology. Rolle was awarded a 2008 Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Award for his work in studying human stem cells. Following a career in the NFL he plans to pursue a medical degree and open a medical clinic in his native Bahamas.

In other upcoming Artist and Lecture events, Julie Zickfoose will bring her nature paintings, photographs and writing to campus on March 26. On April 4, the Cincinnati Zoo's Cat Program will showcase three live exotic cat species on campus during a 45-minute discussion of their adaptations and environment.

The Artist and Lecture Series is generously supported by the Bever Family.

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(02/04/09)

Middletown Alumni Chapter to Celebrate Miami Charter Day

The 200th anniversary of Miami University's charter will be celebrated at the annual dinner of the Middletown Chapter of the Miami University Alumni Association on Saturday, Feb. 21 at Miami University Middletown.

In conjunction with the traditional Charter Day Ball, hosted in John D. Millett Hall on the campus of Miami University, Middletown Miamians are gathering to launch a year-long bicentennial celebration.

The evening begins with hors d' oeuvres and wine at 6:30 p.m. in the Johnston Hall Campus and Community Center and continues with a buffet dinner at 7:30 p.m. After dessert, alumni will hold their annual meeting and then be a part of the activities in Oxford via a live feed from Millett Hall.

The cost of the evening is $40 per person, $35 for members of the Miami University Alumni Association. Reservations are due by February 14 and may be made on line at www.miamialum.org/middletownchapter. For additional information, contact Joanne Harper at (513) 529-1451 or harperjh@muohio.edu .

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(02/04/09)

Wednesday, February 4 Class Cancellations

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(02/03/09)

Tuesday, February 3 Class Cancellations

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(02/03/09)

IT Forum 2009 Connects Students, Educators and Professionals

Miami University Middletown will host a free IT Forum from 9:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27 at the Campus and Community Center in Johnston Hall.

IT Forum 2009 will offer students, professionals and educators the opportunity to share ideas, experiences and insights about how IT affects their careers. The speakers come from education, healthcare, government, retail and energy services.

This year's theme, "Disaster Recovery in IT," will focus on how other disciplines have handled disaster recovery and how to prepare for disaster in the IT field. Using a roundtable format, the guest speakers will also share personal experiences where disaster has affected their companies.

The IT Forum will include professional presentations, a complimentary lunch and small group sessions.

Visit www.cit.muohio.edu and click on "IT Forum 2009 Registration" to register. This will reserve your complimentary lunch. The registration deadline is Friday, Feb. 20. For more information, contact Debbie Smith at smithds1@muohio.edu, (513) 727-3271.

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(02/02/09)

Informational Health Fair Planned at Miami Middletown

"Affairs of the Heart," an informational health fair, will be held Wednesday, Feb. 11 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Miami University Middletown.

Representatives from the Community Pregnancy Center, Citizens Against Domestic Violence, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, CHIP insurance, Feed the Hungry, Hope House, Community Blood Center, Butler County Children Services and many other service agencies will be at this event to talk to those interested in services offered in the area.

For more information, call Carol Caudill at (513) 727-3205.

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(02/02/09)

MUM Hosts Soul Food Luncheon on Feb. 19

Miami University Middletown will host a Soul Food Luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 19 from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 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. Live musical entertainment by the Second Wind Ensemble will be featured at this year's luncheon as well as African American merchandise and crafts.

Cost for the meal is $7. The public is invited to attend and carryout is available. For more information, call (513) 727-3233.

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