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Date	Title	Article Type	Related Media
05/09/2008	Students studying French, Italian recognized: Patricia Reynaud honored	On-Campus News Release
	During an April 30 awards ceremony, Miami University's department of French and Italian honored student achievement. Also, officers from Miami's chapter of the national French honor society Pi Delta Phi presented the award for professor of the year to Patricia Reynaud.
05/09/2008	A Heart of the Art opening May 15	On-Campus News Release
	A Heart of the Art Studio exhibition will open with a reception 4-6 p.m. Thursday, May 15, at Miami Middletown Downtown. The exhibition, through June 11, features more than 70 works of art available for purchase created by people who attend MRDD adult centers in Hamilton, Middletown and Liberty Township.
05/09/2008	Planned power outage May 13	On-Campus News Release
	Physical facilities has scheduled an annual test of the Oxford campus emergency back up generators beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, and ending at 1 a.m. on Wednesday, May 14. This test involves a major electrical shut down affecting nearly all buildings.
05/08/2008	Students design water pump for African village	Miami Report Article
	The village of Guelekoro, in Mali, West Africa, will receive a much-needed water pump through the efforts of a group of Miami senior engineering majors. For their senior design project, the team designed and fabricated the water pump during this past school year. They will travel to Guelekoro just after graduation on May 10 to install the system and train villagers on how to maintain it.
05/08/2008	Jeffrey Bennett to speak for Miami convocation Aug. 22	Miami Report Article
	Beyond UFOs: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and its Astonishing Implications for Our Future, by Jeffrey Bennett, is Miami�s Summer Reading Program book for 2008 � the 27th year of the program.
05/08/2008	Trustees approve planning for new student center	Miami Report Article
	Miami trustees on April 25 approved proceeding with planning for a Bicentennial Student Center, a new building that would fill a gap in on-campus space for social interaction � a need that students have identified in surveys and focus groups.
05/08/2008	Last issue of printed Miami Report	Miami Report Article
	This is the last issue of the printed Miami Report (May 8).
05/08/2008	Larger, stronger first-year class for Miami	Public News Release
	Miami University's first-year class next fall looks to be larger, more diverse and even academically stronger than last year. This, according to the high number of students confirming their acceptance by the May 1 deadline.
05/08/2008	Miami Hamilton tops in Ohio history grant funding	Public News Release
	Miami University Hamilton has been awarded a $1 million Teaching American History (TAH) grant. It's the campus' fourth TAH grant, an unprecedented feat.
05/08/2008	Fischer integrates anthropology in Hot Pursuit	On-Campus News Release
	Alysia Fischer, Miami University visiting assistant professor of anthropology, is author of Hot Pursuit: Integrating Anthropology in Search of Ancient Glass-blowers.
05/08/2008	Road closings ahead in Oxford	On-Campus News Release
	A section of Western Drive will be closed starting Monday, May 12, near Thomson and Boyd Halls. Also, Withrow Lane will be closed to through traffice at the intersection with Patterson Avenue.
05/08/2008	Miami begins summer business hours May 12	On-Campus News Release
	Beginning Monday, May 12, the university summer business hours will begin and remain in effect until Monday, Aug. 18, at which time all university campuses will resume their regular schedules. For a complete list of times, download the human resources memo here http://www.units.muohio.edu/prs/Personnel/.
05/07/2008	Mosley-Howard, Sessions honored	Miami Report Article
	The Distinguished Service Award is given annually to members of the Miami University faculty or staff who have made a significant impact on the life and mission of the university. This year's recipients are Susan Mosley-Howard, associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students, and Judith Sessions, dean and university librarian.
05/07/2008	Engineering students install water pump they designed	Public News Release
	The village of Guelekoro, in Mali, West Africa, will receive a much-needed water pump through the efforts of a group of senior engineering majors at Miami University. For their senior design project, the team designed and fabricated the water pump during the past school year. They will travel to Guelekoro just after graduation on May 10, to install the system and train villagers on how to maintain the pump.
05/07/2008	Miami athletic teams excel academically	Public News Release
	The most recent NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rates (APRs) report for all NCAA Division I institutions show Miami University's athletic teams are in exceptional standing in all categories.
05/07/2008	E-mail maintenance to cause brief outages May 11	On-Campus News Release
	On Sunday, May 11, muConnect e-mail users will experience two brief outages between midnight and 5 a.m. to allow IT services technicians to apply updates to the Exchange environment. Each outage will last about 20 - 40 minutes.
05/06/2008	James Sheehan dies May 4 in Athens	Miami Report Article
	James J. Sheehan, associate professor of teacher education at Miami University, died May 4 at his home after a long illness.
05/06/2008	Brian Breittholz receives top award from NIC	Miami Report Article
	Brian Breittholz, associate director of alumni relations at Miami, received the Award of Distinction from the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) in Washington, D.C., April 14.
05/06/2008	Faculty receive Hampton Awards	Miami Report Article
	Five Miami faculty have been awarded grants from the Philip and Elaina Hampton Fund for Faculty International Initiatives for projects begun in fall 2008.
05/06/2008	Miami�s summer program for undergraduates recognized	Miami Report Article
	Miami University's Summer Undergraduate Mathematical Science Research Institute (SUMSRI) is one of two exemplary programs nationwide that have been selected as "Mathematics Programs That Make a Difference" by the American Mathematical Society's Committee on the Profession. The programs were recognized for their "outstanding work in training and mentoring students from minority groups underrepresented in the profession."

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