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Date	Title	Related Media
05/09/2008	Cincinnati Enquirer, Friday, May 9
	Miami University is requesting $20.5 million from the 2009-10 state capital fund for renovations to Laws Hall, Upham Hall and some renovations on the Hamilton and Middletown campuses.
05/09/2008	JournalNews, Friday, May 9
	Miami University's commencement will be at Yager Stadium on Saturday, May 10, and ABC News anchor Robin Roberts will be the keynote speaker. Miami University Hamilton will hold a Graduate Recognition and Honors Dessert at 7 p.m. tonight. Cites Perry Richardson (public relations, Hamilton campus).
05/09/2008	JournalNews, Friday, May 9
	The new Miami Middletown Downtown opens its doors to the Heart of the Art Studio, with a reception Thursday, May 15, for an art show with work created by disabled artists. Quotes Cathy Bishop-Clark (assistant dean, Middletown campus).
05/09/2008	Springfield News Sun, Thursday, April 24
	The Westcott House will host "New Conceptions of Organic Architecture," an exhibit from Miami's department of architecture and interior design. There will also be an opening reception with the students and John Reynolds (architecture and interior design).
05/09/2008	Sentinel Tribune (Bowling Green), Wednesday, March 26 and Southeast Messenger (Columbus), Monday, March 31
	Andy Narell, an internationally-recognized master of the steel pan or steel drum, will perform along with the Miami University Steel Band and local steel bands.
05/09/2008	Bellevue Gazette, Saturday, March 29
	Story about Terra Community College developing bachelor's degree completion programs says in the technical area, Terra has added Miami University to the degree completion mix.
05/08/2008	JournalNews, Thursday, May 8
	Miami University Hamilton has been awarded its fourth consecutive grant of $1 million from the U.S. Department of Education to fund the Teaching American History program and, out of 500 proposals that were submitted, Miami Hamilton's proposal was ranked second in the nation. Quotes Michael Carrafiello (assistant dean, program administrator).
05/08/2008	The Cincinnati Enquirer, Thursday, May 8
	Arts column lists Miami's 2008-09 Performing Arts Series and says Miami is the only regional campus with major names as part of an annual performing arts series.
05/08/2008	Columbus Local News, Wednesday, May 7
	Story about an Upper Arlington High School senior getting to perform as a soloist with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra three times last week receiving second place in the 2007 Columbus Symphony Orchestra Young Musicians Competition says she is a student of William Conable of Ohio State and Pansy Chang (music) of Miami.
05/07/2008	The Cincinnati Enquirer, Tuesday, May 6
	George Davis (economics) is quoted in a story about whether Americans will spend their economic stimulus checks, use them to pay bills or just save the money.
05/07/2008	Plain Dealer, Wednesday, May 7
	Feature on St. Ignatius student Raymond Nelson, who is praised for being diligent and tenacious in his studies and for promoting acceptance of other races and cultures, says he was selected for a multicultural leadership program last summer at Miami University.
05/06/2008	Dayton Business Journal, Monday, May 5
	Joshua Schwarz (management) is quoted in a story about IUE-CWA, the industrial division of Washington, D.C.-based Communication Workers of America, taking steps to move its headquarters from the nation's capital to Dayton.
05/06/2008	The Columbus Dispatch, Monday, May 5
	Dick Nault (student affairs) is quoted in a story about Ohio State's renovation project to improve and expand several dormitories, as well as add rooms over the next four years, in an attempt to get all sophomores to live in residence halls by 2012. Mentions that many Ohio colleges now require sophomores as well as freshmen to live on campus, and Miami will enforce its new sophomore-residency rule in fall 2009.
05/06/2008	University Business, May 2008
	Jay Kimiecik (director of wellness program) and Carol Hauser (human resources) are quoted in a story about colleges and universities offering wellness programs.
05/06/2008	JournalNews, Tuesday, May 6
	A grant from the Federal Aviation Administration will help fund taxiway lighting and other improvements at the Miami University Airport. Quotes Adolph Haislar (finance and business affairs) and Bill Stout (chief pilot, airport operations director).
05/06/2008	Lawrence Journal-World, Sunday, May 4
	Jocelyn Lyons is one of 30 leaders of area agencies on aging nationwide selected to participate in an all-expense paid workshop to be conducted this month at Miami University. The workshop is sponsored by the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging in partnership with the Scripps Gerontology Center.
05/06/2008	JournalNews, Tuesday, May 6
	In 1974 Dale Gabbard (master building service worker) began creating what is now a 300-pound rubber band ball. Gabbard, who used to have a drug problem and started working on the ball again to occupy his time, uses the ball as part of anti-drug talks at schools and other venues to encourage people to find a hobby instead of doing drugs.
05/05/2008	Cincinnati Enquirer, Sunday, May 4
	News research shatters stereotypes about the fastest-growing group of people in the world - those over 100 years old. Mentions research by Lisa Groger (Scripps Gerontology Center) and graduate student Jessie Leek.
05/05/2008	Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY and Southern Indiana), Sunday, May 4
	Article about May 3 being World Press Freedom Day says in January, almost 63 years after he was killed, a photo of newspaper columnist Ernie Pyle made big news and the Associated Press quoted James Tobin (journalism), author of a 1997 biography of Pyle.
05/05/2008	JournalNews, Monday, May 5
	The union representing more than 200 of the 950 or so Miami University staff, Local 209, has presented a proposal to the administration that asks for the adoption of a "living wage." Quotes Miami President David Hodge.

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