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Miami University
Oxford, Ohio 45056
(513) 529-7592
(513) 529-1950 fax
newsinfo@muohio.edu
Miami in the News
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| 08/14/2006 | Mansfield News Journal, Friday, Aug. 11 | |
| School briefs column says 13 teachers from Mansfield City Schools recently attended a program at Miami's Geology Field Station located in Dubois, Wyo. | ||
| 08/14/2006 | Dayton Daily News, Saturday, Aug. 12 | |
| Editorial about the debate over colleges and universities continuing to pay presidents even after they've retired says if presidents are going to be kept on after they retire -- a yearlong sabbatical is often part of their contracts -- they should be doing things that can be quantified and that justify their continued salaries. Mentions that James Garland is living in Santa Fe, N.M., while collecting a president's salary for fundraising from there, and that between them, Garland and Miami's new president, David Hodge, are pulling down $625,000-plus. | ||
| 08/15/2006 | Perrysburg Messenger, Wednesday, July 19 | |
| The Perrysburg Area Art Council is presenting the work of illustration artist and sculptor Dan Chudzinski (Miami senior). Says Chudzinski has painted more than 20 murals at the Toledo Zoo, Hefner Zoology Museum and Fremont Elks Club and has done illustrations for book covers, storybooks and the Miami University student newspaper. | ||
| 08/15/2006 | Cincinnati Magazine, August 2006 | |
| Newsmaker section features 19-year-old Miami student and songstress Kate Voegele, who has put together an impressive resume. In 2005, Voegele became the youngest artist ever to win first prize in the pop category in the 10th annual USA Songwriting Contest for "Only Fooling Myself," and the song also earned her national exposure on MTV as one of three national finalists in the Pantene Pro-Voice Competition. Quotes Voegele. | ||
| 08/15/2006 | Dayton Business Journal, Friday, July 14 | |
| Led by the University of Dayton, many government, businesses and industry organizations have assembled $100 million to chase a $28 million state grant that would create a regional sensor technology hub in Dayton. A list of participating institutions, organizations and companies includes Miami. | ||
| 08/15/2006 | Eastern Hills Journal, Wednesday, July 26 | |
| Article about the three-year affiliation agreement between Miami and the Knolls of Oxford quotes recent graduate Dan Smith, who benefited from the partnership. A photo of the signing of the official affiliation includes Provost Jeffrey Herbst, Suzanne Kunkel (Scripps) and John Hughes (dean of Graduate School/associate provost for research). | ||
| 08/15/2006 | Western Star, Thursday, July 20 | |
| Enrollment has declined over the last few years at Miami Middletown but, by July 5, MUM had received 40 more applications - a 4 percent increase from last year. Also says the university's main campus recognized its freshman class as the largest in its history, with 3,752 confirmations. Quotes Jan Toennisson (public relations, Middletown campus).
And: Carolyn Keiffer (botany, Middletown) was voted Adviser of the Year. Quotes Keiffer, alumna Stacey Lewis and non-traditional student Marcia Coddington. |
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| 08/15/2006 | Cincinnati Post, Monday, July 17 | |
| Brian Keane (zoology, Hamilton campus) will be studying prairie voles after Miami Hamilton received a $390,000 research grant from the National Science Foundation. Quotes Keane and says field studies will be conducted on experimental populations of prairie voles at Miami's Ecology Research Center in Oxford and on natural populations in Illinois and Kansas. | ||
| 08/15/2006 | The Wall Street Journal, Tuesday, August 15 | |
| Story on plagiarism problem at Ohio University quotes Vipul Ranatunga (engineering technology, Middletown) who was a master's student at OU accused of not properly citing a colleague's work. Also quotes Robert Speckert (engineering technology, Middletown). | ||
| 08/16/2006 | Elsewhere in education: The Cincinnati Enquirer, Wednesday, Aug. 16 | |
| A new community partnership called Strive hopes to soon be able to guarantee every schoolchild in Cincinnati, Newport and Covington tuition money for college - and the preparation needed to be a success once he gets there. It will be a coalition of primary and secondary educators, Cincinnati business leaders, the presidents of area universities, and others. | ||
| 08/16/2006 | JournalNews and Dayton Daily News, Wednesday, Aug. 16 | |
| The exhibition "Graphic Content: Art of the New Music Poster" will be at the Miami University Art Museum Aug. 29-Nov. 19. It brings together 100 works by 25 top concert- poster graphic designers from the United States and Canada, showcasing works produced since 2000. | ||
| 08/17/2006 | Record Courier, Tuesday, Aug. 8; Crescent News, Tuesday, Aug. 1; and Newcomerstown News, Wednesday, Aug. 2 | |
| Stories about teachers being selected to attend a unique learning experience at Miami University's Geology Field Station in Wyoming. | ||
| 08/17/2006 | Northwest Press, Wednesday, Aug. 2 and Coshocton Tribune, Sunday, July 23 | |
| Local teachers participated in trips sponsored by Earth Expeditions, a joint effort of Miami University's Project Dragonfly and the Cincinnati Zoo. | ||
| 08/17/2006 | Perrysburg Messenger, Wednesday, July 26; Sabina Advertiser, Friday, Aug. 4; and Richwood Gazette, Wednesday, Aug. 2 | |
| Articles about the Ohio Department of Public Safety recently announcing that seat belt usage in Ohio is at an all-time high say observational data was collected at 265 randomly selected sites throughout Ohio during May and June and analyzed by Miami University's Applied Research Center to gather the results. | ||
| 08/17/2006 | Register Herald, Wednesday, July 26 and Western Star, Thursday, July 27 | |
| Miami University's Hamilton and Middletown campuses will be offering 37 off-site courses beginning in August in Lebanon, Eaton, Trenton and at two locations in West Chester. Miami's Middletown campus is adding the convenience of online courses in physics, psychology, statistics, and theater appreciation this year. | ||
| 08/17/2006 | News Journal, Thursday, Aug. 3; Wilmington News Journal, Times Gazette, Wednesday, Aug. 2; and Crescent News, Tuesday, Aug. 1 | |
| Articles about tough talk on immigration worrying some of the immigrants in Butler County quote Shelly Jarrett Bromberg (Spanish and Latin American studies, Hamilton campus). | ||
| 08/17/2006 | Western Star, Thursday, July 13 | |
| Miami University's new president, David Hodge, officially began his duties recently and both deans of Miami's regional campuses in Middletown and Hamilton said they are optimistic his leadership will bring change and understanding. Quotes Daniel Hall (dean, Hamilton campus), Kelly Cowan (interim dean, Middletown campus) and Hodge. | ||
| 08/17/2006 | Cincinnati Post, Times Recorder and Alliance Review, Friday, Aug. 4 and Journal Tribune, Saturday, Aug. 5 | |
| Stories about Convergys Corp. buying disinfecting wipes by the millions for use by employees of its 72 call centers across the world and considering the towelettes a first line of defense against the threat of a global pandemic from bird flu or other highly contagious disease. Articles quote J.K. Bhattacharjee (microbiology emeritus). | ||
| 08/17/2006 | Cincy Business, August 2006 | |
| Columns about business and economic development in West Chester and the West Chester Chamber Alliance mention that Miami University Middletown and Hamilton collaborated with the chamber and Butler Technology and Career Development Schools to create the SEBC Workforce Academy. The academy offers classes business professionals want for themselves and their employees at minimum cost. | ||
| 08/17/2006 | Cincy Business, August 2006 | |
| Special section about continuing education says new technology, plus an evolving understanding of those in the workplace, is leading schools to offer more classes and options, and many employers are willing to pay or facilitate higher education for their employees. Quotes Virginia Layton (bursar) and mentions that Miami and UC offer payment plans through afford.com. Also has charts showing tristate MBA programs and other graduate & undergraduate business programs and includes information about Miami's programs. (Registration required to view full article.) |
