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Date	Title	Related Media
11/20/2009	Three faculty awarded Hampton research funds
	Three Miami faculty have been awarded grants from the Philip and Elaina Hampton Fund for Faculty International Initiatives fall 2009 competition: William Albin, professor of music; Lisa McLaughlin, associate professor of communication and of women's studies; Huatong Sun, assistant professor of English.
11/19/2009	H1N1 update Nov. 20 at Miami
	A letter from Gail Walenga, assistant vice president for student health and wellness, updates the community on vaccines and preventative measures against the H1N1 flu. Two student-produced videos support her message.
11/19/2009	Miami and Talawanda students LEED together
	Miami University welcomes students from Talawanda schools today (Nov. 20) and Saturday (Nov. 21) as programs under the Farmer School of Business outreach initiative, ComMUnity, culminate with a flurry of all-day seminars and project presentations.
11/19/2009	Miami to present lecture on health care reform
	Christopher Jennings (Miami '83), former health policy adviser to President Bill Clinton, will speak on "Health Care Reform, Then and Now: Politics, Process and Prospects" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, at the Marcum Conference Center. He is presenting the annual W. Fred Cottrell Distinguished Alumni Lecture of Miami University's Scripps Gerontology Center. The lecture is free and open to the public.
11/18/2009	Women's studies program hosts symposium
	Miami University's women's studies program will host a symposium to continue the bicentennial celebration. The event, "Theory into Action Across Generations," will be held Nov 20 - 21 in 212 MacMillan Hall.
11/18/2009	Kennedy presented inspirational professional service award
	Joe Kennedy, Miami University professor emeritus in the department of mathematics, has received the Christofferson-Fawcett Award. The Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics (Ohio CTM) presented Kennedy this award at its annual meeting on Friday, Nov. 13, in Cincinnati.
11/18/2009	Jazz Ensemble to perform Nov. 23
	The Miami University Jazz Ensemble will perform at 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23, in Hall Auditorium. The ensemble, conducted by Jeremy Long, assistant professor of saxophone and jazz, will perform a free concert featuring a tribute to the 70th anniversary of Blue Note Records, with music from Blue Note artists Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Horace Silver and others.
11/17/2009	Scripps' Lokon receives environmental arts research grant
	Elizabeth Lokon, a research associate at the Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University, is the first recipient of the Environmental Arts Research Grant from The Society for Arts in Healthcare (SAH) and American Art Resources (AAR).
11/17/2009	Miami professor honored for outreach program
	Gwen Etter-Lewis, professor of English, black world studies and women's studies at Miami University, recently received the Uplifting Model Award from Miami's chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for her work in developing a mentoring program that prepares low-income high school girls for college.
11/17/2009	Marching band to perform Nov. 22
	The Miami University marching band will perform at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, in Millett Hall. Stephen Lytle, conductor, will lead the band in performing highlights of the marching band's performances during the football season. The concert is free and open to the public.
11/16/2009	Jeffrey Herbst named president of Colgate University
	Letter from President Hodge: Dear Colleagues, I am very proud to share with you the news that Jeff Herbst, Miami's Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, has been named President of Colgate University beginning July 1, 2010.
11/16/2009	Office of new student programs receives award
	Miami University's office of new student programs has received first place for its first-year e-newsletter series in the Outstanding Multimedia/Emerging Technologies category presented by the National Orientation Directors Association (NODA).
11/16/2009	Geology department hosts open house Nov. 20
	Miami University's department of geology will host an open house to celebrate the university's bicentennial and the history of the department. This event will be held at 1:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 20, in the Limper Geology Museum in Shideler Hall.
11/13/2009	H1N1 Flu Mist vaccination clinics for students
	Miami University's student health service (SHS) has scheduled more H1N1 flu vaccine clinics for students with Flu Mist, a nasal spray.
11/13/2009	Sustainability committee; Update to ThisMakesCents
	Every quarter, university communications provides updates on sustainability and resource-saving efforts at Miami. Perhaps the most exciting news in these areas this fall is that Miami now has a sustainability committee and sustainability coordinator.
11/13/2009	Miami opera: "Suor Angelica" and "Gianni Schicchi"
	Miami University's department of music will present two one-act operas, "Suor Angelica" and "Gianni Schicchi" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 19-21, in Hall Auditorium.
11/13/2009	Miami theatre presents: "Hedda Gabler"
	"Hedda Gabler," by Henrik Ibsen, will be presented by the Miami University department of theatre at 8 p.m. Nov. 19-21 and Dec. 3-5, and at 2 p.m. Dec. 6, in Gates-Abegglen Theatre in the Center for Performing Arts.
11/12/2009	Faculty member Julie Park selected as Emerging Scholar
	Julie Park, assistant professor of educational leadership at Miami University, has been selected as a 2010 Emerging Scholar by the American College Personnel Association (ACPA). Park is one five new scholars recognized from across the nation who are emerging as contributing scholars in student affairs and higher education.
11/12/2009	In memoriam: Dwight Cleveland Black
	Dwight Cleveland "Cleve" Black, 74, of College Corner, died Monday, Nov. 9. He worked at Miami University for 32 years as a custodian in the physical facilities department.
11/12/2009	Crime Alert: Havighurst Hall burglaries
	Two students reported that laptops were allegedly stolen from their rooms in Havighurst Hall Wednesday, Nov. 11.