Anything with the word “free” in it sounds good to me.
Tonight, the one-man band Girl Talk will be performing for free on Miami’s campus. Girl Talk, a.k.a. 27-year old Cleveland native Greg Gillis, is perhaps one of the most well-known “mash-up” artists today. He started mixing beats at age 15 and is now considered one of the hottest “remix” artists. Girl Talk has released four albums, each which combine hundreds of hit pop songs—from Ludacris to Madonna, The Jackson 5 to Britney Spears.
Final exams start on Monday, so for many this may be the last time to relax before the studying hits hard. This will be one last opportunity for Miami students to connect before heading home for summer!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
We're here to help you confirm!
Still trying to decided about Miami? Questions about the confirmation process? The admission counseling staff is available to help and will be answering phone calls until 9:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, April 30. Please call (513) 529-2531 and you will be connected with a counselor.
You can confirm at www.muohio.edu/accepted
We hope to see you in the fall!
You can confirm at www.muohio.edu/accepted
We hope to see you in the fall!
Friday, April 24, 2009
We're coming to you!
Hi Everyone!
Ever want to visit Miami but didn't really want to leave your hometown? Well, we might be visiting your hometown this spring! This is a great way to find out more about admission, financial aid and our honors program.
Come meet an admission representative in St. Louis (April 26) or Chicago (May 5).
We'll also be traveling with a public consortium--Miami, University of Maryland, Univeristy of Colorado, Binghamton University and Clemson University all travelling together in the Northeast in May. We'll be in Central and Northern New Jersey, Long Island and Westchester, NY, Fairfield, CT and Boston, MA.
Hope to see you there!
Check out more at www.muohio.edu/inmytown
Ever want to visit Miami but didn't really want to leave your hometown? Well, we might be visiting your hometown this spring! This is a great way to find out more about admission, financial aid and our honors program.
Come meet an admission representative in St. Louis (April 26) or Chicago (May 5).
We'll also be traveling with a public consortium--Miami, University of Maryland, Univeristy of Colorado, Binghamton University and Clemson University all travelling together in the Northeast in May. We'll be in Central and Northern New Jersey, Long Island and Westchester, NY, Fairfield, CT and Boston, MA.
Hope to see you there!
Check out more at www.muohio.edu/inmytown
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Ending on a High Note
The school year is quickly winding down (can you believe the students just have two weeks of class left?!), and I can’t help but look back and realize what a good year it’s been for the Miami community.
For example, our hockey team just made it to the NCAA national championship game. Obviously there is a big excitement over hockey at Miami, but to know (and be able to prove!) that we are one of the top two teams in the nation is an amazing feeling.
Our football team welcomed (in December) a new head coach, Michael Haywood. Haywood previously coached at Notre Dame and brings many years of coaching experience to Oxford.
We are celebrating our bicentennial year. Founded in 1809, Miami has 200 years of traditions and proud moments. How often can you say you were at a school when the 200th birthday came along?!
Our Farmer School of business moved up in the rankings---in Business Week’s yearly rankings of public school with business programs, we were named # 6 in the nation!
Our Interior Design program now boasts a # 9 national ranking, according to “America’s Best Architecture and Design Schools”, published by DesignIntelligence magazine.
Several students and faculty have received regional and national awards, showcasing Miami’s commitment to engaged learning.
The Office of Admission received the highest number of applications for first-year students in Miami’s history!
The list certainly doesn’t stop there. The 2008-2009 school year has been a great one. The students will soon be returning home for summer vacation, and they’ll come back recharged and ready for another great year in the fall! For those of you accepted seniors, you can be a part of it all in just a few short months. We hope you confirm your enrollment and become a RedHawk today! :)
For example, our hockey team just made it to the NCAA national championship game. Obviously there is a big excitement over hockey at Miami, but to know (and be able to prove!) that we are one of the top two teams in the nation is an amazing feeling.
Our football team welcomed (in December) a new head coach, Michael Haywood. Haywood previously coached at Notre Dame and brings many years of coaching experience to Oxford.
We are celebrating our bicentennial year. Founded in 1809, Miami has 200 years of traditions and proud moments. How often can you say you were at a school when the 200th birthday came along?!
Our Farmer School of business moved up in the rankings---in Business Week’s yearly rankings of public school with business programs, we were named # 6 in the nation!
Our Interior Design program now boasts a # 9 national ranking, according to “America’s Best Architecture and Design Schools”, published by DesignIntelligence magazine.
Several students and faculty have received regional and national awards, showcasing Miami’s commitment to engaged learning.
The Office of Admission received the highest number of applications for first-year students in Miami’s history!
The list certainly doesn’t stop there. The 2008-2009 school year has been a great one. The students will soon be returning home for summer vacation, and they’ll come back recharged and ready for another great year in the fall! For those of you accepted seniors, you can be a part of it all in just a few short months. We hope you confirm your enrollment and become a RedHawk today! :)
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Fightin' those Winter Blues...
Happy MU Smiles Day!
“I just like to smile, smiling's my favorite!” –Buddy the Elf
This past Wednesday, Miami University’s Scholar-Leader Community held its annual MU Smiles Day all across campus. Every year, these students dress up in costumes and run around campus… spreading joy and cheer. The tradition started a few years ago when some students noticed that the demeanor of the student body dipped every year during the bleak Ohio winters. Past costumes have included fruit (together as the Fruit of the Loom), Zoro, and now, Pac-Man and Inky, the ghost.
In addition to costumes, the Scholar-Leaders passed out candy, bouncy balls, and bubbles. Stationed under the Upham arch, a member proposed to passing students, handing them a candy ring in the process. Another student dressed as a lost tourist and asked students to point him to random locations across the globe. During the times when students were in class, Pac-Man and Inky headed into administration buildings and the student center, helping to put smiles on the faces of employees and staff.
The Scholar-Leader Community, a unique Living, Learning Community (LLC) at Miami, is built around the ideas of self-governance, leadership, and authentic programming. These students are able to live in the two oldest residence halls on Miami’s campus—Elliott and Stoddard Halls. Moreover, these students meet on a weekly basis to discuss programming, share ideas, and to support each others’ endeavors. Other programming has included service-learning trips across the United States (St. Louis and Asheville, NC), service projects, and game nights for community members. For more information about the community head to http://community.muohio.edu/wilks/llc/scholarleader or to http://www.units.muohio.edu/saf/reslife/reslife/livingatmiami/llcoverview.php for more information about other LLCs.
Just remember to keep on smiling… the worst of Winter is over!
Love & Honor,
Matt Hoffman ‘10
*Yes, I realize that I am posting this at midnight... and the night is still young! Oh college life!*
“I just like to smile, smiling's my favorite!” –Buddy the Elf
This past Wednesday, Miami University’s Scholar-Leader Community held its annual MU Smiles Day all across campus. Every year, these students dress up in costumes and run around campus… spreading joy and cheer. The tradition started a few years ago when some students noticed that the demeanor of the student body dipped every year during the bleak Ohio winters. Past costumes have included fruit (together as the Fruit of the Loom), Zoro, and now, Pac-Man and Inky, the ghost.
In addition to costumes, the Scholar-Leaders passed out candy, bouncy balls, and bubbles. Stationed under the Upham arch, a member proposed to passing students, handing them a candy ring in the process. Another student dressed as a lost tourist and asked students to point him to random locations across the globe. During the times when students were in class, Pac-Man and Inky headed into administration buildings and the student center, helping to put smiles on the faces of employees and staff.
The Scholar-Leader Community, a unique Living, Learning Community (LLC) at Miami, is built around the ideas of self-governance, leadership, and authentic programming. These students are able to live in the two oldest residence halls on Miami’s campus—Elliott and Stoddard Halls. Moreover, these students meet on a weekly basis to discuss programming, share ideas, and to support each others’ endeavors. Other programming has included service-learning trips across the United States (St. Louis and Asheville, NC), service projects, and game nights for community members. For more information about the community head to http://community.muohio.edu/wilks/llc/scholarleader or to http://www.units.muohio.edu/saf/reslife/reslife/livingatmiami/llcoverview.php for more information about other LLCs.
Just remember to keep on smiling… the worst of Winter is over!
Love & Honor,
Matt Hoffman ‘10
*Yes, I realize that I am posting this at midnight... and the night is still young! Oh college life!*
Monday, April 13, 2009
Engaged Learning at Miami
Greetings to all of the admission blog followers! One of my favorite things about being the President of Miami University is the time I get to spend interacting with students – and they never cease to amaze me! I was particularly impressed with two recent conversations I had with two very different student groups and I thought I’d take a moment to tell you about them and about engaged learning at Miami. Not sure what we mean by engaged learning? It’s a concept Miami excels at and it is best explained when put into real life examples like those below.
Earlier this week my wife Valerie and I spent some time with 30-40 first year students in the Morris Residence Hall lounge. We had a great conversation about a variety of topics; they asked a lot of good questions about the future of Miami University, and I asked them a few. When I asked how many were involved in an organization of some kind, about 3/4 raised their hands. I then asked how many had had some research experience with their professor outside of class and at least 2/3 raised their hands, and they raised them with gusto! Miami is well known for providing research opportunities to students at the undergraduate level, but I was quite impressed that 2/3 of these first-year students have already participated in a research project.
This is just one example of engaged learning at Miami – guiding students to develop their own belief system which prepares them personally and intellectually for lifelong learning; actively engaging students in discovering new knowledge to enable them to think critically, make informed judgments and act ethically; and creating a vibrant campus learning community that blends out-of-class learning opportunities and involves everyone in promoting students’ learning.
I also recently spent some time with the Psych 212 student section leaders, which was another great experience. Once a week, these Psych 212 section leaders lead the Psych 111 small section groups in an effort to facilitate discussions and create an atmosphere of engaged learning. These section leaders range from sophomores to seniors, from finance to zoology, and they did not earn the highest grade when they took the Psych 111 class. Rather, they were chosen because of how they participated in class. We had a terrific conversation about creating a culture of engaged learning and I challenged them to help us help new students develop an understanding of what it means to be an engaged learner.
This is just a small piece of what Miami has to offer students and a great example of what we do best. Come visit us in Oxford – you will be happy that you did!
Dr. David Hodge
President
Earlier this week my wife Valerie and I spent some time with 30-40 first year students in the Morris Residence Hall lounge. We had a great conversation about a variety of topics; they asked a lot of good questions about the future of Miami University, and I asked them a few. When I asked how many were involved in an organization of some kind, about 3/4 raised their hands. I then asked how many had had some research experience with their professor outside of class and at least 2/3 raised their hands, and they raised them with gusto! Miami is well known for providing research opportunities to students at the undergraduate level, but I was quite impressed that 2/3 of these first-year students have already participated in a research project.
This is just one example of engaged learning at Miami – guiding students to develop their own belief system which prepares them personally and intellectually for lifelong learning; actively engaging students in discovering new knowledge to enable them to think critically, make informed judgments and act ethically; and creating a vibrant campus learning community that blends out-of-class learning opportunities and involves everyone in promoting students’ learning.
I also recently spent some time with the Psych 212 student section leaders, which was another great experience. Once a week, these Psych 212 section leaders lead the Psych 111 small section groups in an effort to facilitate discussions and create an atmosphere of engaged learning. These section leaders range from sophomores to seniors, from finance to zoology, and they did not earn the highest grade when they took the Psych 111 class. Rather, they were chosen because of how they participated in class. We had a terrific conversation about creating a culture of engaged learning and I challenged them to help us help new students develop an understanding of what it means to be an engaged learner.
This is just a small piece of what Miami has to offer students and a great example of what we do best. Come visit us in Oxford – you will be happy that you did!
Dr. David Hodge
President
Friday, April 10, 2009
Headed to the championship!
LET'S GO REDHAWKS!! Anyone catch the game of Miami v. Bemidji State in the Frozen Four last night? I didn't have a chance to watch the whole thing, but I did catch some of it and am so excited for our hockey team as we head to the championship on Saturday night! Watch it on ESPN at 7:00pm eastern.
Can you tell we're a little obsessed with Miami Hockey? As Matt has blogged before, ice sports are big on Miami's campus. Not only is our hockey team amazing, but our synchronized skating team is great as well and recently placed 7th at the World Championships! Many of our students will play broomball—which is kinda like hockey, but you wear tennis shoes instead of skates, play with a ball instead of a puck, and a stick that shaped like a broom instead of a hockey stick. OK, so basically what it has in common with hockey is that you play on the ice. It’s so much fun to watch, and even more fun to play. As a student here, you might have a chance to play our University President, Dr. Hodge!
If you’re ever in town when there’s a hockey game—I definitely encourage you to come over to the Goggin (our ice arena) to cheer on the RedHawks! You’ll be in for a treat!(literally, hit up the concession stands!)
Meredith
Monday, April 6, 2009
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd;
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack,
I don’t care if I never get back.
Let me root, root, root for the Reds team,
If they don’t win, it’s a shame.
For it’s one, two, there strikes, you’re out,
At the old ball game.
Take me out with the crowd;
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack,
I don’t care if I never get back.
Let me root, root, root for the Reds team,
If they don’t win, it’s a shame.
For it’s one, two, there strikes, you’re out,
At the old ball game.
You may be asking yourself, why am I reading (I know some of you were singing) the lyrics to “Take Me Out to the Ball Game?” It is because Miami University will be going on the road and cheering on the Cincinnati Reds at the Great American Ball Park on April 26. As part of our Bicentennial celebration, Miami University is traveling south to Cincinnati to watch the Reds take on the Atlanta Braves. However, we won’t just be watching the game; we will be part of it! The first pitch will be thrown by Miami University’s President and his wife, Dr & Mrs. Hodge. Also our athletic coaches, mascot, band and glee club will take part throughout the afternoon festivities. So come out to the game and join us as we cheer on the Reds to a victory.
For ticket information visit www.Reds.com.
Until next time,
Brian
Friday, April 3, 2009
Frozen Four here we come!
It's a really exciting time on campus as we are celebrating Miami's Hockey Team playing in the Frozen Four!
Miami students, faculty and staff will gather this Sunday at the Goggin Ice Arena for a pep rally in support of our RedHawks. Check out more at:
http://www.muredhawks.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/040109aac.html
Miami students, faculty and staff will gather this Sunday at the Goggin Ice Arena for a pep rally in support of our RedHawks. Check out more at:
http://www.muredhawks.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/040109aac.html
Want to catch the game? The RedHawk's semi-final game will be at 5:00 on ESPN2 on Thursday, April 9th and the Championship game at 7:00 on ESPN on Saturday, April 11th.
Let's go 'hawks!!
Get Ready for China Week!
Hey!
Have you ever wanted to learn Chinese calligraphy? How about Chinese Martial Arts? Tai Chi? Chinese paper cutting and knotting? These may be things you’ve never heard of, but they are all part of the Chinese culture. Our students will have the opportunity to experience all of these neat things during China Week. China Week, a week-long, campus-wide event, begins next week. The Confucius Institute at Miami University and Liaoning Normal University in Dalian, China are teaming together to present this interesting week-long experience.
China Week includes a Chinese skit competition, lecture, concert, handicraft workshops, martial arts demonstrations and musical performances. These events are free to students and sound like a fun option for evening activities. If you happen to be on campus for a visit next week, check out China Week!
Have you ever wanted to learn Chinese calligraphy? How about Chinese Martial Arts? Tai Chi? Chinese paper cutting and knotting? These may be things you’ve never heard of, but they are all part of the Chinese culture. Our students will have the opportunity to experience all of these neat things during China Week. China Week, a week-long, campus-wide event, begins next week. The Confucius Institute at Miami University and Liaoning Normal University in Dalian, China are teaming together to present this interesting week-long experience.
China Week includes a Chinese skit competition, lecture, concert, handicraft workshops, martial arts demonstrations and musical performances. These events are free to students and sound like a fun option for evening activities. If you happen to be on campus for a visit next week, check out China Week!
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
The Miami Family
Happy April Fool’s Day!
Hope everyone is enjoying the increasingly warm weather. I know I am! One of the best things about being a student here at Miami is the ability to remain connected to your family once you become a student. Miami does its best to make its entire student body feel connected to both the university and their family at home. This weekend, April 3rd and 4th, is Miami’s annual Kidsfest. And no, it’s not a joke. Miami does it best to include all family member’s in the Miami experience.
Kidsfest is a special weekend each year when younger siblings, family friends, and other young family members (under the age of 14), can come visit Miami in a safe and fun-filled environment. Hosted by the Campus Activities Council, Kidsfest has numerous activities for the current students and their younger family members to participate in, such as a magic show, cakewalk and a fair. The Goggin, Miami’s ice arena, is even opening its doors to allow an inexpensive public skate with only $3 for admission and free skate rentals. Many student organizations and community participants are partnering up to ensure that this weekend will be memorable for all.
This particular Kidsfest will be honoring the Bicentennial of the university, keeping a birthday theme. This weekend, which is filled with entertaining events for both ages, is bound to be an endless expanse of fun. For more information about Kidsfest and the activities, contact the Campus Activities Council at 513-529-7447.
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