Admitted Student Chat

Congratulations to all of Miami’s Class of 2014 accepted students! Miami will be hosting a live chat just for you. If you would like to talk to current students, faculty, and staff, join us online on March 31st! Still have questions about your future Miami experience or just want to know what it’s like here in Oxford? Talk to an admission counselor in our main chat room or join a specific room to ask about the Honors program, student life, study abroad, financial aid, and just about every academic department you can think of! Miami representatives will be chatting from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., and 8:00 pm. – 10:00 p.m. Check your email for the chat URL and login instructions. Can’t find it? Check your spam filter! Make sure to add our email address (admission@muohio.edu) to your Address Book or Safe Senders List to receive our important emails in your inbox. See you online on March 31st!

On the ice.

From Broomball to Synchronized Skating we are really known for our sports on the ice! This past weekend we hosted the International Skating Institute (ISI) at our Goggin Ice Center. There were more than 100 teams and over 1,000 skaters on our campus from ages 4-81. At the competition all three of Miami’s synchronized skating teams preformed during the exhibition portion. The senior team currently holds the third place U.S. National Championships while the junior team finished in fifth. For more information about Miami’s Synchronized Skating Team, please visit: http://www.muredhawks.com/sports/w-syncssk/mioh-w-syncssk-body-main.html.

Another team on the ice doing well is our Men’s Ice Hockey team who will be playing in the final four after a 3-2 double-overtime victory over Michigan at the NCAA Division I Midwest Regional. For more information about the game and/or information about tickets, please visit: http://www.muredhawks.com/sports/m-hockey/mioh-m-hockey-body.html.

A Gleeful Weekend

There’s always something exciting going on at Miami! This past weekend, the Miami University Men’s Glee Club hosted the Intercollegiate Men’s Choruses National Seminar (IMC), a three day event that including concerts, luncheons, discussion panels, and an all-conference get-together. The seminar included 12 colleges, 3 high schools, and 4 other choir groups, from various parts of the country. IMC Vice President and Conductor of the Miami University Men’s Glee Club, Ethan Sperry, opened the concert series with 100 members of the Miami University Men’s Glee Club. Other featured performers included Dr. Jameson Marvin of the Harvard Glee Club in his 32nd and final year as conductor. It was an exciting weekend to welcome many visitors to campus. If you are interested in learning more on the Men’s Glee Club, visit their website at http://www.mugleeclub.org/ Miami has many music ensembles for students of any major may join. Check out this link for more information on acapella, choir and instrumental ensembles: http://arts.muohio.edu/music/ensembles

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Admitted Student Chat

Congratulations to all of Miami’s Class of 2014 accepted students! Miami will be hosting a live chat just for you. If you would like to talk to current students, faculty, and staff, join us online on March 31st! Still have questions about your future Miami experience or just want to know what it’s like here in Oxford? Talk to an admission counselor in our main chat room or join a specific room to ask about the Honors program, student life, study abroad, financial aid, and just about every academic department you can think of! Miami representatives will be chatting from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., and 8:00 pm. – 10:00 p.m. Check your email for the chat URL and login instructions. Can’t find it? Check your spam filter! Make sure to add our email address (admission@muohio.edu) to your Address Book or Safe Senders List to receive our important emails in your inbox.
See you online on March 31st!

More than just a shirt...

Miami University is home to EDUN Live on Campus, which is the first student-run business that enables campus organizations to customize ethically-produced T-shirts in the entire country! What is it? It is a social conscious, student-run, apparel business, with the mission to assist with employment opportunities in Africa. These shirts are 100% African made which includes the growing of the cotton, to the manufacturing of the fabric, to the fabrication of the t-shirt.

EDUN Live on Campus has reached a milestone with sales of 25,000 shirts in just a little more than three years! An even bigger accomplishment is that 100+ jobs that have been created in sub-Sahara Africa as a result of this business.

If you are interested in more information about Miami’s chapter or want to learn how to get involved with this organization, please check out the following link:

http://www.fsb.muohio.edu/centers/social-entrepreneurship/edun-live-u

Pssssst… admission decisions posted early!

Attention all admission candidates! Miami will be posting final admission decisions on your appcheck website (www.muohio.edu/appcheck) at 6pm EST on Sunday, March 14th! That’s six hours earlier than our advertised notification time! If you’re having trouble finding your username and password, check the email address that you listed on your application for admission. Miami emailed you on March 5th with your login information. Can’t find it? Check your spam filter! You will also receive paper notification in the mail early next week.

Miami thanks you for reading our admission blog, and don’t forget to log in at 6pm on Sunday!

Interested in a studying Business?

You’re looking at the right place. Miami University’s Farmer School of Business consistently ranks among the top undergraduate and graduate business schools in the nation. Last year, our undergraduate program ranked 18th nationally, and this year, according to Business Week the program moved up to 16th overall. Business Week also placed us 6th for public schools and we have the top ranking in Ohio. In addition, last fall the Wall Street Journal ranked our executive MBA program 8th in the world and 3rd nationally! Miami’s Farmer School of Business University offers 8 undergraduate majors: accountancy, business economics, finance, interdisciplinary business management, management information systems, management & organizations, marketing, and supply chain & operations management, and numerous minors. The Farmer School of Business is known for its outstanding academics, a focus on undergraduate teaching, study abroad programs, and placement rates for internships and jobs. The class of 2008 reported 82% of graduates are now employed fulltime, and 12% are enrolled in graduate school. The Farmer School of Business also opened a new building fall 2009 bringing the latest technology into the classroom. We encourage all prospective business students to look into the programs and make arrangements to meet with an adviser and check out the brand new facility.
http://www.fsb.muohio.edu/

Class Schedule for Senior Year

Juniors- it is now time to plan your senior high school schedule. Keep your focus on selecting challenging classes. Don’t be afraid to schedule Advanced Placement or AP classes if they are offered or add an extra year of a foreign language. Miami will use your GPA for the first 6 semesters or through the end of your junior year for application and scholarship consideration. A full senior schedule which includes AP or honors classes courses will better prepare you for college and indicate that you are not afraid of challenging classes.
For a list of AP classes and scores needed to receive college credit here at Miami see:
http://www.miami.muohio.edu/admission/ap_ib.cfm
If you have questions check with your admission counselor we would love to help!http://www.muohio.edu/askacounselor

STAY-cation!

While many Miami students pack up their belongings to head south for next week’s spring break, others choose to spend their vacations in a familiar place: southwest Ohio. Students from our Hamilton campus will participate in both service and research as they work with impoverished communities in the area. The eleven participants will engage in a poverty simulation to begin this week-long project. These students will work with local homeless shelters, nonprofit agencies, faith-based organizations and businesses to learn about the impact of joblessness and poverty in the area throughout the week. Seven of the participants will also be presenting at IMPACT, a national conference on advocacy, social justice and service March 19-21 in Little Rock, AR. This presentation will relate to their experience with STAY-cation, and explore poverty and joblessness’ impact on local communities.

Many other Miami students will participate in alternative spring break trips next week, including studying eco-tourism and participating in service learning in Dominica; service learning in Tijuana; and volunteering with Ambassadors for Children in Jamaica and Columbia. Whenever your spring break rolls around, consider participating in a service project like many Miami students choose to do!

Do you know what you want to major in?

If not, no worries. Every year at Miami University students are able to attend something called an “Exploring Majors Fair” which is designed for students who are undecided or still exploring a choice of major.

The reason for this fair is to provide students the opportunity to learn about the 100+ majors Miami has to offer and to allow them to investigate a variety of curricular and career options all in one place. Not only is this fair staffed by each academic department, but the Office of Career Services, the Career Exploration and Testing Center, and the Office of International Programs will also be in attendance.

The setting is very informal and students are encouraged to come and go at any time while the fair is going on.

For more information on additional career services at Miami, please visit http://www.units.muohio.edu/careers/.