2008 Woodie Awards
Branch campus celebrates 40 years in Hamilton
Rachel Perron
Issue date: 3/7/08 Section: Front Page
Miami University's Hamilton (MUH) campus is turning 40 this year, and with yearlong events such as a Beatles cover band concert and a speech from an Olympic champion, it won't be the typical over-the-hill celebration.
Planning for the celebration began in early 2007, with input from Hamilton's faculty, staff, students and local community, according to Michael Carrafiello, assistant dean of MUH and chair of the anniversary planning committee.
"In the tradition of Miami University we wanted planning to be inclusive and diverse and involve as many folks with as many perspectives," Carrafiello said.
Though events for the months of May through September have already been set, Carrafiello explained that as the year continues, more activities will be planned, and a student-led planning committee will begin meeting during the next few weeks.
As of now, the university's first major event will be a campus and community party with a performance by the Beatles recreation band, "Eight Days a Week," scheduled for May 17.
Events will take place throughout the summer at Hamilton's downtown location, and several others are scheduled for September, including a speech from 1968 Olympic gold-medal sprinter, Tommie Smith, Sep. 23.
According to Carrafiello, the planning committee wants the programs to be timely, and reminiscent of 1968-the year in which MUH was founded.
A video documenting all the executive directors and deans of MUH is being put together by Craig Rouse, supervisor of video production for Information Technology (IT) Services on Oxford's campus. There will also be a time capsule, to which the faculty, students and members of the community have been asked to contribute.
The university also buried a time capsule in 1968, according the Carrafiello, though it has never been opened, and the committee is still discussing whether this should be the year to reveal its contents.
According to Daniel Hall, campus dean and political science professor for MUH, the planning committee is also turning the Jack Rose Study in Mosler Hall into a Heritage room to display a timeline, as well as important artifacts from the university's past.
Hall acknowledged that the anniversary celebration is an opportunity to bring campus and community closer.
"(MUH) has a history of close connection to the community and we want to develop that further," Hall said. "Almost every event we're planning includes the community."
But the celebration isn't all about remembering, Hall added. Hamilton is celebrating record enrollment, initiatives like online Saturday Select and the opening of Miami Hamilton Downtown, a center for civic engagement and the arts.
Campus offices will fund the anniversary celebration, according to Carrafiello. The university allocates money for special events and lectures, he said, and offices oriented programs to coincide with the anniversary, rather than funding additional events.
MUH has also held 25th and 30th anniversaries, with the support of Hall and the campus community. Carrafiello said this year's should be the biggest and the best.
Planning for the celebration began in early 2007, with input from Hamilton's faculty, staff, students and local community, according to Michael Carrafiello, assistant dean of MUH and chair of the anniversary planning committee.
"In the tradition of Miami University we wanted planning to be inclusive and diverse and involve as many folks with as many perspectives," Carrafiello said.
Though events for the months of May through September have already been set, Carrafiello explained that as the year continues, more activities will be planned, and a student-led planning committee will begin meeting during the next few weeks.
As of now, the university's first major event will be a campus and community party with a performance by the Beatles recreation band, "Eight Days a Week," scheduled for May 17.
Events will take place throughout the summer at Hamilton's downtown location, and several others are scheduled for September, including a speech from 1968 Olympic gold-medal sprinter, Tommie Smith, Sep. 23.
According to Carrafiello, the planning committee wants the programs to be timely, and reminiscent of 1968-the year in which MUH was founded.
A video documenting all the executive directors and deans of MUH is being put together by Craig Rouse, supervisor of video production for Information Technology (IT) Services on Oxford's campus. There will also be a time capsule, to which the faculty, students and members of the community have been asked to contribute.
The university also buried a time capsule in 1968, according the Carrafiello, though it has never been opened, and the committee is still discussing whether this should be the year to reveal its contents.
According to Daniel Hall, campus dean and political science professor for MUH, the planning committee is also turning the Jack Rose Study in Mosler Hall into a Heritage room to display a timeline, as well as important artifacts from the university's past.
Hall acknowledged that the anniversary celebration is an opportunity to bring campus and community closer.
"(MUH) has a history of close connection to the community and we want to develop that further," Hall said. "Almost every event we're planning includes the community."
But the celebration isn't all about remembering, Hall added. Hamilton is celebrating record enrollment, initiatives like online Saturday Select and the opening of Miami Hamilton Downtown, a center for civic engagement and the arts.
Campus offices will fund the anniversary celebration, according to Carrafiello. The university allocates money for special events and lectures, he said, and offices oriented programs to coincide with the anniversary, rather than funding additional events.
MUH has also held 25th and 30th anniversaries, with the support of Hall and the campus community. Carrafiello said this year's should be the biggest and the best.
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