Miami University's new sophomore residency program is underway, with 15 Miami fraternities applying for exemptions for sophomores living in their off-campus houses.
The residency program, which requires all second-year students to live on campus, will officially begin as members of the class of 2012 choose residence halls to live in during their sophomore year.…
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In the five months since Chief Tom Gamble took over the reins of the Oklahoma-based Miami tribe, the relationship between Miami University and the tribe has remained positive and productive.
Chief Floyd Leonard passed away in March after serving more than a quarter century as chief of the Miami tribe.…
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An array of familiar sights and sounds will welcome back Miamians this fall, including those famous red bricks, popular songs emanating out of Pulley Tower, and of course, construction across campus.
While most students will be hard pressed to navigate between classes without passing a construction project of some sort, perhaps the biggest undertaking is the new Farmer School of Business located at the corner of High Street and Patterson Avenue.…
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The Miami University chapters of Kappa Sigma and Delta Chi fraternities are currently under suspension.
Miami's Delta Chi chapter is suspended after failing to meet requirements of a previous sanction that were set to be complete in February.
According to Chris Taylor, associate director of the Office of Ethics and Student Conflict Resolution, the chapter failed to submit a plan of action, including a chapter review, risk management review and development of new risk management plan, as well as complete a required alcohol program.…
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The interim director of the new Western College Program (WCP) at Miami University has been working this summer to get the program ready to be integrated in the College of Arts and Science (CAS) by fall 2009.…
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The class of 2012 brings more diversity than ever to Miami University's campus.
"We're excited with the outstanding group of students," Laurie Koehler, director of admission, said via e-mail. "They are academically talented, diverse and have been incredibly active in their schools and communities during their high school years.…
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Miami University may be a campus of red bricks and beige Georgian facades, but administrators are hoping to make campus green.
The Task Force on Environmental Sustainability, appointed by President David Hodge, worked through the summer to create its final report.…
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Miami University students have many choices when it comes to study abroad. As of summer 2008, they have one more: Kosovo.
This summer, Miami debuted its first study abroad program in Pristina, Kosovo with eight students.
The students, one graduate assistant and two Miami professors spent eight weeks in Kosovo for the program, which was sponsored by the journalism department.…
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Miami University President David Hodge welcomed the class of 2012 with the challenge of a broomball game and a piece of advice: using Febreeze isn't the same as doing laundry.
However above all, Hodge encouraged students to be part of an "engaged university"-a theme widely promoted as part of Miami's new mission statement released spring 2008.…
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