Miami moves to ‘low risk’ status and drops mask mandate
Miami University announced it would tie its mask requirement to Butler County transmission levels. Currently, students are not required to wear masks in class unless asked by the instructor.
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Miami University announced it would tie its mask requirement to Butler County transmission levels. Currently, students are not required to wear masks in class unless asked by the instructor.
As spring approaches with warmer weather and fewer COVID-19 restrictions, university officials and student organizations are reporting more students are engaging in extracurricular activities at Miami University.
Miami University alumnus Rick Forsythe and his wife, Sandy, have donated $1 million to the John W. Altman Institute for Entrepreneurship. The funds will be used for the development and operational support of programs within the entrepreneurship department.
In 2017, Elizabeth “Like” Lokon was expanding her program Opening Minds through Art (OMA) — an intergenerational art program for people living with dementia — across Ohio and needed a way to stay up-to-date on the quality of her program. She applied for a M.I.A.M.I. Women’s Giving Circle Grant and received $7500.
The Miami University Alumni Association and the Center of Student Diversity and Inclusion (CSDI) held a virtual panel discussion with four Black alumni to discuss being the first in their career fields for Black History Month.
Ohio Representative Jon Cross is seeking to keep college students in Ohio after graduation with a bill to give students scholarships and tax breaks.
In June 2020, Miami University President Greg Crawford created a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) task force which compiled a report of 43 recommendations to help create a more welcoming community at Miami. According to the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion (OIDI) Task Force Recommendation Updates page, 22 of those recommendations have been implemented while 20 of them are in progress.
On a typical day, Rodney Coates can be found working on his new book, snapping photos of the sunset or writing poetry.
Miami University will host the inaugural Freedom Summer Film Festival in Leonard Theatre, Peabody Hall from Nov. 8-12.
Miami University hosted a premiere screening of Amazon Prime’s “The College Tour: Miami University” in Taylor Auditorium in the Farmer School of Business on Saturday, Nov. 6.
A typical week for Sydney Glynn, a sophomore early childhood education major at Miami University’s Middletown campus, involves balancing early morning classes and working part-time as an assistant preschool teacher at the Atrium Family YMCA through the university’s Work+ program.
For the past four years, faculty and alumni associated with the Department of Art at Miami University have been creating pieces to display in the Faculty and Alumni Exhibition at Miami’s Art Museum.
Miami University is forming its fourth Greek Council that will focus on diversifying Greek Life and give a voice to those who are underrepresented in Greek Life.
Mark Pukita, a candidate for U.S. Senate, visited Oxford last week to discuss COVID-19 vaccination exemptions and mandates.
Last semester, Alexa Bolena, senior vice president of Delta Sigma Pi, was stressfully organizing online recruitment for the future brothers of the business fraternity. She frantically learned everything she possibly could about Zoom, yet experienced a week filled with technical issues, unnatural conversations and fewer students rushing.
Miami University and the Butler County General Health District (BCGHD) have re-entered a six-month contract to let Miami contact trace on behalf of the BCGHD.
Wayne L. Dancie, a student at Miami University, was walking across a bridge on Western Campus when he decided “Bridges” would be the perfect name for his new program that would increase diversity at Miami. This November, Miami University’s Bridges Program is celebrating its 40th anniversary.
Following the passing of Collin’s Law this summer, Ohio colleges and universities are now required to implement hazing education as well as prevent issues that allow hazing to continue. But Miami University has had a self-led Greek course since 2018, and at this time won’t be changing its requirements for Greek-affiliated students.
Students returning to Miami University this year anticipated their favorite dining locations to reopen after being closed last year, but staffing shortages across the campus have started the semester off with long lines, frustrating wait times and closures.
In March 2020, Miami University’s archives launched “Documenting the COVID-19 Pandemic,” a collection focused on life during the COVID-19 pandemic.