Miami students can now utilize a university-sponsored resource before signing leases for off-campus housing that cost thousands of dollars. Over the past year, local landlords have worked with Off-Campus Outreach and Communication (OCOC), a university office within Student Affairs, to better inform student renters of their legal and social obligations.
Miami students can now utilize a university-sponsored resource before signing leases for off-campus housing that cost thousands of dollars. Over the past year, local landlords have worked with Off-Campus Outreach and Communication (OCOC), a university office within Student Affairs, to better inform student renters of their legal and social obligations.
Following graduation weekend, Seaview Outfitters on High Street will be closing after seven years of service in the Uptown business district by Alaska-bound owner Steve Thomas.
Last Tuesday, a pro-choice display at Miami's Hamilton regional campus was stolen from campus grounds. This theft followed an act of vandalism from the previous week -- an anti-abortion display of crosses was destroyed by two students, both of whom were captured on film.
It's a chilly spring morning outside Miami's McGuffey Museum. A group of anthropology students make their way down Spring Street around 10 a.m. toward the former home of William Holmes McGuffey.
Miami administrators met with Black Action Movement (BAM) 2.0 leaders April 20 in second closed-door, Friday-morning meeting.
Miami University Associated Student Government (ASG) elected 7 new cabinet members in their meeting on April 17, rounding out their cabinet seats for 2018-2019.
NPR's Science Friday radio host Ira Flatow beamed as he took the stage of Miami University's Hall Auditorium on Saturday evening.
The City of Oxford has finalized and signed a contract for a bikeshare service that will be rolled out in the next few months.
The most significant recognition Miami has to offer faculty was awarded to Tammy Kernodle last Wednesday, making her the first African American woman to receive the award.
The end of the semester can bring on a lot of stress for students. However, most students on Miami's predominately white campus aren't having to constantly deal with the exhaustion that comes with being a person of color.
To many, the Syrian refugee crisis may seem to be a far-away thing -- the product of a war seen only through TV screens. But, to junior Sara Al-Zubi, the plight of refugees is real and present, even here in Ohio, and she has taken it upon herself to do whatever she can to help resettle refugee families who have traveled across the ocean to find safety in America.
Last week two cases of sexual assaults were reported to Miami University police (MUPD) by female students on Tuesday, April 17 and Wednesday, April 18.
Miami University's Greek community has lower portions of minority and international students than the general undergraduate population, creating mixed experiences for minority students in Panhellenic Association (Panhellic) and the Interfraternity Council (IFC).
Several academic departments and organizations within Miami University pledged their support to the Black Action Movement 2.0 (BAM 2.0) in the last week.
Events to catch this week at Miami and around Oxford...
Writers, readers and fans of the written word gathered in Oxford last week to celebrate Miami's seventh annual Oxford Writing Festival.
David Dafoe, Miami University alum and founder of Flavorman (a beverage development company), recently donated $30.1 million to the College of Arts and Science (CAS). The money will go toward scholarships for high-need, high-ability students and is the largest donation CAS has ever received.