Miami University’s Senate met and heard proposals on changes to the Honors College and Farmer School of Business faculty policy at its meeting on March 10. Additionally, Provost Elizabeth Mullenix addressed the senate regarding changes to the workload policy set to be implemented this fall.
Two candidates for Associated Student Government president and vice president debated key campus issues, including the arena project on Cook Field and the potential impacts of Senate Bill 1 (S.B. 1), in the Fritz Pavillion in Armstrong Student Center on March 11.
Between March 3 and March 10, Oxford police responded to 13 different incidents, according to Oxford Police Department (OPD) reports.
Miami University celebrated International Women’s Day by hosting a panel of three female deans who shared their experiences as women in leadership roles, with Renate Crawford, Miami’s ambassador, as the moderator.
In an uncontested election, Managing Editor Olivia (Livi) Patel, a junior journalism and political science major, was promoted to editor-in-chief on Sunday, March 9.
Miami University’s Associated Student Government updated its standing rules during its meeting on March 4. Following this update, senators passed several Internal Operating Budget items from the last meeting, as well as previously denied items.
Miami’s Associated Student Government passed a constitutional amendment to add Section 7, “To act in a non-partisan manner at all times,” to Article I. Students can vote on the amendment on the Hub March 17 through March 19.
Miami’s Associated Student Government passed a constitutional amendment to add Section 7, “To act in a non-partisan manner at all times,” to Article I. Students can vote on the amendment on the Hub March 17 through March 19.
City council discussed ongoing and future public transportation improvements, infrastructure projects and upcoming grant applications at its March 4 meeting.
After the Board of Trustees meeting approved the new sports arena location, students said they felt confused and unheard by the university.
The Mellon Foundation awarded the Myaamia Center a $2.1 million grant to expand the National Breath of Life Archival Institute for Indigenous Languages (National BoL). The institute helps tribal communities revitalize their language by using archives and technology.
Claws With a Cause helps raise awareness about the abandonment and overpopulation of stray cats in Oxford.
The Board of Trustees met Thursday and Friday to discuss a range of issues, including faculty promotions, renovations to residence halls, faculty workloads and the new arena at Cook Field.
The Miami Librarians Union reached a tentative contract with university administration on Feb. 25, one day after the Faculty Union.
Before Miami University bought the land where Cook Field sits today, The Oxford Retreat took up the prime real estate. The Retreat, founded in 1882, was an asylum for people with mental and nervous disorders and people with drug addictions. It was run by a man named Dr. Harvey Cook, who is the namesake for Cook Field.
As the era of Millett Hall draws to a close, with the potential construction of the new sports arena on Cook Field, memories of the hall are represented through Millett’s iconic and versatile history.
Connie Walker, the Pulitzer Prize and Peabody Award-winning journalist of the podcast "Stolen: Surviving St. Michael's," spoke at Miami University on Monday, Feb. 24, about the impact residential schools had on Indigenous communities and how that directly affected her family and culture.
Connie Walker, the Pulitzer Prize and Peabody Award-winning journalist of the podcast "Stolen: Surviving St. Michael's," spoke at Miami University on Monday, Feb. 24, about the impact residential schools had on Indigenous communities and how that directly affected her family and culture.
Miami University’s Associated Student Government (ASG) discussed its Internal Operating Budget (IOB) and denied certain funding for the spring semester during its meeting on Feb. 25. Senators also listened to a presentation on sustainability at Miami and elected a new parliamentarian.
On Monday, Feb. 24, the Faculty Alliance of Miami University (FAM) and university administration reached a tentative agreement on its first union contract, following more than a year of negotiations.