Miami University’s strategic communication and journalism programs ranked highly in the GradReports 2020 Best Colleges report, making Miami the only Ohio university to appear on the lists.
The courtyard is the only real place to congregate in Bachelor Hall, but a proposed renovation plan would fill it in and turn Bachelor into a “transdisciplinary humanities hub.”
Around 100 students and faculty attended the forum, which Rossi said ASG spent around $11,500 on. This money came from ASG’s finances leftover after funding student organizations. Okatomo cost less than past speakers, so organizers gave laptop stickers, wristbands and t-shirts that read “mental health matters” to attendees.
Miami University students now have access to counseling 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The university Student Counseling Services (SCS) have expanded to include a 24-hour H.O.P.E. line available to students.
Miami University may not be prioritizing enrolling low-income students who receive federal aid, according to two reports released this year.
The search committee, chaired by College of Creative Arts Dean Liz Mullinix, is composed of 11 other members. These members include professors from a variety of FSB departments, a graduate student, an undergraduate student and a member of the FSB Business Advisory Council, which is a group made up of Miami alumni who currently work in various business-related fields. Mullinix could not be reached for comment. But senior Collin O’Sullivan, the only undergraduate student on the committee, said he hopes to see a dean with “growth [and] great representation.”
All pledging activities at Miami University’s Alpha Sigma Phi (Alpha Sig) fraternity have been suspended.
Tyler Perino stood between his parents, Randy and Laura, while facing the judge in the Oxford Courthouse. A few rows behind him sat several former members of the Delta Tau Delta (Delts) fraternity, and just a few feet to his right stood another: Joshua Plaster, who had just pled guilty to hazing him. Nine of the 18 former Delts charged in October pled guilty to hazing and received their sentences in court on Tuesday, Feb. 25, which mostly consist of fines.
Since the era of Nellie Craig, the first black student to enroll at Miami in 1903, black students have been fighting for equality while also making history. Jerry Williams ’39 and Myldred Boston Howell ’49, two of Miami’s earliest black students, are no exception. Though they faced many obstacles, both prevailed and created a lasting impact on the Miami community.
Miami University’s Board of Trustees (BoT) drew controversy by writing a new clause granting the board full responsibility for determining the terms of employment and tenure for faculty after its Feb. 20 meeting.
For menstruating students, it can be a nasty surprise to be left with none of the needed supplies when an unforeseen period strikes. However, thanks to Periods Rock!, such surprises may be on their way toward becoming obsolete.
The interior of the Southwest Ohio Regional Depository (SWORD) is as quiet as a cathedral and cool as a cave.
Only one ticket filed to run for Miami University’s student body president/vice president by Friday's noon deadline, said Sarah Siegel, speaker of senate for Miami's Associated Student Government (ASG).
Since its construction in 2001, walking past and listening to Pulley Tower's tunes has become an everyday experience for students, professors and staff alike. Yet the tower’s history and how songs are selected to be played remain a mystery to many.
If you have a bunch of old books just sitting around in your room, International English Honor Society Sigma Tau Delta has a solution.
After the accident, Sarah and Kathy also became more aware and constantly noticed people on their phones while driving. They would notice people checking messages at a stoplight and continuing to look down once the light turned green, and Sarah would receive Snapchats from her friends while they were driving. Sarah got annoyed when friends would say, “It’s not a big deal.
Benjamin Hizer, an 18-year-old Oxford resident accused of shooting a minor during a drug deal, pled guilty to felonious assault in relation to the incident.
During her time at Miami, Sparks is proud of the impact she’s made in organizing the UCM department and the restructuring of Miami’s website that will be revealed later this year. In addition to these projects, Sparks has also led the charge in creating the “From Now On” commercial campaign, which involved rebranding Miami for prospective students and alumni.
Miami University is considering tearing down Williams Hall in a plan to rearrange the campus by major. The idea, presented at the Feb. 12 faculty assembly, involves separating the campus into “corridors,” which would place similar disciplines together.
The Butler County Court of Common Pleas decided not to prosecute former Miami University first-year Mark Moraski, who was accused of threatening to kill police.