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We welcome ambitious and motivated students, and foster their curiosity and freedom to experiment along their creative and intellectual paths. We offer diverse opportunities to experience, learn, and create within a rigorous and supportive environment that prepares students for successful professional lives. We are an internationally-recognized teaching institution that balances a high level of research with intense and relevant student/faculty engagement, including interdisciplinary, entrepreneurial, and international experiences. We provide high-quality facilities including current technology, and rich, original collections in our Art Museum and galleries that complement our four degree programs. We are a community — engaging our division, the university and beyond with inclusive and innovative programs and creative research. We offer a unique set of programs that study the arts from varying perspectives, balancing the traditional with contemporary ways of making and understanding. We are a Department of Art within the context of a liberal arts institution, giving our students life-long skills of communication, writing, and critical thinking, to prepare them for success in college and beyond.

Bachelor Hall is a three story brick academic building on the Miami University campus in Oxford, Ohio, United States. It was built in 1978 and named after Miami University and Harvard University graduate Joseph M. Bachelor (1889—1947). It houses the Math and English departments, the Speech and Hearing Clinic and the Chair of Communications and Theatre.HistoryPlanning and ConstructionIn April 1977, the Board of Trustees voted to construct a $6 million communications building to be located at the southwest corner of Patterson Avenue and Route 73. During construction, the building at that time was called the Communications Building.Post-openingOn November 4, 1979, Miami University held a dedication ceremony for Joseph M. Bachelor. The new communications building would be called Bachelor Hall in his honor and contributions to Miami. Students, staff and faculty came to the ceremony.Joseph M. BachelorJoseph M. Bachelor was born in Sharonville, Ohio, on May 17, 1889. He was a Miami University 1911 alum and edited The Miami Student as an undergraduate. Bachelor earned a Master’s and a Doctor’s degree at Harvard University. After teaching English at Cornell College in Iowa, he returned to Miami University in 1927 as associate professor of English and head of Fisher Hall dormitory. In 1944, he was promoted to Professor of English, a title he earned by developing an innovative course titled Words and by his outstanding presentation of a Shakespeare course. Bachelor retired from Miami University in 1946 and died on December 12, 1947 at a Hamilton hospital. He left his farm, approximately 400 acres, to Miami University to be used for the Joseph M. Bachelor Wild Life and Game Preserve.

An iconic building on Miami University’s Oxford campus, Alumni Library, also known as Alumni Hall, currently houses the university’s Department of Architecture and Interior Design and the Wertz Art and Architecture Library. This Lombardic Romanesque building built in 1910 celebrated its centennial in 2010.HistoryThe university, founded in 1809, initially housed its library in a room in Old Main, the main building on campus. As time passed and space ran out in Old Main, the university sought a grant from the Andrew Carnegie Corporation to build a new library on campus. On March 13, 1905 Andrew Carnegie offered the university a $40,000 grant if the university could match the amount with its own $40,000 towards the building. In 1908 the university finished raising the money and the building began. Frank Packard from Columbus, Ohio was hired as the architect and construction began in 1909. The building was inspired by Classical Roman architecture and when it opened in 1910, it consisted of a main reading room for 192 people, a periodical room, a few classrooms, faculty rooms a multi-tier stacks for 150,000 volumes.Building extensionsBy the end of 1911 all the shelf space for the library was full and planning began for an addition to the building. In 1922 funding from the university and the Carnegie Corporation enable an Eastern wing designed by Ralph Ridley to be added to the existing building. This addition included a main reference room, reading room and more stacks.

An active and engaging production season, a flexible curriculum, and a long line of successful alumni. This is just a part of what Miami University Theatre has to offer!

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The Miami University Bookstore is a local bookstore serving the students, faculty and staff of Miami University with pride. Our primary goal is to ensure students are able to obtain the course materials they need at reasonable prices. We also provide many other items to support your academic career and school spirit. Please browse our website or stop by our store anytime!

The Department of Geography at Miami was founded in 1906. Today our faculty and students explore cutting-edge issues like urbanization, globalization, and environmental change. We prepare our undergraduate majors in Geography and Urban and Regional Planning for employment, graduate school, travel, and life. Alumni from our small but focused M.A. program succeed in professional and academic careers. Our faculty are active researchers in global development and politics, urbanization and planning, and human-environment relationships, among others.

Williams Hall is located on the campus of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. It is the home of Miami University's Department of Journalism and Department of Communications.HistoryEarly historyWilliams Hall was constructed in 1959 primarily for the use of the communication department at Miami University and for the use of WMUB studios, Miami’s campus radio broadcasting station. Prior to the completion of Williams Hall, all broadcasting equipment was housed on the second floor of Harrison Hall. After completion of Williams Hall, the classrooms were cramped due to the need to soundproof rooms for WMUB. Also, Williams Hall only had one bathroom in the entire building. This space proved to be too limited for the direction WMUB and Miami University were headed.Renovation grantIn 1984, Miami University acquired a state-funded grant to renovate the mass communications department in Williams Hall. The $2.2–million grant was appropriated for renovations and additions to the building. The project involved adding and enlarging classrooms, accumulating more restrooms, and building internal and external accesses for the handicapped. This addition was needed for the increase in students and courses in the communication department since the opening of Williams Hall.After receiving this grant from the state, Miami University began making plans to complete the project by early 1986. At the same time that construction was happening on Williams Hall, Gaskill, Boyd, and Robertson halls were also being modernized, totaling a $6.5 million renovation. Williams Hall ended up using $3.1 million of this (including the $2.2 million grant) because of changes needed to meet stricter codes.In addition to enlarging classroom size, Miami also wanted to enhance Williams Hall to look more like a Miami building. They lowered the building to allow for entry at all floor levels. Due to the expansion, the parking lot around Williams was significantly reduced. Additionally, asbestos was removed from the building due to health reasons.

The Department of Conference and Event Services is your one call source to access the venues, accommodations, dining options, conference services, and signature details that your single or multi day event requires. From intimate meetings to large gatherings, our experienced staff will arrange and execute the logistics of your event so that you can focus on the content and purpose of your gathering. Our planners are ready to assist – call, email or complete our RFP to begin the planning process. https://youtu.be/dBOln9qkfV0

The Sign Language at Miami (SL@M) Lab investigates how the signed languages of the Deaf community are learned by various groups of people: deaf children, hearing children of Deaf parents, children with autism spectrum disorder, and typical hearing adults. Through these studies, we hope to gain insight into the cognitive skills needed to acquire sign language, and how they may differ from the skills required to learn a spoken language.

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As the center of Miami's diverse liberal arts curriculum, the College of Arts and Science (CAS) fosters a rigorous intellectual climate that promotes learning and discovery. The CAS offers 62 majors, 65 minors, and 9 co-majors to undergraduate students, as well as about 30 masters and 10 doctoral programs.

The Chinese American Cultural Association at Miami University, or CACA for short, was established in 2014 to bring together the greatly diverse international community at Miami and to connect with students of diverse cultural backgrounds. Throughout the year we organize a number of exciting events to celebrate the diversity on our campus and to promote the sense of an international understanding at a cultural, academic, and social level. We want to encourage better friendships, interactions and understanding between the Chinese, American and International students. We highly value integrity, respect and diversity. In the past, CACA organized various activities to achieve its goals, including social activities like: the CACA Annual Moonlight Prom, Thanksgiving Trip to NYC, the Chinese New Year Celebration, the Lantern Festival and some smaller activities like ice skating, bbq at Huston Woods, and the Chinese Konfu session. On behalf of the board, we sincerely invite you to join us in our activities and events. We will continue to work hard in this coming year to identify and represent international student’s interests. Students wishing to be part of the board may contact Sabrina Li or Nathalie Stec for more information. Contact: [email protected] [email protected]

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Miami Entertainment is an organization comprised of several other organizations. AfterDark (1999) provides free late night entertainment. Originally on Friday nights, in 2011 AfterDark is spreading the fun out to help keep you entertained better! Miami Memos (1962) is YOUR official student planner at Miami University. The only planner designed by students for students, the Miami Memos helps keep your academic, organizational, and social lives organized! Program Board (1957) brings Shriver (and soon the Armstrong Student Center!) to life! Whether through an entertainer or educational speaker, PB makes Shriver the CENTER of your life. Design Division (MEDD) serves as a student run graphic design company for all of your graphic design needs. Whatever you need, MEDD can do for you.

Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at Miami University in Oxford, OH. This group provides a link between students, faculty , alumni and friends of the department.

The Social Action Center is the crossroads for creating connections between Miami and the larger world. It is also a place to inspire and educate students to take effective action.

The OCES Supports: -Service & volunteering opportunities -Academic service-learning -Public service internships, careers, & scholarships Students: There are many ways to serve and impact this community. We're here to help you! Faculty: The OCES supports community-engaged opportunities through service learning that contribute to solving real world problems. Staff & Alumni: Volunteer with us in the community, support student interns and service projects, and develop new initiatives.