I have to add my 2-cents here to set the record straight for the newcomers
and uninitiated......
In Ohio the institution is named: "Miami University."
In Florida it is named: "University of Miami."
Miami University is public.
University of Miami is a private institution.
Miami University is a strong academic institution
University of Miami is .... well ... can you say "football?"
Miami University was named after the Miami Indian tribe who populated this
region of the continent in the late 1700's and early 1800's (Miami
University was chartered in 1809). Miami still maintains a treaty and
excellent relationship with the tribe, now headquartered in Miami, Oklahoma,
and Chief Leonard's son is a distinguished member of our faculty. By the
way, the Miami's, whose land at one time included parts of Michigan,
Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin as well as Ohio, founded a settlement on
Lake Michigan, which is today the location of Chicago.
Some years after Miami University was chartered in 1809, two gentlemen from
Dayton, OH made a trip south to explore a peninsula of land that divided the
Atlantic Ocean from the Caribbean Sea. They founded a settlement on the
southeastern shore and named it after their beloved Miami Valley and the
Little Miami River of their native Dayton - they called it "Miami." And
thus the confusion began. So we were a university before Florida was even a
state, but the sportscasters append "...of Ohio" to our name whenever they
mention it to distinguish us from the football powerhouse in Florida, which
has a different name to begin with anyway
Probably more information than anyone needs,
Happy Thanksgiving,
Ralph
----- Original Message -----
From: "Villagomez, Maria M." <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 4:32 PM
Subject: Re: Spring Meeting of OAIRP
Normally when you hear "Miami University" you as well as others
fans...automatically think...FLORIDA!
Well...here in Ohio we too have a "Miami University". So, to
distinguish between them
sportcasters use the "Miami University in Ohio"
p.s. I know you don't really need to hear this
-----Original Message-----
From: Ohio Association for Institutional Research (Ohio AIR)
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Andrews,Sabrina L
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 3:50 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Spring Meeting of OAIRP
As the newest member to OAIRP (and a native Floridian who's about to go
through her first Ohio winter) let me say that I'd love to visit Miami!
Although the whole "Miami University" in Ohio still confuses me...
Sabrina
Sabrina L. Andrews
Director, Institutional Research
The University of Akron
286G Polsky Building
Akron, OH 44325-4712
(330) 972-6959
-----Original Message-----
From: Ohio Association for Institutional Research (Ohio AIR)
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ralph R. Gutowski
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 3:42 PM
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Subject: Re: Spring Meeting of OAIRP
Any day and every day is a great day to come to Miami!
Ralph
"When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem begins to
resemble a
nail" - Maslow
"Education is not the filling of a pail, it is the lighting of a fire."
W.B.Yeats
Dr. Ralph R. Gutowski
Assistant Vice President for
Institutional Research
221 Roudebush Hall
Miami University
Oxford, OH 45056
(513) 529-4228
FAX: (513) 529-2121
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carpenter-Hubin, Julie" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 3:33 PM
Subject: Spring Meeting of OAIRP
> Dear friends and colleagues,
>
> You may remember that Denise Krallman graciously volunteered to have
the
> Spring Meeting of OAIRP at Miami University. None of the Fridays in
April
> or
> early May, however, are available at their conference center. The
OAIRP
> Executive Committee proposes that our Spring 2005 meeting be held on a
> Monday - specifically, Monday, April 25. What do you think about
meeting
> on
> a Monday in general and about Monday, April 25 specifically?
>
> Please share with me your comments and concerns by December 3.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Julie
>
> Julie Carpenter-Hubin
> Director
> Institutional Research & Planning
> The Ohio State University
> 08 Bricker Hall
> 190 N. Oval Mall
> Columbus, OH 43210
>
> Phone: 614-292-5915
> FAX: 614-292-2191
> E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
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