FORTUNE, April 26
A FORTUNE 500 feature on AT&T and the company's chairman Michael Armstrong
mentions that Armstrong and his wife Anne are Miami alumni.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, Tuesday, April 13
Jane Butler Kahle, Condit endowed professor of science education at Miami
University and founder of Discovery, has been named director of the
division of Elementary, Secondary and Informal Education at the National
Science Foundation (NSF).
The Cincinnati Herald, April 10-16
Operating on the assumption that good design shouldn't be limited to the
wealthy, architecture students from Miami University are working on a
series of community projects in one of Cincinnati's poorest neighborhoods.
Supervising the project are Thomas Dutton (architecture) and Gary Struthers
(architecture graduate student).
The Columbus Dispatch, Sunday, April 11
Feature on efforts by Michael Morris (director, Thomas C. Page Center for
Entrepreneurship) and Mary Beth Price (Forsyth Chair of Entrepreneurship)
to expand the offerings of the entrepreneurship center. Quotes Morris,
Daniel Short (dean, Richard T. Farmer School of Business Administration)
and seniors Chris Mikolay and Dan Devine.
Home Office Computing, March 1999
"Ask The Expert" section questions Marvin Dainoff (psychology, director of
Center for Ergonomic Research) about creating an ergonomic workspace in
your home.
Journal-News, Tuesday, April 13
Letter to the editor from a Hamilton man says he hopes Miami University
Board of Trustees members vote to keep the four sports targeted for
elimination and work out this situation some other way.
The Columbus Dispatch, Sunday, April 11
Ohio University's football graduation rate is ranked 10th in the nation and
is tops in Ohio among Division I-A schools. Miami University's graduation
rate is 64 percent (22nd nationwide).
Plain Dealer, Friday, April 9
Story about the Cleveland band rosavelt and their latest album says
singer-songwriters Chris Allen and Kevin Grasha met at Miami University.
Dayton Daily News, Friday, April 9
"Seen & Overheard" section says Ric Tile from 97X had a hand in compiling
the music soundtrack for the new teen comedy film, "10 Things I Hate About
You." Tile made tapes of songs WOXY-FM (97.7) was playing at the time for
Jym Hinderer, a Miami University graduate who worked as the director's
assistant on the film.
Ventura County Star, Saturday, April 10
Story about Christianity making a comeback on college campuses says Jim
Rottenborn, director of the college ministry at Woodmen Valley Chapel, saw
a boom in campus ministries while he was working with students at Miami
University.
The Middletown Journal, Thursday, April 8
The 12th District Court of Appeals this week affirmed a Butler County
Common Pleas Court ruling that Miami University's hiring policies
discriminated against the mentally disabled.
Dayton Daily News, Wednesday, March 31
Response to a March 26 letter about area hate crimes says there was no
mention of the blacks at Miami University who planted bogus anti-black
messages.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Friday, March 19
Feature on four universities in the Midwest Regional includes Miami
University and lists prominent alumni and information about Oxford.
Article says once the basketball tournament is over the cities the schools
come from will be there for a long time to come, and their histories tell
another story. Includes a photo of alumnus Art Clokey who created Gumby.
The Middletown Journal, Friday, April 2
Miami Middletown offers Y2K seminar.
Elsewhere in education:
Journal-News, Tuesday, April 13
Seniors who for the first time had an actual incentive to pass the 12th
grade proficiency test scored record numbers this year. Seniors who pass
the test are eligible for a $500 scholarship that can be use for any higher
education expense at an Ohio school.
Kristal Humphrey
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