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Miami University's main campus is in Oxford, Ohio; the city is in the Miami Valley in southwestern Ohio about 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Cincinnati and 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Dayton. Oxford is a college town, with over 70% of the residents attending college or graduate school. [31]
Millett Hall (mil-LETT) is a basketball arena in Oxford, Ohio. It is home to the Miami University men's and women's basketball, and women's volleyball teams. It is also the home of the ROTC program and various university events. It is named after Miami University's 16th President John D. Millett. The original construction cost was approximately ...
McGuffey Hall is an academic building at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. McGuffey Hall is home to Miami University's College of Education, Health and Society. The hall was named after William Holmes McGuffey, father of the McGuffey Readers textbook series. McGuffey Hall housed the School of Education (known as the "Ohio State Normal College ...
The following is a list of presidents, notable alumni, and faculty members of Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio, U.S. Alumni Academia Carol Anderson, professor of African American Studies at Emory University John Alexander Anderson, former Congressman from Kansas ; consul to Egypt ; second president of Kansas State University C. Michael Armstrong, chairman, board of trustees Johns Hopkins ...
Pearson Hall is the biological science building at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.The building was originally known as The Biological Science Building, but was renamed Pearson Hall as a dedication to Miami's 18th President.
Aug. 19—It's the day each year where Miami University's campus is awash with wide-eyed freshmen, teary-eyed parents and new students moving into their first college home away from home. More ...
The Cradle of Coaches is a nickname given to Miami University in Oxford, Ohio for its history of producing successful sports coaches, especially in football. Bob Kurz, a former Miami sports communications worker, popularized the term in a 1983 book, though the school's association with the nickname goes as far back as the early 1960s.
Old Manse is a historic building at Miami University (Oxford, Ohio). Once nicknamed the “Coffee Mill House,” [1] Old Manse originally served as a residential estate and then as a manse for pastors. It later became a center for Presbyterian students and was sold by Oxford Presbyterian Church (USA) to become Miami University property in 1973. [2]