Miami Hamilton State of the Campus, 2005

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Miami HamiltonState of the Campus, 2005

• Presented by Dr. Daniel Hall

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Academic Affairs

• New programs (Digital Media and IT Support)
• Honors Program
• Research Creative Activity Support
• TERCSS, Special Assistant, Grants, etc.
• Continued efforts to increase programming at West
  Chester, Lakota, etc.

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Task Force Report

• Pressing Issues competition, community service,
  student relocation, intercampus relationships
• Vision move in direction of increasing
  bachelors education that supports local
  workforce needs
• Recommendations more programs, increase service
  (including defining and rewarding), improve
  organization, improve relationships between
  campuses, particularly more unity between
  regionals, and make student relocation smoother

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Faculty News

• Promotions Drs. Subedi Womack
• Awards
• Dr. Rypstra - MU Distinguished Scholar Award
• Dr. Williams Outstanding Service Award from
  Cinn. Section of Amer. Chem. Soc.
• Dr. Mark Christian GCCC teaching award

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Faculty News

• Scholarship/
• Creative Activities
• Art exhibits, 10 books, articles, etc.

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Other Academic Affairs/ Points of Pride

• Student Scholar Symposium (Dr. Cinnamon, et al.)
• Faculty Seminar Series (Drs. Berg and Davis)
• Greater Hamilton Art Exhibit (Ed Montgomery,
  Roscoe Wilson)

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Student Affairs

• ENT students won competition
• Housing study completed
• Student Scholar Symposium
• Tim Combs (MUM) and John Cheek (MUH) NSF funded
  research program for undergraduates. Brian Keene,
  Dave Berg, and Ann Rypstra mentors
• Neatha Jennings Presidents Distinguished
  Service Award (nominated by Terri Blair)

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Student Affairs

• Athletics
• Mens baseball and golf and womens basketball
  and softball teams won ORCC conference. Several
  students were all conference.
• Student activities hosted a number of events,
  Spring Fling, Taste of Soul, African American
  Student Leadership Summit.

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Information Technology

• IT Strategic Plan Completed
• Implementation to begin in 2005 - 2006
• Wireless
• Moved Schwarm computers into Library, increasing
  total to 30
• Students can now conduct research and write on
  same computer
• Efficiency increased Computing Services reduced
  its staffing by 38 hours in Schwarm and 5 hours
  in Mosler lab

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Governance Administration

• Classified Staff representation on Senate
• Review of all committees
• New decentralized budget system
• Continued faculty assembly
• Diversity new executive officer appointed
  diversity plan revised commitment in
  recruitment, etc.

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Development

• Campaign goal increased to 5.5 million.
• Over 4 million raised.
• Teaching American History Grant was implemented.
  Phase II application.
• Several other grants were received/sought.

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Facilities The Conservatory
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Facilities The Conservatory
Panoramic photo taken by Dr. Dan Gladish, 7.29.05
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Facilities The Gym

• Coaches Office
• Study Room
• Fitness Room

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Signs and Lighting

• New directional and informational signs
• New gateway

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Signs and Lighting

• Sign facing Neilan
• Banners on University Blvd.
• New light posts
• New exterior lighting at University Hall

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Signs and Lighting

• Welcome to Hamilton signs

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Signs and Lighting

• Kiosk in Mosler Hall

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Renovations

• Mosler Study Lounge

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Renovations, Bundled Project

• Phase I
• Executive Director CIT offices
• Bookstore
• Contract in Sept., Design in Fall, Work to begin
  in Spring, 2006, ?)
• Phase II
• Entire first floor Mosler financial aid,
  registrar, business services, admissions
  financial aid, security
• Rentschler
• Contract in Sept., Design in Fall, Work to begin
  after bookstore moved)

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Renovations, Individual Projects

• Mosler Study Lounge
• Phase I completed except Seal. Phase II
  (ceiling, lights, history) ?
• Parrish Auditorium
• New seats, curtains, more to come (RFP 9/05,
  10/05 architect selection, 11/05 design, ?)
• Science Labs (Underway)
• Other
• Mosler water boilers (10/05), roof (12/05)

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New Walks Drives

• Schwarm Harry T. Wilks Conference Center paths
• Rentschler-Mosler patio repairs
• North Parking Lot improvements

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New Property/Parking

• Maintenance buildings
• University Recreation Park

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Other Important Events Successes

• Diversity
• Special assistant appointment
• Diversity plan revision
• Colligan Project renewed. Outstanding year
  including
• Presentations by distinguished scholars and the
  inauguration of the Jim Blount History Educator
  Award.

Jim Blount awardees
John E. Dolibois History Prizewinner,
Christopher Browning
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Other Important Events Successes

• Performing Artist Series
• Racial Legacies Learning town meetings

Mark OConnors Hot Swing Trio
M.K. Asante Jr.
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Other Important Events Successes

• Campus Kids accredited by National Association
  for the Education of Young Children
• University North Central Accreditation

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Other Important Events Successes

• Outstanding facilities and support staff!!
• Butler County Job Fair with 78 employers and over
  800 visitors.
• Kids in College, Water Festival
• Continuing Education
• HTW Conference Center

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Next Year

• Implement Honors Program, IT plan, faculty and
  staff awards system, and Task Force Report
• Better define and reward service
• Complete renovations
• Review food service
• Challenges Budget, enrollment, better serve
  community, respond to increasing competition

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Conclusion

• Disclaimer Acknowledgements
• I apologize for omissions, etc.
• Liz, Carole, Linda
• Unit heads introduce new employees
• Executive Directors staff serving ice cream next
  Wed./drinks with director
• Note Refreshments in Gym after marketing
  presentation.
• Questions

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Marketing PR

• Fall campaign