Miamian Spring 2010

Spring 2010

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Heartache and Hope in Haiti
Kenneth Merten '83, U.S. ambassador to Haiti, Bill Hemmer '87, co-anchor of “America's Newsroom” on Fox, and Mallory Holding '09, a volunteer teaching English in Port-au-Prince, share their stories and perspectives on Haiti after the Jan. 12 earthquake.

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 Miamian
 
Snapshots of Service
Chuck Thompson '75 helps build motorless wheelchairs that are sent to 81 countries around the world. Through brief snapshots, Chuck and other Miamians show how volunteering brings joy to their own lives.		 .

 
Found in Translation
Coursework takes on a deeper meaning as Spanish and social work double major Elizabeth Miller '10 and her classmates help Hispanic children adjust to a bilingual culture.		 .

 
Brendan's Gift
Before his tragic death in a car accident, Brendan Burke '10, the hockey team's student manager, gave his teammates, friends, and family a gift they will always value.		 .

 


Miamian, Miami University's alumni magazine, highlights alumni, student, faculty, and staff involvement with the University, updating readers on campus news and events, arts, sports, and alumni news. Miami's primary communication link with alumni and close friends of the University, the magazine sets out to inform and entertain while generating a sense of knowledge and involvement with Miami University. Miamian is published four times a year.

 

 

News Listing
Our Miami
Spirit of service
Every week Dan Johnson, a sophomore finance major from Cincinnati, goes to Bogan Elementary, northeast of Oxford, to help out in Mrs. Ruppert's fifth-grade class.


In your words
Letters to the Editor
Want to respond to something you read in Miamian? Feel free to submit letters to miamian@muohio.edu. Include your name, class year, home address, and phone number.


One more thing...
  • Aching for all Haitians
    By Kay Walla MEd '65 EdD '77

 



Along Slant Walk
  • Dalai Lama to visit this coming October
  • Advancing research in children's diseases
  • A garden on Mars?
  • As for plants on Earth...
  • Other campus news

 



Cover story
Heartache and Hope in Haiti
Kenneth Merten ’83, U.S. ambassador to Haiti, Bill Hemmer ’87, coanchor of “America’s Newsroom” on Fox, and Mallory Holding ’09, a volunteer teaching English in Port-au-Prince, share their stories and perspectives on Haiti after the Jan. 12 earthquake.


Miamian Feature Story
Brendan's Gift
Before his tragic death in a car accident, Brendan Burke '10, the hockey team's student manager, gave his teammates, friends, and family a gift they will always value.


Miamian Feature Story
Snapshots of Service
Chuck Thompson ’75 helps build motorless wheelchairs that are sent to 81 countries around the world. Through brief snapshots, Chuck and other Miamians show how volunteering brings joy to their own lives.


Miamian Feature Story
Found in Translation
Coursework takes on a deeper meaning as Spanish and social work major Elizabeth Miller ’10 and her classmates help Hispanic children adjust to a bilingual culture.


Obituaries
In memory of
If you would like to make a contribution in memory of a classmate, friend, or relative, send your gift to Miami University in care of Wendy Mason, Advancement Services Building, Miami University, 926 Chestnut Lane, Oxford, Ohio 45056 or call Wendy at 513-529-3552.


Haiti photos by Kim Hairston ’80
Kim Hairston ’80, longtime photographer for The Baltimore Sun, took the front cover photo on the Spring 2010 Miamian and several of the photos accompanying the Spring cover story, “Heartache and Hope in Haiti.”


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