One of the highlights of Alumni Weekend is Alumni College. Filled with dozens of “Classes without Quizzes” and “Backstage Passes & Tours,” Alumni College showcases some of our most talented faculty in the classroom with you exploring contemporary issues of mutual interest. Our faculty presenters represent a wide range of disciplines from the different schools/colleges on campus.
The Alumni Association greatly expanded Alumni College a few years ago to address an increased interest in alumni engagement and adult learning. Once a handful of Saturday morning lectures, Alumni College now encompasses dozens of different educational offerings scheduled throughout Friday and Saturday of Alumni Weekend.
Alumni College kicks off with the Friday morning Opening Lecture sponsored by the Golden Anniversary Class, yet open to all. This year Dr. Curtis W. Ellision, editor of the “Miami University 1809-2009 Bicentennial Perspectives” book will be our featured speaker. Dr. Ellison will share highlights of Miami’s 200-year history, along with interesting anecdotes about the process of capturing and writing the special history of our alma mater.
Backstage Passes & Tours
Experience Miami “behind the scenes” through different Backstage Passes and Tours options. Whether you want to sneak a peek at the new Farmer School of Business, or learn first-hand how to make your very own Tuffy’s Toasted Roll, we’ve got some great options for you to enjoy. Check out our schedule to learn more about the options available on Friday and Saturday afternoons.
Classes without Quizzes
Although we’re still finalizing plans, we’ve got a great core of classes ready for you when you return to campus. All the learning you can cram into your head, without the fear of exams and term papers. Among the classes we’re offering this year:
- The Mythical Creatures behind a Computer
- Race in Outer Space
- Technological Advances in Caring for Adults
- Menus, Recipes and Assorted Dining during the Civil War
- Now that Damn Cowboy is President-_Theodore Roosevelt in the White House
- News from 1970
- You Might be an Entrepreneur IF…
- The Keys to Social Justice
- NASA and the Future of the U.S. Space Program
- International Politics Today
- The Decline of News in the New Partisan Era
- The Fourth Estate at the High Water Mark
- Nubia, the Black Pharaohs, and Ancient Egypt
- Why Facebook and Twitter Matter to the ‘Over 30’ Crowd
- Can you be Fit, Fat and Happy?
- Mother of Fraternities: A Look at More than 175 Years of Fraternities and Sororities at Miami University
- The Re-Trustification of the American Economy
- You Never Asked Me
Check out the full list of classes, along with their descriptions at add link here.