Survey highlights student engagement
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) recently released results, and Miami University is above the national average in all categories for keeping students engaged.
More than 360,000 first-year students and seniors from 617 colleges and universities were surveyed by the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University.
In the academic challenge category, 86 percent of first-year students said Miami places emphasis on academics compared to 81 percent nationally.
In the active and collaborative learning category, 72 percent of seniors at Miami made a class presentation compared to 60 percent nationally.
In the student-faculty interaction category, 89 percent of Miami seniors at least occasionally discuss career plans with faculty compared to 83 percent nationally.
In the enriching educational experiences category, 42 percent of Miami seniors studied abroad compared to 15 percent nationally
In the supportive campus environment category, 57 percent of first-year Miami students feel well supported by the school regarding their social needs, compared to 48 percent nationally.
The complete survey is available online at http://nsse.iub.edu/bsse_2009/index.cfm.
Human rights festivities to begin Wednesday
Festivities for the sixth annual Human Rights and Social Justice Program will take place from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Shriver Multipurpose Rooms and 212 MacMillan Hall.
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Events will include an information fair, a read-in, an International Humanitarian Law Workshop and a film festival.
Oxford Mayor Prue Dana will deliver a speech at 12:30 p.m. in the Shriver Multipurpose Room to recognize the program's message.
The Miami University Center for American and World Cultures organized the events and worked with other organizations to sponsor the program. More information is available at http://events.muohio.edu.
Student opera to feature international director
With the direction of a visiting international scholar, the department of music will feature two one-act operas at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 to 21 at Hall Auditorium.
Mihaela Bogdan, resident stage director of the Romanian National Opera Cluj, will be directing "Suor Angelica" and "Gianni Schicchi." Both operas premiered in 1918, the first being a tragedy and the second a comedy.
Mari Opatz-Muni, director of the opera program, enjoys her position and finds it unique because of the number of undergraduate participants compared with other larger universities.
Tickets are $8 for students, $12 for adults and $10 for senior citizens and are available at the Miami University box office, by calling (513) 529-3200 or online at http://www.tickets.muohio.edu.
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