WELCOME BOOKLET AND PROGRAM INFORMATION Greetings, MIAMI GRANDPARENTS AND GRANDCHILDREN!

Welcome to the second year of Grandparents College, a fun and exciting intergenerational learning experience! JULY 17-19, 2019 We are thrilled you have decided to join us for this unique opportunity that will both strengthen Miami bonds and form new ones. We look forward to the next few days and hope that you enjoy your time on “the General information...... 5-7 most beautiful campus that ever there was.” Schedule of events...... 8-13 Love and Honor, Campus map...... 14-15

Course descriptions...... 16-23

Around campus...... 24-25 Kathryn Myles ’89, MGS ’91 Program Director Grandparents College Alumni Association

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Welcome Welcome back to campus for Grandparents College! If at any time you need to reach the program director, please call the Grandparents College phone/hotline at 513-839-3626. This number may only be used between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m.

You may also contact Conference Services at 513-330-1717 and that person will put you in touch with the Grandparents College program director. GENERAL information

Campus housing and dining old Miami, new Miami All Grandparents College participants are staying in Stonebridge Hall on Western Campus. Room assignments ; and keys will be given to you at Stonebridge Hall at check-in. days of old and days to be Please be sure to check out and return your keys during the weave the story of thy glory, designated check-out time on Friday, July 19. Please note that a lost key will result in a $50 fee.

our Miami Unless otherwise noted, all on-campus meals will be at here’s Western Dining Commons. Your room key will serve as your meal pass, so please be sure to carry it with you at all times. ... to thee Computing resources Guest internet access is available on campus for anyone with a laptop or mobile device via the wireless network MU- GUEST.

Getting around campus Walking is the primary mode of transportation during Grandparents College, so be sure to wear good shoes and be prepared to be on time for scheduled classes and activities. Several activities will have group transportation, so please check your daily schedule for the pick-up times.

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Lost and Found Weather Check with your group leaders to report any lost items. The safety of Grandparents College participants is a priority. If severe weather (lightning, high winds, hail, Office of Disability Resources etc.) approaches while at outdoor events, please follow Miami University is proactive in supporting access and the instructions provided by the Miami University inclusion for individuals with disabilities. If you would Police Department and Grandparents College staff and like to request accommodations such as sign language immediately seek shelter in an adjacent building. Once the interpreters, captioning or information about wheelchair- weather passes, the “all clear” will be given and outdoor accessible transportation, please contact the Office of events will resume, if possible. Should a rain shower roll Disability Resources at 513-529-1541. through the area, outdoor events, activities and meal service will continue. Parking The designated parking lot for Grandparents College is In case of emergency next to Boyd Hall on Western Campus. Parking is also Public Safety: 513-529-2222 or 911 available for free on campus streets and in designated Oxford Police Department: 513-523-4321 lots provided you have registered your vehicle with parking services. Do not park in handicap areas unless Grandparents College hotline: 513-839-3626 (This may you have the proper state-issued license plates or placard. only be used between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m.) Remember, parking meters (including meters along Miami University Alumni Association ... Campus Avenue) require change, and, as always, speed n office:513-529-5957, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 ow limits will be enforced by local police. d p.m. it s Please call 911 in the event of a s Public safety reminder a THE SEAL medical emergency. Grandparents College is a time to enjoy yourself. For your P EST. 1969 safety, please remember to observe all Oxford city policies Located in the and regulations. heart of campus, tradition says if you Smoke-free campus step on the seal, Please note that Miami campuses are smoke-free you will fail your environments. Smoking is prohibited in all Miami next exam. University-owned facilities and property.

GRANDPARENTS COLLEGE 2019 | GENERAL INFORMATION 7 MIAMI UNIVERSITY | EST. 1809 WEDNESDAY ALL PARTICIPANTS JULY 17 10:30 a.m.-noon Registration/check-in window, Stonebridge Hall 12:15-1:15 p.m. Pizza lunch, Dolibois Room at SCHEDULE of events MAJOR: ARTS AND CULTURE 1:15-2:15 p.m. Orientation (required), Dolibois Room at Shriver Center 2:45-3:45 p.m. Collaborative creature drawings, Shideler Hall 052 2:45-3:45 p.m. 2:45-3:45 p.m. Pas 4:15-5:15 p.m. How much vitamin C is in our Le erpress Printing, s it Le erpress printing, drinks?, Hughes Hall 179 Hiestand Hall 215 d Hiestand Hall 215 ow 4:15-5:15 p.m. 4:15-5:15 p.m. n 5:30-6:30 p.m. What do you see? The Exploring nature and the human .. . Dinner, mathematics of pa erns and place in it, Upham Hall 100 – Hefner UPHAM ARCH Western Dining Commons puzzles, Shideler Hall 053 Museum of Natural History EST. 1949 6:45 p.m. 5:30-6:30 p.m. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Legend has it that Bus pickup to the Rec Center Dinner, Dinner, couples who kiss 7-9 p.m. Western Dining Commons Western Dining Commons under the upham Rec Center Night Out! arch at midnight 6:45 p.m. 6:45 p.m. are destined to be (Shu les back to residence hall: Bus pickup to the Rec Center Bus pickup to the Rec Center 8:30 p.m., 8:45 p.m. and last married. 7-9 p.m. 7-9 p.m. shu le at 9 p.m.) Rec Center Night Out! Rec Center Night Out! (Shu les back to residence hall: (Shu les back to residence hall: MAJOR: STEM 8:30 p.m., 8:45 p.m. and last 8:30 p.m., 8:45 p.m. and last 1:15-2:15 p.m. shu le at 9 p.m.) shu le at 9 p.m.) Orientation (required), Dolibois Room at Shriver Center MAJOR: MIAMI PLAN 1:15-2:15 p.m. Orientation (required), Dolibois Room at Shriver Center GRANDPARENTS COLLEGE 2019 | SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 9 MIAMI UNIVERSITY | EST. 1809

10:45-11:45 a.m. 8:45 a.m. From wood chips to paper Depart on foot for classes cuts!, Engineering Building from residence hall lobby 023 (fi nd your team leaders!) Noon-1:15 p.m. 9:15-10:15 a.m. Lunch, Fashion design sketching for Western Dining Commons beginners, Boyd Hall 209 THURSDAY MAJOR: ARTS AND 2:15 p.m. 1:45 p.m. 10:45-11:45 a.m. CULTURE Bus departure for Hueston Bus departure for Miami Come jam on the ukulele!, JULY 18 Woods Nature Center 7:30-8:30 a.m. Equestrian Center and Miami Presser Hall 100 activity Breakfast, Athletics activities Noon-1:15 p.m. Western Dining Commons 4:30-6 p.m. 2-4 p.m. Lunch, Free time 8:45 a.m. Activity: Equestrian Center, Western Dining Commons Depart on foot for classes 6-7:30 p.m. Miami athletics, Hueston Woods 1:45 p.m. from residence hall lobby Red and White Night, Nature Center (times may vary) Bus departure for Miami (fi nd your team leaders!) Armstrong Student Center 2:15 p.m. Equestrian Center and Miami Red Zone (No transportation 9:15-10:15 a.m. Bus departure for Hueston athletics activities provided) Come jam on the ukulele!, Woods Nature Center activity 2-4 p.m. Presser Hall 100 7:30-9 p.m. 4:30-6 p.m. Activity: Equestrian Center, Walk to uptown Oxford 10:45-11:45 a.m. Free time Miami athletics, Hueston Woods and enjoy a concert and ice Playing’s the thing!, 6-7:30 p.m. Nature Center (times may vary) cream in the park (optional). Presser Hall 222 Red and White Night, 2:15 p.m. Also a great time to work on Armstrong Student Center Bus departure for Hueston Noon-1:15 p.m. your homework! Lunch, Red Zone (No transportation Woods Nature Center activity provided) Western Dining Commons MAJOR: STEM 4:30-6 p.m. 7:30-9 p.m. Free time 1:45 p.m. 7:30-8:30 a.m. Walk to uptown Oxford Bus departure for Miami Breakfast, 6-7:30 p.m. and enjoy a concert and ice Equestrian Center and Western Dining Commons Red and White Night, Miami athletics activities cream in the park (optional). Armstrong Student Center 8:45 a.m. Also a great time to work on your Red Zone (No transportation 2-4 p.m. Depart on foot for classes homework! provided) Activity: Equestrian Center, from residence hall lobby Miami athletics, Hueston (fi nd your team leaders!) MAJOR: MIAMI PLAN 7:30-9 p.m. Woods Nature Center Walk to uptown Oxford 9:15-10:15 a.m. (times may vary) 7:30-8:30 a.m. and enjoy a concert and ice Can paper produce music?, Breakfast, cream in the park (optional). Engineering Building 168 Western Dining Commons Also a great time to work on GRANDPARENTS COLLEGE 2019 | SCHEDULE OF EVENTS homework! 11 MIAMI UNIVERSITY | EST. 1809 love and honor

MAJOR: ARTS AND 12:30-1:30 p.m. 10:45-11:30 a.m. 9-10:15 a.m FRIDAY CULTURE Check-out window Miami traditions, Heritage Hands-on science (please note: We must be Room at Shriver Center exploration of deep earth and JULY 19 7:30-8:30 a.m. cleared from the residence environments, Shideler Hall Breakfast, 11:30 a.m-12:30 p.m. hall no later than 1:30!) Western Dining Commons Graduation ceremony, 10:45-11:30 a.m. Heritage Room at Shriver Miami traditions, Heritage 8:45 a.m. MAJOR: STEM Center Room at Shriver Center Depart on foot for classes 7:30-8:30 a.m. from residence hall lobby 12:30-1:30 p.m. 11:30 a.m-12:30 p.m. Breakfast, (fi nd your team leaders!) Check-out window Graduation ceremony, Western Dining Commons (please note: We must be Heritage Room at Shriver 9-10:15 a.m. 8:45 a.m. cleared from the residence Center Discover a world of fl avors!, Depart on foot for classes hall no later than 1:30!) Phillips Hall 102 12:30-1:30 p.m. from residence hall lobby Check-out window 10:45-11:30 a.m. (fi nd your team leaders!) MAJOR: MIAMI PLAN (please note: We must be Miami traditions, Heritage 9-10:15 a.m. 7:30-8:30 a.m. cleared from the residence Room at Shriver Center Magnets, spin and magnetic Breakfast, hall no later than 1:30!) 11:30 a.m-12:30 p.m. resonance imaging (MRI) for Western Dining Commons Graduation ceremony, all ages, Benton Hall 207 8:45 a.m. Heritage Room at Shriver Depart on foot for classes Center from residence hall lobby (fi nd your team leaders!)

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A B C D E F G H I J K 83 MacCracken Hall (MAC) C-2 84 MacMillan Hall (MMH) E-3 Withrow Ardmor e 85 Maple Street Station (MSS) C-3 Central Collins Walnut Church Vine Plum Ber n 86 Marcum Conference Ctr. (MCC) G-5 27 Approximately 3 miles west of campus

To Airport (Fair fi on Fairfield Road (Spring Street) McGuffey Ave. 87 Martin Dining Hall H-3 To Chestnut Fields Campus Avenue Campus Avenue 25 88 McBride Hall (MCB) F-5

To Richmond, IN - Hueston Woods State Park 89 McFarland Hall (MCF) H-3 Chestnut Street 2 18 59 Fairfield Road 23 90 McGuffey Hall (MCG) E-1 22 ells Mill 35 1 W 1 91 McGuffey Museum (MMU) E-2 82 110 50 115 fi 92 McKee Hall (MCK) C-6 65 61 eld Road ) 90 93 McKie Field at H-3 University Avenue Approximately 1 mile west of campus 94 Miami Inn Hall (INN) H-4 67 75 and off Fairfield Road (Spring Street) 137 144 124 95 Millett Assembly Hall (MIL) I-2

81 Sycamore Street 16 96 Minnich Hall (MIN) D-3 74 97 Molyneaux-Western Bell Tower B-5 19 80 98 Morris Hall (MOR) C-3 109 148 99 Murstein Alumni Center (MUR) A-4 57 3 63 116 Bishop Street 139 100 North Campus Garage G-3 Oak Street 102 49 101 North Chiller Plant G-3 72 103 91 102 Ogden Hall (OGN) F-2 2 14 2 103 Old Manse (OMN) F-2 732 95 126 4 112 117 60 12 104 Panuska Development Ctr. (MUR) A-4

132 42 High Street 105 Patterson Place (PAT) D-4 Tallawanda Road Chestnut Street 143 106 Peabody Hall (PBD) B-6 83 Spring Street 141 62 107 Pearson Hall (PSN) F-4 84 76 118 89 15 108 Peffer Memorial Park A-4 127 135 101 109 Phillips Hall (PHI) D-2 120 21 87 96 8 34 110 Pines Lodge (HCP) B-1 11 129 38 142 51 111 Police Services Center (PSC) E-6 121 5 79 73 150 112 Porter Hall (POR) C-2 3 54 100 66 33 3 Maple Street 134 113 Presser Hall ((PRS) C-4 98 68 114 Psychology Building (PSY) G-4 58 115 Recreational Sports Ctr. (RSC) B-1 1 46 44 93 85 Parking Garage 116 Reid Hall (HCR) B-2 117 Richard Hall (RIC) C-2 43 123 118 Roudebush Hall (RDB) F-3 17 125 e 119 Sawyer Hall (SAW) B-6 i v 24 r Bonham Road 71 D s l 120 Scott Hall (SCT) C-3 l 114 i

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108 S 4 27 48 39 4 123 Shriver Center (SHC) D-4 78 53 124 Simpson-Shade House F-1 128 125 Soccer Field K-4 131 105 126 Softball Field J-2 To Hamilton – Cincinnati 113 9 127 South Chiller Plant B-3 136 128 Stancote House D-4 31 30 129 Stanton Hall (STN) B-3

e v 40 130 Steam Plant B-6 7 ri D n 131 Stillman-Kelley Studio C-4 er st 86 e 132 Stoddard Hall (STD) E-2 W 10 133 133 Stonebridge Hall D-5 88 Type of Buildings 134 Student-Athlete Development 5 145 29 5 69 Center, Gross Family J-3 91 28 70 Academic 135 Swing Hall (SWG) G-3 73 136 Symmes Hall (SYM) G-4 64 32 Administrative 27 137 Tallawanda Hall (HCT) B-1 97 77 149 Athletics 92 55 36 138 Tappan Hall (TAP) C-4 146 139 Tennis Courts K-2

To Middletown-Dayton Cultural 52 140 Thomson Hall (TOM) D-6 Residential/ 141 Track, George L. Rider K-2 20 41 142 Upham Hall (UPH) E-3 106 140 26 37 Dining Accessibility maps are available at the Parking Office Accessible 143 Warfield Hall (WAR) E-2 and www.MiamiOH.edu/parking 144 Wells Hall (WEL) E-1 147 13 Entrances 6 130 111 6 145 Western Dining Commons C-5 119 45 47 146 Western Lodge (LNS) B-6 147 Western Maint. Bldg. B-6 Emergency Phone InformationVisitor Parking Approximately 1/2 mile east of 148 Williams Hall (WIH) D-2 Patterson Avenue off Route 73 149 Wilson Hall (WIL) F-5 150 Yager Stadium J-3 A B C D E F G H I J K

1 Advancement Services A-3 13 Belk Greenhouse C-6 25 Chestnut Fields I-1 36 Dennison Hall (DEN) G-6 48 Farmer School of Business (FSB) F-4 60 Hamilton Hall (HAM) D-2 72 Irvin Hall (IRV) E-2 2 Airport K-1 14 Bell Tower Place F-2 26 Child Development Center D-6 37 Ditmer Parking Lot D-6 49 Field Hockey K-2 61 Hanna House (HAN) E-1 73 Jay Hayden Baseball 3 Alumni Hall (ALU) E-2 15 Billings Hall (BIL) H-3 27 Clawson Hall (CLW) C-5 38 Dodds Hall (DOD) C-3 50 Fisher Hall (HCF) B-1 62 Harris Dining Hall B-2 Center H-3 4 Anderson Hall (AND) B-2 16 Bishop Hall (BIS) E-2 28 Cole Service Building (CSB) E-5 39 Dogwood Grove H-4 51 Flower Hall (FLW) I-3 63 (HRN) F-2 74 Joyner House (JOY) E-2 5 Armstrong Student Center E-3 17 Bishop Woods E-4 29 Collins Hall (COL) G-5 40 Dorsey Hall (DOR) F-5 52 Freedom Summer ’64 Memorial B-6 64 Havighurst Hall (HAV) D-5 75 King Library (KNG) E-1 6 Art Building (ART) D-4 18 Blanchard House (HCB) B-1 30 Conrad Formal Gardens H-4 41 East End F-6 53 Garden Commons G-4 65 Health Services Center (HSC) D-1 76 Kreger Hall (KRG) E-2 7 Art Museum (AMU) B-5 19 Bonham House (BON) E-2 31 Cook Field F-5 42 Elliott Hall (ELT) E-2 54 Garland Hall (GAR) F-3 66 Hepburn Hall (HEP) H-3 77 Kumler Chapel (KUM) B-6 8 Athletic Performance Center K-3 20 Boyd Hall (BOY) C-6 32 Cook Place (COK) F-5 43 Emerson Hall (EMR) B-3 55 Geothermal Energy Plant D-5 67 Heritage Commons (HCC) B-1 78 Langstroth Cottage D-4 9 Bachelor Hall (BAC) E-4 21 Brandon Hall (BRN) H-3 33 Cradle of Coaches Plaza J-3 44 Engineering Building (EGB) F-3 56 Glos Center (GGB B-4 68 Hiestand Hall (HIS) D-3 79 Laws Hall (LWS) F-3 10 Beechwoods Hall E-5 22 Campus Avenue Building (CAB) D-1 34 Dauch Indoor Sports Center K-3 45 Ernst Nature Theatre B-6 57 (IAR) C-2 69 Hillcrest Hall D-5 80 Lewis Place (LEW) F-2 11 Benton Hall (BEN) F-3 23 Campus Avenue Garage C-1 35 Demske Culinary 46 Etheridge Hall (ETH) C-3 58 Hahne Hall (HNE) H-3 70 Hoyt Hall (HYT) C-5 81 Logan Lodge (HCL) B-1 12 Beta Bell Tower F-2 24 Center for Performing Arts (CPA) D-4 Support Center (CSC) J-1 47 Equestrian Center E-6 59 (HAL) E-1 71 Hughes Laboratories (HUG) F-4 82 Lottie Moon House F-1

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Major: STEM WEDNESDAY, JULY 17 How much vitamin C is in our drinks? Major: Arts and Culture Meredith Erb, Associate Teaching Professor of Chemistry and Collaborative creature drawings Biochemistry; Jill Page, Instructor, Chemistry and Biochemistry Hughes Hall 179 | 2:45-3:45 p.m. Stephanie Danker, Assistant Professor of Art Education What is vitamin C? Where can we find vitamin C? This activity Shideler Hall 052 | 2:45-3:45 p.m. will explore these questions and more as we perform a titration Come and create collaborative creature drawings together experiment to determine the amount of vitamin C in a variety of in this unique class! You will be guided through drawing favorite beverages. Students will work in a hands-on chemistry an imaginary character without seeing the other person’s lab to prepare samples for testing and summarize their results COURSE descriptions part of the drawings. Each person will leave the class with with a discussion. You might be surprised at what you find in your their own drawing, colored and with a name. This activity favorite drinks! is taught in art education on campus every semester as a way to develop character and lead into other forms of What do you see? The mathematics of patterns and puzzles collaborative art making, including stop motion animation. Dana Cox, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics Shideler Hall 053 | 4:15-5:15 p.m. Letterpress printing We make predictions all of the time for many different things. While Erin Beckloff, Assistant Professor of Communication Design we work on projects, we need a way to judge what we’ll need and Hiestand Hall 215 | 4:15-5:15 p.m. how big the end result might be. In this course, we will take a look Once essential to communication, the 500-year-old process at a few visually different patterns and learn to describe them using of letterpress printing is thriving as a form of art, craft and mathematics. Come prepared to talk out loud with the group, build design. Learn about physical techniques of printing and intricate designs and have fun! No need for any prior mathematical typography as well as the people keeping the craft alive. knowledge or skill. Use vintage fonts and ink to customize and print on historic printing presses in this hands-on class. Major: Miami Plan Exploring nature and the human place in it Steve Sullivan, Director of the Hefner Museum of Natural History Upham Hall 100 | 4:15-5:15 p.m. Lions, tigers and bears? Sure! And how about snow leopards, giant clams and passenger pigeons? See amazing animals and hear stories about the nature in your neighborhood as you explore the Hefner Museum of Natural History. Engage in a variety of hands on activities for people of all ages or join the director for a tour and try to “Stump Steve” with your questions!

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Letterpress printing In this fun, hands-on lab, you’ll receive an introduction to the Erin Beckloff, Assistant Professor of Communication Design propagation of sound, electromagnetics and audio speakers Hiestand Hall 215 | 2:45-3:45 p.m. design. With a few simple pieces, participants will then (See description under Arts and Culture major on page 16) construct and test their own speaker made from paper and easy to source materials. Work together to create this unique THURSDAY, JULY 18 masterpiece!

Major: Arts and Culture From wood chips to paper cuts! A quick “how to” in paper making Come jam on the ukulele! Doug Hart, Lab Manager, Brian Meyers, Assistant Professor of Music Engineering Building 063 | 10:45-11:45 a.m. Presser Hall 100 | 9:15-10:15 a.m. Immerse yourself into this hands-on lab where you will learn Want to learn how to play the ukulele? After only five minutes the basics into making paper. You’ll get a chance to make of instruction, you will be playing songs both old and new. your own sheet of paper while learning the ins and outs of Immerse yourself into the world of music with your classmates the Pilot paper machine. Take the opportunity to learn some and get creative. Absolutely no experience is necessary and of the unique and innovative things being created at the ukuleles will be provided. university. Playing’s the thing! Major: Miami Plan Jim Watson, Miami Alumnus and Technical Director at Cincinnati’s New Edgecliff Theatre Fashion design sketching for beginners Presser Hall 222 | 10:45-11:45 a.m. Della Reams, Assistant Teaching Professor of Fashion Design There’s a reason they call it a “play!” Learn simple techniques Boyd Hall 209 | 9:15-10:15 a.m. and theater games to limber your body, free your voice Did you know that Miami has a fashion program, complete and activate your imagination. Short scripted scenes (no with a fashion show every year? How are the pieces made so memorization required) will provide an opportunity to perfect to every detail? Who makes it? What is the process? practice making choices and bring action to text. Prepare to In this one-of-a-kind class, learn how to design and draw on pretend! properly portioned fashion figures. Immerse yourself into the world of fashion design with this unique and exciting class! Major: STEM Come jam on the ukulele! Can paper produce music? Learn how to make paper Brian Meyers, Assistant Professor of Music speakers! Presser Hall 100 | 10:45-11:45 a.m. Mark Scott, Assistant Professor of Electrical and (See description under Arts and Culture major on page 18) Computer Engineering Engineering Building 168 | 9:15-10:15 a.m.

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FRIDAY, JULY 19 Earth. Watch and be part of interactive own ... demonstrations on magnet levitation t d s i Major: Arts and Culture and magnetic spins. Join us for a fun as session! Discover a world of flavors P TRI DELT SUNDIAL EST. 1962 Nancy Parkinson, Associate Clinical Lecturer of Dietetics Major: Miami Plan Phillips Hall 102 | 9-10:15 a.m. A gift from Delta Hands-on science exploration of Join us for this hands-on experience in a cooking lab! Delta Delta sorority, deep earth and environments Create easy to prepare flavorful snacks with a cultural flair. it is said that Jill Mignery, Instructor/Lab Learn how everyday snacks and goodies can be prepared rubbing the head of Coordinator of Earth Science with a simple twist to enhance and experiment with new one of the copper Shideler Hall | 9-10:15 a.m. turtles on the flavors. Discover the source of earthquakes sundial is good luck before an exam. Major: STEM and volcanic eruptions through hands- on experiments. Experience Earth Magnets, spin and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) deep time from up-close encounters for all ages! from Earth’s past and understand the Gary A. Lorigan, the John W. Steube Professor of Chemistry importance of the study of geology at and Biochemistry the Karl E. Limper Geology Museum Benton Hall 207 | 9-10:15 a.m. and geology labs in Shideler Hall. This class is a fun and interactive look at magnets, spin and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Learn about an MRI Major: All Participants and how they are used in the medical field, then transition Miami traditions over to magnets, spin, and the North and South poles of the Miami University Alumni Staff Heritage Room, Shriver Center | 10:45-11:30 a.m. What makes Miami University such a special place? Is it the beautiful campus, incredible academics or that Love and Honor spirit? Learn some of the traditions and unique aspects to this university while going over your homework packets from the week. Discover if your answers are correct while learning some fun facts! Be sure to work hard … you’re in for a treat!

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ACTIVITY DESCRIPTIONS exciting facility. Transportation to/from this activity is provided. Please refer to your schedule for departure Rec Center Night Out! times. Play a game of indoor soccer, basketball, pickleball, ping pong and even try to tackle the indoor rock wall! Then venture over to the pool for even more fun and games Hueston Woods Nature Center before ending the night. Be sure to bring your own towel, Visit the beautiful nature center in Hueston Woods State swimming apparel and closed-toe shoes to participate Park, just a short drive from Miami’s campus. Discover in the fun. Transportation will be provided to and from the Raptor Rehabilitation Program where, on average, 50 the residence hall to the Rec Center. Please refer to your injured birds of prey are accepted into the program each schedule for departure and pickup times. year and nearly 50% are released back into the wild. Sights to see will be a bald eagle, a golden eagle, rough-legged hawk, owls, turkey vultures and more! Transportation to Equestrian Center and from this activity is provided. Please refer to your Participants will visit the Equestrian Center and meet schedule for departure times. Miami’s very own horses. The group will be led through a series of informative training exercises for each horse that includes how to track, how to lead and how to Free time saddle. Learn to follow directions alongside your horse Take a walk around campus, head to the bookstore for for a one-of-a-kind experience! We will also be given the some new Miami gear, visit or just relax in the residence opportunity to take a ride with our new friends. Long hall! Brick and Ivy Bookstore at Shriver Center is open pants and closed-toe shoes are required to participate. from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. You can also venture uptown for Transportation to and from this activity is provided. Please a snack and shopping, or use the time to work on your refer to your schedule for departure times. homework!

An Afternoon with Miami Athletics Red and White Night Let’s join the team and get ready for a fun afternoon Explore the new Armstrong Student Center and meet with Miami Athletics! We will start out at the new Athletic the group at the Red zone, a fun dining facility filled with Performance Center where we will tour the facility, then a pool table, foosball and air hockey! Grab a new friend head to Yager stadium for games and fun on the field. and challenge each other to a tournament. Dinner will We then move to the softball field with special guest be provided. Afterward, take a walk to uptown Oxford Bre Robinson, assistant athletic director of academics and enjoy the live concert and grab an ice cream cone. and compliance, have some game time and explore the Transportation is not provided for this event.

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City of Oxford/Oxford Visitors Bureau Armstrong Student Center Thursday night concert series 550 E. Spring St. All participants are welcome and invited to come uptown Select food venues in the student center on Thursday evening to enjoy a concert in the park. Stroll AROUND campus are open during Grandparents College. through uptown, buy an ice cream and have a fabulous eve- See signs for hours of operation. ning in our community.

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THANK YOU to our sponsors We are grateful for your support of Grandparents College 2019! to think that in such a place, I led such a life.

GRANDPARENTS COLLEGE 2019 27 Mission statement The Miami University Alumni Association honors Miami’s heritage and fosters lifelong connections among alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends of the university. In cooperation with our university partners, we encourage meaningful involvement and leadership from all alumni to benefi t the university. We cultivate goodwill and support for Miami by sponsoring social, educational, philanthropic and service-oriented programs.

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