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 Miami University Alumni Association GRANDPARENTS COLLEGE 2019 3 MIAMI UNIVERSITY | EST. 1809 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. GRANDPARENTS COLLEGE 2019 | GENERAL INFORMATION 5 MIAMI UNIVERSITY | EST. 1809 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 Shriver Center 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.