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90-454: Prior to the adoption of the single-family dwelling, Iroquois lived in large, extended-family homes also known as longhouses which also served as meeting places, town halls, theaters , and sites for religious ceremonies. Gaihwi:io keeps the longhouses for ceremonial purposes, and the movement was therefore termed the "Longhouse Religion". At the age of 64, after a lifetime of poverty and alcoholism, Ganioda'yo received his revelations while in

180-658: A library makerspace . In addition to King Library, the university's library system also includes the Wertz Art & Architecture Library in Alumni Hall , the Rentschler Library at Miami University Hamilton and the Gardner-Harvey Library at Miami University Middletown . Prior to the construction of King Library, Alumni Hall was the main university library. The Miami University Press

270-532: A printing press , and in 1827 published their first periodical, The Literary Focus . It promptly failed, but it laid the foundation for the weekly Literary Register . The Miami Student , founded in 1867, traces its foundation back to the Literary Register and claims to be the oldest college newspaper in the United States. A theological department and a farmer's college were formed in 1829;

360-741: A study abroad campus for students and houses about 125 students per semester. It offers continuing classes pertaining to students' studies, typically in architecture, business, French, German, history, and political science. Students live in homestays with Luxembourgish host families and are encouraged to travel in Europe through university-led study programs and in their free time. It was established in 1968 and named after Miami alumnus John E. Dolibois , former United States Ambassador to Luxembourg . Miami University has three satellite campuses . Miami University Middletown , located in Middletown, Ohio ,

450-510: A Presbyterian minister and professor of history, was appointed to be the first President of Miami University in 1824, stating in his inaugural speech that all teaching at Miami University should be based in the Bible . The first day of classes at Miami was on November 1, 1824. At its opening, there were 20 students and two faculty members in addition to Bishop. The curriculum included Greek , Latin , algebra , geography , and Roman history ;

540-433: A central communal hearth and a place for dancing. There are also places for religious and ritual objects and activities. In the adjoining room the women and their small children as well as unmarried daughters sleep, usually in compartments divided into families. The platform on the back is used by the women for their everyday activities. Visiting women usually enter the house here. The Mnong and Rade of Vietnam also have

630-415: A covered gallery. The inside is divided into two rooms, one behind the other. On the back there is another platform. The whole building is raised on short stilts about half a metre off the ground. The front platform is used for general activities while the covered gallery is the favorite place for the men to host guests, and where the men usually sleep. The following first room is entered by a door and contains

720-653: A relative but no longer an absolute majority. In 1902, the Ohio legislature also authorized the establishment of the Ohio State Normal School "to provide proper theoretical and practical training for all students desiring to prepare themselves for the work of teaching." The normal school was Miami's first professional college and would evolve into the College of Education, Health, and Society. Miami's first African-American student, Nelly Craig, graduated from

810-521: A residential honors college : As a public university, Miami is part of the University System of Ohio . It is governed by a board of trustees which oversees the administration of the university and holds subcommittees on investment, finance and audit, and academic and student affairs. This includes oversight on programs offered by the university and financial expenditures. The board has 17 members, nine of which are voting members appointed by

900-710: A second storey, stairways, a chimney with bread oven, an outshut (pantry/larder/dairy which was only accessible from inside the house), glazed windows, lime screed floors and at least some decorative plasterwork. Other European longhouse types include the northwest England type in Cumbria , the Scottish longhouse, " blackhouse " or taighean-dubha, and the Scandinavian or Viking Langhus/Långhus and mead hall . The Western French longhouse or maison longue from Lower Brittany , Normandy , Mayenne , Anjou (also in

990-403: A single-story building, one room deep, laid out as two crucked bays a cross passage and two crucked bays. As glass was not available until the middle of the 16th century, they were oriented loosely East West with openings (for a door and latticed unglazed windows) only in the south wall to provide the maximum shelter from the worst weather and catch the sun. They are often dug into the hillside,

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1080-427: A strict Old School adherent with strong anti- Methodist and pro-slavery views; Junkin resigned in 1844, having proved to be unpopular with students. By 1847, enrollment had fallen to 137 students. Students in 1848 participated in the "Snowball Rebellion". Defying the faculty's stance against fraternities, students packed Old Main, one of Miami's main classrooms and administrative buildings, with snow and reinforced

1170-533: A township off Four Mile Creek for it. The Legislature passed "An Act to Establish the Miami University" on February 2, 1809, and the state created a board of trustees. The township originally granted to the university was known as College Township , and was renamed Oxford, Ohio , in 1810. The university temporarily halted construction due to the War of 1812 . Cincinnati tried—and failed—to move Miami to

1260-553: A tradition of building longhouses ( Vietnamese : nhà dài ) that may be 30 to 40 metres (98 to 131 ft) long. In contrast to the jungle versions of Borneo these sport shorter stilts and seem to use a veranda in front of a short (gable) side as main entrance. The Rana Tharu is an ethnic group indigenous to the western Terai of Nepal . Most of them prefer living in longhouses called Badaghar with big families of many generations, sometimes 40–50 people. All household members pool their labor force, contribute their income, share

1350-460: A trance, after which he ceased drinking and formed the movement. Ganioda'yo's teachings were encoded in wampum and spread through the populations of western New York, Pennsylvania, and Iroquois country, eventually being known as The Code of Handsome Lake . Handsome Lake vested responsibility for preaching the Gaihwi:io in a number of "holders of the Gaihwi:io", as of 1912 six in number. Since

1440-526: A university figurehead and liaison. The 22nd and current president is Dr. Gregory P. Crawford, who entered the role in 2016. Crawford previously served as vice president and associate provost at the University of Notre Dame . Other administrative departments include that of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, which includes the deans of each of the eight academic colleges and

1530-516: Is classified as "more selective" by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education and U.S. News & World Report . The Princeton Review gives Miami University an "Admissions Selectivity Rating" of 88 out of 99. For first-year undergraduates enrolled in fall 2024, Miami University received 36,872 applications and accepted 29,787 (80.8%). Of the 52.2% of admitted students who submitted ACT or SAT test scores,

1620-479: Is designed and built as a standing tree with branches to the right and left with the front part facing the sunrise while the back faces the sunset. The longhouse building acts as the normal accommodation and a house of worship for religious activities. The entry could double as a canoe dock. Cooling air could circulate underneath the raised floor of the dwelling, and the elevated living areas were more likely to catch above-ground breezes. Livestock could shelter underneath

1710-627: Is home to a study abroad program where students live with Luxembourgish host families and study under Miami professors. On April 15, 1970, a student sit-in at Rowan Hall , home of Miami's Naval ROTC program, in opposition to the Vietnam War resulted in 176 students being arrested. Edgar W. King Library was completed in 1972. In 1974, the Western College for Women in Oxford was sold to Miami, and President Phillip Shriver oversaw

1800-490: Is known as the Tŷ Hir , are often typified by the use of cruck construction. It is built along a slope, and a single passage gives access to both human and animal shelter under a single roof. There are dozens of pre-1600 longhouses remaining on Exmoor and the surrounding area. Some can be dated using dendrochronology to before 1400, but sites can be much older and have names with a Saxon origin. Longhouses on Exmoor are typically

1890-594: Is proclaimed twice a year: at the Midwinter Thanksgiving, which falls sometime between January 15 and February 15, and again at the Six Nations meeting in September. Usually the preachers are exchanged between reservations for the event. A full recitation takes three days, mornings only. Before sunrise on each morning of the three days the preacher stands at the fireplace of the longhouse and sings

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1980-494: Is renowned for its campus beauty, having been called "The most beautiful campus that ever there was" by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Robert Frost , a friend of then Miami artist-in-residence Percy MacKaye . Miami's campus buildings are predominantly built in the style of Georgian Revival architecture, most of which are built "to human scale" at three stories or less. The area of Miami's Oxford campus consists of 2,138 acres (8 km ). There are four museums on campus, including

2070-793: Is the Clinical Health Sciences and Wellness Facility. On Oak Street are Williams Hall and Phillips Hall; in between Spring and Maple Street is McMillan Hall; and between Maple and South Patterson Avenue are the Shriver Center , Hiestand Hall and Art Building, and the Center for Performing Arts . Also along Patterson Avenue is Bachelor Hall before the entrance to Western Campus, which includes Boyd Hall, Hoyt Hall , Peabody Hall , and Presser Hall. The John E. Dolibois European Center in Differdange , Luxembourg , serves as

2160-450: Is the oldest and largest college at Miami, with almost half of the undergraduate student body enrollment. It offers 70 majors covering a broad range of areas of study across the humanities , natural sciences , and social sciences , as well as pre-law , pre-medical and interdisciplinarity programs. The curriculum emphasizes creativity, research, and global perspectives. 10 of the 12 doctoral degrees offered by Miami are provided through

2250-743: Is the second-oldest university in Ohio and the tenth-oldest public university in the United States. The school's system comprises the main campus in Oxford, as well as regional campuses in nearby Hamilton , Middletown , and West Chester, Ohio . Miami also maintains an international boarding campus, the Dolibois European Center in Differdange , Luxembourg . Miami University provides a liberal arts education ; it offers more than 120 undergraduate degree programs and over 70 graduate degree programs within its seven schools and colleges in architecture , business , engineering , humanities and

2340-676: The Cantal , Lozère and the Pyrenees Ariège ), is very similar to the western British type with shared livestock quarters and central drain. The Old Frisian longhouse or Langhuis developed into the Frisian farmhouse which probably influenced the development of the Gulf house (German: Gulfhaus ), which spread along the North Sea coast to the east and north. Further developments of

2430-626: The Dayak , live traditionally in buildings known as Lamin House or longhouses: rumah betang in Indonesia (specifically the western parts of Borneo) and rumah panjang in Malay. Common to most of these is that they are built raised off the ground on stilts and are divided into a more or less public area along one side and a row of private living quarters lined along the other side. This seems to have been

2520-534: The MBA and MEd programs at Oxford. Combined, Miami's regional campuses enroll 4,664 students. Middletown and Hamilton compete in independent sports as members of the Ohio Regional Campus Conference , competing under the monikers "Middletown ThunderHawks" and "Hamilton Harriers". Miami University has seven primary academic divisions, which include five undergraduate colleges in addition to

2610-476: The Mentawai Islands some 130 kilometres (81 mi) to the west off the coast of Sumatra ( Sumatera ), Indonesia is also described as a longhouse on stilts. Some five to ten families may live in each, but they are organized differently inside from those on Borneo. From front to back, such a house, called an "uma", regularly consists of an open platform serving as the main entrance place, followed by

2700-841: The Miami University Art Museum , William Holmes McGuffey Museum , and the Karl Limper Geology Museum . The original portion of campus starts at the intersection of South Campus Avenue and East High Street, where the Phi Delta Theta Gates lead into the slant walk path. In this area are the oldest academic buildings, including Hall Auditorium and McGuffey Hall , built in 1909, and Alumni Hall , built in 1910. Harrison Hall and King Library are also in this area. Going eastward along East Spring Street are Irvin Hall and Kreger Hall before

2790-838: The Neolithic long house of Europe, the Norman Medieval Longhouses that evolved in Western Britain ( Tŷ Hir ) and Northern France ( Longère ), and the various types of longhouse built by different cultures among the indigenous peoples of the Americas . The Neolithic long house type was introduced with the first farmers of Central and Western Europe around 5000 BCE, 7,000 years ago. These were farming settlements built in groups of six to twelve longhouses; they were home to large extended families and kin. The Germanic cattle-farmer longhouses emerged along

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2880-755: The Ohio River in the Miami Valley . The land was within the Symmes Purchase ; Judge John Cleves Symmes , the land's owner, purchased it from the government with the stipulation that he set aside land for an academy. Congress granted one township to be in the District of Cincinnati to the Ohio General Assembly for the purposes of building a college, two days after Ohio was granted statehood in 1803. The Ohio Legislature selected

2970-609: The Old School–New School controversy , which had caused factions to rise against each other trying to take over the university's administration. Old School adherents won out by focussing on his anti-slavery beliefs, lenient disciplinary methods, and an agreement he had struck with the New School Lane Seminary , allowing students of both institutions to learn at the other. He was replaced as president by George Junkin , former President of Lafayette College ,

3060-517: The Tucano people of Colombia and northwest Brazil traditionally combine a household in a single long house. The Xingu peoples of central Brazil build a series of longhouses in circular formations forming round villages. The ancient Tupi people of the Brazilian coast used to do this as well. The Yanomami people of Brazil and Venezuela build a round hut with a thatched roof that has a hole in

3150-435: The governor of Ohio . Six are university alumni who reside outside of Ohio, while the remaining two are enrolled students of the university. The office of the president manages Miami University's fiscal and business operations, supporting the academic and research missions across all campuses. The office works with the board of trustees to set the vision, direction, and priorities of the university, in addition to serving as

3240-703: The indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast . The longhouses inhabited by the Iroquois were wood boards/bark-covered structures of standardized design "in the shape of an arbor" about 6 to 7 metres (20 to 23 ft) wide providing shelter for several related families. The longhouse had a 3-metre-wide (9.8 ft) central aisle and 2-metre-wide (6.6 ft) compartments, about 6 to 7 metres (20 to 23 ft) long, down each side. The end compartments were usually used for storage. Hearths were spaced about 6 to 7 metres (20 to 23 ft) apart down

3330-504: The sciences . It is a member of the University System of Ohio . Miami was one of the original eight Public Ivy schools, a group of publicly funded universities considered as providing a quality of education comparable to those of the Ivy League . It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". Miami University has a long tradition of Greek life ; five social Greek-letter organizations were founded at

3420-498: The "100 Best Values in Public Colleges" for 2015, ranking Miami 55th nationally. Miami University has appeared on the list since it was first published in 1998. Forbes ranked Miami 155th in the United States among all colleges and universities and listed it as one of "America's Best College Buys". Miami was named as one of the original eight " Public Ivies " by Yale University admissions officer Richard Moll in 1985. It

3510-583: The 1800s. Miami focused on aspects outside of the classics, including botany , physics , and geology departments. With its reopening a change in religious policy occurred, the school no longer required faculty to be ordained Presbyterian ministers. In 1888, Miami began inter-collegiate football play in a game against the University of Cincinnati. By the early 1900s, the state of Ohio pledged regular financial support for Miami University. Enrollment reached 207 students in 1902. The Ohio General Assembly passed

3600-619: The Armstrong Student Center , the largest building on campus. Surrounding Bishop Woods are Hughes Laboratories, Laws Hall , Shideler Hall, and Upham Hall . Buildings north of East High Street begin at the McVey Data Science Building on Tallawanda Road. Going eastward is the campus of the College of Engineering and Computing, which includes Benton Hall and Garland Hall/Engineering Building. Clustered around North Patterson Avenue are Pearson Hall ,

3690-639: The College of Arts and Science. Miami's Farmer School of Business is a nationally recognized school of business that offers nine majors. The school also offers graduate MBA , accountancy , and economics degrees. It is named after Miami University alumni and benefactors Richard T. Farmer , founder of Cintas , and his wife Joyce Barnes Farmer. Miami's College of Creative Arts offers 14 majors through its five departments: architecture and interior design, art, emerging technology in business & design, Music, and Theatre. Each department has its own portfolio or audition admission requirements, which are separate from

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3780-570: The Dolibois European Center. The Senior Vice President for Finance and Business Services and Treasurer's department oversees university finances, procurement, and audits. The office of the Vice President for Student Life, Senior Vice President for University Advancement, Vice President for Information Technology, and Senior Vice President for Enrollment Management round out the university's administrative faculty. As of

3870-862: The Germanic longhouse during the Middle Ages were the Low German house in northern and especially northwestern Germany and its northern neighbour, the Geestharden house in Jutland including Schleswig , with its variant, the Frisian house. With these house types the wooden posts originally rammed into the ground were replaced by posts supported on a base. The large and well-supported attic enabled large quantities of hay or grain to be stored in dry conditions. This development may have been driven because

3960-528: The Honors College, its first residential college , the following year. The Clinical Health Sciences and Wellness Facility opened in 2023 to combine clinical and academic health departments and services. The McVey Data Science building opened in 2024, funded by alumnus Richard McVey to house departments in computer science, statistics and analytics. Miami University's main campus is in Oxford, Ohio ;

4050-418: The Ohio State Normal School in 1905. Hepburn Hall, built in 1905, was the first women's dorm at the college. By 1907, the enrollment at the university passed 700 students and women made up about a third of the student body. Andrew Carnegie pledged $ 40,000 to help build a new library for the university. The McGuffey Laboratory School opened in 1910 and was soon housed with the teacher preparation students in

4140-567: The Psychology Building, and the Farmer School of Business . The Farmer School of Business is housed in a 210,000-square-foot (20,000 m ) building designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects of New York City and Moody Nolan of Columbus which was the first building on the Oxford campus to receive a LEED certification. There are four streets south of East Spring Street with academic buildings. On South Campus Avenue

4230-575: The Sesse Bill in 1902, which mandated coeducation for all Ohio public schools. Miami lacked the rooms to fit all of the students expected the next year, and Miami made an arrangement with Oxford College , a women's college in the town, to rent rooms. In the same year David McDill became Miami's first non-Presbyterian president, stressing its non-denominational, but Christian nature during his inauguration. By 1905 faculty personnel belonging to Presbyterian churches constituted 13 out of 27 positions, still

4320-458: The Six Nations or Haudenosaunee . Although this constitution protects the rights of religious ceremonies which have been in practice prior to ratification and acknowledges the duties of positive role models to the community, this movement contends that some of Handsome Lake's teachings may contradict existing articles in their interpretation of the Great Law of Peace. The Second Great Awakening

4410-510: The Sun Song to ensure good weather. During the ceremonies the preacher stands before the fireplace, aided by an assistant who sits beside him holding a white wampum strand. Some of the congregation sits on benches placed across the longhouse and the remainder sit on benches placed along the walls. Women cover their heads with a shawl. The atmosphere at the ceremony somewhat resembles a revival meeting . Participants may be moved to tears, and

4500-423: The aisle, with smoke holes in the roof. Two families shared each hearth. Each longhouse would house several generations of an extended family; a house was built proportionately to the number of families it was expected to contain and might be lengthened over time to accommodate growth. It is possible to infer the population of an Iroquois town from the sizes and number of longhouses it contained. In South America,

4590-425: The borderline of traditional Christianity such as Mormonism ". Longhouse A longhouse or long house is a type of long, proportionately narrow, single-room building for communal dwelling. It has been built in various parts of the world including Asia , Europe , and North America . Many were built from timber and often represent the earliest form of permanent structure in many cultures. Types include

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4680-515: The city in 1822 and to divert its income to a Cincinnati college. Miami created a grammar school in 1818 to teach frontier youth, but it was disbanded after five years. Though financed by means of a government land grant, Miami University initially was inaugurated and operated by Presbyterians , with explicit legislative encouragement for religious education having been enshrined in the Northwest Ordinance . Robert Hamilton Bishop ,

4770-445: The city is in the Miami Valley in southwestern Ohio about 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Cincinnati and 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Dayton . Oxford is a college town , with over 70% of the residents attending college or graduate school. Development of the campus began in 1818 with a multipurpose building called Franklin Hall; Elliott Hall , built in 1825, is Miami's oldest standing building and residence hall. Miami

4860-497: The corrected version. Chief Jacket gave the written copy to Chief Henry Stevens who in turn passed it on to Chief Edward Cornplanter , who somehow lost it. In 1903, afraid that oral transmission would again lead to errors, Chief Cornplanter rewrote it from memory and passed it on to the New York State Archives for preservation. William Bluesky , a lay Baptist preacher, translated it into English. The Gaihwi:io

4950-558: The creation of an interdisciplinary studies college known as the Western College Program . Responding to the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma , trustees changed the athletic teams nickname from the "Redskins" to the "RedHawks" in 1997. The School of Engineering and Applied Science was created in 1999. In 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution honoring Miami University for its 200th anniversary. In

5040-524: The emotional atmosphere sometimes becomes so contagious that many publicly re-declare their allegiance to the religion. One movement exists that rejects The Code of Handsome Lake as being too influenced by the First and Second Great Awakenings . These modern traditionalists follow the teachings of Deganawidah, The Great Peacemaker as laid down in the Great Law of Peace , which is the constitution of

5130-511: The end of fiscal year 2023, Miami University's financial endowment was $ 739 million. Miami University is a large, primarily residential teaching university with a focus on undergraduate studies . The university offers more than 100 majors, 48 minors, and 11 co-majors. In the 2022–2023 academic year, the most popular majors were finance , marketing , psychology , computer science , and biology . Miami offers master's degrees in more than 50 areas of study and doctoral degrees in 12,

5220-499: The expenditure and use one kitchen. Traditionally, their houses are built entirely using natural materials such as reed poles for walls and thatch for roofing. For the longhouses in Sarawak on Borneo, these books were used as sources, among others: Miami University Miami University (informally Miami of Ohio or simply Miami ) is a public research university in Oxford, Ohio , United States. Founded in 1809, it

5310-660: The farmer's college was not an agricultural school , but a three-year education program for farm boys. William Holmes McGuffey joined the faculty in 1826, and began his work on the McGuffey Readers while in Oxford. By 1834 the faculty had grown to seven professors and enrollment was at 234 students. Eleven students were expelled in 1835, including one for firing a pistol at another student. McGuffey resigned and became president of Cincinnati College , where he urged parents not to send their children to Miami. Alpha Delta Phi opened its chapter at Miami in 1833, making it

5400-483: The first fraternity chapter west of the Allegheny Mountains . In 1839, Beta Theta Pi was created; it was the first fraternity formed at Miami. In 1839 Old Miami reached its enrollment peak, with 250 students from 13 states; only Harvard , Yale , and Dartmouth were larger. President Bishop was forced to resign by the board of trustees in 1840, due to the failure of his appeals for unity in face of

5490-664: The founder of Mormonism , is believed to have been influenced by Handsome Lake's revelations, with which his own visions share a resemblance. In his 1989 book Popular Religion in America: Symbolic Change and the Modernization Process in Historical Perspective Miami University professor Peter W. Williams stated that over time the movement became more routinized and more resembles "such 'cultic' religions on

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5580-516: The house and livestock in the other, but would only be needed for a couple of months at most in the winter. There was a fire pit, sometimes with a stone reredos (as in Hendre’r-ywydd Uchaf Farmhouse, Denbighshire), behind which the smoke rose to the eaves and passed through the thatch. As skills and wealth increased, after 1500 many had built in settles, most by 1700 would have been adapted and have: separate buildings for livestock,

5670-525: The inner partitions and arrangements are somewhat obscure. The size of the buildings and their placement within the settlements may point to buildings for the nobles of their society or some sort of community or religious buildings. In Igeum-dong , an excavation site in South Korea , the large longhouses, 29 and 26 metres long, are situated between the megalithic cemetery and the rest of the settlement. The longhouse may be an old building tradition among

5760-431: The largest of which are doctoral degrees in psychology. To enroll in graduate courses, students must first be accepted into the Graduate School, and then into the department through which the degree is offered. Although tuition for the Graduate School is roughly the same as for an undergraduate degree, most of the graduate programs offer graduate assistantships as well as tuition waivers. As of 2024, Miami's annual tuition

5850-476: The longhouses for greater protection from predators and the elements. In fact, chickens coops were hung from the main room structure for easy feeding. Old longhouses in Asia were made of tree trunks as structure members, long leaves as the roof cover, split bamboo or small tree trunks as the flooring and tree bark as the wall coverings. In the past, longhouses were primarily made out of timber sourced from trees such as Eusideroxylon zwageri (Bornean ironwood ) so

5940-418: The longhouses were able to stand firm and durable. In modern times many of the older longhouses have been replaced with buildings using more modern materials, like brick or cement, but of similar design. Many place names in Borneo have "Long" in their name (which means river) and most of these are or once were longhouses. A traditional house type of the Sakuddei people, on the island of Siberut , part of

6030-431: The lower parts of the walls are formed from rough stone in mud pointing with cob above, as before the 17th century lime cement was virtually unknown.The floors were not made a true level. Livestock used the lower end. A hole is often provided in the base of the end wall for mucking out. The cross passage (often misnamed as a breezeway did not pass right through the building) establishes distinct areas for people in one half of

6120-453: The middle 50% ranges (25th percentile-75th percentile) were 25–31 and 1220–1390, respectively. Miami University's freshman retention rate is 89.2%, with 83% going on to graduate within six years. Miami University is a college-sponsor of the National Merit Scholarship Program and sponsored 21 Merit Scholarship awards in 2020. In the 2020–2021 academic year, 28 freshman students were National Merit Scholars . The College of Arts and Science

6210-447: The middle, called shabono , which could be considered a sort of longhouse. In Daepyeong , an archaeological site of the Mumun pottery period in Korea , longhouses have been found that date to circa 1100–850 BC. Their layout seems to be similar to those of the Iroquois. In these, several fireplaces were arranged along the longitudinal axis of the building. Later, the ancient Koreans started raising their buildings on stilts, so that

6300-446: The new McGuffey Hall , completed in 1917 and named to honor former professor William Holmes McGuffey. Enrollment in 1923 was at 1,500 students. In 1928, Miami founded the School of Business Administration and acquired the Oxford College for Women . The next year, the School of Fine Arts was established. By the early 1930s, enrollment had reached 2,200 students. The conservative environment found on campus called for little change during

6390-484: The people of Austronesian origin or intensive contact. The Austronesian language group seems to have spread to southeast Asia and the Pacific islands as well as Madagascar from the island of Taiwan . Groups like the Siraya of ancient Taiwan built longhouses and practiced head hunting, as did, for example the later Dayaks of Borneo. Many of the inhabitants of the Southeast Asian island of Borneo (now Indonesian Kalimantan , East Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam ),

6480-512: The problems of the Great Depression , and only about 10 percent of students in the 1930s were on government subsidies. During World War II , Miami changed its curriculum to include "war emergency courses" and a Navy Training School took up residence on campus. During wartime in 1943, the population of the university consisted of a majority of women. Due to the G.I. Bill , enrollment at Miami jumped from 2,200 to 4,100 students. By 1952,

6570-784: The same year, a new Farmer School of Business building was completed on the East Quad, and the Miami University Voice of America Learning Center opened in West Chester, Ohio . In 2014, the Armstrong Student Center was completed to replace the Shriver Center , which was repurposed. All campuses were closed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic , reopening partially that fall. Miami established

6660-641: The school. The College of Engineering and Computing offers 10 accredited majors at the Oxford campus, and moved into a new $ 22 million engineering building in 2007. The college has five departments, including chemical, paper, and biomedical engineering; computer science, cybersecurity, and software engineering; electrical and computer engineering; mechanical and manufacturing engineering; and interdisciplinary programs. The school also offers four master's degrees in computer science , chemical engineering , computational electrical and computer engineering, and mechanical engineering . The Miami University Honors College

6750-584: The snow with chairs, benches and desks from the classroom. Those who had participated in the rebellion were expelled from the school and Miami's student population was more than halved. By 1873, enrollment fell further to 87 students. The board of trustees closed the school in 1873, and leased the campus for a grammar school. The period before its closing is referred to as "Old Miami." The university reopened in 1885, having paid all of its debts and repaired many of its buildings; there were 40 students in its first year. Enrollment remained under 100 students throughout

6840-489: The south section was completed in 1966; it became the main library when the north section was completed in 1972. King Library is home to Miami University Libraries’ humanities, government, law, and social sciences collections as well as the Walter Havighurst special collections and university archives. It additionally houses King Café, centers for academic writing, information management and digital scholarship, and

6930-662: The southwestern North Sea coast in the third or fourth century BCE and may be the ancestors of several medieval house types such as the Scandinavian langhus ; the English, Welsh, and Scottish longhouse variants; and the German and Dutch Low German house . The longhouse is a traditional form of shelter. Some of the medieval longhouse types of Europe that have survived are the following: The Western Brittonic " Dartmoor longhouse " variants in Devon , Cornwall , and Wales , where it

7020-495: The standard admissions requirements for the university. Art and music majors choose concentrations within their programs. The College of Education, Health & Society offers 20 undergraduate majors spanning six departments, which include educational leadership, educational psychology, family science and social work, kinesiology and health, sports leadership and management, and teacher education. As of fall 2009, nearly 3,500 full-time and part-time undergraduates were enrolled in

7110-539: The student body had grown to 5,000. In 1954, Miami created a common curriculum for all students to complete to have a base for their other subjects. By 1964, enrollment reached nearly 15,000. To accommodate the growing number of students, Miami University opened its first regional campuses at Middletown, Ohio , in 1966 and Hamilton, Ohio , in 1968. Miami founded the Dolibois European Center in Luxembourg in 1968, which would move to Differdange Castle in 1997; it

7200-455: The transmission was oral, the versions began to diverge. In the 1860s the holders of the Gaihwi:io met at Cold Spring at the former home of Handsome Lake. They compared versions and, when differences were found, Seneca Chief John Jacket adjudicated the correct version and wrote it down in the Seneca language on letter paper. When he was done the group reassembled at Cattaraugus and memorized

7290-403: The university offered only a Bachelor of Arts . An "English Scientific Department" was started in 1825, which studied modern languages, applied mathematics , and political economy . It offered a certificate upon completion of coursework, not a diploma. The school provided public prayers twice a day and required all students to partake in a public worship every Sunday. Miami students purchased

7380-947: The university, earning Miami the nickname " Mother of Fraternities ". Today, approximately one-third of the undergraduate student population are members of the Greek community. Miami's athletic teams compete in the NCAA Division I and are collectively known as the Miami RedHawks . They compete in the Mid-American Conference in all varsity sports except ice hockey , which competes in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference . The foundations for Miami University were first laid by an Act of Congress signed by President George Washington , stating an academy should be Northwest of

7470-465: The way of building best accustomed to life in the jungle in the past, as otherwise hardly related people have come to build their dwellings in similar ways. One may observe similarities to South American jungle villages also living in large single structures. They are raised and built over a hill, flooding presents little inconvenience and the height acts as defence against enemy attacks. Some longhouses are quite large; up to 1152m. The entire architecture

7560-552: The weather became wetter over time. Good examples of these houses have been preserved, some dating back to the 16th century. The longhouse was 50 to 60 feet long. In North America two groups of longhouses emerged: the Native American/First Nations longhouse of the tribes usually connected with the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) in the northeast, and a similarly shaped structure which arose independently among

7650-483: Was $ 18,162 for Ohio residents and $ 40,822 for out-of-state residents. Its in-state tuition rate is the highest of all public universities within the University System of Ohio. Miami University extends offers of admission to applicants after holistic review that includes examination of academic rigor and performance, admissions test scores, personal essays, and recommendations. Admission to Miami University

7740-448: Was a religious movement in the United States beginning around 1790. It has been described as a reaction against skepticism, deism, and rationalism. This movement was centered in the so-called " Burned-over district " in central and western New York State. Handsome Lake's revelations occurred in the same area and "anticipated by a matter of months the surge of revivals that swept through early national and antebellum America". Joseph Smith ,

7830-460: Was established in 1992 and specializes in works of poetry, fiction, and those that detail the history of Miami University. In its 2025 rankings, U.S. News & World Report ranked the university's undergraduate program 136th (tied) among 436 national universities, and 69th among public national universities. U.S. News also ranks Miami University tenth for undergraduate teaching. Kiplinger 's Personal Finance magazine listed Miami as one of

7920-603: Was established in 2021, replacing the former university honors program on campus. Around 400 students are admitted to the Honors College every year and are required to produce publishable research. Based in Peabody Hall on the Western Campus, the Honors College is Miami's only residential college and fosters one-on-one interaction with faculty-in-residence. Edgar W. King Library is the primary academic library at Miami. It opened as an undergraduate library when

8010-633: Was founded in 1966 as Ohio's first regional campus. Miami University Hamilton , located in Hamilton, Ohio , was established in 1968, and the Miami University Voice of America Learning Center , located in West Chester, Ohio , was established in 2009 to house the Farmer School of Business MBA program. Miami's regional campuses are non-residential and offer a handful of bachelor's degrees , associate degrees , one certificate program , as well as beginning course work for most four-year degrees, and

8100-418: Was listed again in a 2001 publication by college guide authors Howard Greene and Matthew Greene. In March 2014, Bloomberg Businessweek ranked the undergraduate business program for the Farmer School of Business at 23rd among all U.S. undergraduate business schools and was ranked 8th among public schools. Entrepreneur ranked Miami's Institute for Entrepreneurship in its top ten undergraduate programs in

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