Sweet MUMories - Cincinnati Event

Tales from the Classroom            - July 12 - 6:30 pm - Verity Lodge

Enjoy coffee, a sweet treat, and share your "Sweet MUMories" of your time at Miami University Middletown. These will be recorded as part of an Oral History project. If you have old photos to share please bring them for us to scan and return at the event for our photo archive. Miami Middletown opened its doors in 1966 with 700 full time students. The first to actually enroll were two members of the Middletown High School Class of 1966: Robert "Corky" Cordray and Judy Cook Sisson. Since that day over 14,000 students have spent at least 20 credit hours on campus. Bev Howard, Eleanor Gilmore and Lois Wood invites you to share your classroom stories, tell them why everyone took that one professor or share what class changed your path in life.

Student Leaders of Yesterday - Community Leaders of Today  - August 9 - 6:30 pm - Verity Lodge

Enjoy coffee, a sweet treat, and share your "Sweet MUMories" of your time at Miami University Middletown. These will be recorded as part of an Oral History project. If you have old photos to share please bring them for us to scan and return at the event for our photo archive. Many students helped change the face of the campus over the years by taking a part in student organizations or working a campus jobs. Carol Caudill, Daphne Eldridge and Wanita Hatton invite you back to campus to share your unique out of the classroom experience. From KOAS, WMUM, Bunny Hollow Players, Student Government, Model UN, Student Nursing Associations, and more. Whether you worked in the mail room with Olame Pearson or in the Gardner-Harvey Library with Virginia Brown you have a story they would love to hear.   

Books No More - September 13 - 6:30 pm - Gardner-Harvey Library

Enjoy coffee, a sweet treat, and share your "Sweet MUMories" of your time at Miami University Middletown. These will be recorded as part of an Oral History project. If you have old photos to share please bring them for us to scan and return at the event for our photo archive. With technology involving so quickly research methods are not the same as they were when the Gardner-Harvey Library opened in 1966. It opened with about 6,000 volumes and held 64,000 when its first head librarian, Virginia Brown, retired at the end of December 1978. Belinda Martindell, Virginia Ellis Palmer and John Burke invite you to share your great research stories,  how the library has changed, special events hosted by the library and for those who spent time working there sharing what went on behind the stacks.

Ohio Regional Campus Conference Powerhouse: Warriors to ThunderHawks - November 8 - 6:30 pm - Bennett Rec Center

Enjoy coffee, a sweet treat, and share your "Sweet MUMories" of your time at Miami University Middletown. These will be recorded as part of an Oral History project. If you have old photos to share please bring them for us to scan and return at the event for our photo archive. It's better than a slam-dunk in basketball, a home run in baseball and a perfect spike in volleyball. It's better than all these rolled into one. It's the memories of being part of the team. Lynn Darbyshire, Cheryl Miller and Jim Sliger all invite you to come share those road trip stories, before game traditions, and the journey to the big win.

Encore - October 11 - 6:30 pm - Dave Finkelman Auditorium Lobby

Enjoy coffee, a sweet treat, and share your "Sweet MUMories" of your time at Miami University Middletown. These will be recorded as part of an Oral History project. If you have old photos to share please bring them for us to scan and return at the event for our photo archive. Honoring her late husband, Gladys Finkelman provided the initial funding for the Dave Finkelman  Auditorium, which was dedicated in 1969. This 670-seat theater has been the home of the campus' Artist & Lecture Series, Bunny Hollow Players, Fantastic Free Fridays Series, and the Casper Lecture Series. From The Guess Who to the Moscow Ballet and from Beverly Sills to Maya Angelou, Dave Finkelman Auditorium has been the home of many of the campus' most memorable cultural events. Over the years the auditorium has been a cultural home for many area groups, from the Middletown Symphony, Southwestern Ohio Symphonic Band, Middletown Lyric Theatre, and many dance recitals. Les Landen, Mike McVey and Jeff Sams invites you to share your stories from your favorite performances and share what really goes on back stage and in the sound booth. If you have any tickets or programs we encourage you to bring them to share.