March 14, 2017  |  Edition 305

       Information & Updates

• Nominations for MADE@Miami Peer Leaders
• Apply to be a peer leader
• Student Organization Advisor Opportunity
  
• Off-Campus Housing Service Now Available
  
• Tech Tip
• Assessment Soundbites
  Upcoming Events
  

Nominations for MADE@Miami Peer Leaders

The Office of Diversity Affairs is looking for nominations of students who you think would make excellent Peer Leaders for the MADE@Miami Summer Program.

MADE@Miami is a three-day, pre-semester program which is now entering its 11th year. MADE is designed to bring together first year students of color, international students, LGBTQ+  identifying students, and Miami Access scholars in order to prepare them for life at Miami. The program begins several days before the rest of the first-years arrive, allowing students to build relationships, learn about campus resources, and develop a stronger sense of self. MADE is organized around four values that matter to the Miami community: Mentoring, Achievement, Diversity, and Excellence. Along these lines, we endeavor to send two important messages: You belong here at Miami, and We are here for you.

We will select 15 Peer Leaders are a vital part of the MADE@Miami program. They serve as mentors, guides, and resources for the incoming students. They plan and execute sections of the program with the guidance of MADE staff.

This year’s MADE@Miami takes place from Tuesday, August 22nd to Thursday, August 24th.  To find more information about the program, see the attached info-sheet, or visit https://miamioh.edu/student-life/diversity-affairs/programs-initiatives/made-at-miami/index.html.

To make a nomination, send the student’s name and email address to kara.strass@miamioh.edu and MyTresa Taylor taylo222@miamioh.edu.  We thank you for your help in making this year’s MADE@Miami a success!

Looking to get more involved with student organizations on campus? You are in luck!! With new student organizations coming to Miami's campus, we have an increased need for awesome advisors like you! If you are interested and willing to help out, please fill out the Advisor Interest Form on the Hub. We look forward to connecting you with one of Miami's thriving student organizations. 

The off-campus housing service is now LIVE! Please direct students, faculty and staff who are looking for off-campus housing in Oxford to this service, where they can: 

• Search off-campus housing listings
• Post and search for subleases, furniture, rideshare and more!
• Create and view roommate profiles (coming soon!)
• View helpful resources about moving to and living in Oxford

If you'd like some literature about the service (for your office, residence hall, bulletin boards, etc.) please let Jen O'Brien know at obrienjc@MiamiOH.edu. 

Tech Tip of the Week

From Tim Kresse

TIP: Check out a virtual machine

WHY: Ever wish you had another computer to play with or you could run a PC program on a Mac? Have you longed to learned Linux? If so, then use a virtual machine.

HOW: A virtual machine (VM) is software that lets multiple different operating systems (OSes) run on one physical computer. Miami uses VMs in its data center to run server software for its many ‘back end’ applications and you can use a VM on your personal machine as well. If you use a Mac, you may know about Fusion or Parallels for running Windows software ‘inside’ OS X.

If you want to experiment with your own, try VirtualBox. It is a free virtual machine software that runs on and can host many different OSes.

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