MIami Stories - From the Desk of President Crawford

Dear fellow Miamians,

Renate and I have been visiting with alumni across the country during the last several weeks. We are inspired by their commitment to Miami, and we love telling them about the exciting things happening here. Thank you for all you do for Miami. 
Love and Honor,
Gregory P. Crawford
Gregory P. Crawford
President
ACCESS MIAMI
Founded in 2015 as the Inclusive University program, Access Miami eases the path to higher education for students labeled with intellectual disabilities, such as Down syndrome. It is led by Ashley Johnson, a 2005 Miami alumna and clinical faculty member. Participants live on campus for a week in the summer, take a disability studies course and experience college life. Students and alumni from the College of Education, Health & Society support the program as roommates and peer mentors.

The Access Miami Program is grounded in service and engagement, encouraging students each summer to take on a project focused on increasing accessibility and access on campus. The focus of this year’s program was "a journey from inclusion to access," where students helped develop a proposal to transition into a full-time program. The long-term goal for Access Miami is to help students take Miami classes, work on campus, join student organizations and engage in service-learning opportunities as full-time students – starting with a pilot program in fall 2020.
STUDENT
Megan Cremeans is a senior from Somerset, double majoring in political science and integrated social studies education. She was an undergraduate summer scholar in 2018 and a 2019 recipient of the $11,000 Joanna Jackson Goldman Memorial Prize, which allowed her to conduct independent research on the impact of school funding on rural and Appalachian communities. Megan has been active in the Government Relations Network, advocating to government leaders on behalf of higher education. Megan just completed her term as a Miami University student trustee, and she plans to attend law school following graduation. 
FACULTY & STAFF
'Boot camp' helps student-athletes succeed
Miami's Summer Bridge program, sometimes known as the Academic Boot Camp, was started 10 years ago by Professor Rodney Coates and Craig Bennett, then the assistant athletic director for academic services. The program provides a basic course on academic skills wedded to a strenuous academic foundation course.
Boot Camp students must submit answers daily to critical reflective questions based on assigned readings, and they write a reflective essay every week, an assignment that grows from three to five paragraphs to three to five pages. Later, they conduct online research and write 50-word abstracts on the daily questions, producing a total of 60 pages of writing during the course.

The Academic Boot Camp succeeds through a team effort. Coaches set up and monitor study tables, ensuring that athletes have two hours for each hour in class.  Graduates of the Boot Camp achieve greater academic success, as measured through retention, GPA and graduation rates.


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#MiamiOH mineralogist John Rakovan received the 2019 Carnegie Mineralogical Award in recognition of outstanding contributions in mineralogical preservation, conservation and education.
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Last week at @Clevelandclinic, the top 8 teams of last semester’s First-Year Integrated Core presented solutions after weeks of hard work and preparation. Thank you Cleveland Clinic for this unique opportunity. We look forward to future partnerships! ow.ly/cH9i30qmDjr
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