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November 2009, Issue 4

Published: 11/09/2009

Academics in the Spotlight: School of Architecture

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The School of Architecture, founded in 1983, offers accredited professional undergraduate and graduate degrees in architecture and post-graduate degrees in urban design and real estate development. Continuing its topical emphasis on new urbanism, vernacular and classical architecture, and 20th century and contemporary modernism, the School has expanded its focus to several new areas. These include: health and the built environment, with health care design studios and courses and a continuing research partnership with faculty in the Miller School of Medicine; tropical and subtropical coastal design, building on faculty experience in locations such as Santo Domingo, Mumbai, Cape Town and Barranquilla; the new Master of Real Estate Development and Urbanism (MRED+U), an interdisciplinary one-year graduate program engaging faculty from the Schools of Business Administration and Law as well as Architecture; and the new Certificate in Historic Preservation, this year supporting faculty and students in research and documentation of the Miami Marine Stadium, a National Trust for Historic Preservation endangered site.

Global Entrepreneurship Week

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Dana White, Suzy Welch, Donald Pliner, Romero Britto, Video Gaming Summit - A Week Celebrating Entrepreneurship!

The Launch Pad is sponsoring Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009 at the University of Miami from Nov. 16-20. Collaborating with nine of the schools and colleges, over 40 events will have something for everyone, including an elevator pitch competition (with over $80K in prizes), Dana White (UFC), a day for Women Entrepreneurs with a keynote by Suzy Welch, the Social Entrepreneurship Summit featuring Dr. Greer (Presidential Medal of Freedom winner), and a Gaming and Mobile Apps Summit. Most of the events are free and open to the public (all are free to students), but in some cases advance registration is required.
To see the full agenda and register, please visit at www.thelaunchpad.org/gew

The Study Abroad Experience

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Studying abroad will be one of the most memorable as well as valuable experiences for students during their academic career. It will add an international dimension to their academic background which is critical in today's globalized environment. This experience will help students meet the challenges of today and tomorrow, and it will allow them to develop into globalized citizens who can deal across cultures with ease and certainty.

Final Exam Preparations

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Is your student worrying about preparing for final exams? Here's a plan for spacing study time across four days. Stick to this plan and your student should see positive results on his or her test scores. Keep in mind that the time blocks apply to studying for one course. Adjust studying according to the number of courses in which your student has final exams and the degree of difficulty of each course. Good luck to all on final exams!

Tutoring at UM

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At the Academic Resource Center (ARC), all UM students can take advantage of free one-on-one peer tutoring to develop a deeper understanding of course work through additional, special, or corrective instruction. All tutoring is course specific and taught by nationally certified tutors. Students are eligible for two hours of tutoring per week for each course. Peer tutoring is available for more than 175 courses. Students may also receive individual tutoring in study skills or participate in a variety of workshops on topics such as time management, note taking, and preparing for midterms and finals.

The Butler Center for Service and Leadership

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The Butler Center for Service and Leadership is the office on campus dedicated to promoting volunteerism and leadership. With over 35 student organizations and programming boards dedicated to service and advocacy work, University of Miami students have a variety of ways to get involved with the surrounding community.

Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 Commencement Information

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Is your son or daughter graduating in fall 2009 or spring 2010? We have "gone Green" and are only sending one informational mailing that will include information for the 2009-2010 Commencement Ceremonies. Be sure to visit the Commencement Web site at www.miami.edu/commencement for the ceremony schedule, parking information, and more!

Sports Update: Basketball

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Sixth-year head coach Frank Haith, who spent the beginning of the summer serving as an assistant coach with the USA World University Games men's basketball team, returns to the helm for Miami. The Hurricanes, who have advanced to the postseason in four of the last five seasons and seven times since 2000, return a pair of starters and seven letterwinners, including three players that started 16 or more games last season.


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