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THE MIAMI STUDENT
SUMMER 2010 ♦ 3
Presidents open up about “The Miami Experience” Hodge predicts curricular reform, higher profile The Miami Student (TMS): What advice would you give first-years for how to succeed in college? University President David Hodge: One, don’t wait until the last minute on assignments. Secondly, talk to your faculty and advisors. Join a student organization. Take chances. Step outside your comfort zone. Try something new. The most important thing of all is to find Hodge your passion. TMS: What have you learned from students at Miami? Hodge: I love being with the students. (I’ve learned) to play broomball. I’ve been inspired by the students — by the creativity, by dedication, by their service to others. It’s pretty cool. TMS: What do you think is unique about the Miami experience? Hodge: I think the intensity of it — it truly is a 24/7 immersive experience. TMS: What do you wish more students knew? Hodge: Everybody on campus is here to help students succeed. The faculty and staff really care. TMS: How you do like to spend your free time? Hodge: Fishing. I’m obsessed. We have a cabin in Washington state. I also go to Brookville Lake. TMS: What is the most important thing you learned as an undergraduate student? Hodge: I think it was the transition from thinking of myself as a student to thinking of myself as
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a professional. One of my faculty as a thank-you bought me a membership in a national association. TMS: As an undergraduate student, what did you want do as a career? Hodge: I wanted to be a professor, but I never imagined this. Neither of my parents finished the 10th grade, so I knew very little about academics. TMS: What has been your favorite experience at Miami? Hodge: My favorite moments are convocation and commencement. They are filled with pride and optimism. Also, the Bicentennial, the big Charter Day celebration, to realize that 200 years before, the charter was signed. TMS: What has been your biggest challenge at Miami? Hodge: These days, you have to talk about finances, and that challenge is true of any university. The second challenge is raising our level of ambition to be even better than we are. TMS: Where do you see Miami going, or what changes do you envision in the next five to 10 years? Hodge: Academically, a lot of curricular reform to make it more dynamic and interactive. Students will have more high impact experiences like study abroad and leadership. We will have a higher national profile and we’ll have won at least one national championship in hockey. TMS: Do you go to the games? Hodge: Oh yeah! My wife Valarie and I are fans. We never knew hockey before we came to Miami.
feedback,” Brown said. Matt Hopp, a junior at Miami, said a common application would make things much easier and believes that finding a job on Miami’s campus is relatively easy. “If you look hard enough, I think you can find a job on this campus,”
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Ingram discusses roommates, getting involved on campus The Miami Student (TMS): Talk a little bit about Associated Student Government (ASG), your position (student body president) and what it does for the student body. Student Body President Heath Ingram: Student government in college is completely different than it was in high school. Student government at Miami is an opportunity to shape the institution’s future. Every Ingram student who comes into this university has an opportunity to leave a mark. Student government is one of the ways to leave an incredibly long-lasting mark. It works on behalf of the students in ways they often times don’t recognize. I mean, yeah, student government does do homecoming, but student government also represents the entire student body to the administration and to the state of Ohio and also to the country. I represent the student body at any official function of the university and speak on behalf of the entire student body. (TMS): What advice would you give to first-years as they move into their residence halls? Ingram: Get out of your comfort zone and meet as many people as you can. The more people you meet, the more fun you’re going to have. That first couple weeks, I would say meet as many people as you can in your dorm because you’re going to be seeing them throughout the rest of your time at Miami. TMS: Did you ever have trouble with a roommate or
Hopp said. Stoss said the departments would be able to utilize this tool for all student employment. “We are going to have all the departments use this website,” Stoss said. “They’ll be able to send all their requests for student employment.”
wSee INGRAM, page 14 Stoss said this website will be up and running in the fall. “Right now, we are in the testing phase,” Stoss said. According to Stoss, the university is trying to finalize the process, but the website will be up and running by the time fall employment application starts.
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