Friday, August 20, 1999
Miami freshman class hits record
BY RANDY McNUTT
The Cincinnati Enquirer
OXFORD — Miami University's largest-ever freshman class will start arriving today.
The class of 3,600 students is at least 100 more than were enrolled last year, when a record was set, said Holly Wissing, a university spokeswoman.
Exact enrollment numbers won't be available until 14 days after classes begin on Tuesday.
And the students who begin arriving here this weekend will attend a university that is growing in stature nationally.
Ranked 22nd in U.S.
On Thursday, a U.S. News & World Report survey ranked Miami 22nd among the top public universities in the country. Last year, Miami was No. 36.
“I'm delighted,” said President James C. Garland. “It's one of the greatest one-year gains of any university.”
At 10 a.m. today, 679 students will receive degrees from Dr. Garland at Millett Hall, concluding the summer session.
In the afternoon, he and his wife, Carole, will hand out cookies to first-year students and their parents.
Summer reading sets tone
Over the summer, incoming freshmen have been participating in a summer reading program.
Their assignment: reading Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago, by David Isay, LeAlan Jones and Lloyd Newman, former teen-age residents of an old Chicago housing project.
The authors will address the university's convocation at 1:30 p.m. Monday. Their talk begins a yearlong academic focus on the American city.
The Book “sets the tone for the academic year,” Ms. Wissing said.
Cars OK for juniors
For the first time on the Oxford campus, juniors will be allowed to keep cars this year.
“How will it affect the campus? I don't know,” she said. “My guess is that it won't have much of an impact.”
Last year, Miami allowed seniors to keep cars — if the students met certain criteria.
“Miami doesn't prohibit cars; it restricts them,” she said.
“If students need a car to go to a job or another campus, or for other good reasons, they can have them.”
The university provides student bus service throughout the campus and city every 10 to 15 minutes. Half of the school's student body lives off campus.
Ms. Wissing said students have responded favorably to new rules allowing them to register vehicles by computer.
“It has been an immensely popular option,” Ms. Wissing said. “This is the first time you can register online.
“Students don't have to stand in line. More than 100 people a day have been registering online.
“I think that's a good indication of how technology is permeating universities,” Ms. Wissing said.
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