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Center Establishment Guidelines

Center establishment guidelines apply to any center that is a group of academic specialists organized under external funding to achieve particular research or public service objectives. Such centers define areas of research and public service focus and have value in identifying and giving visibility to interest clusters and establishing them as working units. The following guidelines were established by University Senate, January 2005:

  1. Initial approval for a center shall be for a three-year period. Renewal of approval is not automatic; an application must be initiated by the center, and an approval process similar to that outlined in Item 6 below will be followed.
  2. A center must operate within the policies and procedures of Miami University. It is not an independent agency or autonomous administrative unit.
  3. The University normally will not use internal funds to operate, hire, or provide space for a center as defined in Item 1. Whatever regular Miami personnel, spaces or funds are associated with a center simply represent the aggregation of the participants' times, spaces, and funds.
  4. With Miami's endorsement, a center may apply for external funding which may be used for personnel, space, or programs of the center.
  5. Persons occupying positions funded from external sources have no guarantee of continuing employment at Miami University. Appointment letters offered to these persons will specify that the appointment carries no reappointment or tenure commitment by virtue of its association with the center.
  6. A center can be established by:
    • Developing a statement of objectives, identifying and justifying an initial set of faculty participants that merit recognition, outlining anticipated activities and providing justification for organizing as a center
    • Obtaining approval of the department chairs involved and the academic dean(s) and Executive Director(s) who will be administratively responsible for the center
    • Showing how the center will be organized—although participants may be housed in several academic divisions, a single dean or Executive Director must have oversight authority
    • Gaining approval of the Associate Provost for Research and Scholarship and the Provost after the latter has received advice from the Council of Academic Deans
  7. Each center must submit an annual report via the Associate Provost for Research and Scholarship including a summary of income and expenditures. This report will be forwarded to the Provost with the Associate Provost's annual report of activities.
Locations
Oxford
Hamilton
Middletown
West Chester
Luxembourg
  • Oxford

    Miami University, Oxford Ohio

    Nationally recognized as one of the most outstanding undergraduate institutions, Miami University is a public university located in Oxford, Ohio. With a student body of 16,000, Miami effectively combines a wide range of strong academic programs with faculty who love to teach and the personal attention ordinarily found only at much smaller institutions.

    501 E. High St.
    Oxford, OH 45056

    Campus Map
    Directions

    Main Operator: 513-529-1809
    Office of Admission: 513-529-2531
    Vine Hotline: 513-529-6400
    Emergency info: MiamiOH.edu/emergency

  • Hamilton

    Hamilton Regional Campus

    A compact, friendly, commuter campus, Miami Hamilton offers bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, and beginning coursework for most four-year degrees. Small class sizes, on-site child care, and flexible scheduling make Miami Hamilton attractive to students at all stages of life and career.

    1601 University Blvd.
    Hamilton, OH 45011


    MiamiOH.edu/regionals

    Directions

    Main Operator: 513-785-3000
    Office of Admission: 513-785-3111
    Campus Status Line: 513-785-3077
    Emergency info: MiamiOH.edu/regionals/emergency

  • Middletown

    Middletown Regional Campus

    Nestled on 141 acres near I-75, Miami University Middletown offers bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, and beginning coursework for most four-year degrees.

    4200 N. University Blvd.
    Middletown, OH 45042


    MiamiOH.edu/regionals

    Directions

    Main Operator: 513-727-3200
    (Toll-free) 1-86-MIAMI-MID
    Office of Admission: 513-727-3216
    Campus Status Line: 513-727-3477
    Emergency info: MiamiOH.edu/regionals/emergency

  • West Chester

    Voice of America Learning Center

    Located midway between Cincinnati and Dayton along I-75, the Voice of America Learning Center (VOALC) offers undergraduate and graduate courses and programs drawn from Miami's Regional and Oxford campuses. Home to Miami's MBA program, the Learning Center provides ready access to graduate programs for area educators and courses leading to the BIS degree for undergraduates.

    7847 VOA Park Dr.
    (Corner of VOA Park Dr. and Cox Rd.)
    West Chester, OH 45069

    MiamiOH.edu/regionals

    Directions

    Main Operator: 513-895-8862
    (From Middletown) 513-217-8862
    Emergency info: MiamiOH.edu/regionals/emergency

  • Luxembourg

    John E. Dolibois European Center, Luxembourg

    One of Miami's oldest continuous study abroad programs, the Miami University John E. Dolibois Center (MUDEC) in Luxembourg offers students the opportunity to enroll in Miami classes taught by European-based and Ohio-based Miami faculty. Students enjoy a unique combination of first-class academics, engagement in the local community, and various faculty-guided and independent travel opportunities.

    Château de Differdange
    1, Impasse du Château
    L-4524 Differdange
    Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
    luxembourg@MiamiOH.edu
    MiamiOH.edu/luxembourg

    217-222 MacMillan Hall
    501 E. Spring Street
    Oxford, Ohio 45056, USA

    Directions

    Main Operator: 011-352-582222-1
    Oxford-based Coordinator: 513-529-8600
    Emergency info: MiamiOH.edu/emergency