ActivITies

We have a lot to celebrate. The people who make the tech talk at Miami are full of surprises, and we get up to more than a few shenanigans both in and outside the office. We're learning, growing, and celebrating with each other as colleagues and friends.

These are just a few examples of how IT Services is successful every day thanks to the sum of its parts—the people that make up the team.

Toastmasters

Quite a few of our team members are part of (and were instrumental in chartering) the Oxford Toastmasters Club. To learn more, read our feature article.
Emily Schmidt speaking
Festus Ojo speaking
Holly Gage speaking
Roxanne Storer speaks

Happy Retirement, Mary Beth!

Mary Beth Dillon celebrated her retirement in style after spending 24 years, three weeks, and one day at Miami. Steve Thole regaled a group of onlookers with tales of some of Mary Beth's accomplishments, and we all had a lot of cake.

You can view the rest of the photos of Mary Beth Dillon's retirement party on Facebook!

Table of retirement goodies, presents and cake.
Mary Beth Dillon wearing a pink sweater and smiling.
Steve Thole regaling onlookers with stories about Mary Beth.

CHIPS

CHIPS stands for: Commending Helpful, Innovative, and Proactive Service. CHIPS is a way for each of us to recognize the good work of our fellow IT staff members. At the beginning of each year, we get four handmade ceramic chips to give when we see someone doing something helpful, innovative, or proactive.

Even cooler: We make all of the disks ourselves!

For the full effect, visit us on Facebook.

Several small gray disks with the Miami M stamped in
A table full of small gray disks
Chips going into the kiln
A white chip with the Miami M stamped in
A blue chip next to a cup of blue stain
Four shiny colored chips

Hoyt Hall Renovations

Recently, Hoyt Hall (AKA IT Services Central) had a bit of a facelift. The cubes got shorter, the space got more open, and the Brown Road folks joined us at last!

View the rest of the photos on Facebook.

The moving van for the Brown Road folks.
An empty floor
Floor 3 of Hoyt Hall looking rather gutted