迈阿密大学牛津分校：有所成就而不是突出自己
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Miami University (informally known as Miami， Miami U， Miami of Ohio， and MU) is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford， Ohio， United States. Founded in 1809， although classes were not held until 1824， it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio， founded four years after Ohio University.The foundations for Miami University were first laid by an Act of Congress signed by President George Washington， stating that an academy should be located Northwest of the Ohio River in the Miami Valley. The Legislature passed "An Act to Establish the Miami University" on February 2， 1809， and a board of trustees was created by the state. The board of trustees closed the school in 1873， and leased the campus for a grammar school.The university re-opened in 1885， having paid all of its debts and repaired many of its buildings； there were forty students in its first year. The Oxford College for Women merged with Miami University in 1928. In 1974， The Western College for Women in Oxford， was sold to Miami； and President Shriver oversaw the creation of the well-respected and innovative Interdisciplinary Studies Program known as the Western College Program.
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System： Miami University has six academic divisions-the College of Arts & Science， the Farmer School of Business， the School of Engineering & Applied Science， the School of Education， Health， & Society， the School of Creative Arts， the School of Inter-disciplinary Studiesand the Graduate School.Note： The College of Arts & Science is the oldest and largest college at Miami， with nearly half of the undergraduate student body enrollment. Miami"s Farmer School of Business is a nationally recognized school of business that offers eight majors. The school also offers graduate MBA， accountancy， and economics degrees. Miami"s School of Creative Arts comprises four departments-architecture and interior design， music， theatre， and art. Each department has its own admission requirements separate from the standard admissions requirements for the University.
Western College Program： The Western College Program was created in 1974 when the Western College for Women merged with Miami University. The program consisted of an interdisciplinary living/learning community with small class sizes and student-designed focuses. Majors included Interdisciplinary Studies， Environmental Science， and Environmental Studies. Academics were divided into three core areas： Creativity and Culture， Social Systems， and Natural Systems.
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academy [kdmi] n. 学院；研究院；专科院校
lease [li：s] vt. 出租
accountancy [kauntnsi] n. 会计工作；会计学
中文概述
迈阿密大学牛津分校是美国俄亥俄州的一所州立大学，它成立于1809年，是美国最优秀、最美丽的公立大学之一。迈阿密大学牛津分校本部位于美国俄亥俄州牛津市，同时在俄亥俄州的哈密顿（Hamilton）市和米德尔顿（Middletown）市，以及在欧洲的卢森堡设有三个分校。迈阿密大学牛津分校提供私立大学的教育环境，但只收公立大学的学费。随着学校的发展，迈阿密大学牛津分校的声誉不断提升，在19世纪七八十年代被誉为"西部耶鲁"。
迈阿密大学牛津分校现设有七个院系：文学与科学学院，商学院，教育学院，工程与应用科学学院，艺术学院，跨学科研究生院，研究生院。优势专业包括：商业、管理、市场营销、教育、社会学、生物和生物医学、心理学。自然科学方面，化学、微生物学和植物学都很突出。学校的商学院，强调跨学科的综合学习和知识的实际运用，注重培养学生的全球性眼光、领导才能和科技应用的能力。
迈阿密大学牛津分校中所属跨系研读学院设计了一项颇为突出的课程，名叫"西方大学计划"（Western College Program），学生需修读社会学、人文学科和自然科学。所有学生都住在一起，自成一个小天地。还有一项特色是，在欧洲卢森堡设有一所分校，修读外文的同学，都有机会赴卢森堡学习一个学期甚或一年外文课程。
梦想成功录
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
大业成于百折不挠，不论力量大小。
For all pain helps to make us rise， however much we may hate it at the time.
一切痛苦都有助于我们奋发向上，不论我们当时是多么憎恨它。