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Tours

1. Admission Campus Tour

   Our self-guided tour will show you around our key locations on campus. At each stop, you can watch a video from our student tour guides to learn more.

   Stops

   1. Welcome

   2. Arts Quad/Center for Performing Arts

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      Arts Quad is home to the College of Creative Arts, several studios, and our Center for Performing Arts which has multiple theaters. Students of all majors will enjoy classes in the arts that boost their creativity. Co-curricular opportunities in the arts are open to all students.

   3. Etheridge Hall

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      Etheridge Hall is one of our newest residence halls on campus featuring very nice amenities including central heat and air conditioning, student ID (MULaa account) operated laundry, updated common areas with a full kitchen, and shared entertainment options. There is a two-year on-campus living requirement for students who live outside of commuter range (about 50 miles or an hour driving distance). First-year students select their living option by picking a Living Learning Community, allowing them to live around other students that share more in common than just age.

   4. Maple Street Commons

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      Maple Street Commons is one of the five buffet dining locations on campus; one is on or near every major residence quad. We also have over 25 a la carte options for dining. The meal plan is typically split between swipes for the buffets (which expire if you don’t use them) and declining balance for the a la carte dining (which rolls over from semester to semester). Miami has won 50+ culinary awards over the past few years.

   5. Goggin Ice Center

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      Goggin Ice Center is home to our “ice” sports such as hockey, figure skating, and broomball. Our Division I men’s hockey team has graduated several players into the NHL, the women’s club hockey team has won multiple national championships, and our synchronized skating team has won 17 national championships including 12 in a row (an NCAA record for all sports). All students can take classes or participate in intramurals in all of these disciplines.

   6. Recreational Sports Center

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      The Recreational Sports Center (The Rec) is home to incredible areas for student wellness and fitness and is also where you can find our Olympic sized and caliber swimming and diving facility. Free weights, cardio equipment, group classes, basketball courts, and a climbing wall are just some of the amenities readily available for students. This is also where you can enjoy Spinning with the Crawfords, where you can enjoy a spinning class with President and Dr. Crawford.

   7. Central Quad and Sundial

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      The iconic view of our beautiful campus comes from the sundial overlooking central quad, which is home to many of our sorority suites and housing options. This is also the location of Mega Fair which takes place at the beginning of fall semester offering new students a chance to see and interact with representatives from our 600+ student organizations. For a little extra luck on an exam, rub the turtle heads on the sundial.

   8. Armstrong Student Center

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      The center of student life on campus, Armstrong Student Center, was designed and is currently run with a ton of student involvement. It is home to the offices for many student resources and organizations including the Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion, The Miami Student (one of the oldest college newspapers in the country), and the First Miami Student Credit Union (one of three student-run college credit unions in the nation). There are also several great a la carte dining options, a 500-seat multipurpose theater, and an incredible family room located on the first floor. The most recent addition to the Armstrong Student Center houses two new dining options (Cafe Lux and Red Zone), the 80-seat Associated Student Government Senate floor, and the brand new Center for Career Exploration and Success. Students are expected to engage with this office from day one, leading to finding a professional path that they enjoy and are set to excel within. We host four times the number of interviews in this space compared to of our peer institutions.

   9. Academic Quad and the Academic Seal

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      The Great Seal of the University is a historical marker and part of a very well-known campus tradition. Students are not supposed to step on the seal until after graduation or they will face bad luck on their next exam. Within view is the Upham Hall arch also known for a popular campus tradition. Kissing someone under the arch at midnight signifies that you will be with that person forever, maybe becoming a “Miami Merger” — the name for the nearly 16% of alums who are married to one another (one of the largest percentages of any alumni base in the nation).

   10. King Library

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       King Library is the biggest of four libraries on campus, a popular study spot, and home to some incredible campus resources. The Howe Writing Center offers free help to students with any writing assignment in person or remotely. King Library also houses the Office of Research for Undergraduates, which allows students insight into identifying and becoming part of most research opportunities on campus. The lower level also boasts King Cafe, a great spot for food and coffee during study breaks or a perfect spot for those who like to study around more activity and noise.

   11. North Quad

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       A beautiful view of North Quad can be seen from the back patio of our Engineering complex, which includes three interconnected buildings filled with state-of-the-art labs, classrooms, offices, and study spaces. North Quad is home to several residence halls, a buffet dining location, one of two on-campus Starbucks, and several athletic facilities including our Hayden Field (baseball), Millett Hall (men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball), and Yager Stadium which features our 2019 MAC Champion football team and the Cradle of Coaches museum.

   12. Pearson Hall

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       Pearson Hall is home to our biological sciences and most of our health science facilities. The cornerstone of all science facilities, Pearson Hall features the Mallory Wilson Center for Pre-Healthcare Education (the advising office for all health-related pre-professional programs like pre-med, pre-dentistry, pre-vet), brand new and state-of-the-art nursing simulation labs, and tons of undergraduate research opportunities.

   13. Farmer School of Business

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       A nationally rated and recognized public business school lies within one of our newest academic facilities on campus. Built from the ground up and opened in 2010 the Farmer School of Business facility is home to our largest classroom on campus (Taylor Auditorium, which seats 500 people), a mock stock trading floor with the same technology used on Wall Street, and an amazing lunch spot: Dividends Cafe.