Miami (Ohio), near Cincinnati, was designed to be a traditional college in a traditional college town. In fact, Oxford was first known as College Township roughly 200 years ago. Miami continues to win plaudits for its campus, which is dominated by red-brick, three- and four-story buildings with black roofs. One student's ironic tribute to the school is available here, whereas an aerial-tour video can be found here.
First in Mary's collection is Alumni Hall, previously a library and now host to Architecture and Interior Design.
Second is a building that, early in its history, was known as the Oxford Female Institute and Oxford College for Women ("Ox College"). Miami University acquired it roughly 100 years ago and, for a time, used it as a women's dormitory. Now, the building hosts the Oxford Community Arts Center.
Lastly, in the distance on the right-hand side of the following photo, we have the relatively new building (2006) of the Psychology Department.
Miami is a strong academic institution, with particular praise for undergraduate education, in an attractive and traditional setting. A big city, Cincinnati, is only about 45 minutes away (say to take in a Reds baseball game). I haven't been to Miami University, but it really seems to offer students a nice package.
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*There is great potential for confusion between Miami University (in Ohio) and the University of Miami (in Florida). Thus, you'll often see the former referred to as "Miami of Ohio" or "Miami (Ohio)."
