The Office of Media Relations is responsible for communicating information regarding the University’s achievements, faculty research, programs, and events to the local, regional, national, and international news media. The staff also responds to daily media requests for information and faculty experts. The Media Relations staff works closely with the Department of Public Safety to manage all external communications in emergency situations and play a key role in crisis contingency planning.
The Office of Media Relations is responsible for communicating information regarding the University’s achievements, faculty research, programs, and events to the local, regional, national, and international news media. The staff also responds to daily media requests for information and faculty experts. The Media Relations staff works closely with the Department of Public Safety to manage all external communications in emergency situations and play a key role in crisis contingency planning.
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, sometimes known as the Office of Planning and Institutional Research and now named the Office of Planning, Institutional Research, and Assessment (PIRA), engages in a wide range of institutional research and assessment activities as part of its mission to support planning, policy analysis, institutional management, and assessment by analyzing student, faculty, and other data to address issues related to a wide range of topics. The Office provides services in two areas: 1) planning and institutional research and 2) assessment and accreditation for the university. PIRA publishes a pocket-size Fact Finder each fall summarizing key statistics about the institution; in addition, the office produces a more comprehensive Fact Book, available in the fall, spring, and summer, that includes five-year trends and data by school, college, and department.
The Office of Student Employment (OSE) is part of the Division of Enrollment Management, which is responsible for assisting and guiding degree-seeking students through the job search and placement process while attending the University of Miami.
The Office of the Registrar is charged with the overall responsibility for activities relating to course registration, students' academic records, course scheduling and enrollment and academic systems maintenance.
The Office of University Relations includes the divisions of Media Relations, Medical School Public Relations, Video Services and the Publications Department. Earlier titles for this office include the News Bureau and the Public Affairs Office. The periodic changes in office titles and functions are a reflection of shifts in the emphasis of university activities and the constant evolution of technology. Office files include information that dates from the University of Miami's inception, in 1926, through the mid-1980s.
The Pep Club was established in 1950 to promote student enthusiasm at the University. Its Hail to the Spirit student magazine was devoted to furthering school spirit.
Planet Kreyol was founded in 1993 at the University of Miami as the Haitian Student Organization and later renamed as Planet Kreyol. Their mission is to promote cultural awareness while servicing the community and preserving the ancestry of Haiti.
The University of Miami Press published its first book, 'Atlantic Coral Reefs' by F. Walton Smith, in 1948. The Business Services of the university took over the operation in 2002, but new titles have not been published since then. There are 315 University of Miami Press publications listed in Richter's online catalog.
