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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 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 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 Financial Assistance, formerly known as the Department of Student Financial Aid Services, provides advisement and assistance services for the students regarding educational costs.

All activities related to commencement ceremonies are managed by the Office of Commencement of the University of Miami.

The ceremonial mace in the collection of the University Archives was donated by the Office of Commencement of the University of Miami in 2010.  It is a symbolic weapon to protect the ideals of truth, justice, and leaning carried at the head of the academic procession during the commencement ceremony by the Grand Marshal, whose symbolic duty is the protection of the University, its people, and its processes.

There are no documents on the ceremonial maces used by the university in the past and present, but the Archives assumes that the item donated was the second mace used from 1950s to 1980s.  Historical images of the first and second maces are available in the University of Miami Historical Photograph Collection.

According to the Office of Commencement, the current mace dates back to 1986, which was sculpted by UM professor of art William Ward.

The Office of Admissions processes the applications submitted by students applying to the university. The applications are evaluated and a decision is made whether or not to admit the prospective student.

Mortar Board began as the first-ever national organization honoring senior college women. At UM, it began in 1937 as another organization known as Nu Kappa Tau, which was regarded as the highest honor given to women during the time that Iron Arrow was restricted to men. In 1966, its members chose to affiliate with the National Women's Honor Society to became Mortar Board. In 1975, membership was opened to male students. Today, it  is a national honor society that recognizes college seniors for their achievements in scholarship, leadership, and service.