Seal of Miami Transom

Connecting the "old to the new” is a stained glass transom holding the Seal of Miami University. "Included in the seal are three elements in a circle: an open book, a globe of the earth, and a telescope. These three elements symbolize the past, the present and the future. With the circle of three elements are the three Latin words: Prodesse Quam Conspici. These words are the Miami motto, the English equivalent of which is 'to accomplish without being conspicuous.'" Excerpt from Miami University: A Personal History Dr. Phillip R. Shriver, President Emeritus & Professor of History