"One of the coolest things I've ever done at Miami"
- student participant
Hector Aristizabal's visit to Miami University occured on September 5-6, 2008.
Wilks Scholars Amy Weber, John Obrycki, and Whittney Barth joined 18 other graduates in receiving President's Distinguished Service Awards, recognizing their 'extraordinary service in and outside of the campus community'.
This past year, the High Engagement Program adopted a new format. Students from Talawanda and Hamilton high schools came to Miami in the fall of 2007. Throughout this past year we visited the high schools to discuss issues that matter to them and their community-including school funding, climate and the need for spaces for students to have dialogue.
Wilks Scholar Jessica Reading created the Partners for Change initiative in order to build more relationships between Latino business owners in Hamilton and Miami students.
The Wilks Institute supported students who traveled to the Dominican Republic as part of a Spring Break trip.