The Harry T. Wilks Leadership Institute is committed to promoting community-based learning experiences that prepare students to become engaged public leaders and informed global citizens while also enriching and giving back to the communities that surround and support Miami University. By connecting students and communities, in Southwest Ohio and around the world, the Wilks Leadership Institute advances the understanding and practice of the types of engaged leadership necessary for building a vibrant democratic society today and in the future. The Institute was established as the result of an endowment from Miami graduate and renowned philanthropist and attorney, Harry T. Wilks.

Harvest Moon Festival

The Harvest Moon Dinner features local foods, prepared by Miami University Wilks Scholars and friends. Featuring special guest speaker Carol Goland, Executive Director of the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association.

Wilks Institute supports Harvest Moon Festival's Local Foods Dinner

The Miami Student profiled the Harvest Moon Festival on Oct 28, highlighting Wilks Scholars' involvement with planning and bringing to life the Local Foods Dinner.

John Saltmarsh Visits Miami

John Saltmarsh is the Director of the New England Resource Center for Higher Education (NERCHE) at the University of Massachusetts, Boston as well as a faculty member in the Department of Leadership in Education in the Graduate College of Education. From 1998 through 2005, he directed the Project on Integrating Service with Academic Study at Campus Compact.

High School Leadership Conference - Fall 2007

The 2007 Harry T Wilks High School Engagement Fall Program was held at Miami on 15 November 2007. As part of the Wilks Institute's ongoing commitment to collaborative work with all of our community partners, the High School Engagement Program adopted a new format this year.

Booker T. Washington Public Art Project

Miami's students collaborate with Hamilton High School and Hamilton residents to bring the history of the Booker T Washington Community Center to life.

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