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