Student Profiles
| Title | About |
|---|---|
| Wilks Scholar Profile: Kevin McLaughlin |
Kevin came to Miami University with a passion – to be a city planner. Participating in Acting Locally has given him a better sense of the communities he will be serving in his dream job - as well as a new desire to work with communities in different ways en route to that dream. |
| Sam Kay: Shaping Sustainable Communities |
Sam is Sophomore International Studies major with a minor in Chinese. For Sam, an essential part of the Wilks experience is asking old questions in new ways and discovering new questions in that process. Like many of his peers he is looking forward to getting to know everyone else in the program. |
| Ryan Verbic: Shaping Sustainable Communities |
Major: Zoology Minor: Neuroscience Hometown: Chardon, OH Fall 2010 Internship: MOON Co-op Favorite Wilks Experience: My favorite experience was our two week summer class. |
| Rachel Menter: Shaping Sustainable Communities |
Major: International Studies Minor: French Hometown: Atlanta, GA Fall 2010 Internship: Hamilton Department of Development |
| Mia DeNardi: Acting Locally |
Mia is a Senior Geography and Urban and Regional Planning Major. Through Acting Locally Mia has learned to piece all elements of her education at Miami together and apply that information to a practical problem. |
| Kate Ceronie:Shaping Sustainable Communities |
Majors: English and Environmental Science Hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico Fall Internship: Three Valley Conversation Trust Favorite Wilks Experience: Meeting Harry T. Wilks, creating a new plan for Talawanda High School. |
| Joe Wingenfeld: Acting Locally |
Joe is a Senior Urban and Regional Planning Major with a minor in Music Performance. Joe utilizes Wilks as an avenue to contribute his talents and abilities to community work. This year Joe is looking forward to working in Middletown and working on downtown redevelopment and coalition building. |
| Jake Mercer:Acting Locally |
Jake is a Junior Urban Planning and Regional Development major. For Jake, being a Wilks Scholar means having the opportunity to determine his own educational goals. One of the things he is most looking forward to this year is his work with the Latino population of Southwest Ohio. |
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| Interview: Stephanie Lee |
Senior Stephanie Lee partnered with the Wilks Institute and Western College program to teach a course entitled “Education for Social Change.” The following are her reflections on teaching a course as an undergraduate. |
| Heath Ingram: Acting Locally |
Heath is a Junior Public Administration Major. For Heath being is Wilks Scholar means having the desire to work for the greater good of the general public and developing a leadership style that is conducive towards that end. This year Heath is looking forward to working with the solicitor of of Cincinnati to address issues affecting the city. |
| Elizabeth Garrett |
Liz is junior American Studies and Linguistics major with a minor in German. For Liz, being a Wilks Scholar means that she gets to actively learn and grow. Her experience thus far in has defined her experience at Miami and helped her realize a potential career in law. |
| Elizabeth Garrett |
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| Dasha O'Leary: Shaping Sustainable Communities |
Majors: Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs Hometown: Toledo, Ohio Fall Internship: City of Oxford Favorite Wilks Experience: The 2010 Summer class |
| Chelsea Sharp:Shaping Sustainable Communities |
Major: Marketing Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio Fall Internship: Oxford Family Resource Center Favorite Wilks Experience: The 2010 summer class |
| Bethany Bower: Acting Locally |
Bethany is a senior Public Administration and Urban and Regional Planning Major. Being a Wilks Scholar has allowed Bethany to expand her education outside of the classroom and practice her skills in leadership. From the Acting Locally program she has learned to take the initiative to work for the public and think beyond herself. |
| Ana Contessa: Shaping Sustainable Communities |
Major: Geography, Environemtnal Science Minors: Latin American Studies Hometown: San Pedro Sala, Honduras |
| Alyssa Ferraro: Shaping Sustainable Communities |
Major: Geology and an Environmental Science Co-Major. Hometown: West Chester, Ohio Fall Internship:Bulls Run |
