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In This Issue

Check out this issue of the Wilks Newsbeat to discover:

  • Voting rates of Miami students up in 2020!
  • We're HIRING!
  • Apply to be a Scholar Leader
  • Interfaith Engagement
  • Service and Volunteering Opportunities

We're Hiring!
We're hiring a Wilks Fellow for Civic Engagement

Email your resume and cover letter to Kristen Edwards at edwardkb@miamioh.edu by Friday 12/3 for first consideration.

Wilks in the News
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Voting Among Miami Students See a Dramatic Increase in 2020


Student voting on campus increased significantly in last year’s presidential election, rising to 70.5% in 2020 from a rate of 60.1% in 2016. This exceeds the national average of voting rates on college institutions of 66%. 

Miami also received a Gold Seal Campus Award from the All In Campus Democracy Challenge due to the high voter turnout.
Email WilksLeadership@MiamiOH.edu if you would like a full copy of the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement data for Miami University.
Read More
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City Council Event


Oxford City Council candidates came together Tuesday, Oct. 26, with the Wilks Institute for Leadership and Service to discuss making community-based change through leadership. The event was highlighted in the Oxford Observer and the Miami Student. Check out the articles below!
Oxford Observer
Miami Student

Lessons in Leadership
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Join us for Lessons in Leadership!


Follow us on Instagram to learn more about our workshops and experiences.

Leadership Opportunities Around Campus

To have an opportunity shared through the Wilks Newsbeat, please send your information and a picture to WilksLeadership@MiamiOH.edu by the 20th of the month.

Love and Honor Story Project

Do you know someone who demonstrates extraordinary care for their community?

The Love and Honor Story Project celebrates students who make a positive impact on campus! Nominate them to be recognized on the Dean of Students' website!

Get Involved!
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Leadership and Service Certificate
The Leadership and Service Certificate (LSC) program challenges students to examine leadership from diverse perspectives and encourages reflection into their own leadership skills, values, and beliefs. 

For more information, email WilksLeadership@MiamiOH.edu to set up a one-on-one chat about the program.
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MPACT: Service Org Collaborative
The Wilks Institute and Student Activities are working together to create a collaborative of student organizations focused on community engagement, volunteerism, service, and social impact. Membership in the collaborative will include gatherings 1-2 times per semester and access to professional development opportunities.
If you are a member of a student organization focused on community engagement, service, or volunteerism and would like to join the collaborative, please email us at WilksLeadership@miamiOH.edu.
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Join META!
Multifaith Engagement for Transformative Leadership

To join, email WilksLeadership@MiamiOH.edu

The META student organization is a unifying network of student leaders at Miami University with many different perspectives on faith, religion, spirituality, secularism, meaning, and purpose. They seek to develop a campus and community climate where people commit to understand, respect, and appreciate others’ religious, spiritual, or secular meaning-making, confront religious intolerance, and work toward equity for all.
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Community Connect
Tracking Volunteer Hours

ComMUnity Connect is Miami University’s new tool for the promotion, management, and tracking of volunteer opportunities in our region.

Starting Fall 2021, all individual, student org, and chapter volunteer hours will need to be logged on ComMUnity Connect.

We believe this new tool will increase levels of community engagement in Southwest Ohio and provide us with a more accurate picture of how we are impacting our communities together as nonprofits and educational institutions.

ALL Miami staff, students, and faculty are able to log in using their Miami login information.
ComMUnity Connect
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Join the Scholar Leader Living Learning Community
  • Develop your leadership and communication skills
  • Join a community stretching back generations
  • Live in the center of campus
  • Recieve scholarships
  • Get involved in the local community 
  • Instill change and work towards a more just and equitable society
Applications Due February 6th!
Apply Today!
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