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Graduate students from Miami University's Project Dragonfly traveled globally to engage in action projects on vital human and ecological issues.

Graduate students from Miami University's Project Dragonfly traveled globally to engage in action projects on vital human and ecological issues.

A Miami University senior in the Department Social and Behavioral Sciences has been named a Charles J. Ping Student Service Award Winner for 2023 by Campus Compact Ohio. This award was created to recognize and honor undergraduate students for their outstanding leadership and contributions to community service and/or service-learning on their campus and within their community. Thirteen students from across the state of Ohio are receiving this honor with two students being recipients of the Legacy Award and $250 being donated to a non-profit organization of their choice. Each outstanding student nominated for this recognition embodies the mission of Ohio Campus Compact by contributing to the civic and community engagement of students on their campuses and active involvement in the community.

A Miami University senior in the Department of Architecture + Interior Design at Miami University has been named to the Metropolis Future 100 list of the top architecture and interior design graduates of the class of 2022. Started in 2021 by Metropolis magazine, the list recognizes 50 architecture and 50 interior design students nominated by their instructors and mentors for their outstanding leadership, design, and advocacy for equity and inclusion.

Each year, Miami University honors senior students whose service to Miami and our surrounding community embodies Love and Honor with the President's Distinguished Service Award. Their service through campus life, community service, intellectual and cultural leadership or student employment demonstrates the spirit of being a citizen leader of uncommon quality. The award is considered one of the top awards bestowed to students by the university.

Student earns national civic fellowship after making an IMPACT at Miami University Regionals Jacob Gainey was named Miami Regionals' first-ever Newman Civic Fellow after finding ways to involve his fellow first-year students in their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A pair of Farmer School seniors are among Poets & Quants for Undergrads 100 Best & Brightest Business Majors Of 2022. Rukmini (Ruku) Pal and Christopher J. Walker, both economics majors, were selected from the Farmer School this year.

Mia Gordon, named 2022 Arthur Ashe Sports Scholar. Gordon, a senior on the Miami University field hockey team from Reisterstown, Md. is among the honorees. Gordon is a Bridges Scholar Mentor at Miami University and majors in both Strategic Communications and Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies while boasting an impressive 3.9 GPA. She was instrumental in organizing the field hockey team initiative to create a digital media library of books, websites and movies as an education resource on race and social justice for their team and others within Miami Athletics. Additionally, Gordon is heavily involved with a variety of committees including RedHawk Council and Miami Athletics' DE&I Council. She has also been a member of the Black Field Hockey Network aimed at increasing diversity in the game.

Each year, Miami University honors senior students whose service to Miami and our surrounding community embodies Love + Honor with the President's Distinguished Service Award. Their service through campus life, community service, intellectual and cultural leadership or student employment demonstrates the spirit of being a citizen leader of uncommon quality. The 2021 President's Distinguished Service Award recognizes outstanding students who graduated in December 2020 or January 2021, or are set to graduate in May or August 2021.

A pair of Farmer School students, Maddie Krueger and Grant Stierwalt, are this year's Miami University representatives in the Poets & Quants for Undergrads' 100 Best and Brightest Business School Students for 2021. In its 6th year, the Best & Brightest "features seniors who personify the best in business education" based on factors such as "academic excellence, extracurricular leadership, personal character, innate potential, a striking personal narrative, and overall impact on the program."

Miami University Students completed the Presidential Career & Leadership Series. Students positioned themselves as leaders in the workplace by taking initiative and enhancing professional development skills.

Miami Regionals recently honored students for outstanding service and leadership in and outside the classroom.

Two Farmer School students have been named to Poets and Quants for Undergrad's list of Best and Brightest Business Majors of 2020. Finance major J'Quaan Waite and marketing major Laura Mena are among the 100 students selected nationwide. P&Q described the selected students as "seniors who differentiated themselves through their academic excellence, extracurricular leadership, innate potential, and personal character these forces of nature are always there for others, to lend help and lead by example. In the end, they are the students who'll be remembered, the ones who left their schools better than they found them."

Miami graduate students from Project Dragonfly have been invited to present as featured speakers at the 16th Annual World Community Conference at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden Dec. 14, 2019. Sponsored by the Zoo and Miami University's Project Dragonfly, the conference showcases the work of students who have conducted inquiry projects in communities across the U.S. and at key conservation sites around the world.

The 23rd annual Women of Excellence awards luncheon, presented by the YWCA of Piqua, was held on Thursday at the Piqua Country Club, during which Deb Oexmann, Lorna Swisher, and Cassidy Hemm were honored. Both Oexmann and Swisher were named 2019 Women of Excellence, and Cassidy Hemm was named the 2019 Young Woman of Tomorrow. The awards were presented by Women of Excellence Committee member Terry Naas, who shared details about each woman's life and dedication to their work.

Megan Zahneis received the 2019 AHEAD Student Recognition Award on July 13 at the organization's annual conference in Boston. AHEAD, The Association for Higher Education and Disability, is the leading voice for higher education professionals invested in creating welcoming higher education experiences for disabled individuals. Zahneis helped establish the Students with Disabilities Advisory Council (SDAC), a campus voice for students with disabilities, by students with disabilities. Under Zahneis' leadership, SDAC has become a force of nature on campus. They've held large-scale campus-wide events drawing large crowds. They've developed a one-on-one mentoring program that pairs new students with another member of the disability community on campus. They've developed resources and presentations that have been highlighted on a national scale. Their signature program, Coffee & Conversations, is designed for students with disabilities to share their experiences and engage in conversation with Miami faculty members. The series is just one example of SDAC's dedication to fulfilling the promise in their slogan "Changing Perceptions, One Conversation at a Time."

Miami graduate students from Project Dragonfly have been invited to present as featured speakers at the 15th Annual World Community Conference at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden Dec. 15, 2018. Sponsored by the zoo and Miami University's Project Dragonfly, the conference showcases the work of students who have conducted inquiry projects in communities across the U.S. and at key conservation sites around the world.

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Miami University Students Named Summer SOULs

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Miami University Students Named to Student Advisory Council

Miami University Student Appointed to Governor's Board

Miami University Student Elected to Statewide Board

Graduate students in the Global Field Program (GFP) from Miami University's Project Dragonfly have been awarded a Leadership badge from the university for demonstrating collaborative leadership skills that have helped bring about positive change in their community.

Graduate students in the Global Field Program (GFP) and Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) from Miami University's Project Dragonfly have been awarded a Leadership badge from the university for demonstrating collaborative leadership skills that have helped bring about positive change in their community.

Miami University Students Named Summer SOULs

Tomorrow, four Miami master's students from Project Dragonfly will present as invited featured speakers at the 10th Annual World Community Conference at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. The Conference, sponsored by the Zoo and Miami University's Project Dragonfly, will showcase the work of formal and informal educators who have conducted inquiry projects at key conservation sites around the world and in classrooms throughout the country.