“Service-learning can and should be as much about the mind as it is about the heart.  At its best, service-learning provides opportunities for students to see their academic materials at ground level as well as pushing them into situations that stretch their comfort level.  A great service-learning experience is a true fusion of scholarship, teaching, and service, creating a highly motivating and engaging learning experience.  [All three of Miami’s campuses] are portals to communities with a great many opportunities for students to both contribute and learn.”

            - President David Hodge, Inaugural Address, October 20, 2006

The Wilks Leadership Institute supports a series of service-learning courses that promote public and community leadership across the curriculum.

Our flagship initiative and first "think tank" is Acting Locally, a multi-year community-based research and learning project in American Studies.

Course Offerings:

Course Descriptions:

AMS 201 Approaches to American Culture: Global to Local: Identity, Community and Power

AMS301 Practice in American Studies:   Globalization in Southwestern Ohio

AMS401 Senior Capstone in American Studies:  Community-Based Research Project 

AMS405 American Studies Workshop: Community-Based Project Implementation

EDL104 Leadership for the Public Good explores theories and practices of citizenship and leadership. ...

EDL104 EDL104 Leadership for the Public Good Leadership for the Public Good explores theories and...

EDL401 Cultural Studies and the Complexity of Empowerment (EDL 401) is a capstone course which uses the...

EDT 422 EDT 422 – Capstone Service-Learning Studies in Educational Issues   Service-Learning: an...