Engaging Our Wider Community
In 1967, the State of Ohio stipulated that Hamilton demonstrate the community’s commitment to the establishment of Miami University Hamilton. The community had to raise some $800,000 on its own, in a relatively short period of time, toward initial startup costs. Immediately a fundraising campaign was organized and well before the deadline arrived, the people of Hamilton had raised more than $2 million.
In the more than 40 years that have passed since, both campus and community have focused on building meaningful, lasting relationships and partnerships based on mutual trust and mutual benefit, with the greater good of an entire community at heart.
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Community Partnerships
Community Service
AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program
Student Involvement in Community
Community service is a key aspect of the campus mission. As an academic institution, Miami Hamilton embraces the responsibility and opportunity to contribute significantly to the economic and cultural future of our region.
Learn more about how Miami Hamilton engages in civic engagement at the Center for Civic Engagement website.
Jessica Toglia holds a one-year appointment as a AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) working with the Center for Civic Engagement and Student Activities/Service Learning. Contact Jessica at togliajm@muohio.edu.
Jessica also works closely with Jen O'Brien, Director of Miami Hamilton's Office of Student Activities. Jen provides oversight and support for 25 officially-recognized student organizations at Miami Hamilton which are active in the community and on campus. A recent addition is the Rotaract Club of Miami Hamilton, the college version of Rotary International sponsored by the Hamilton and Fairfield Rotary clubs.
Other student organizations include the following:
