“I just like to smile, smiling's my favorite!” –Buddy the Elf
This past Wednesday, Miami University’s Scholar-Leader Community held its annual MU Smiles Day all across campus. Every year, these students dress up in costumes and run around campus… spreading joy and cheer. The tradition started a few years ago when some students noticed that the demeanor of the student body dipped every year during the bleak Ohio winters. Past costumes have included fruit (together as the Fruit of the Loom), Zoro, and now, Pac-Man and Inky, the ghost.
In addition to costumes, the Scholar-Leaders passed out candy, bouncy balls, and bubbles. Stationed under the Upham arch, a member proposed to passing students, handing them a candy ring in the process. Another student dressed as a lost tourist and asked students to point him to random locations across the globe. During the times when students were in class, Pac-Man and Inky headed into administration buildings and the student center, helping to put smiles on the faces of employees and staff.
The Scholar-Leader Community, a unique Living, Learning Community (LLC) at Miami, is built around the ideas of self-governance, leadership, and authentic programming. These students are able to live in the two oldest residence halls on Miami’s campus—Elliott and Stoddard Halls. Moreover, these students meet on a weekly basis to discuss programming, share ideas, and to support each others’ endeavors. Other programming has included service-learning trips across the United States (St. Louis and Asheville, NC), service projects, and game nights for community members. For more information about the community head to http://community.muohio.edu/wilks/llc/scholarleader or to http://www.units.muohio.edu/saf/reslife/reslife/livingatmiami/llcoverview.php for more information about other LLCs.
Just remember to keep on smiling… the worst of Winter is over!
Love & Honor,
Matt Hoffman ‘10
*Yes, I realize that I am posting this at midnight... and the night is still young! Oh college life!*
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