It's an Oxford Summer!

What happens in small-town Oxford in the middle of July?

You may have seen some statistics floating around about the proportion of Miami students to Oxford residents: roughly 16,500 Miami students heavily outnumber the 8,500 permanent residents! So what’s it like in Oxford when most students are home with their families for the summer, gaining work experience through individual internships, or taking advantage of fabulous programs like the Urban Leadership Internship Program? Well, it’s busier than you might think!

In this week alone, Miami hosted the Ohio Swimming Junior Olympic Championships and the 2009 USA Swimming Speedo Champions Series. That’s over 1500 top swimmers not only from Ohio, but across the country utilizing our state of the art facilities! Not only do we have top-notch swimmers gathering here in Oxford, but The Miami University Skating team is currently hosting on week-long sessions for up-and-coming figure skaters from across the nation.

The Ohio Department of Education, Miami’s Summer Honors Institute, and B the Change U Wish 2 C invited twenty-five gifted sophomore and junior high school students from Ohio to explore civic engagement on Miami’s campus. On Friday, the students will complete a two-week curriculum exploring the theoretical side of service, and what it means to be engaged in community service work using an interdisciplinary approach.

Roughly 80 students entering their senior year of high school are currently participating in the Junior Scholars Program. These students are taking college-level courses and gaining university credit before even graduating from high school! Not only that, but these participants are guaranteed admission to Miami University after they complete their high school curriculum.

As you might imagine, Oxford is a bustling town even when the majority of undergraduate students are continuing their college adventures in exciting and different ways! To learn more about what current Miami students do with their summers, visit our summer student blog or visit www.muohio.edu/summer.