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LEADS Institute

The LEADS Institute is an Academic Excellence and Leadership Accelerator launched in 2021 by the College of Arts and Science supported in part by a generous gift from alum David Koschik '79 and his wife Izumi Hara. The LEADS Institute’s primary mission is to provide innovative, high-touch and comprehensive student-success programming to accelerate talented students' successful transition to and in college, and strengthen their potential to become competitive candidates for graduate and professional school or competitive employment opportunities.

Our Goal

The LEADS institute's goal is to better address high-achieving diverse students' academic, professional, cultural, and social interests, and enhance their experiences and sense of belonging in the college and university beginning in their first year.

Our Foundational Pillars  

LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE ACHIEVEMENT DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP


 

The pillars (areas of impact) of the LEADS Institute are all interdependent. All four foundational pillars are the building blocks of the LEADS Institute and its different scholars and programs. We expect our scholars to demonstrate leadership and a commitment to serving others, to strive for excellence in developing knowledge and skills for success, to be high-achieving students, to respect diverse backgrounds, identities, and perspectives, and to become future thought leaders, forward-thinkers, and scholars in their discipline or perspective careers. 

 

Our Signature Initiatives

Humanities and Social Science Scholars Program (HASS)

The Humanities and Social Science (HASS) Scholars Program is the inaugural student success program from the new LEADS Institute, an Academic Excellence and Leadership Accelerator, in the College of Arts and Science (CAS).

The HASS Scholars Program targets high-achieving students from diverse backgrounds beginning their first year of enrollment on the Oxford campus whose primary major will be in the humanities or social sciences. The goal of the HASS Scholars Program is to provide additional academic and personal support to ensure student success in CAS and Miami.

Science, Technology, Equity in Public Health, Mathematics, and Medicine and Healthcare Scholars Program (STEMM)

The Dean's Science, Technology, Equity in Public Health, Mathematics, and Medicine & Healthcare Scholars Program (STEMM) is a comprehensive four-year high-touch student success program from the new LEADS Institute, an Academic Excellence and Leadership Accelerator, in the College of Arts and Science (CAS).

Beginning in their first year of enrollment on the Oxford campus, the Dean's STEMM Scholars Program targets high-achieving students from diverse backgrounds whose primary major in the CAS will be in science, technology, equity in public health, mathematics, and medicine & healthcare (STEMM).

Koschik and Hara Summer Bridge to Success Bootcamp

The Koschik and Hara Summer Bridge to Success Bootcamp is a pre-semester program open to any incoming first-year talented students who have been enrolled in one of the LEADS Institute's signature scholars programs: the Humanities and Social Science (HASS) Scholars Program or the Dean's STEMM Scholars Program in the College of Arts and Science

The Koschik and Hara Summer Bridge to Success Bootcamp will help students develop successful strategies to ease the transition from high school to college, increase knowledge of campus resources and support services, network with key leaders, faculty, and staff on campus, and build a sense of community and belonging.

Arts and Science Multicultural Association (ASMA)

The Arts and Science Multicultural Association (ASMA) is a career-focused, pre-professional organization in the College of Arts and Science that connects students to industry professionals seeking diverse talent for inclusive work environments.

 

The Arts and Science Multicultural Association (ASMA) embraces diversity within Miami's campus across all dimensions by bringing in professional development opportunities within and outside the business sphere.

Personnel

Carolyn S. Craig, MBA, CDP, ACCQP

Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Academic Diversity Officer and Director of LEADS Institute 
College of Arts and Science, Miami University
craigcs@MiamiOH.edu

LEADS Institute - College of Arts and Science

The LEADS Institute is an Academic Excellence and Leadership Accelerator in the College of Arts and Science that provides innovative, high-touch and comprehensive student-success programming to accelerate talented students' successful transition to and in college and strengthen their potential to become competitive candidates for graduate and professional school or competitive employment opportunities.

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