Western Program at Miami University

05/07/2026

04/28/2026

Congratulations to Western Senior Tayler Stephen, who founded and organized the inaugural MoonGaze Film Festival in the historic Leonard Theater last weekend. MoonGaze is Miami’s first student organized film festival celebrating the work of BIPOC and other underrepresented student filmmakers.

It grew out of Tayler’s senior project on writer/director/producer representation in film.

https://lnkd.in/gbGQFB45

https://moongazesff.xyz/

04/15/2026

Here are some pictures from Billy Brand’s screening of his film “Pong, Ping, Pong” on April 7th

02/19/2026

We love you all beary much! Come join us tonight in the center, from 5-9 to meet Andrew, our new Western Program and Center director!

11/14/2025

Freedom Summer Bus Unveiling
This week, BCRTA and Miami University teamed up to unveil a new local bus wrap that brings the story of Freedom Summer to Butler County.
Special thanks to MU Libraries Interim Dean and Archivist Jacky Johnson and MU Andvancement's Debbie Baker for their invaluable contributions to this project. Pictured (LtoR) Western Seniors Gwendolyn Rhorer and Rayna Coronado Quentin and Prof. Jacque Daugherty

https://miamioh.edu/news/2025/11/its-a-piece-of-history-new-bus-wrap-brings-story-of-freedom-summer-around-butler-county.html

11/14/2025

Annual pumpkin carving was a blast! Check out the many designs that were made. Idk about you all, but my favorite part of carving a pumpkin is scooping out the guts!!

11/14/2025

Do you like caramel apples? We do too! Check out our caramel apple making event. So many creative apples out there!

10/06/2025

We had a wonderful tour of the Oxford Cemetery where some Western figureheads are located. Swipe through to see some familiar names…and of course our dear lady Helen.

01/24/2025

Congratulations to the entire Social Justice J-term Internship cohort, pictured here in addition to Miami faculty and staff who support the program. Not Pictured: Western senior, Gina Roth, who interned at The Cincinnati Herald. Go, Gina!

01/24/2025

Western major Nolan Miller (in red) presents on his J-term experience interning with Community Action Agency. Go, Nolan!! Western and Social Justice Studies professor, Mark Curnutte (to front right of Nolan), organizes the Social Justice J-term internship program each year. Miami interns live together in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood Cincinnati, intern 4 days per week with a local nonprofit, and do reflective professional development work each Friday.