Connecting the Dots Between Nutrition and Sustainability

Orin Edwards strives for excellence in all aspects of life. As part of Miami RedHawks football, Orin shines as a leader on and off the field. As a student, he understands the essential importance of time management and balance. But success isn’t always easy, and not everything always goes as planned. So we’ll also talk about not giving up when your reality unravels, overcoming the limitations often imposed on us by others, the power of changing your perspective, and more.

Featured Majors: Biology, Sport Leadership and Management (SLAM)

Featured Organizations: Miami RedHawks Football

Nyah Smith has gone from an uncertain first-year student to a true student leader as the university’s student body president, and it’s been a remarkable journey that shows just how truly transformative college can be. We’ll also talk about how to pivot and adapt to the unexpected, while still embracing the magic of the moment. Why student orgs are so vital. And why it’s so important to get out of your comfort zone, to get involved, and to just go for it!

Featured Majors: Social Work, Public Health

Featured Organizations: Associated Student Government, SEAL Ambassadors, Armstrong Student Center Board, Intramural Sport Program

Before every episode of Major Insight, we start with ice breakers. It’s just a way to have fun, to get warmed up, and to get to know each other a little better. So on this special episode, get ready to hear college students answer some of the least important questions of our time.

College is a time of intellectual and personal growth. And Liz Grossman has excelled at both by combining her many interests into a dynamic experience that breaks boundaries between sports, video games, art, history, fashion, pop culture, AI, and more. We’ll also talk about being financially responsible in college, the best kept secrets of time management, tips on applying to grad school, and about how finding balance in life might be one of the most important things you ever learn how to do.

Featured Majors: Sport Leadership and Management, Esports Management

Featured Organizations: Women in Sport Leadership (WISL), NBA2K Esports Team, Phi Sigma Pi

Acting is life for Jonathan Erwin, who has been inspired to move audiences to laughter, tears, and applause ever since he began performing at a young age. We’ll also talk about what it takes to pursue a career in film, learning how to break the mold, to expect the unexpected, and to embrace the freedom you’ll find in college.

Featured Majors: Theater, Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship.

Featured Organizations: Department of Theatre

Lauren McCann understands how truly transformative great educators can be. As a primary education major and aspiring teacher, she hopes to help new generations of children become intelligent, creative, thoughtful, and empathic life-long learners. We’ll also talk about overcoming homesickness, the pitfalls of “people pleasing,” and about relying on good friends and family members during those challenge college times. 

Featured Majors: Primary Education

Featured Organizations: EcoReps, Miami University National Science Teaching Association (MUNSTA), Global Initiatives

Avery Holmes knows how to find amazing opportunities from challenging situations. After playing a lot of sports, which came with lots of injuries, she discovered the path to pursue athletic training and physical therapy. We’ll talk about the fascinating world of performance and recovery, why rejection is simply redirection, and how to make the most out of time in college. Because it's going to fly by.

Featured Majors: Kinesiology, Athletic Training, Nutrition

Featured Organizations: Miami Athletics, RedHawks Football, Kappa Delta

Maya Mehlman loves meeting new people, being creative, telling stories, and the kinds of experiences that a career in Media and Communications can bring. She’s also back from a semester-long study abroad, which led to life-changing revelations about overcoming FOMO, dealing with culture shock, and what it’s really like to learn how to live on your own.

Featured Majors: Media and Communications, Theater 

Featured Organizations and Internships: Chi Omega, Chabad, Global Initiatives, Inside Washington, Miami In Luxembourg

Studying away and going abroad is about more than just seeing new places and meeting new people. It’s also about growing as a person and about the life-lessons learned along the way. On this episode, Maya and Meredith continue their conversation after spending their summers studying away and abroad. We’ll also talk about the power of networking, finding the confidence to live the life you want, and about learning how capable you really are.

Featured Majors: Media and Communications, Theater  

Featured Organizations and Internships: Inside Washington, Miami In Luxembourg

Mental health struggles among young people have skyrocketed. Many college students are facing anxiety and depression, drowning in stress, worried about the future, or just feeling overwhelmed by everything all at once. On this episode, we hope to bring more awareness and understanding to this issue by talking about student experiences with mental health, advice for those seeking services and support, and about ending the stigma around mental health for students everywhere. 

Featured Organizations: National Council for Mental Wellbeing, The Hidden Opponent’s Campus Captains program

Additional Resources:

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Text 988. Call: 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255). Or visit: www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org

Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741 for free 24/7 crisis counseling. Or visit: www.crisistextline.org

Ohio Mental Health and Addiction Services: Visit www.mha.ohio.gov

Butler County Crisis Line: Call 1-844-427-4747

Miami University Student Counseling Service. Or call 513-529-4634

Mental Health First Aid Certification: Visit www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org