Miami alum builds educator support platform rooted in classroom experience
Lauren (Schmidberger) Girgash did not set out to become an entrepreneur. She set out to be a teacher. A 2014 graduate of ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ’s integrated English language arts education prog...
Richard Moran on risk, opportunity, and finding what matters
Richard Moran believes the biggest regrets in life aren’t about the risks we take but about the ones we don’t.
EHS to launch new course on social innovation and entrepreneurship
¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ’s College of Education, Health, and Society (EHS) will introduce a new one-hour credit course in spring 2026 designed to help EHS ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs build entrepreneurial skills wh...
Alum Darren Mell turns career lessons into book series for new grads
Darren Mell knows what it feels like to leave college full of hope, only to face confusion and doubt at that first job. After earning his M.S. in Health Studies from ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ in 1991, Mell ...
Miami alum builds performance and tech solutions for elite athletes
Aimee Kimball, a 2001 graduate of ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ with a master’s degree in Sports Studies/Sports Behavior and Performance, has spent her career at the intersection of sports psychology,...
EHS alum Karman Meyer turns passion for nutrition and sleep into national platform
Karman Meyer, a 2009 ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ graduate in dietetics, has transformed a deep passion for health into a thriving business and a national PBS special. As the founder of Meyer Nutrition Communi...
KeAnna Daniels blends healing and entrepreneurship to uplift women and communities
KeAnna Daniels, a 2011 ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ graduate in social work with a minor in entrepreneurship, is using her expertise to lead healing-centered initiatives that empower women and promote emotiona...
Miami graduate works to increase number of Black male teachers through national nonprofit
As a former high school teacher and school administrator, Robert Hendricks III saw a troubling pattern: Black boys were consistently underserved in classrooms. But he also saw something else...
Miami alum builds equity-focused mental health firm serving Georgia schools and families
When Percy Jenkins left ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ with three degrees in hand—including an education specialist degree in 2005—he didn’t yet know that his career path would lead...
Miami alumna brings math to life through educational media startup
When Caroline Farkas’14 transitioned from classroom teaching to entrepreneurship, it wasn’t because she planned to start a business — it was because she saw a need. &a...
Miami alumnus builds nonprofit to empower Asian and Asian American leaders
Shane Carlin ’97, a graduate of the College Student Personnel program (now SAHE), is the founder and CEO of Asian Student Achievement, a nonprofit organization focused on preparing Asians...
EHS alumna brings healthy options and community spirit to Hamilton
Samantha Casey '16 is making an impact in Hamilton with Healthy Hideout, a smoothie and coffee shop dedicated to providing nutritious, full-meal drinks while fostering a strong sense of community. ...
¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ alum Margo Rapp opens educational assessment business
¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ alumna Margo Gehring Rapp, MS in School Psychology, recently celebrated the grand opening of her new business, New Perspectives in Education, located in Blue Ash, Ohio. The busines...
