Meet the 2025 SOUL Team
This summer, 22 SOULs and three orientation student coordinators are eager to welcome the Class of 2029. Acting as mentors, guides, and campus ambassadors, they help new students and their families feel at home while sharing valuable insight into life at Miami.
The 2025 SOUL Team.
As current and graduating students wind down the 2024-25 academic year, another group is preparing to welcome more than 4,500 incoming students and their families to campus. These are the Student Orientation Undergraduate Leaders, known as SOULs, who serve as some of the first friendly faces encountered during Miami University’s fall semester orientation process.
This summer, 22 SOULs and three orientation student coordinators are eager to welcome the Class of 2029. Acting as mentors, guides, and campus ambassadors, they help new students and their families feel at home while sharing valuable insight into life at Miami.
Throughout May and June, SOULs will support a series of on-campus orientation sessions, designed to build community, promote belonging, and ease the transition to college. They’ll share campus resources, answer questions, and offer authentic student perspectives, often drawing on their own stories of starting at Miami.
SOUL candidates are selected for their leadership potential, enthusiasm, and desire to support others. Many apply in search of leadership and teamwork experience and a chance to make a difference for incoming students.
For 2025 SOUL Shrijana Timsina, the opportunity is also about personal development. "I hope to develop leadership skills that will help me become a stronger leader," said Timsina. "I also aim to contribute valuable insights to the SOUL team and ensure that new students feel welcome and like they truly belong at Miami."
Liz Walsh-Treviño, director of orientation and transition programs, is especially proud of this year’s team. “I’m eager for new students and their families to interact with this year’s SOUL team,” she said. “The team is compassionate, motivated, fun, and eager to support new students in making the most of their Miami experience.”
While faculty and staff across campus provide essential information, the SOULs help bring that information to life by offering relatable insight and personal stories into what it means to be a Miamian.
That personal connection is what motivates SOUL Bennett Ladowitz. "The things I learned at orientation led me to find my home here at Miami," Ladowitz reflected. "I’m excited for students to find that community and to help expand their sense of home at Miami."
