{"id":67922,"date":"2007-03-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-offers-second-annual-non-traditional-spring-break\/"},"modified":"2007-03-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-03-08T00:00:00","slug":"uri-offers-second-annual-non-traditional-spring-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2007\/03\/uri-offers-second-annual-non-traditional-spring-break\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 offers second annual non-traditional spring break"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tStudents to build home in Louisiana<\/p>\n


\n\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 March 8, 2007 \u2013 The 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Academic Alternative Spring Break is partnering with Habitat for Humanity for the second year to offer students an opportunity to volunteer over spring break.<\/p>\n


\n\tThis year, 21 students and two faculty members \u2013 program coordinator Gail Faris and Dean of Pharmacy Donald Letendre \u2013 will travel to Slidell, La., to help rebuild a home destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. The group will also be joined by two community members.<\/p>\n


\n\tLast year, the build was held in Albany, Ga., and was a tremendous success. The university decided to run the program again this semester as part of the service-learning course Community Service 302. <\/p>\n


\nGail Faris, the coordinator of the program who teaches the course, said that the program was valuable to the students.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cAlternative spring breaks are more than just a new buzz on campus,\u201d Faris, a South Kingstown native, said. \u201cCoupling the build as a hands-on component with an academic portion further solidifies the volunteer service learning we are trying to provide students.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nSulina Mohanty, a senior from East Greenwich is currently taking the course and looking forward to the upcoming trip. \u201cI was especially attracted to this program, rather than other alternative spring breaks, because of the academic aspect of it,\u201d Mohanty said. \u201cWhile I have not yet gone on the trip, the issues that we have learned about and discussed in class will make the experience much more meaningful.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nStudents from last year\u2019s course submitted a portfolio reflecting on their experiences and according to Faris, students found it to be a great experience.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cThey described it as a stepping stone to their future service involvement,\u201d Faris explained. \u201cThe students recognized that service learning and volunteerism would be a good part of any adult\u2019s life, regardless of their community. In the future, they can work in many ways to make their community better, their school better, their policies better.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cIt is also a wonderful way for friendships to build and develop,\u201d Faris said.

\nStudents from last year are able to participate in the \u201907 build without taking the course again. The course also helps students to raise funds needed for the trip. Thus far, the program has received $3,000 from University sources. Students will be traveling separately by plane, and some will be driving to Louisiana.<\/p>\n


\nFor more information about the program, contact Gail Faris at gailfaris@uri.edu or 401-874-5464.<\/p>\n


\nPictured are students from last year\u2019s 溏心vlog免费B站 Academic Alternative Spring Break. Students helped build a home in Albany, Ga. Photo courtesy of Gail Faris.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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