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Spring vacation rentals in gulfport florida break can certainly vacation rentals in gulfport florida be welcomed as an end to finals week, but for many University of Cincinnati students, it means there's hard work ahead – work that often involves more brawn than brain. UC student organizations are planning service trips in the U.S. and abroad over spring break, which gets underway the week of March 19. Carl H. Lindner College of Business/ Department of Romance Languages service-learning project, vacation rentals in gulfport florida in partnership with Habitat for Humanity's Global vacation rentals in gulfport florida Village program.
Academic divisions across the university are also planning service-learning opportunities that are the capstone to a winter quarter in the classroom. Other study abroad opportunities will have UC students traveling to destinations including Paris, Rome, Belgium and Austria.
Serve Beyond Cincinnati (SBC) is an organization created in 2007 by University of Cincinnati students dedicated to building a civic-minded generation by providing national and international service experiences for UC students. Click here to see a video highlighting the organization's trips over winter break. The costs of the trips below range from $300 per student for domestic activities and up to $1,600 per student for international service projects.
Balan, Haiti – Nine UC students will be working vacation rentals in gulfport florida with the Fuller Center for Housing in a town just east of the capital of Port-au-Prince. This will be SBC's third trip to earthquake-ravaged Haiti since last March. Students vacation rentals in gulfport florida will be departing Cincinnati on March 16 and returning on March 23.
San Andres Itzapa, Guatemala – Ten UC students will be making SBC's second trip to Guatemala where they'll vacation rentals in gulfport florida work on construction projects vacation rentals in gulfport florida near the village of San Andrea Itzapa. The work will involve demolition, painting and pouring concrete. Students will also be working on a local housing project and will be participating in cultural outreach activities. They'll depart Cincinnati on March 16 and return on March 23.
San Luis Talpa, El Salvador – This trip has been a spring service tradition for SBC students for four years, as 11 students work with the Fuller vacation rentals in gulfport florida Center for Housing, a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry that is dedicated to eliminating poverty housing worldwide. In addition to the housing projects, the students will be exploring the local customs and geography of the region. vacation rentals in gulfport florida They'll depart Cincinnati on March 16 and return on March 23.
St. Monica-St. George is offering three spring break mission trips, meant to be experiences that offer students "the opportunity to go beyond their comfort vacation rentals in gulfport florida zone to serve and be served," says Michael Schreiner, campus minister. Students will spend their break serving, praying and reflecting on their experiences as it relates to their faith. The costs of the trips run between $200-to-$400 per student.
St. Louis, Mo. – Five UC undergraduate students and a UC alum will join St. Matthew the Apostle Catholic Church in serving the needs of the neighborhood known as The Ville, the historic heart of African-American St. Louis, as well as the Jesuit parish vacation rentals in gulfport florida of St. Matthew. Students will also explore the economic and social aspects of racism, vacation rentals in gulfport florida as well as the power that communities have in transforming institutional injustice. They'll depart on March 17 and return to Cincinnati on March 24.
Spencer, W. Va. – Five UC undergraduate students vacation rentals in gulfport florida will spend the week at the Appalachian Catholic Worker, located in a rural setting in West Virginia, Appalachia. Students will be invited to immerse themselves in the culture and life of the people of Appalachia through daily reflection, vacation rentals in gulfport florida communal meals and hard work, breaking down stereotypes and building community with local residents and each other. They'll also be learning about the effects of strip mining on the geography and the people. They'll depart Cincinnati on March 17 and return on March 24.
David, Ky. – Six UC undergraduate students and a UC alum will travel to St. Vincent Mission in Eastern Kentucky to spend the week working on home repairs, learning about the culture and history of Appalachia and learning about the effects of mountaintop vacation rentals in gulfport florida removal (strip mining) on the geography and the people. They'll depart Cincinnati on March 18 and return on March 24.
Cincinnati – Students will be spending their nights at First Lutheran Church in Over-the-Rhine as they spend their days offering volunteer service vacation rentals in gulfport florida throughout the city. The stay-at-home outreach vacation rentals in gulfport florida program is open to 31 students interested vacation rentals in gulfport florida in volunteering with the Freestore/Foodbank, Matthew 25 Ministries, the Civic Garden Center, Gabriel's Place, Building Value and WAVE, which involves a cleanup along the Ohio River. Students will spend their evenings discussing the nature vacation rentals in gulfport florida of poverty in Cincinnati and will also tour some of the city's fun spots. The cost of the trip is $25 per student.
vacation rentals in gulfport florida Panama vacation rentals in gulfport florida City Beach, Fla. – As many as 30 students are expected to take part in a national CRU conference as part of the national organization's Big Break to prepare students on how to share the Gospel. Students will depart Cincinnati on March 17 and return on March 23.
India – Ten students will explore some of the region's universities as well as its poverty-stricken areas. Students will also provide assistance to a drop-in center for women and children who have been affected by poverty vacation rentals in gulfport florida and human trafficking. They'll depart Cincinnati on March 16 and return on March 24.
New Orleans, La. – Sixteen students will be making the organization's sixth trip to New Orleans to work with Christian Life Center, a new community center. The students will assist in light construction on the building and in the neighborhood, as well as work with an after-school tutoring program. The cost per student is approximately $150. They'll depart Cincinnati on March 16 and return on March 24.
Northern Israel – Two UC students will join students from other American universities in spending a week-long alternative spring break experience with the Jewish vacation rentals in gulfport florida National Fund. Part of the experience will involve working in the Carmel forest, the site of the deadliest fire in Israeli history back in 2010. Each student raised $1,100 for the trip.
Thirty-two undergraduate UC students will take part in the AACRC/EPS 34th annual spring break tour March 16-25. Among the stops on the tour will be Dallas, Houston, Memphis, Jackson and Atlanta. Students will visit historical sights vacation rentals in gulfport florida and universities across the south, as well as network with UC alumni vacation rentals in gulfport florida in the region. The cost of the trip is $400 per student plus spending money for food and entertainment.
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St. Louis du Nord, Haiti – Students in the Africana Studies course, "Haitian Culture and Society" will culminate their service-learning seminar with service vacation rentals in gulfport florida in northwest Haiti. Students have spent the winter quarter studying different aspects vacation rentals in gulfport florida of Haitian culture, including religion, environment, economic development, literature and the arts. Twenty-six UC students will be taking part in four service-learning projects in Haiti, including developing a sports program for hundreds of children housed in an orphanage; creating an arts-and-crafts project for the children; leading a self-esteem program for teenagers; and supporting a program aimed at empowering women. The students are also working on care bags to give to women at a birthing center at the clinic. The cost of the trip is approximately $2,000 vacation rentals in gulfport florida per student. Some student funding was supported vacation rentals in gulfport florida by grants from UC International. This will be UC's second Africana Studies service learning course to travel to Haiti over spring break. The trip will be led by instructor Cheri Westmoreland, director of the McNair Scholars Program, vacation rentals in gulfport florida and Jana Braziel, a UC professor vacation rentals in gulfport florida of English and Comparative Literature. Students will depart UC on March 16 and return vacation rentals in gulfport florida on March 24.
Antigua, Guatemala – The social work graduate student association is sponsoring a service-learning experience to learn about the customs and cultures in Guatemala, as well as to use their social work skills to assist children and families. Students will be staying with host families as part of their visit and can receive three credit vacation rentals in gulfport florida hours of elective study for the program. They'll depart Cincinnati on March 18 and return on March 25. The cost per student is approximately $2,100. Some students were awarded grant funding from UC International.
San Luis Talpa, El Salvador – Students will develop a better understanding of global poverty as they pioneer this service-learning study-abroad experience with the Fuller Center for Housing and Homes for the Heart in El Salvador. The course was open to both undergraduate and graduate vacation rentals in gulfport florida students. They'll depart Cincinnati on March 16 and return on March 24. The cost of the trip is $2,300 per student, with support in grant funding from UC International.
Coban, Guatemala – This service-learning project, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity's Global Village program, helps 20 students develop a cross-cultural understanding of the community as they build homes with local families. Students will also visit an elementary school, explore sustainable development projects involving women and girls and go hiking in the cloud forest. The cost per student is $2,000, which includes a $600 individual donation to Habitat for Humanity International. Students were encouraged vacation rentals in gulfport florida to apply for grants from UC International and the Charles Phelps Taft Research Center to offset travel costs. They'll depart Cincinnati on March 16 and return on March 25.
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