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Students pose on the steps of a monument in Guanajuato, Mexico

Lehigh Valley alternative spring breakers blogging from Mexico

3/5/13

While studying the agriculture and ecology of Guanajuato, Mexico, as part of short-term study abroad experience, Penn State Lehigh Valley students and faculty are blogging about their experiences. The blogs feature numerous photos and descriptions of each day's activities.

Lehigh Valley students seizing spring break travel opportunities

2/26/13

As Penn State's spring break 2013 commences next week (March 3 to 9), students from the Lehigh Valley campus will embark on excursions designed to take their learning outside of the classroom and into the real world. Students traveling to Mexico and Rome will do so as part of course-embedded short term study abroad experiences, while another group of students heads to West Virginia to perform community service in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

Penn State Law students volunteer at AIDSLaw during spring break

3/20/12

While many law students spend spring break catching up on rest and relaxation before the end of the semester crunch, eight Penn State Law students traveled to New Orleans and spent their spring break volunteering with AIDSLaw of Louisiana, a nonprofit agency which provides legal services to low-income individuals living with HIV/AIDS in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

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Students help repair hurricane damage: Alternative Spring Break blog

3/5/12

Twenty-three students from Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, are spending their spring break in Mission, Texas, helping to rebuild homes damaged nearly two years ago by Hurricane Alex.

Proving the adage that there is no rest for the weary, the students' breaks from construction work will be spent tutoring school children.

Follow Abington students' blogs during Alternative Spring Break

3/5/12

Washington, D.C., is home to some of the most powerful people in the United States. But this week, nine Penn State Abington students are connecting with the most powerless residents of our nation -- the homeless and the hungry.

The annual Alternative Spring Break service learning project is a life-changing experience, according to Tracy Reed, coordinator of Student Life Programs at Abington campus. She said the trip, to which students must contribute financially in addition to sacrificing a week's vacation, helps them overcome stereotypes and bond with the less fortunate.

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Golf management students visit golf's birthplace for spring break

3/26/10

The words "cold" and "rainy" don't describe most students' ideal spring break destination -- unless students are interested in golf management. Scotland is known for its cloudy skies but, more importantly, it is where golf originated, so it provides a unique historical outlook on the sport.

Twenty-two Penn State students in the Professional Golf Management (PGM) option of the Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management degree program spent their spring break in St. Andrews, Scotland, where they had the chance to play on some of the oldest golf courses in the world, meet with head golf pros and see different operation styles, and learn about the golf's history.

Penn State Law students go pro bono over spring break

3/16/10

While many law students spend spring break catching up on rest and relaxation before the end of the semester crunch, Penn State Law students Hannah Suhr '11 and Eunice Yang '12 spent their break as public service volunteers in the Public Interest Law Fund's Alternative Spring Break program.

Alternative Spring Break offers chance for service learning

2/9/10

Penn State's Office of Student Activities is sponsoring 2010 Alternative Spring Break, a seven-day, six-night service learning trip to Benton, W.V. This service learning trip is designed as an immersive and experiential opportunity for students to learn more about themselves, others and the world around them through service experiences in rural Appalachia. Applications are available now in 209 HUB-Robeson Center and are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 12, in 209 HUB.

Communications students report from Mexico during spring break week

3/17/09

A contingent of 17 Penn State students and two faculty members spent spring break in Mexico City as part of an international reporting class conducted for the first time this spring by the College of Communications. They spent the first part of the semester preparing for the trip and the numerous stories they would write, and while in Mexico City they posted on-location video reports and slideshows -- including an early piece about the figure of Santa Muerte following a trip to Sonora Market, referred to as a "witchcraft market" -- to the college's ComMedia Web site.

Penn State Behrend heads alternative spring break initiative

3/6/09

New students, same pods. New approach, same mission. Students, faculty members and staff from Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will spend the week in Gulfport, Miss., as the college's alternative spring break (ASB) program once again leads the multi-campus initiative to help residents clean up and rebuild after Hurricane Katrina and the other natural disasters that have affected the area. Penn State Behrend's ASB 2009 is scheduled for March 8-13. "During ASB 2009, Penn State students from across the Commonwealth will have the opportunity to work with each other side by side for one common goal -- to selflessly help those in need," said Cynara Stubbs, who is coordinator of the Center for Service at Penn State Behrend and responsible for organizing this annual multi-campus alternative spring break trip.

Alternative Spring Break registration deadline is Feb. 13

2/3/09

Applications are being accepted now through Feb. 13 for Penn State students to partake in Alternative Spring Break, March 7-13 at the Appalachian South Folklife Center in Pipestem, W.V. The trip is service learning experience designed as an immersive and experiential opportunity for students to learn more about themselves, others and the world around them through service experiences in Rural Appalachia. While performing basic home repairs and maintenance for low-income families, students will learn about issues affecting rural areas suffering from poverty. Students also will explore cultural, historical and recreational aspects of Rural Appalachia through excursions and educational programs.

Students pose on the steps of a monument in Guanajuato, Mexico

Lehigh Valley alternative spring breakers blogging from Mexico

3/5/13

While studying the agriculture and ecology of Guanajuato, Mexico, as part of short-term study abroad experience, Penn State Lehigh Valley students and faculty are blogging about their experiences. The blogs feature numerous photos and descriptions of each day's activities.

Lehigh Valley students seizing spring break travel opportunities

2/26/13

As Penn State's spring break 2013 commences next week (March 3 to 9), students from the Lehigh Valley campus will embark on excursions designed to take their learning outside of the classroom and into the real world. Students traveling to Mexico and Rome will do so as part of course-embedded short term study abroad experiences, while another group of students heads to West Virginia to perform community service in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

Penn State Law students volunteer at AIDSLaw during spring break

3/20/12

While many law students spend spring break catching up on rest and relaxation before the end of the semester crunch, eight Penn State Law students traveled to New Orleans and spent their spring break volunteering with AIDSLaw of Louisiana, a nonprofit agency which provides legal services to low-income individuals living with HIV/AIDS in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

Untitled

Students help repair hurricane damage: Alternative Spring Break blog

3/5/12

Twenty-three students from Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, are spending their spring break in Mission, Texas, helping to rebuild homes damaged nearly two years ago by Hurricane Alex.

Proving the adage that there is no rest for the weary, the students' breaks from construction work will be spent tutoring school children.

Follow Abington students' blogs during Alternative Spring Break

3/5/12

Washington, D.C., is home to some of the most powerful people in the United States. But this week, nine Penn State Abington students are connecting with the most powerless residents of our nation -- the homeless and the hungry.

The annual Alternative Spring Break service learning project is a life-changing experience, according to Tracy Reed, coordinator of Student Life Programs at Abington campus. She said the trip, to which students must contribute financially in addition to sacrificing a week's vacation, helps them overcome stereotypes and bond with the less fortunate.

Untitled

Golf management students visit golf's birthplace for spring break

3/26/10

The words "cold" and "rainy" don't describe most students' ideal spring break destination -- unless students are interested in golf management. Scotland is known for its cloudy skies but, more importantly, it is where golf originated, so it provides a unique historical outlook on the sport.

Twenty-two Penn State students in the Professional Golf Management (PGM) option of the Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management degree program spent their spring break in St. Andrews, Scotland, where they had the chance to play on some of the oldest golf courses in the world, meet with head golf pros and see different operation styles, and learn about the golf's history.

Penn State Law students go pro bono over spring break

3/16/10

While many law students spend spring break catching up on rest and relaxation before the end of the semester crunch, Penn State Law students Hannah Suhr '11 and Eunice Yang '12 spent their break as public service volunteers in the Public Interest Law Fund's Alternative Spring Break program.

Alternative Spring Break offers chance for service learning

2/9/10

Penn State's Office of Student Activities is sponsoring 2010 Alternative Spring Break, a seven-day, six-night service learning trip to Benton, W.V. This service learning trip is designed as an immersive and experiential opportunity for students to learn more about themselves, others and the world around them through service experiences in rural Appalachia. Applications are available now in 209 HUB-Robeson Center and are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 12, in 209 HUB.

Communications students report from Mexico during spring break week

3/17/09

A contingent of 17 Penn State students and two faculty members spent spring break in Mexico City as part of an international reporting class conducted for the first time this spring by the College of Communications. They spent the first part of the semester preparing for the trip and the numerous stories they would write, and while in Mexico City they posted on-location video reports and slideshows -- including an early piece about the figure of Santa Muerte following a trip to Sonora Market, referred to as a "witchcraft market" -- to the college's ComMedia Web site.

Penn State Behrend heads alternative spring break initiative

3/6/09

New students, same pods. New approach, same mission. Students, faculty members and staff from Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will spend the week in Gulfport, Miss., as the college's alternative spring break (ASB) program once again leads the multi-campus initiative to help residents clean up and rebuild after Hurricane Katrina and the other natural disasters that have affected the area. Penn State Behrend's ASB 2009 is scheduled for March 8-13. "During ASB 2009, Penn State students from across the Commonwealth will have the opportunity to work with each other side by side for one common goal -- to selflessly help those in need," said Cynara Stubbs, who is coordinator of the Center for Service at Penn State Behrend and responsible for organizing this annual multi-campus alternative spring break trip.

Alternative Spring Break registration deadline is Feb. 13

2/3/09

Applications are being accepted now through Feb. 13 for Penn State students to partake in Alternative Spring Break, March 7-13 at the Appalachian South Folklife Center in Pipestem, W.V. The trip is service learning experience designed as an immersive and experiential opportunity for students to learn more about themselves, others and the world around them through service experiences in Rural Appalachia. While performing basic home repairs and maintenance for low-income families, students will learn about issues affecting rural areas suffering from poverty. Students also will explore cultural, historical and recreational aspects of Rural Appalachia through excursions and educational programs.