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Carlow University
Press Release Details
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| For Immediate Release |
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Communications & Community Relations |
| January 8, 2010 |
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Andrew Wilson |
| 10-04 |
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Assistant Director |
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412-578-2095 (phone) |
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412-260-6807 (cell) |
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412-578-2080 (fax) |
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wilsonag@carlow.edu |
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| Carlow University's Alternative Spring Break Takes Place in Laredo, TX |
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21 Carlow Students, Faculty, and Staff Will Build Houses for Habitat for Humanity
Pittsburgh, Pa. - Many college students view Spring Break as a time to hit the beach, but a group of 21 Carlow University students, faculty, and staff members, will use their break to help build houses for Habitat for Humanity in Laredo, Texas.
Carlow's Alternative Spring Break (ASB) will take place during the week of March 7 through March 13, 2010. The Carlow contingent will participate with groups from four other universities - 90 students in all - as part of the Laredo Habitat for Humanity Collegiate Challenge.
"The goal is to build simple, decent, affordable houses for the working poor of Laredo, Texas," said Rev. Jermaine McKinley, coordinator of the Mercy Center for Service at Carlow. "All participants will gain a greater understanding and appreciation for the issues associated with building affordable housing and exposure to a cultural heritage that may be different from their own. And, although we will not be crossing or visiting the U.S.-Mexico border, participants will have opportunities to interact with those familiar with border issues to learn from their experience and perspective."
This will be the 16th Alternative Spring Break in which Carlow University has participated. The previous two trips were to the ninth ward in New Orleans to help rebuild the community following the devastation from Hurricane Katrina. In years past, Carlow's ASB students have also gone to Arizona, Kentucky, Virginia, St. Thomas and Jamaica - to name just a few - and have done everything from build houses, to volunteer in the local schools, to help abandoned disabled children within a compound's barbed-wire walls.
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About Carlow University
Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Carlow University was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1929. Formerly Carlow College, the institution was granted university status in 2004. Offering both undergraduate and graduate programs, Carlow is the first women-centered university in the state of Pennsylvania, and is celebrating its 80th anniversary this academic year.
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