Articles Tagged ‘ Student Service ’
St. Mary’s Alumna Gives Lecture on Homelessness in Arizona
Dr. M Trenna Solomon Valado, ’94, gave a talk entitled, “No Space to Exist: Homelessness in a Sanitized City,” concerning homelessness in Tucson, Arizona, and the ways in which homeless people cope with an increasingly hostile public environment.
Her talk was based on her own research, which focused on homeless people who live in public spaces. [...]
Math for Social Justice Brings Numbers to Life
By Amanda Zelaya, Arts & Entertainment Editor
Mathematics professor David Kung has implemented a service project in his Survey of Mathematics class meant to promote activism in the community through the use of mathematics.
“There’s a lot of activism on campus, and I wanted to harness that energy and get people to learn some mathematics while trying to be activists,” said Kung. Kung’s [...]
Habitat for Humanity Plans Alternative Spring Break Service Trip to Greenville, Georgia
By Amanda Zelaya, Arts & Entertainment Editor
This spring break, the Habitat for Humanity club will be heading to Greenville, Georgia.
The club has gone on these trips for the last six years. Two years ago the club went to Alabama and last year they went to Greenville.
The purpose of the trip is to build a house for a family who qualifies due [...]
Chesapeake Shores Nursing Home Gets a Visit from St. Mary’s Students
By Michelle Ladas, Staff Writer
Once a week, Senior Caitlin Evans picks up a group of students from DPC at 5:50. The students hop into her blue jeep and head down Route 5 to the Chesapeake Shores Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. Caitlin, a member of For Goodness Sake, the umbrella club that sponsors the trip, is the project leader [...]
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