Instead
of the traditional vacations in sunny climates, some JCU students spent
the recent spring break on cultural or community service trips. (Above,
right) Annie Hetman and Jason Cox placed a bouquet of flowers at the base
of the memorial statue at the crematorium of the Sachsenhausen concentration
camp just outside of Berlin. They were with a group that included Associate
Professors Matthew Berg and Andreas Sobisch
and 20 students enrolled in a cross-listed History/Political Science seminar,
"Berlin: Between Reich and Republic" that focuses on the historical and
political developments in Germany from the Nazi era to the present. "We've
been fortunate in that we've received grants from the German Academic Exchange
Service to subsidize our study tour element in 2001 and again this year,"
Professor Berg said.(Top left) Malcolm Smith, Director of Judicial Affairs, and Angie Urmson Jeffries, Residence Life, led a group of students to the Bedford-Stuvysant neighborhood of Brooklyn (NYC) for a service and sharing experience. (Bottom left) Eric Finkelstein, Residence Life, and Monica Marcelis, Assistant Director of Student Activities, and a group of 10 students made the annual Appalachian trip to Big Ugly, West Virginia, where they helped repair the roof of a community center and worked with children in an after school program. Hover mouse over each picture to reveal names of participants
In other trips Vince Contrucci, Americorps Coordinator, accompanied six students to Eagle Butte, South Dakota, to work at the Billy Mills Youth Center on the Cheyenne River Reservation and also participate in a meal program for the elderly. And Dan Bizga, Campus Ministry, stayed with 10 students in Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood at the Famicos Foundation. They worked with children at St. Thomas Aquinas elementary school as well as the Fatima Family Center daycare. Dr. Jen Merritt, College of Arts and Sciences, joined the group at times during the week..