Elizabeth Tirone of Amherst, a sophomore meterology major, Habitat for Humanity of Omaha, Nebraska. She worked with Habitat for Humanity to build simple, decent, affordable homes in partnership with local families.
Ariel Ashline-Winters of Hilton, a senior anthropology major, Hardin County Habitat for Humanity, Elizabethtown, Kentucky. She began the construction of a new home, put siding and trim on a shed and installed shelving for a local church.
Taylor Petry of Rochester, a senior human development major, Hope House, Memphis, Tennessee. She worked with Hope House, an organization that provides childcare and other services to children who have a parent or caregiver who is HIV positive.
SUNY Oswego’s Office of Community Services offers students many different opportunities to volunteer and travel during Alternative Breaks in winter and spring. Ranging from international to local trips, these breaks allow students to explore while volunteering at a variety of different sites.
Dozens of students volunteered in January for Habitat for Humanity of Omaha, Nebraska; Hardin County Habitat for Humanity, Elizabethtown, Kentucky; Project Lazarus – New Orleans; and Hope House, Memphis, Tennessee.
Admission to SUNY Oswego is competitive. U.S. News Media Group counts SUNY Oswego among the top public regional universities in the North for 2017, and the Princeton Review includes Oswego in its 2017 college guidebook “The Best Northeastern Colleges” and in its national list of “Green Colleges.”
A 156-year-old comprehensive college in the State University of New York system, Oswego enrolls about 8,000 students in its College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; School of Business; School of Communication, Media and the Arts; and School of Education.
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