Waynesburg U. students prep for spring break mission trips
WAYNESBURG – Nearly 50 Waynesburg University students will spend their spring break next month serving both domestically and abroad during the school’s Faith, Learning and Service Immersion Trips.
The 48 students will work on the projects that will cover a variety of academic and professional interests through partnerships with The Pittsburgh Project in Pittsburgh, Habitat for Humanity Work Camp in Concord, N.C., and Strong Missions in Carrillos, Costa Rica.
The first trip begins March 5 when 10 university students leave for Carrillos to spend nine days working with Strong Missions, a Christian organization that specializes in serving and providing for the needs of low income Costa Rican individuals.
Christopher Kellner, resident director at Waynesburg University, and Mary Cummings, senior vice president for Student Services and Enrollment, will serve as trip leaders.
Twenty Waynesburg University students will serve The Pittsburgh Project for a weeklong work camp from March 6 to 11. The Pittsburgh Project is a Christian community development organization on the North Side that serves vulnerable homeowners in neighborhoods throughout the city by providing home repairs. Adrienne Tharp, coordinator of the Bonner Scholar Program, will serve as the trip leader.
The Habitat for Humanity Work Camp will bring 18 students to Concord from March 6 to 12 to address substandard housing issues in North Carolina.
Students will serve with the Lake Norman Habitat for Humanity affiliate to assist in building homes for residents. Chad Sherman, assistant professor of communication, and Brandon Szuminsky, instructor of communication, will serve as trip leaders.