Spring 2019 Trips

The Office of Community Engagement is sponsoring three trips for the Spring 2019 semester.  In January, students will be traveling to New Orleans to help cultivate community gardens.  During Spring break, students will be traveling to Puerto Rico and to South Carolina to help repair damages from hurricanes Maria and Florence. Contact the Office of Student and Community Engagement to get involved in next year's trip!

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2018 Restore & Support Texas

Join the Juniata community by helping to rebuild Corpus Christi over spring break

Juniata is a global gateway to diverse international and local experiences. Start by taking an Alternative Spring Break trip, or traveling to another country to volunteer. Then look at our study abroad programs for more powerful experiences. 

2016-17 Trips

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Spring Break Alternative

The office sponsors an annual Spring Break Alternative Trip, which took students and faculty in 2017 to the Transformation Village, a parcel of land that houses United Global Outreach (UGO), a nonprofit that focuses on the Bithlo, Florida transformation effort. Each day, volunteers learned about teamwork and reconstruction of communities through cleaning and performing maintenance with high school students in the area.                                     

2015-16 Trips

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Cultural Learning Tour

The office coordinates an annual trip with the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion to organize a Cultural Learning Tour. In 2017 they traveled to the Dominican Republic. Juniata College students worked with students from Amigos de Guanin to construct a well to provide water for three neighborhoods, and learned an incredible amount about sustainable water production in the Dominican Republic.

 

students volunteer to rebuild homes in Appalacia

 Locations Included...

Dominican Republic to live with host families and teach English to elementary students.

Chavies, KY to rebuild houses for underprivileged families with the Appalachia Service Project.

Pittsburgh, PA to work with the Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank and Community Gardens, focusing on hunger in urban areas.