March 29, 2024

Echeveste takes part in alt spring break trip

IOWA CITY — Dania Echeveste, a native of Osceola, participated in an alternative spring break trip.

Packing lunches at a homeless shelter in Milwaukee, shoveling mulch at a community garden in Denver, boxing up medical supplies in Atlanta to be sent overseas to communities in need, cooking breakfast for clients at an HIV/AIDS service organization in Dallas—all of the above tasks were performed over spring break by University of Iowa students participating in one of 12 Hawkeye Service Teams. Commonly referred to as “alternative spring break,” the UI program promotes service learning, social justice, and community building. Students enroll in a for-credit spring semester course and travel to a community where they work with a variety of local organizations on projects that need attention-and some elbow grease.