WHAT:          
Cleveland State University Viking Expeditions -  
Students to spend spring break volunteering with New Orleans restoration efforts

WHEN:          
Spring Break 2008 - March 8 through March 15

The students will depart by bus from Cleveland State’s Fenn Tower, 1983 East 24th Street on Saturday, March 8 at 12:30 p.m.

The students will return to Fenn Tower, on Saturday, March 15 at approximately 4:00 p.m.

A daily itinerary is available upon request.

WHERE:        
Louisiana United Methodist Disaster Recovery Ministry
Flidell, Louisiana

WHO:            
More than 30 CSU students including Honors Program students, a City Year student, and two staff members. Cleveland State students are traveling and partnering with a number of Case Western Reserve University students.

WHY:             
Viking Expeditions is a student-led service-learning initiative created for the purpose of providing Cleveland State students with engaging opportunities to expand their world view through leadership and service. The program provides students with the opportunity to use their time away from classes to serve their community and communities other than their own, while at the same time discussing how to address needs both at home and in other communities.

The students’ New Orleans assistance effort is coordinated through the University’s Center for Leadership and Service, whose mission is to engage and educate students around the core areas of self-knowledge, leadership theory and practice, service-learning, values clarification, diversity, and civic engagement while being inclusive and accessible to all students.The organization has a rich history of serving the public. This past November students and staff performed service in Cleveland at St. Augustine Hunger Center and Dress for Success.

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