College fair, tours, service and more.
Carthage College, Kenosha, Wis.
Study tour: Abbey Prellberg of Lindenhurst participated in a study tour to Puerto Rico, recently. Professors Kari Duffy and Matthew Borden led the course, Filming Culture: Explorations Beyond Tourism. After some basic video training on campus, the group traveled to Puerto Rico and filmed the people and events they encountered. Students are assigned to edit mounds of footage into a final product suitable for a TV travel show.
Study tour: Local students participated in a three-week study tour to India, recently. In the Religion and Society in Modern India course, students encountered three contemporary Indian religious communities: Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs. The area students included Nicole Gaa of Gurnee and Alexander Heddle of Lake Forest.
College of Lake County, Grayslake
Book fair: A “Books Are Fun Book Fair” will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 30 and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 31 in Brandel Court at the, 19351 W. Washington St. Sponsored by CLC’s Literary Arts Society, buyers will enjoy 30-70 percent savings on great books and gifts to fill everyone’s Easter baskets. Details, Bridget Bell, English instructor/club advisor, at [email protected]
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.Job fair: Small businesses will be recruiting for applicants at a mini job fair to be held from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 31 at Building E (the former Job Center building), 19351 W. Washington St. The event is sponsored by CLC’s Career and Placement Services Center. Participating companies and resource providers include Camelot Care Centers Inc., Celebration Childcare/Building Blocks Childhood Center/Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Chris Prosolp Professional Consulting, Clowning Around & Celebration Authority, Farmers Insurance, Frost Gelato, LegalShield, Mass Mutual, Pamela Joy Skincare representing Rodan + Fields Premium Skincare and the CLC Small Business Development Center. Job-seekers should come dressed in business attire and bring plenty of resumes. Details, call (847) 543-2059 or visit http://www.clcillinois.edu/cps.
Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wis.
Service trip: The following students attended a Marquette Action Program (MAP) spring break service trip through Marquette’s Campus Ministry: Elizabeth Roberts, Beach Park; Katherine Berlin and Andrea Spagnoli, Buffalo Grove; Casey Anderson, Deerfield; Natalie Geoffroy, Grayslake; Aliah Taylor, Great Lakes; Chrysanthemum Gorospe, Gurnee; and Allen Samson, Waukegan. The trips expose students to aspects of poverty, racism and the lives of the disabled in today’s society. Depending on the site, students may be doing anything from assisting in classrooms to preparing meals at homeless shelters to repairing houses devastated by storms. This spring break, 169 Marquette volunteers traveled to 18 different sites in 17 different cities.
Providence College, R.I.
Volunteer: Colleen Andersen of Lake Bluff, recently spent a week working with Habitat for Humanity as part of the College’s Campus Ministry program. She was among more than 130 PC students who volunteered to spend their spring break working at Habitat home sites in nine locations in the U.S. They participated through the Habitat campus chapter at PC, which is sponsored by the chaplain’s office. Andersen worked on a home project in Mechanicsville, Va.
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