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Emily Smith
  • wellness management
  • Class of 2017
  • Northport, NY

Emily Smith volunteers in SUNY Oswego's Alternative Spring Break program

2017 May 17

Emily Smith of Northport, a senior majoring in wellness management at SUNY Oswego, took part in the college's 2017 Alternative Spring Break service program. She volunteered with Shoals Habitat for Humanity in Florence, Alabama, working to build simple, decent, affordable homes in partnership with local families.

SUNY Oswego's Office of Community Services offers Oswego students many different opportunities to volunteer and travel during Alternative Breaks in spring and winter. Ranging from international to local trips, these breaks allow students to explore while volunteering at a variety of different sites.

Dozens of students volunteered in March for Iowa Hartland Habitat for Humanity in Waterloo, Iowa; Shoals Habitat for Humanity, Florence, Alabama; Outreach 360 in Jinotega, Nicaragua; and Cass Community Social Services in Detroit, Michigan.

Admission to SUNY Oswego is competitive. U.S. News Media Group counts SUNY Oswego among the top public regional universities in the North for 2017, and the Princeton Review includes Oswego in its 2017 college guidebook "The Best Northeastern Colleges" and in its national list of "Green Colleges."

A 156-year-old comprehensive college in the State University of New York system, Oswego enrolls about 8,000 students in its College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; School of Business; School of Communication, Media and the Arts; and School of Education.

Visit oswego.edu for more information.