During Spring Break, 17 Waynesburg University students will serve at various organizations in Pittsburgh. Led by Adrienne Tharp, coordinator of the Bonner Scholar Program, the Pittsburgh Immersion trip will begin Sunday, March 3, and end Friday, March 8.
Tharp said students will be exposed to different types of urban poverty. They will serve at World Vision, the Pittsburgh Food Bank, the Connect Center, First Presbyterian Church and the Northside Homeless Alliance.
Participating students:
- Christopher Battaglia, freshman history major from Roaming Shores, Ohio (Grand Valley High School)
- Meghan Briski, freshman nursing major from Gibsonia, Pennsylvania (Pine-Richland School District)
- Trey Carl, freshman nursing major from Minerva, Ohio (Minerva High School)
- Brendon Connett, sophomore with an undeclared major from Camas, Washington (Camas High School)
- Grace Deep, freshman Human Services major from Houston, Pennsylvania (Chartiers-Houston High School)
- Emmalie Hardacre, freshman marine biology major from New Carlisle, Ohio (Global Impact STEM Academy)
- Sophia Hicks, freshman business management major from Annapolis, Maryland (Broadneck Senior High School)
- Alyson Johnson, freshman athletic training major from Raceland, Kentucky (Saint Joseph Central High School)
- Micah Kurka, freshman nursing major from Starford, Pennsylvania (Purchase Line Junior-Senior High School)
- Lachlan Loudon, freshman sports broadcasting/sports information major from Glenshaw, Pennsylvania (Shaler Area High School)
- Sierra Medina, freshman journalism major from Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania (Selinsgrove Area High School)
- Alexander Nemec, freshman criminal justice administration major from Midway, Pennsylvania (Fort Cherry High School)
- George O’Brien, freshman forensic accounting major from Chesterfield, Virginia (Manchester High School)
- Jessica Oakes, freshman digital design major from Derwood, Maryland (Home School)
- Liliane Portman, freshman art major from Roaming Shores, Ohio (Grand Valley High School)
- Robert Redinger, freshman business management major from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School)
- Grace Zablosky, freshman history major from Finksburg, Maryland (Carroll Christian Schools)
