MARCH 11 - Aviation Awareness Days 2010 April 6-7The Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) from Savannah State University and the 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, in partnership with the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, will host Aviation Awareness Days 2010 for public high school and middle school students. This event is intended to increase the awareness of opportunities in civilian and military aviation among high-performing students. This all-important community awareness event will be offered to over 1,500 students on April 6-7, 2010, at the 165th Airlift Wing at Travis Airport, near the Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport. The highlight of this event is the interaction between the students, the aircrews, and multiple aircraft static displays. Students will have the opportunity to get an up-close look at several military and civilian aircraft. Aircrews and aviation professionals will be on-site to answer questions, show students how aviation relates to math and science, and to encourage students about the importance of maximizing their educational experience. Participation in this important event will include the US Navy, US Army, US Air Force, US Marine Corps, US Coast Guard, GA Air National Guard, Gulfstream, Air Force Auxiliary, Middle Georgia College, Savannah State University, as well as a myriad of military airframes on display. This event will begin at 9:15 a.m. on April 6 and 9:45 on April 7. For information or further details about the event, please contact Karla Redditte, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System Public Information Manager at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 912-395-1024. Read 0 Comments... >> |
MARCH 11 - Georgia Southern Students Spring Break Helping OthersAs Georgia Southern University students head out on spring break next week, not many are planning trips to Honduras.
However, that’s exactly where 10 students will spend a week helping others, on one of the three alternative spring break trips being sponsored by Georgia Southern’s Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement. The trips give students the chance to make a difference for others by giving of themselves.
The students, who will leave for Honduras March 13 and return home March 20, will work with children in two orphanages and help build homes for people who live in dilapidated housing. In addition, the students will serve as ambassadors for Georgia Southern University by speaking with local high school students.
“Over the past few years, student interest in alternative spring break trips has grown tremendously. It is inspiring to see how many students want to spend their spring breaks serving others,” said Janna Pennington, service-learning coordinator in the Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement.
In addition to those helping in Honduras, more than 30 other Georgia Southern students will volunteer on two service trips in the U.S.
Fifteen students – 13 as participants and two as leaders – will volunteer in Rock Hill, S.C., March 12-17. They will work at A Place for Hope, a resource center for the Blackmon Road Community, one of the poorest communities in South Carolina. The students will also help at the Second Harvest food pantry and at the Emmett Scott Center, which offers after-school programs, camps and outreach programs to youth.
In addition, 18 undergraduate students, one graduate student and one staff member from the Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement will depart March 15 to work with three non-profit organizations in Little Rock, Ark.: Habitat for Humanity, the Ronald McDonald House and the Our House homeless shelter. Ten of the students will also attend the IMPACT Conference, regarded as the largest gathering in the country of socially-engaged college students to exchange ideas for promoting social change. The group will return to Statesboro on March 21.
Participating students will be available for media interviews before, during and after the service trips. Photos from the trips can also be provided to media.
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