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Social justice, service learning

NIU counseling students gain ‘life-changing’ perspectives during mission trips to Guatemala

  • March 13, 2017
Many service-minded NIU students are spending this week’s Spring Break on the road, volunteering their time and labor to improve the lives of people in faraway places. But that sort…

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Greetings from FLA

Huskies on alternative spring break travel to Pensacola for sun, service and career advice

  • March 17, 2016
  Many students long to spend spring break on the beach, basking in the warmth of the sun. Others like to work on service projects. And some want to get…

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