Alternative Spring Break participants Seth Cowan and Karishma Mali pose while painting a house they've dubbed "The Marigold House" for the cheery yellow paint chosen by the owner. This is their second day serving at this house in Puerto Rico and can be seen here touching up white paint on the exterior trim.
Students hiked up El Toro trail in El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico's most popular rain forest destination, and picked their trail maintenance tools. All maintenance work must be done with hand tools, since one of the unique stipulations the National Park Service must follow for this particular trail is a "no motorized equipment" rule. This trail is a difficult climb, covered in mud and debris still remaining from the natural disasters that brought down the majority of the canopy in 2017. The lack of canopy allows strong vines and grasses to flourish, making the trail extremely dense and overgrown. Students worked for several hours tackling the vegetation with machetes, rakes, and spades, before beginning their 45-minute hike back out to the trail entrance.
Students out on El Toro trail in El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico's most popular rain forest destination, where they picked their trail maintenance tools. All maintenance work must be done with hand tools, since one of the unique stipulations the National Park Service must follow for this particular trail is a "no motorized equipment" rule. This trail is a difficult climb, covered in mud and debris still remaining from the natural disasters that brought down the majority of the canopy in 2017. The lack of canopy allows strong vines and grasses to flourish, making the trail extremely dense and overgrown. Students worked for several hours tackling the vegetation with machetes, rakes, and spades, before beginning their 45-minute hike back out to the trail entrance.
Before heading out to El Toro trail in El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico's most popular rain forest destination, students picked their trail maintenance tools. All maintenance work must be done with hand tools, since one of the unique stipulations the National Park Service must follow for this particular trail is a "no motorized equipment" rule. This trail is a difficult climb, covered in mud and debris still remaining from the natural disasters that brought down the majority of the canopy in 2017. The lack of canopy allows strong vines and grasses to flourish, making the trail extremely dense and overgrown. Students worked for several hours tackling the vegetation with machetes, rakes, and spades, before beginning their 45-minute hike back out to the trail entrance.
Alternative spring break trippers pose by the water after just landing in Puerto Rico on March 3, 2019. They spent the following week doing trail maintenance in El Yunque National Park, painting houses that suffered water damage from the 2017 hurricanes, landscaping for elderly homeowners, and caring for newly planted trees that will fortify the coastal regions. Applications for Alternative Spring Break trips are open in the fall semester. Contact Civic and Community Engagement for more information!
Penn State University Libraries’ Short Edition short story dispensers are now at five of its Commonwealth Campus library locations, including, clockwise from left, John D. Vairo Library at Penn State Brandywine, Penn State Harrisburg Library, Berks Thun Library and John M. Lilley Library at Penn State Behrend. With its placement this semester of five additional short story dispensers, the University Libraries now has 10 short story dispensers University-wide, including one with community partner Schlow Centre Region Library, making it both the first and largest university partner with Short Edition worldwide.
Dawne Hickton, the chair of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank in Cleveland will discuss her career path when the Finance Speaker Series returns to Penn State Behrend on April 15.
