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Building homes in the United States is one thing. Building them in Nicaragua is quite another. “Each element of construction was done on site,” said hospitality and business management major Kara Trusty. “When we needed rebar, we took the metal, measured it out, cut it into pieces, bent those pieces, then spaced them out accordingly […]
Students at the University are encouraged to reduce, reuse, recycle and upcycle. In March, UF’s Wilderness Club collaborated with Findlay’s Habitat ReStore to introduce upcycling through a competition among student organizations. Upcycling involves turning spare construction parts or used items into something creative and useful. Nine student organizations competed to create the best upcycled object. […]
Students and chaperones – 30 in total – from The University of Findlay recently returned from the Habitat for Humanity Collegiate Challenge Alternative Spring Break Trip in Mandeville, La., March 3-11, where they helped to build six homes in different phases of construction and even saw some alligators. Once the group arrived in Louisiana, they […]
Jessica Burkett, an early childhood education major from Gibsonburg, Ohio, says The University of Findlay has helped her learn who she wants to be “through a variety of experiences that foster connections with people within campus, the surrounding community and globally.” Though she originally entered UF as a physical therapy student, she began to reflect […]
