{"id":7556,"date":"2019-08-29T09:43:47","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T13:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=7556"},"modified":"2020-07-14T13:42:19","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T17:42:19","slug":"transylvania-receives-national-distinction-for-alternative-break-community-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2019\/08\/transylvania-receives-national-distinction-for-alternative-break-community-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Transylvania receives national distinction for Alternative Break community partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2998-810x549.jpg\" alt=\"Transylvania Alternative Break 2019\" class=\"wp-image-6288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/06\/IMG_2998-810x549.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/06\/IMG_2998-350x237.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/06\/IMG_2998-730x494.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/06\/IMG_2998-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/06\/IMG_2998-1536x1040.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/06\/IMG_2998-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/06\/IMG_2998.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Transylvania University recently received a national recognition for this year&#8217;s Alternative Break, a community engagement partnership with local nonprofits.<br> <br> The American Civic Collaboration Awards (Civvys) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.civvys.org\/the-2019-civvys-1\">recognized the school<\/a> with an honorable mention for the weeklong summer break program. &#8220;Since its inaugural year, the Civvys have highlighted outstanding efforts of civic collaboration making impacts in national, local and youth communities,&#8221; according to the awards group.<br> <br> Tevin Monroe and Margaux Crider were specifically mentioned in the awards announcement earlier this month \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2019\/08\/transylvanias-new-coordinator-of-civic-engagement-inspires-spirit-of-service\/\">Monroe is Transylvania\u2019s coordinator of civic engagement<\/a> and Crider is a former AmeriCorps VISTA for the school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Civvys\nrecognition coincides with a Washington Monthly ranking that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2019\/08\/washington-monthly-ranks-transylvania-among-nations-top-10-liberal-arts-colleges-for-public-service\/\">listed\nTransylvania<\/a> among the nation&#8217;s\ntop 10 schools for promoting public service.<br>\n<br>\nAt the end of this past school year, Transylvania&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2019\/04\/transylvania-students-to-kick-off-summer-with-alternative-break\/\">Alternative\nBreak<\/a> program partnered students with local service\norganizations in projects that focused on themes like food justice, immigration\nand community development.<br>\n<br>\nThe university traditionally sends students out of state on alternative winter\nand spring break trips; but this time they stayed in Lexington, getting to know\nthe town in new ways and learning about organizations they could continue volunteering\nfor after Alternative Break ended.<br>\n<br>\nFor instance, students worked in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lfcgarden\">London Ferrill Community Garden<\/a> and for <a href=\"https:\/\/sweetblessingscakes.org\/\">Sweet Blessings<\/a>, making cakes for kids with illnesses and who face other\nchallenges in life. 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