NHS Students Return from Alternative Spring Break

Students from the School of Nursing & Health Studies recently returned from New Orleans, where they participated in a community service project over spring break.

Emily Herzberg (NHS’08), Robin Rector (NHS’08), Britton Stuart (NHS’07), Allison Yudt (NHS’08), and Martyna Skowron (NHS’09) traveled to the city’s flood-ravaged Ninth Ward.

Working alongside other Georgetown and university students, the NHS team built houses, attended a play written by a Georgetown graduate about Hurricane Katrina, and visited the French Quarter.

“Overall, we had a wonderful time not only exploring our construction skills, but also bringing spirit and hope to people of the hurricane affected areas,” said Skowron.

In addition, several other NHS students traveled to different sites during the week-long break.

Alex Daubert (NHS’09) and Suzanne O’Hara (NHS’08) went to Gulfport, Miss., for home repair and relief efforts. Helena Kuhn (NHS’08) was a site leader for the Spring Break in Appalachia program.

Read more about Georgetown University’s campus-wide spring break projects.