| Organization |
Faculty Advisor |
Purpose Statement |
| Art |
| Opulent Image Models |
Anwar Cruter
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Opulent Image Models is firm on setting the precedent that quality and sophistication is the key to success within the fashion world. OI Models focuses on recognizing and nurturing new talent of students interested in the fashion Industry. With this focus, our goal is to educate the masses about all aspects of the Fashion Industry and to hold several diverse fashion shows on the Barry University campus and local community throughout the year. |
| B.L.I.S.S. |
Silvia Lizama
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To create an enjoyable connection between African culture and the student body through energetic performances of stepping; to please and entertain the student body, faculty and staff through a fresh, new and vibrant spiritual form of expression |
| Arts in Motion Production |
Yvonne Houston
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A.I.M. Productions was formed to expose the hidden talent of dancers at Barry University. This dance organization is not limited to those who can dance but is for anyone who is fascinated in the various styles of dancing and has the potential to become a dancer. |
| Artists Coming Together |
Hugh Murphy and John Manzelli
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To bring theatre majors and minors together in a unified group, as well as students who have a love of the performing arts. |
| Aperture Student Association |
Scott Weber
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To expand the techniques learned in photography class and to encourage the exploration of new techniques. Also, to enhance student skills, display work in shows, take field trips, offer courses to outsiders, invite fellow photographers to perform lectures/workshops, and to affiliate ourselves with more experienced photographers to help us grow in the photography industry. |
| Business |
| Sport Management Association |
Jamie Carrig
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The purpose shall be to explore members interested in sport management to pertinent information through guest speakers, philanthrophy, and real-life experiences in sport management. |
| American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) |
Dr. David Kopp
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To serve the educational and professional development needs of its members in the field of training and human resource development |
| Accounting Association |
Dr. Michael Tyler
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Provide any student(s) in an accounting course free tutoring, as well as hosting events that will benefit any business major's future greatly. Provide a network of contacts to assist one's career. |
| Communication / Media |
| WBRY Radio Station |
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The WBRY Radio Station provides training in broadcasting for students and to educate and inform the Barry campus about alternative music and educational broadcasting.
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| Buccaneer Newspaper |
Margery Gordon
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The Barry Buccaneer is the student newspaper, ranging from 8-16 pages and published at the first of every month starting in September and ending with May. The Buccaneer serves as a laboratory for the journalism minors. All work, including writing, editing, advertising and design, is completed by students. |
| Governing |
| Student Organization Council (SOC) |
Kristy Pacheco
|
The purpose of the Student Organization Council shall provide oversight of all recognized clubs and organizations, to coordinate co-curricular activities of the recognized clubs and organizations, to provide leadership during activities, to develop a spirit of unity with the clubs and organizations, to represent all recognized clubs and organizations when required and to provide for organized management of clubs and organizations for improvement of education and the enlightenment of the entire Barry University and local community. |
| Student Government Association (SGA) |
Anwar Cruter
|
Student Government gives every undergraduate student the chance to practice and develop leadership skills while representing their peers and improving the University and student life. Students involved in Student Government have the chance to interact with the University administration and faculty and work in a collaborative manner to better Barry University. Student Government members are respected as leaders of the student body, and their input is often sought in making important decisions for the University. |
| Panhellenic Council (PHC) |
Kristy Pacheco
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The Panhellenic Council is the governing body of the Barry University sororities and strives to promote values, scholarship, service, sisterhood and social well being to the women of Barry. The Panhellenic Council coordinates events such as women’s formal recruitment, clothes drives, Aids Walk, Greek Week and the annual Greek Award Banquet. Members of the Panhellenic Council also attend local and regional leadership conferences and provide direction and motivation for the Barry University Greek community. |
| Interfraternity Council (IFC) |
Kristy Pacheco
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The Interfraternity Council (IFC) is the governing body of the Barry University fraternities and strives to promote the value of interfraternalism to the entire campus. The IFC coordinates events such as men’s recruitment, Habitat for Humanity service day and Greek Week. Members of the IFC also attend local and regional leadership conferences and provide direction and motivation for the Barry University Greek community. |
| Campus Activities Board (CAB) |
Anwar Cruter
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The Campus Activities Board (CAB) is an advisory committee to the Office of Student Activities designed in 1991 by the students for the students. CAB is a student-funded and operated organization, open to all Barry University students, which plans, coordinates and presents many of the campus-wide events for students at Barry. By utilizing the student's talents and energies, CAB strives to provide dynamic and diverse programs that meet the needs and interests of the students at our University. |
| Greek |
| Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity |
Miguel Calvo
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Our mission is to aid students in their academic, moral, and social development. Our purpose is to contribute to the advancement of society through the personal growth of our members and service to others. |
| Phi Sigma Sigma Sorority |
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Phi Sigma Sigma is a dynamic sisterhood of powerful women fostering uncompromising principles, igniting positive change, and embracing individuality. |
| Omega Phi Chi Sorority |
Jeff Edwards
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To generate unity among all women by fostering a sisterhood based on honesty, loyalty, respect, responsibility, academic excellence, and involvement in community service. |
| Lambda Theta Phi Fraternity |
Ria Hutton
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Lambda Theta Phi provides the Latino college student the opportunity to be part of a family with a mission. What is this mission? To cultivate a spirit of brotherhood, to value an education, to promote unity among all Latinos, to be proud of and cherish our heritage, to assert roles of leadership, to develop character, to practice chivalry, and to serve mankind. In short, to raise the social and cultural conscience of the Latin male college student.
◊ Education/Educación
◊ Leadership/Liderazgo
◊ Brotherhood/Hermandad
◊ Culture/Cultura
◊ Latin Unity/”En la unión está la fuerza.”
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| Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity |
Allison Kowlessar
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The fundamental purpose of Kappa Alpha Psi is honorable achievement in every field of human endeavor. Ten astute men from Indiana University visualized the founding of this fraternity on a predominantly White campus in 1911. It was the vision to sow the seed of a fraternal tree whose fruit is available to, and now enjoyed by, college men everywhere, regardless of their color, religion or national origin. |
| Alpha Phi International Sorority |
Elizabeth Barillas
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As symbolized by their motto, “Union Hand in Hand,” Alpha Phi's on campus and across the country share the same treasured collection of values and the same timeless bond of friendship. The Theta Omega chapter has been active for over three years, receiving their charter in May of 1996. In 1998 and 2001 Alpha Phi was recognized as the Greek Chapter of the Year. |
| Alpha Delta Gamma Fraternity |
Dan Hill
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Each ADG member is provided with the opportunity to reach his full potential through the five S's: community services, scholarship, spirituality, school spirit and social events. ADG's strive for friendship, even beyond their college years. The Psi Chapter of Alpha Delta Gamma has been a strong force on the Barry University campus for many years. |
| Honor |
| Theta Alpha Kappa Honor Society |
Dr. Gloria L. Schaab, SSJ
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Theta Alpha Kappa is a national honor society in theology, has for its purpose the promotion of excellence and scholarship in the fields of religious studies and religious education. It is open to persons of all faiths. Members are encouraged to provide scholarly lectures and contribute articles for national publication. |
| Sigma Xi Honor Society |
Dr. Jeremy Montague
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Sigma Xi is an international research honor society. The mission of the society is to honor scientific accomplishments, to encourage and to enhance worldwide appreciation and support of original investigation in science and technology, and to foster worldwide a creative and dynamic interaction among science, technology and society. The fields of activity for the society are the pure and applied sciences, including the physical sciences, life and agricultural sciences, earth sciences, medical sciences, mathematics and engineering. Individuals are invited to join the society if they have demonstrated noteworthy achievement as an original investigator or have shown aptitude for research through initial research achievement. Over 170 members have received the Nobel Prize. |
| Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society |
Mrs. Sharon Rafalko
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Sigma Theta Tau is an international honor society in nursing. The purpose of this society is to recognize superior scholastic achievement and professional leadership in the field of nursing. Membership is open to juniors, seniors and RN-BSNs in the top third of their class. |
| Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society |
Dr. Lillian Schanfield
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Sigma Tau Delta is an international English honor society to advance the study of literary masterpieces, to encourage worthwhile reading, to promote the mastery of written expression, and to foster a spirit of intellectual comradeship among students of the English language and literature. |
| Sigma Alpha Pi Honor Society |
Lakima Garnett
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To assist college students in creating the lives they desire, by helping students discover what they truly want to do, and to give them the support and tools to achieve their goals. |
| Psi Chi Honor Society |
Dr. Michelle Major-Sanabria
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Psi Chi is a national honor society in psychology. Second semester juniors and seniors who have a 3.50 grade point average are eligible for membership. |
| Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society |
Dr. Lisa Konczal & Dr. Fernando Perez
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Pi Gamma Mu was founded in 1924 by the deans of the College of William and Mary in Virginia and of Southwestern College of Kansas. It is the oldest, largest and most significant of the honor societies broadly concerned with the social sciences. The purpose of Pi Gamma Mu is to foster excellence in the social sciences and to promote cooperation among them. The motto of the society is “Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” An individual may be invited or may petition to join Pi Gamma Mu when he/she is a junior, senior or graduate student in the upper 35 percent of the class, has at least 20 semester hours in social science and has a grade point average of 3.00 or better. |
| Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society |
Dr. George Cvejanovich
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Phi Eta Sigma is a national honor society inspired by the past and dedicated to the future whose goal is to encourage and reward academic excellence among freshmen in institutions of higher learning. The oldest and largest freshman honor society, Phi Eta Sigma was founded at the University of Illinois on March 22, 1923, and now has more than three hundred chapters throughout the United States and more than 700,000 members. Phi Eta Sigma was voted membership into the Association of College Honor Societies in 1937. Only three societies have had longer continuous membership. |
| Phi Epsilon Kappa Honor Society |
Dr. Gayle Workman/ Dr. Leta Hicks
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Phi Epsilon Kappa is a national professional fraternity for persons engaged in or pursuing careers in health, physical education, recreation or safety. Membership is open to persons interested in the purpose of the Fraternity and in providing time and energy for the benefit of the areas which include: physical education, health, recreation, dance, human performances, exercise science, sports medicine and sports management. |
| Phi Delta Kappa Honor Society |
Dr. Jill Farrell
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Phi Delta Kappa is an international association of professional educators. Our mission is to promote quality education, with particular emphasis on publicly supported education, as essential to the development and maintenance of a democratic way of life. |
| Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society |
Dr. Timothy Smith
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Phi Alpha Theta is an international honor society in history. It is composed of students and professors elected to membership because of excellence in the study or the writing of history. Its objectives are to promote the study of history by encouraging research, good teaching, publication, and exchanges of learning among historians. To carry out its objectives, Phi Alpha Theta holds biennial conventions and offers awards for scholarly achievement. |
| Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society |
Dr. Mahen Saverimuttu
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Lambda Pi Eta is the national communication honor society. Among its goals, Lambda Pi Eta promotes interest in the field of communication as well as encourages the professionalism of its student members. Qualifications include: full-time status with a major or minor in Communication, minimum of 60 semester hours with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or better, and a minimum of 12 semester hours in Communication with a GPA of at least 3.25. |
| Kappa Gamma Pi Honor Society |
Sr. Sara Fairbanks
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Kappa Gamma Pi seeks members who strive for a high standard of personal Christian excellence and scholarship. The society also seeks to encourage individual and group initiative and participation in local and national church and secular affairs; and to awaken a spirit of Christian leadership among the undergraduates of Kappa affiliated colleges and universities. The Greek phrase Kappa Gamma Pi stands for Catholic Women Leaders. The original name has been retained because of its importance in the society's history. However, both non-Catholics and men are joyfully welcomed to the membership of Kappa Gamma Pi each year. The society's motto is faith and service. |
| Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society |
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Kappa Delta Pi is an international honor society in education, invites to membership those who have attained excellence in scholarship and distinction of achievement in the field of professional education. Qualifications for undergraduates include full junior status, at least twelve semester hours of professional education, and a 3.50 grade point average. Graduate students must have at least twelve semester hours of graduate work in professional education completed at Barry and a 3.70 grade point average in graduate courses. |
| Gamma Sigma Epsilon Honor Society |
Dr. George Fisher
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Gamma Sigma Epsilon is a national chemistry honor society that recognizes outstanding student performance in chemistry. A nominee must have a 3.00 average in a minimum of 16 credits of chemistry and an overall GPA of at least 3.00. Membership is open to chemistry majors and other science majors who meet the above minimum requirements. Those who do not meet the membership requirements are still welcome to attend meetings and participate in the chapter activities. |
| Delta Epsilon Sigma |
Dr. Blanca Alvarez
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Delta Epsilon Sigma is a national honor society for students, faculty, and alumni of colleges and universities with a Catholic tradition. It was founded in 1939 to recognize academic accomplishments, to foster scholarly activities, and to encourage a sense of intellectual community among its members. |
| Delta Epsilon Iota (DEI) |
Maria Tomaino
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Delta Epsilon Iota (DEI) is Barry University’s Career and Academic Honor Society. Dedication, Enthusiasm and Initiative are the three key values that DEI members hold. If you have a sophomore status and at least a 3.3 GPA, then you have the opportunity to be a part of this elite group of students that share a common passion for achieving their goals and recognizing the importance of academics and career. |
| Chi Sigma Iota Honor Society |
Dr. M S Fernandez
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Chi Sigma Iota is the International Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society established January 1, 1985 by representatives of the Counselor Education training program at Ohio University and leaders in the U.S. counseling profession. The formation of an honor society was seen as a fruitful avenue to provide a much needed link between students, educators, practitioners and administrators in various counseling settings. The purpose of Chi Sigma Iota, International is: to promote scholarship, research, professionalism and excellence in counseling and to recognize high attainment in the pursuit of academic and clinical excellence in the field of counseling. |
| Beta Beta Beta Honor Society |
Dr. Jeremy Montague
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Beta Beta Beta is the national biological honorary society. Biology majors who have achieved an overall college grade point average of 2.75 and 2.00 grade point average in biology qualify for membership. The purpose of Beta is to form an honor society for students of the biological sciences and thereby to stimulate sound scholarship, to promote the dissemination of scientific truth, and to encourage investigation in the life sciences. |
| Alpha Mu Gamma Honor Society |
Dr. Blanca Alvarez
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Alpha Mu Gamma Rho is the honor society which recognizes excellence in achievement in foreign languages as well as in the students overall scholastic program. In addition to encouraging the study of foreign languages, members work towards the realization of friendship, enlightenment, and sympathetic understanding of other peoples and cultures. |
| Alpha Chi Honor Society |
Dr. Robert Horner
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Alpha Chi is a coeducational national honor society whose purpose is to promote academic excellence and exemplary character among undergraduate students and to honor those who achieve such distinction. Its name derives from the initial letters of the Greek words ALETHEIA, meaning TRUTH, and XARAKTER, meaning CHARACTER. Barry admits no more than the highest ten percent of graduating seniors. |
| International |
| Haitian Inter-Cultural Association (HICA) |
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To educate the Barry University community and promote the beautiful and tasteful culture of Haiti, to volunteer and assist in the greater Miami community and to represent the Haitian culture and people |
| Medical |
| Nursing Student Association |
Indra Hershorin
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To aid in the preparation of nursing students for the assumption of professional responsibilities, to aid in the development of the whole person and that person's responsibility for the healthcare of people from all walks of life and to provide programs representative of fundamental and correct professional interest and concerns |
| Chemistry Club |
Dr. George Fisher
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To promote professionalism and scholarship in chemistry and the general welfare of club members |
| Biomedical Sciences Society (BMS) |
Dr. Ralph Lauden
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To unite the three different Biomedical Sciences tracks, post-Baccalaureate program, to provide community service to the greater Miami community and to create a support network for incoming students. Further, to assist students in becoming more complete applicants when applying to professional schools and programs |
| American Medical Students Association (AMSA) |
Michael Bill
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To promote active improvement in medical education, involving our members in the social, moral and ethical obligations of the profession of medicine, assisting in the improvement and understanding of world health problems and contributing to the welfare of pre-medical students |
| Multicultural |
| Latin American Student Association |
Dr. Maria Alvarez
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To grant Barry University students, particularly those with Latin American herritage, a valuable opportunity to meet, share their wisdom, work together and get involved with the community. We encourage students' involvement with the community and the school. We also promote integration among its members and expect them to use LASA as a resource for networking and volunteering. |
| Carribean Student Association (CSA) |
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The main purpose of CSA will be to promote cultural awareness and help students to become familiar with other cultures. |
| Black Student Association (BSA) |
Jeff Edwards
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The purpose of BSA is to give organized representation of the Black heritage among the Barry community. BSA will increase the presence of the African American culture within the student body through educational experiences, forums, hosting student functions that celebrate the significant contributions made by African Americans and their importance to the history of America. BSA will establish pride and awareness among the Barry student body, faculty and staff through service, research, celebrations, and exploration of the African heritage. |
| Political |
| Young Democrats of America |
Dr. Sean Foreman
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The purpose shall be to stimulate political thought and activity among the college students of Barry University, promote interest in governmental affairs, and further the philosophy and goals of the Democratic Party. |
| Phi Alpha Delta Pre Law Fraternity |
Jesus Mendez
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The purpose of this fraternity shall be to form a strong bond uniting students and teachers of the law with members of the Bench and Bar in a freternal fellowship designed to advance the ideals of liberty and equal justice under law; to stimulate excellence in scholarship; to inspire the virtues of compassion and courage; to foster integrity and professional competence; to promote the welfare of its members; and to encourage their moral, intellectual and cultural advancement; so that each memeber may enjoy a lifetime of honorable professional and public service. |
| Recreational / Sport |
| Cheerleading Team |
Jamie Carrig
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The purpose of the Cheerleaders is to promote
school spirit and offer support to all of Barry’s NCAA athletic games
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| Religious |
| Voices of Praise Gospel Choir |
Dr. Michael Griffin
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To become a renowned, close knit group who inspires and invokes a positive change in others while bringing about a positive change within ourselves |
| Service |
| Student Ambassador Team |
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The student ambassadors represent an integral part of the University’s admissions process. They provide the vial link for those future leaders who strive to attend Barry University to further their education. They are comprised of an elite group of domestic and international students and represent various facets of culture, creed and religion. Through their diversity, education and experiences, they promote leadership, friendship and understanding throughout the depths of the Barry community.
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| Pals-4-Paws |
Gary Grizzle
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To care for, promote the well being of and to publicize the plight of feral and abandoned cats, kittens and dogs around the Barry and local communities |
| Habitat for Humanity |
Miguel Ramirez
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To positively affect the poverty housing issue through building, fundraising, educational, and advocacy events |
| Best Buddies |
Michelle Aznarez
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To enhance the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities for one-one friendships. |
| American Sign Language Club |
Leslie Rouder
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To learn American Sign Language and the deaf culture. Also, to be able to communicate within the deaf community. We also want to have students and faculty experience and interact within a new culture while promoting diversity with the Barry University community. |
| Alternative Spring Break (ASB) |
Jean Hock
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Alternative Spring Break is a fully engaging experience that takes students out of their comfort zone and allows them to work on projects within different communities. Students are able to work up close with issues such as literacy, racism, poverty, disaster relief, and the environment. The purpose of the program is to give students direct contact with communities they have never encountered; all while helping them to get a broader out look of the world. The intense experience that the program provides for student’s increases the likelihood that they will take the lessons they have learned and apply them back here in our own Barry community, and the greater Miami area. |
