Michelle Dougan participating in Alternative Spring Break

2015 Feb 27

Michelle Dougan of Bridgeton is one of more than 100 students participating in Cornell College's Alternative Spring Break.

Students involved with Alternative Spring Break spend their weeklong break on a service trip. Dougan is taking part in the trip to Atlanta, and will work with a non-profit after school and youth development program called Create Your Dreams that works to break the cycle of poverty, crime, drug abuse, and teen pregnancy.

This is the 11th consecutive year that Cornell College has sponsored Alternative Spring Break trips. More information about the program is available on the college's Office of Civic Engagement website.

One of the 40 "Colleges That Change Lives," Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, is a national liberal arts college with a distinctive One Course At A Time curriculum. The One Course schedule provides students the chance to dive into their studies, focus more intensely on the disciplines of their choice, and learn authentically with the unique freedom to shed the confines of the traditional classroom to study off-campus, pursue research, or accept an internship--all without missing out on other classes.

Cornell has been recognized by numerous publications for the value its education offers and for academic excellence. This year it was named of the 100 best values in liberal arts education by Kiplinger's, one of the "Best Value Schools" among national liberal arts colleges by U.S. News and World Report, and one of the 100 Affordable Elite Colleges by Washington Monthly. Ninety-three percent of Cornell graduates earn their degrees in four years. In 2013 Cornell was named one of the 25 colleges with the best professors by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity.

For more information, visit www.cornellcollege.edu.