Kiely Flynn, Falmouth Resident Spends Spring Break Volunteering in Mexico

2012 Apr 11

Kiely Flynn, a resident of Falmouth, ME and a member of the class of 2013 at Providence College, recently spent a week working in Mexico, as part of the College's Feinstein Academic Institute's Alternative Spring Break 2012 program.

Flynn was among nearly 60 Providence College students who volunteered to spend their spring break to work in 4 different locations around the world. In Tijuana, Mexico, Flynn and seven PC students built a home for a family in need, while exploring issues related to immigration and culture. They were accompanied by Heather Whitney, service learning coordinator in the College's Feinstein Academic Institute, and Stephanie Nunes, AmericaCorps VISTA representative.

Providence College is the only college or university in the United States administered by the Dominican Friars. The Catholic, liberal arts college has an undergraduate enrollment of approximately 3,900 students and offers degrees in 49 academic majors. Since 1997, Providence College has consistently been ranked among the five regional universities in the north according to U.S. News' America's Best Colleges.