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Southwestern College Green Team receives grant to participate in Kansas Day

KS (12/9/2009)

http://www.winfieldcourier.com/articles/2009/12/09/news/news/doc4b1fed70228da168158615.txt

Southwestern College has announced that students in the Green Team program will be coordinating service activities as part of Kansas Day 2010. These activities are part of the inaugural Kansas Campus Compact’s Commemorate Kansas/Serve Kansas program.

…“These creative projects are an indication that students and faculty at Kansas colleges and universities are aware of the importance of connecting their education with a civic purpose that serves all of Kansas’ citizens,” said Matthew Lindsey, executive director for Kansas Campus Compact.

»Read the entire article at The Winfield Daily Courier.

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