Posted by Mary Wimberley on 2010-04-07

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Hundreds of É«»¢ÊÓƵ students will participate in Omicron Delta Kappa’s Day of Service Saturday, April 10.

About 350 volunteers, including some É«»¢ÊÓƵ faculty and staff members, will assist a variety of Birmingham area nonprofit organizations, 8 a.m.-12 noon.

Activities include holding a car wash to support Children’s Miracle Network and working with Ronald McDonald House, Urban Ministry, Inc., Shades Mountain Baptist Church’s community restoration efforts, NorthStar Ministries, Church at Brook Hills’ Hispanic clinic and Habitat for Humanity.

The project, sponsored by the É«»¢ÊÓƵ chapter of ODK leadership honor society, is part ofÌý ODK’s National Day of Service.

É«»¢ÊÓƵ ODK member Stephen Bailey, a chemistry major from Brownsburg, Ind., is student coordinator. É«»¢ÊÓƵ business professor Dr. Betsy Holloway, isÌý É«»¢ÊÓƵ ODK advisor.

 
É«»¢ÊÓƵ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, É«»¢ÊÓƵ is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. É«»¢ÊÓƵ enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. É«»¢ÊÓƵ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.