CANTON, MO (09/04/2014)(readMedia)-- Over 550 Culver-Stockton students, faculty and staff participated in the sixth annual Extreme Dome Makeover, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014, volunteering their services to fix up 16 different sites in Canton, Missouri.
Local students who participated in this event include :
Austin Pyrtle, freshman musical theatre major of Davenport (52806)
Alex Draper, sophomore biology major of Muscatine (52761)
Volunteers spent the day doing various activities like painting, landscaping and cleaning. Project sites included both public areas and private residences. Public sites included Canton Senior Housing, City Hall, Martin Park, the Mississippi River Park, the Canton Community Garden and more.
Extreme Dome Makeover provides the opportunity to introduce incoming students to the community of Canton, as well as to their classmates, advisors and neighbors.
"We want our students to know that being a servant leader is important. Hopefully by the time they graduate they will know that importance and they'll be able to lead service projects in their own community ," said Dean of Students Chris Gill.
Culver-Stockton College, located in Canton, Mo., is a four-year residential institution in affiliation with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). C-SC specializes in experiential education and is one of only two colleges in the nation to offer the 12/3 semester calendar, where the typical 15 week semester is divided into two terms, a 12-week term and a 3-week term.
