Sweeney Travels to West Virginia for Butler University 'Fall Alternative Break'

Matthew Sweeney of Libertyville was one of 77 Butler University students to participate in Fall Alternative Break, an annual service trip where Butler students travel to various locations throughout the United States to assist communities in need in various ways. Each year, the location and project conducted are changed, but the basic service premise behind the trip remains the same.

Students traveled to Mullens, WV for this year's Fall Alternative Break, where they worked with the Rural Appalachia Improvement League to build trails and clean up a local park in the community.

Challenging and enabling students to meet their personal and professional goals has guided Butler University since 1855. Today, Butler is a nationally recognized comprehensive university that blends the liberal arts with first-rate pre-professional programs. It seeks to prepare each graduate not simply to make a living but to make a life of purpose, in which personal flourishing is intertwined with the welfare of others.

Butler is known for its vibrant campus, superior academics and dedicated faculty. The University enrolls more than 4,700 undergraduate and graduate students in six academic colleges: Arts, Business, Communication, Education, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Located just six miles from downtown Indianapolis, Butler's urban setting affords students internship opportunities that provide excellent graduate school and career preparation.

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