Discuss “Qatar students head west for break”

Last week, eight students from Carnegie Mellon’s Qatar campus took advantage of the Alternative Spring Break (ASB) program, volunteering their time and skills to help the residents of Carnegie, Pa., just outside of Pittsburgh.

This was the third year for the program, which was organized by Renee Camerlengo, director of special projects for the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs, along with community advisor Caryl Tuma and David Stanfield, director of Student Activities, both of the Qatar campus.

This was the second year that the program was focused on community service.

The students’ time and effort were spent contributing to the Community Revitalization Plan, an arrangement between Carnegie Mellon and the borough of Carnegie to repair...