Zips for Haiti – The Buchtelite

Fundraiser for Haitians; every ‘penne’ counts

By Sofia Syed, Arts & Life Editor

April 20, 2016

Enjoy spaghetti and support a good cause on Monday, April 25. The second annual Spaghetti Dinner, hosted by Zips for Haiti, is raising funds to bring Haitian students to The University of Akron. Money raised will benefit Haitian students in attending UA for a four-year term. The spaghetti dinner...

Tags: donations, fundraiser, learning, preview, second annual spaghetti dinner, spaghetti dinner, students, University of Akron, Zips for Haiti

UA students volunteer abroad; Zips for Haiti raises $4,000

UA student Zach Kisor bonds with the Haitian students.

By Kristina Aiad-Toss, Photo Editor

January 25, 2016

Rather than spending their winter breaks relaxing, a group of 25 University of Akron students ventured abroad on a service trip to Ouanaminthe, Haiti and visited a school called Institution Univers (IU) from Jan. 10-17. The study abroad program, part of a Leadership Experience Project, occurred for...

Tags: donation, good deeds, Haiti, helping, UA, Volunteering, Zips for Haiti

First self-nominated Game-Changer: Callie Mack

By Samantha Hickey, News Editor

December 2, 2015

UA recently announced its fourth Game-Changer Award recipient. Junior Callie Mack is the first self-nominated student to win the "Game-Changer" award. Mack is pursuing a major in marketing management and a minor in public relations and digital imaging. College of Business Administration (CBA) sopho...

Tags: Beta Gamma Sigma, Callie Mack, CBA, CBA Global Leadership Initiative, CBA Leadership Institute, College of Business Administration, digital imaging, Game-Changer, Game-Changer Award, marketing management, Public Relations, Susan Hanlon, UA Volleyball, Zips for Haiti