Jersey City, NJ – Saint Peter’s College will send a group of 11 students, alumni, faculty and staff to a Jesuit Mission in Honduras this summer to experience culture and help build homes for those affected by Hurricane Mitch.
The group will depart for Honduras on May 20th and return on June 3. They will spend the first five days as guests of the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa. The Saint Peter’s group will visit with students and faculty at the Catholic University of Honduras, visit the sites of church social services and sightsee at the Mayan ruins in Copan Ruinas before heading to the Jesuit Mission in El Progreso. There they will assist in building 460 new homes in the poor neighborhood of Las Guaimas.
The College’s Community Service and Campus Ministry offices will sponsor the trip. The Global Outreach team is still accepting donations to cover the cost of the Honduras visit. Call 201-915-9131 for more information.
The Saint Peter’s contingent includes:
| Student/Administrator | Class/Title | Hometown |
| Jill Amitrani | Jesuit Volunteer | Bridgewater, NJ |
| Mauricio Betts | MBA student | Toms River, NJ |
| Michael Betts | Grad student | Toms River, NJ |
| Michele Clossey | Senior/Education major | Neptune, NJ |
| Fay Joseph | Office Manager, Public Policy | Jersey City, NJ |
| Dr. Donal Malone | Lecturer, Public Policy | Maplewood, NJ |
| Elena Podgorny | Grad student | E. Brunswick, NJ |
| Dr. Patricia Santoro | Professor, Modern Languages | Jersey City, NJ |
| Seanna Smith | Senior/Education major | Folsom, CA |
| Evelyn Villegas | Junior/Education & Spanish | West New York, NJ |
| Edna Zalenski | Campus Ministry Coordinator | Bayonne, NJ |
Saint Peter’s College is the Jesuit College of New Jersey. Founded in 1872, Saint Peter’s has an enrollment of more than 3,000 students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The main campus is located in Jersey City and a branch campus, specializing in adult education, is located in Englewood Cliffs. Saint Peter’s also offers classes in downtown Jersey City near the waterfront financial district