Wilkes
Sierra Marsh, Pottsville, a sophomore English major at Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, was one of more than 60 Wilkes students, faculty and staff who participated in the annual Alternative Spring Break from March 2 through 9.
Students participating in the program spent their spring break performing community service to help people in the United States and around the world. Destinations for Wilkes' 2013 Alternative Spring Break were Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Missouri and New Orleans, La.
Sierra volunteered in New Orleans.
She is a daughter of Sharon Marsh.
Susquehanna
Laura Walser, Tamaqua, a junior at Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, studied this spring in Seville, Spain.
She is majoring in secondary education and Spanish.
A 2010 graduate of Tamaqua Area High School, she is a daughter of Michael and Michelle Walser.