Students are our future. In addition to concentrating on their academics, many students are rebuilding their lives and the lives of others in need. Robert Monge, a finance and economics student at the University of Iowa, recently posted Tippie Build Habitat for Humanity. (I learned of this posting via my LinkedIn connection with Professor Joyce Berg).
“Tippie Build” is not just another student organization. It’s a unique initiative by students and faculty from the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business, dedicated to raising funds and providing volunteers for the Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity. Each year, Tippie Build commits to raising funds for Habitat for Humanity, contributing to the construction of one home at a time. You can learn more about the students’ exceptional commitment and join in supporting this effort at Tippie Build.
It is always heartwarming when the news media reports how businesses, educational institutions, and communities are coming together to rebuild lives. This month, our focus is Habitat Housing, a collaboration between local community partners and low-income working families who need decent, reasonably priced homes.
Certainly, these goods works are worldwide, and every time the media informs us of how individuals and organizations are coming together to help people rebuild their lives after a natural disaster, loss of work, unexpected health setback, and so on, we are reminded of how caring and honorable people are. There is enough in the news about murders, robberies, and overall “bad news.” When you hear the “bad news,” remember the good news and take every opportunity to post these amazing efforts to rebuild humanity.
