<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2025/a-life-changing-journey-of-service-transforms-unc-pembroke-students.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><title>A Life-Changing Journey of Service Transforms UNC Pembroke Students</title><pubDate>03/21/2025 11:32:43 AM</pubDate><author/><intro>After spending a week in the heart of Chicago’s inner city, UNC Pembroke freshman Nate Carter returned to campus with a new perspective and a renewed passion for helping others.</intro><image><img src="/_images/Alt%20Spring%20Break_Food%20Depository.jpeg" alt="Students Nate Carter, Destiny Locklear, Ven Chavan, Bryan Ramirez-Jackson, Charnese Thompson, Galilea Ruiz-Villagomez, Laila Watson, Tori Belle and Beibhinn Redecker"/></image><cap>Alternative Spring Break student participants were Nate Carter, Destiny Locklear, Ven Chavan, Bryan Ramirez-Jackson, Charnese Thompson, Galilea Ruiz-Villagomez, Laila Watson, Tori Belle and Beibhinn Redecker</cap><tags><tag>Campus Life</tag><tag>Community Engagement</tag></tags></item>