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PHOTO: The combined classes from Mississippi State University and the University of Mississippi at Dockery Farms. Photo by Cade Smith, Student Leadership and Community Engagement Director at Mississippi State University.<\/p><\/div>\n

CLEVELAND, Miss. — The Delta Center for Culture and Learning at Delta State University provided an introduction to the Delta\u2019s cultural heritage for a combined group of students from Mississippi State and the University of Mississippi during their Alternative Spring Break.\u00a0 The students spend a week in the Delta, combining service projects with visits to attractions like Delta State University, the Quapaw Canoe Company, the Delta Blues Museum, McCarty\u2019s Pottery, the Levee Run Farm, Dulaney Seed Company, and Po\u2019 Monkey\u2019s Lounge.\u00a0 The students stay at the North Greenwood Baptist Church and dine in restaurants throughout the Delta.\u00a0 The academic aspect of the course focuses on the Blues and Civil Rights heritage of the Delta.\u00a0 The Mississippi State group was organized by Alternative Spring Break Co-Directors Courtney Allen and Chris Turner.\u00a0 The University of Mississippi class was organized by AmeriCorps VISTA workers Ryan Parsons and Erin Mauffrey, and accompanied by Dr. Albert Nylander, formerly Dean of Graduate and Continuing Studies at Delta State and now Director of the McLean Institute for Partnerships and Community Engagement at UM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CLEVELAND, Miss. — The Delta Center for Culture and Learning at Delta State University provided an introduction to the Delta\u2019s cultural heritage for a combined group of students from Mississippi State and the University of Mississippi during their Alternative Spring Break.\u00a0 The students spend a week in the Delta, combining service projects with visits toRead the story …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[524,137,340],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nDelta Center Provides Heritage Tour for UM, Mississippi State Students - Ole Miss News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/delta-center-provides-heritage-tour-for-ole-miss-mississippi-state-students\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Delta Center Provides Heritage Tour for UM, Mississippi State Students - 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