Posted by Mary Wimberley on 2008-03-28

Members of the Community Service Organization at Samford University's Cumberland School of Law will host a spring festival for a group of area children Sunday afternoon, March 30.

About 100 children are expected to enjoy face painting, a treasure hunt, games, and crafts on the Samford campus. The youngsters represent a variety of community organizations, including Children's Village, Salvation Army and Grace House.

Carin Brown, a second-year law student from Niceville, Fla., is coordinator of the afternoon's events.

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford is widely recognized as having one of the most beautiful campuses in America, featuring rolling hills, meticulously maintained grounds and Georgian-Colonial architecture. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second-highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.