Community Service Initiatives

Alternative Spring Break

March 10, 2012 - March 18, 2012

Alternative Spring Break is a departmental program sponsored by the Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs that provides service opportunities for students who successfully apply for participation at a variety of sites across the eastern United States.

OSEMA-ASB: Mission
Alternative Spring Break (ASB) is a week-long, substance-free program held in March that gives students the chance to gain personal and professional growth through civic engagement.

Spring Breakers Will:
• Provide direct assistance to organizations addressing a variety of forms of social, economic, and environmental injustice

• Develop new perspectives on civic engagement, place-based learning, and diversity by working in new and challenging environments

• Develop a deeper, more personal relationship with the idea of "community service" through individual and group reflection

• Form new and lasting friendships through their team-based participation in ASB

 Trip Locations:

  • Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration and Community Service (Pensacola, FL) - $475.00 / $425.00 for student drivers
  • Service and Learning on the Allegany Native Peoples Territory in Western New York (Salamanca, NY) - $275.00 all participants
  • Service, Learning, and Networking in Washington D.C. (Washington D.C.) - $425.00 / $375.00 for student drivers
  • The Impact of Mountain Top Coal Mining in West Virginia: Examining and Addressing Natural Resource Extraction in Appalachia and Beyond (Beckley, WV) - $350.00 / $300.00 for student drivers
  • Disaster Recovery: Rebuild Joplin, Missouri (Joplin, MO) - $375.00 / $325.00 for student drivers

**All Trips are described in the "Program Descriptions" document on the sidebar**

Important Dates:

Informational Meeting 1:   Tuesday, September 20, Williams 202, 12:10 - 1:00pm

Announce Trips:               Friday, September 30

Application Opens:            Monday, October 3 at 9:00am

Informational Meeting 2:   Tuesday, October 18, Williams 202, 12:10 - 1:00pm

Application Closes:           Monday, October 31 at 5:00pm

Participant Notifications:   Thursday, November 10, by 5:00pm

Trip Deposits Due:           Thursday, December 1, by 5:00pm ($75.00)

All Balances Due:             Thursday, February 10, by 5:00pm

 

How do I apply?

Applications can be completed here

For More Information:

Please see the sidebar for the Frequently Asked Questions document and the Program Descriptions document.

For more information, please contact Don Austin in OSEMA (austin@ithaca.edu)