AB Participant Donation Site

Alternative Break Programs

Sponsored by the Adele H. Stamp Student Union-Center for Campus Life, Alternative  Break is a week long, substance-free, community service-learning trip during the university's winter, spring and summer breaks. AB participants travel locally, nationally and internationally in teams to different cities, engage in active service, and have the opportunity to gain new perspectives on social issues while meeting community needs, and learning about and building upon community assets. 

Vision

The Alternative Break program creates learning opportunities through immersion experiences that foster social change and develop change agents.

Mission

The Alternative Break (AB) program promotes leadership, community service-learning, and student involvement as integral aspects of college education. AB facilitates leadership learning and community service-learning across the curriculum and co-curriculum for lifelong application. AB promotes leadership, civic engagement, and multicultural competence within individuals, groups, and systems for the advancement of a socially responsible citizenry. AB is committed to education, community development, and empowerment through service-learning.  

Additionally, the AB program ignites critical thinking as a result of social engagement through complex community immersions on the local, regional, national, and international levels by combing advocacy, reflection, and meaningful conversation toward developing students’ leadership efficacy, skills, and courage to engage in social action for positive community outcomes.

Donations

In an effort to cover the cost for student’s participation in one of our AB trips, students take on the challenge of fundraising. Students engage in multiple methods to raise money which include, individual donations, concession work at sporting events, bake sales, specialty day’s at local restaurants to name a few. To help support participants trip cost please go here.