Alternative Spring Break
Alternative Spring Break (ASB) is a weeklong service opportunity during the University's Spring Break in which participants travel to help meet a need in a community. Since becoming a student organization in 2000, nearly 1,000 students have participated in ASB.
Participants examine the root causes of the social issues they work with through pre-trip education and reflection during the trip. Students meet with their team approximately five times prior to departure in March and two times after the trip. Past participants have helped Hurricane Katrina victims by working with KaTREEna in New Orleans, built homes with Habitat for Humanity in Georgia, served individuals leaving the prison system in Texas, cleaned the Mississippi River through Living Lands and Waters, and more.
Students will also enjoy one free day during their trip to enjoy the sites in their host city or in a city they travel through. This structure allows students to get to know a community and its residents on a deeper level to have a lasting impact!
Bus groups typically include 45 total participants with six student leaders and three staff trip advisors on board.
Participants learn lessons in compassion and service that cannot be taught in the classroom alone, as well as the value of serving individuals, families, and communities in need. Students will bond with other participants and form new relationships from the moment they attend Reveal to find out which trip they are on.
2023 Trips
Information on the March 2023 trips will be announced in the fall.
2022 Trips
Our 2022 trips took place March 4 through 13. Students traveled to Miami, Florida, and Memphis, Tennessee.
Fees
Fees for a trip are based on a student's Expected Family Contribution (EFC) as determined through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) process. Costs will decrease as a student’s EFC lowers. Fees are charged to students' accounts in late March.
For international trips, please note that additional costs might include passport fees, vaccinations, COVID-19 testing, visas, luggage fees, and travel insurance.
|
EFC |
Domestic Participant Cost |
Domestic Trip Leader Cost |
International Participant Cost |
International Trip Leader Cost |
|
0 |
$75 |
$25 |
$600 |
$500 |
|
1-5,486 |
$125 |
$75 |
$800 |
$700 |
|
5,487-9,000 |
$175 |
$125 |
$1,000 |
$900 |
|
9,001-24,000 |
$225 |
$175 |
$1,200 |
$1,100 |
|
24,001 and above; or no FAFSA on file |
$275 |
$225 |
$1,400 |
$1,300 |