Alternative Breaks

The Office of Student Involvement sponsors Alternative Break experiences. An Alternative Break (AB) is a week-long or weekend immersive service experience. A group of students travel away from campus with the goal of engaging within a new community through education, service, and reflection.

Each AB highlights a subsection of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. Students will forego traditional breaks in favor of engaging in diverse communities through education and service; providing a quality community-based transformational learning opportunity.

These programs are part of a global movement of students that share a vision for creating a society of active citizens by taking time to learn and serve during their academic breaks.

As a result of participating in an Alternative Break Trip, students will be able to:

Articulate a service perspective that addresses reflection, social dialogue, education, and service.
Identify connections between their social identities, their service experience, and underlying social issues.
Demonstrate leadership ability through engaging in meaningful dialogues with peers about social issues.

Apply for the 2023 Alternative Break Experience

Questions?

Emily Harris, Coordinator of Leadership and Community Engagement
emily.v.harris@ung.edu
678-717-3622

Sustainable Development Goals

The Alternative Breaks Program is helping to align our service with the Sustainable Development Goals, an urgent call to action for all nations, developed and developing, to work together in a global partnership. They understand that combating poverty and other forms of deprivation requires strategies that enhance health and education, reduce inequality, promote economic growth, combat climate change, and fight to protect our oceans and forests.

Become a Trip Leader

Trip Leaders are one of the most crucial pieces of the Alternative Break (AB) program. As a student-led program, AB takes pride in our leaders and the rich experience they bring to this para-professional role of the program.

As a trip leader, you will take an active role in educating and leading peers through a service experience focused on a social issue that you are passionate about.

You will be held to a high standard and expected to:

Cooperate with the Alternative Breaks Coordinator, co-site leader, and other site leaders.
Demonstrate flexibility, open-mindedness, and responsibility.
Educate yourself and participants about the issue relative to your site.

Build and maintain a positive relationship with the designated site and selected AB participants on your break.
Adhere to the Alternative Break “no drugs or alcohol” policy.

Apply to Be an Alternative Break Trip Leader