Spend your Spring Break Making a Difference! Applications for Alternative Spring Break Open October 3rd!

09/28/11

Interested in making a difference? Apply for Alternative Spring Break! Applications are available on the OSEMA website beginning October 3rd at 9 a.m.

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

This year, students will be able to volunteer in a variety of locations from March 10-March 18, 2011. The locations offered this year include:

• Pensacola, FL- projects involving environmental conservation
• Washington, DC- projects involving food security in the inner city, educational tours, and alumni networking
• Beckly, WV- Examining the effects of mountaintop coal mining in Appalachia
• Salamanca, NY - Working with youth at the City of Salamanca Youth Center, and examining the effects of the designated native peoples' lands and casino in New York State.
• Joplin, MO - Rebuilding Joplin from the May 2011 tornado
   

Students who are certified to drive college vehicles are encouraged to apply.

Applications can be found here. For more information, visit the Alternative Spring Break website or contact Don Austin at austin@ithaca.edu.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Donald Austin at austin@ithaca.edu. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.

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