Alternative Break Student Advisory Board

Molly Steere ’10 thinks you should take advantage of the service opportunities that Alternative Breaks offer.

Her own experience on a disaster relief Alternative Break was memorable: “Alternative Breaks really make you stop and prioritize your life. I think all Alma College students should do at least one,” she says.

In fact, many students participate in more than one Alternative Break during their time at Alma College. They also take part in designing and leading the service opportunities, an additional responsibility that they find exciting.

To become more involved, join the Alternative Break Board, which is made up of 5 students. The committee serves as the eyes and ears of the experience. Duties include the following:

  • Get campus feedback for what social issues Alternative Breaks should focus on
  • Secure destination sites and housing for all service opportunities
  • Visit leadership-related classes to recruit students
  • Develop a public relations campaign
  • Manage student Alternative Break applications

For more information about Alternative Breaks, visit the Break Away Network.

 

Alma College trustees have adopted a master plan that provides a direction and set of priorities for the development of the physical campus. Key components include an emphasis on advanced and interactive learning, prioritized building renovations, housing initiatives that accommodate enrollment growth, a reconfiguration of parking lots and green spaces, and campus growth plans linked to the Alma downtown business environment.

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Leadership Profile

30 Hour Famine

30 Hour Famine

Students at Alma College are starving to make a difference. They organized the 30 Hour Famine, an international youth movement sponsored by World Vision International, to raise money for food, clean water and other resources for impoverished people in developing countries. The students fasted for 30 hours to experience the hunger that a billion people in the world experience daily.

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