Alternative Breaks

Recruiting Student Leaders for Alternative Breaks 2023-2024

Are you interested in learning about and visiting new communities? Do you enjoy reflection, dialogue, and meaningful experiences with other UMD students? How about exploring some of the grand challenges facing our world today? 

Alternative Breaks Experience Leader Applications are Now Open!

UMD’s Alternative Breaks program is looking for students passionate about service & social justice to serve as Experience Leaders for next year’s experiences which will take place over your Winter, Spring, and Summer Breaks! 

Apply today to be an Experience Leader for 2023-2024

The EL application will close on Friday, May 12 at 11:59pm. Submit your application here: Experience Leader Application

What to expect as an Experience Leader:

  • Being a part of a community that is equally as passionate as you are about service-learning & leadership
  • Gaining all kinds of transferable skills that you’ll be able to apply to your future personal, professional, and civil goals including:
    • Facilitation & presentation skills, logistical planning, team building, communication, and more.
  • Weekly synchronous and asynchronous trainings/modules starting in the fall to support & guide you through the process of planning a transformative Alternative Breaks experience

Want to learn more about the experience of being an EL before you decide to apply? Attend one of our info sessions hosted by current ELs and ask them all your questions! 

For more, check out the official position description: AB Experience Leader Description.

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