This year, Penn Alternate Spring Break is excited to be sending eight trips of 12-14 students led by two student site leaders to areas across the nation to perform community service. In the process, they will have a positive impact on a community, learn about a new region of the United States, and make lasting friendships. Trips will depart on the weekend of March 7th and return on the weekend of March 14th. The cost of each trip will be determined in the next few weeks, and will range from $300-$500, including all transportation, accomodations and most meals. Aid will be available for students in need of financial assistance. Selection of ASB participants is a need-blind process. This online application must be submitted by 11:59 pm on Saturday, November 15th. Site descriptions are available here. DEMOGRAPHICS Name: Address (if on-campus, give both box and room numbers): School: College Nursing SEAS Wharton Graduate Student Expected Graduation Year: Major: E-mail address: Phone: Age as of 3/7/2009: Sex: Hometown: If you are 21 or older by the trip, would you agree to be a driver?Yes No Are you driver certified from Penn’s Office of Risk Management? Yes No (If you are not certified and would like to be, please contact Phil Bea at beaphil@sas.upenn.edu to sign-up for a Driver Safety class). Have you ever applied to Alternate Spring/Fall/Summer Break before? Yes No If so, what year/s? Have you ever participated in Alternate Spring/Fall/Summer Break before? Yes No If so, when and where? SITE INFORMATION Please indicate your site preference from the list of sites below. You can read descriptions about each site on the ASB website. Rank each site on a scale of 1-8 with 1 as your top choice. If you are willing to go to any site, please mark that box. Site descriptions are available here. Habitat for Humanity Trips Non-Habitat Trips 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Franklin, WV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Urban Sampler, Washington D.C. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Marion, SC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Immigration Issues with LUPE in San Juan, TX 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Newport, NC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Everglades and Biscayne National Parks in Florida City, FL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Richmond, KY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Santa Fe, NM I would be willing to go any site FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS 1. Explain the reasoning behind the ranking of your top 3 site choices – tell us what appeals to you and why. characters left 2. Why do you want to participate in ASB Spring Break and what do you think you could contribute to your group, both during the program and upon your return to Penn? characters left 3. One of the objectives of Alternate Spring Break is to immerse students in a diverse environment that enables them to experience, discuss and understand social issues in a significant way. Please share a time when you stepped out of your comfort zone and what you learned from that experience. characters left 4. If you were a building or structure on Penn's campus, which would you be and why? characters left If I am chosen to participate in an Alternate Spring Break trip, I understand that my deposit is non-refundable. I also understand that if I cancel within two weeks of the trip's departure, then I will not be able to apply to ASB the following year.
Site descriptions are available here.
DEMOGRAPHICS
Name:
Address (if on-campus, give both box and room numbers):
School: College Nursing SEAS Wharton Graduate Student Expected Graduation Year: Major:
E-mail address: Phone: Age as of 3/7/2009: Sex: Hometown: If you are 21 or older by the trip, would you agree to be a driver?Yes No
Are you driver certified from Penn’s Office of Risk Management? Yes No (If you are not certified and would like to be, please contact Phil Bea at beaphil@sas.upenn.edu to sign-up for a Driver Safety class).
FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS
1. Explain the reasoning behind the ranking of your top 3 site choices – tell us what appeals to you and why.
3. One of the objectives of Alternate Spring Break is to immerse students in a diverse environment that enables them to experience, discuss and understand social issues in a significant way. Please share a time when you stepped out of your comfort zone and what you learned from that experience.
4. If you were a building or structure on Penn's campus, which would you be and why?
If I am chosen to participate in an Alternate Spring Break trip, I understand that my deposit is non-refundable. I also understand that if I cancel within two weeks of the trip's departure, then I will not be able to apply to ASB the following year.
