Recounting Alternative Spring Break

Twenty-two students participated in the Alternative Spring Break program to serve others through community service projects and activities.

This year, the participants could choose one of four locations to serve: Chicago, Indianapolis, Tohatchi, New Mexico, and rural Owen County, near Bloomington.


“[I enjoyed the] cultural interactions that we’ve had with the Navajo [in New Mexico],” said Jessica Williams, one of the site leaders for the Alternative Spring Break trip in Tohatchi.

Many of the students and faculty members who participated said they had a life-changing experience.

“Alternative Spring Break was a beautiful experience for me as it assured my notions that I would like to teach kids in inner-city areas,” said Sylvia Denice, a participant in the Alternative Spring Break trip in Chicago. “It is one of the most rewarding, gratifying, and fulfilling experiences offered and available to students over Spring Break.”

The program for many students and faculty members is a life-changing program that is highly recommended by Campus Ministries.

“It’s a wonderful opportunity to gain friendships, do service, and discover who you are in different types of situations,” said Megan Gehrich, one of the site leaders for the Alternative Spring Break trips in Owen County.