Alternative Spring Break Trips, held during the week of Spring Break, are designed to raise awareness of social issues and injustices through educational and volunteer focused opportunities. Alternative Break Trips provide a variety of low cost, 5-day service experience. Teams of students ranging from 40-45 will be grouped together and assigned to a service opportunity that has been organized through serveAkron.

ASB participants will be afforded the opportunity to give back to a community or agency in need. Students will interact with fellow UA students and together, will work to achieve the common goals and tasks of their assigned trip. You will experience a rewarding service opportunity that may take you out of your comfort zone, but we hope you will walk away from the trip with a renewed sense of UA community pride and commitment to volunteerism. Students that wish to take on a leadership role can specifically do so by expressing interest to serve as a Student Leader.

Alternative Spring Break trips are open to all students registered students at The University of Akron. The Alternative Spring Break - Camp Twin Lakes trip is open to members of Fraternity & Sorority Life. Participants will be required to attend two designated trainings before the trip and will be held accountable to the guidelines and policies of the program.

Alternative Spring Break trip costs depends on a variety of factors and vary with each location.  Cost factors include transportation, lodging, recreational, and food costs.  There is a down payment due with the application and several opportunities for students to do individual or group fundraising for any expenses.  All payments are coordinated through a cashnet site provided by the University.