Many college students look forward to spring break as a time for relaxing at home or traveling to tropical vacation spots.
But for 30 Boston University students, spring break was a chance to volunteer, whether they were teaching middle school students about finances and college in North Carolina, renovating an arts center in Maine or monitoring wildlife in a national forest in Illinois.
The annual Alternative Service Breaks program through the Community Service Center at BU is continuing virtually over three weekends in place of their usual spring break trips around the nation — serving organizations remotely in the Greater Boston Area and beyond.
The Alternative Service Breaks program of the Boston University Community Service Center has added a new trip to St. Louis, Missouri this year, in an attempt to increase the opportunity to learn from new...
Several Community Service Center members lined a strip of Commonwealth Avenue for a “campus takeover” on Friday, engaging with Boston University students and raising awareness for their upcoming...
During spring break, many Boston University students participated in the Community Service Center’s Alternative Service Break trips, where they dedicated their time to volunteering in locations around...
For some students at Boston University, spring break means going back home, visiting friends, eating home-cooked meals and catching up on sleep. However, a number of students ditch the couch potato act...
Boston University students registered Saturday morning as non-leadership volunteers for the Community Service Center’s Alternative Spring Break programs in 39 locations, four of which are new volunteer...
