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Alternative Break Leader

Description

Description - Describes how students engage, what they do, reflecting the nature and depth of the program/experience.

Students lead a group of peers in an immersive service experience that occurs during a scheduled break in the academic year. Leaders plan and implement a trip in a theme of their choice, resolve problems that occur during the trip, and communicate with leaders of the agency or community that is the focus of the service.
Term

Term - The semester in which the activity occurs

Fall 2017
Category

Category - Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) category with which this engagement activity is most closely aligned, from the perspective of the student in the activity.

Student Leadership Programsdefinition

Student Leadership Programs - The mission of Student Leadership Programs must be to prepare students to engage in the process of leadership.

Campus Label

Campus Label - Type of purposeful activity, as defined across units

Peer Educator
Division

Division - University organization

Student Affairs & Academic Support
Department

Department - University organization

Student Life
Unit

Unit - University organization

Russell House University Union
Special Designation

Special Designation - Engagement has a special designation based on review of educational purpose and intentional design.

GLD-Community Service
GLD-Professional & Civic Engagement
Time on Task

Time on Task - Amount of time that a student engages in this activity (including orientation/training, supervision/feedback, reflection on learning).

60 - 89 hours
Participation Entry

Participation Entry - Extent to which participation is restricted (e.g., minimum GPA, classification)

Selected through competitive application
Minimum Credit Hours

Minimum Credit Hours - Number of credit hours or years in college required to participate in this activity

No requirements for credit hours or years completed
Minimum GPA

Minimum GPA - Minimum GPA required to participate in this activity

2.0
Other Requirements

Other Requirements - Additional requirements to participate in this activity

No additional requirements
Expectations

Expectations - How expectations are communicated to students about how they will engage in this program

Individual training
Individual orientation
Active Learning

Active Learning - What students do; the nature or type of the engagement, that is expected to contribute to their learning

Plan, organize and prioritize workdefinition

Plan, organize and prioritize work - As an individual or part of a team, engage in these activities in order to complete a task or achieve a goal


Community service / civic engagementdefinition

Community service / civic engagement - Engage in activities that address human and community needs, to make a difference in civic life of communities and develop knowledge, skills, values and motivation to make a difference.

Knowledge/Skills

Knowledge/Skills - Knowledge applied and/or skills practiced by students as they engage in this activity

Civic knowledge and engagementdefinition

Civic knowledge and engagement - Working to make a difference in civic life of our communities; developing combination of knowledge, skills, values and motivation to make that difference


Critical and creative thinkingdefinition

Critical and creative thinking - Comprehensive exploration of issues, ideas, artifacts, events before accepting or formulating opinion or conclusion. Synthesizing existing ideas, images or expertise in original, innovative ways

Interacts With

Interacts With - With whom students directly interact, as they engage in this activity

Student(s) on this campus
External agency (employer, college, school, community agency)
Diversity

Diversity - Extent to which student learning about diversity is included in program structure

Primary focus of the program structuredefinition

Primary focus of the program structure - Diversity topics are a primary focus; program is intentionally structured to assure that students engage with and/or observe diverse others, and reflect on their experiences and learning about diversity and inclusion.

Feedback

Feedback - How and from whom students receive feedback on their engagement in this program

Group / class session with professional staff
Group / class session with faculty
Reflection

Reflection - How, and with whom, students engage in reflection on their learning while engaged in this activity

Each student produces written reflection(s)
Program Website

Program Website - For additional information, go to the unit website.

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Rubric

Rubric - Describes specific expectations for student involvement in the activity

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