As a first year undergrad at the Illinois Institute of Technology I took a risk and decided to participate in our Alternative Spring Break (ASB) trip to the Dominican Republic, and ever since I’ve been trying to recreate that life-changing experience for myself and others. The challenge I am posing to UMBC undergraduates this week is to not only to think ahead about your Spring Break week plans, but to consider putting work into those plans now in order to have a meaningful, productive, and fun vacation from school next March. Will you work with me to create unique, powerful social change experiences for yourself and your peers? ... (continue reading)