Are you looking to get off the couch this spring break?
Do you yearn to escape that crazy aunt this winter holiday?
Not sure what to do with three days off of school this MLK weekend?
FAB is the answer! Florida Alternative Breaks takes students on trips of community service over winter, MLK weekend, and spring break.
Participant applications [...]
Be the change in the Gainesville community. Come to the next Campus Kitchens Project meeting today, Monday, October 12th at 6:00 p.m. in Matherly Hall, room 18 to hear about how you can make a difference using food sustainability to help feed those in need. Both volunteers and student representatives of organizations are welcome.
Applying to Peace Corps within the next year? Come to our Application Workshop on Monday, October 5th at 5:30pm in the International Center (HUB) get information to assist you with the application process, what to expect, and learn what skills are considered competitive for programs. This workshop will also be extremely useful to anyone who [...]
If you are looking for adventure this winter, MLK weekend, or spring break, look no further than Florida Alternative Breaks. With twenty-two different social issues, FAB is bound to offer a trip which interests you.
Participant applications are available on the FAB website:http://www.leadershipandservice.ufl.edu/studentorgs/fab/
Be the change.http://www.leadershipandservice.ufl.edu/studentorgs/fab/
Come learn how you can begin to change the world around you by going on a Florida Alternative Breaks (FAB) trip. With twenty-two different service trips going out over winter, MLK weekend, and spring break, we nearly guarantee to feature a social issue which interests you!
To get started, come eat free pizza tomorrow [...]
Junior Achievement is one of the largest non-profit education organizations whose mission is to help students understand the relevance of education to the workplace through hands-on activities. Junior Achievement has partnered with SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise) at the University of Florida to plan JA Day of Difference, which will be held Friday, November 6th, [...]
Apply now to be a Peer Leader for First-Year Florida, UF’s welcome and transition course for new students. Paired with a UF faculty or staff member, Peer Leaders help facilitate classroom discussions, conduct presentations on course topics, plan out-of-class activities, and serve as role models for new students.http://www.dso.ufl.edu/nsp/firstyearflorida/instappl.php Applications are due to New Student Programs [...]
Interested in a science volunteering opportunity, or a hands-on teaching experience? If so, volunteer with the Science Outreach Program! You and your partner(s) will visit a local classroom once a week, or twice a month to perform labs and demonstrations pertaining to the topics being studied by the students.
You do not need to be a [...]
Did reading The Devil’s Highway leave you with a desire to make a positive social impact in the world? One UF group is especially committed to doing just that: Florida Alternative Breaks. Through education, service, and reflection, FAB immerses students in a particular social issue through regional and international trips during UF breaks. At this [...]
After School Gators work with at-risk elementary school children assisting with homework time and also helping to organize fun activities like kickball, arts and crafts, and computer time. School assignments are based on needs of the school. All volunteering occurs between 2 and 5:30 M-F. (Wednesday volunteering begins at 12:30.)
Orientation times are as follows:
Tuesday, Sept. [...]