By Jill Dougher
The ACU Spring Break Committee is conducting interviews this week to select leaders for the 2010 Spring Break Campaigns.
Every fall, students have the opportunity to apply for a Spring Break Campaign leader position. Students given this title are in charge of planning a trip and leading a group of students to a selected destination.
“We should come close to our quota with approximately 40-50 leaders,” said Emily Hood, travel chairman for the 2010Â SBC committee. This contrasts with last year, when the committee had to reopen the application process due to a lack of applicants.
“Being a leader is a unique experience that you won’t find anywhere else,” said Hood, senior psychology major from Spearman. Hood led the Chicago campaign last year.
Ben Rogers, senior finance major from Athens, led the D.C. campaign last year and serves as treasurer for the SBC committee. He said he prefers being a leader rather than a campaigner during Spring Break.
“It’s exciting because you get to see strangers become servants for the week,” Rogers said.
To prepare for the trip, leaders attend monthly meetings and meet weekly during Chapel to receive instructions and begin building each other up as a team.
Students not leading campaigns still have the opportunity to serve this Spring Break as campaigners. Tri-folds with information on each 2010 trip will be set up in the Campus Center Nov. 2-5. The SBC fair will occur Nov. 3 from 6-8:30 p.m.
