Read Dr. Schubert's response to this story here: http://acuoptimist.com/2013/10/schubert-sbcs-will-continue/ For the first time in almost four decades the university will not send hundreds of students to far-flung locations on Spring Break Campaigns. The decision to discontinue SBCs came as part of the university's increased emphasis on local ... [Read More…]
LA Spring Break Campaign joins the dream team
By Joseph Austin, Students' Association treasurer This past spring break Mireya Reyes and I led a group of nine people to Los Angeles to work with the Dream Center. The Dream Center is a volunteer driven organization filling the needs of more than 50,000 people every month. The Dream Center does it all from mobile hunger relief, medical programs, ... [Read More…]
Salem SBC serves alongside Soma ministry
For me, spring break has always been about travel. I wanted this spring break to be different, so I made the split-second decision to sign up for a Spring Break Campaign. It was definitely a leap of faith because I didn't have the money to pay for the trip and there were only three weeks left to raise it. But I felt called to go. So I joined the ... [Read More…]
Manchester campaign evaluates labels
Humans like to label. We label to organize. To categorize. We even like to re-label. To rename the things that make us uncomfortable. We even relabeled the term "relabel," and instead we use euphemisms. We relabel our actions. It's not downloading music illegally, it's "file-sharing." We aren't counting the number of civilians dead, just the ... [Read More…]
Spots available in Spring Break Campaigns
The ACU Spring Break Campaign office will be sending groups of students to 10 different cities across the country come this March. "Spring Break Campaigns give students opportunities to step out of their comfort zones, serving the community and God," said Wilson White, senior history major from Ozona and SBC committee chairman. Most campaigns ... [Read More…]
Spots still available on Spring Break Campaigns
The ACU Spring Break Campaign office will be sending groups of students to 10 different cities across the country come this March. "Spring Break Campaigns give students opportunities to step out of their comfort zones, serving the community and God," said Wilson White, senior history major from Ozona and SBC committee chairman. Most campaigns ... [Read More…]
Spring Break Campaigns accepting applications
Spring Break Campaigns still are accepting applications from students to travel to 11 locations next spring. Organizers say students who want to participate in a Spring Break Campaign should apply before Christmas break. Some of the groups leave on March 9 and others leave March 10. "During Christmas break is the airline tickets finalize and is ... [Read More…]
International travel over spring break is reduced
Spring Break Campaigns has removed the international campaigns from its program this year, eliminating destinations in Central America. The increasing cost of airfare, concern over international risks and the immense planning involved in organizing the international trips discouraged SBC from continuing the out-of-country campaigns. However, ... [Read More…]
Campaigners go far and wide for Spring Break
Nearly 200 students participated in Spring Break Campaigns last week. Campaigners traveled to 10 different U.S. cities and four different countries. Spring Break Campaigns are student-led missions in which students partner with a local church or nonprofit organization to work on making a difference in a community, according to the ACU website. ... [Read More…]
Hundreds choose service for Spring Break
More than 300 students are preparing to embark on Spring Break Campaigns to 19 different locations at home and abroad. While most of the campaigns will remain within the U.S., a few trips feature less domestic experiences in places like Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Most of the excursions have filled to capacity; however, the ... [Read More…]