Beyond Bama: Alternative Breaks organizes trips for the UA students during university breaks. When students participate in Beyond Bama, they get the chance to travel to communities domestically and abroad as they engage in service and experiential learning.
These short-term service trips provide an all-inclusive experience for students while providing education on issues such as literacy, poverty, culture, hunger, homelessness, and the environment.
We are excited to offer two trips for students this March! We will be taking students to Memphis, TN Saturday, March 8 – Saturday, March 15 and the Alabama Gulf Coast Saturday, March 8 – Wednesday, March 12. These trips will provide an all-inclusive experience for students while providing education on issues such as literacy, poverty, culture, hunger, homelessness, and the environment. We’ll also be doing some fun outings to learn more about the history and culture of the community we’re serving! Travel grants are available for both trips. The application can be found online.
Beyond Bama is a team within the Center for Service and Leadership focusing on organizing effective, sustainable, and ethical alternative break service trips both domestically and abroad. We firmly believe that engaged leadership and meaningful service equals measurable change, and we want you to be a part of that journey! Student Team Leaders would collaborate with a community partner, plan, recruit, and organize trips, as well as facilitate interactions on the trips. The Beyond Bama Team Leader and Assistant Team Leader applications for Fall 2024/Spring 2025 have closed. Fall 2025/Spring 2026 applications will open in spring 2025.
While student trip leaders plan, organize, and lead the trip, chaperones (or what we like to call Learning Partners) are responsible for facilitating positive discussion, holding receipts, and calling the appropriate contacts in the case of an emergency. This role offers a great opportunity to serve while learning about issues faced by other communities and connecting with students outside of the classroom. Beyond Bama welcomes all applications from UA employees, and these trips are free for Learning Partners. We would love for you to join us on a trip in spring 2025! Fill out our Learning Partner Interest Form, or check out our Learning Partners page for more information.
