Archive: Immersion
11 Articles
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FOCI Program Marks 30 Years
Thirty years ago, 14 students and seven leaders embarked on the inaugural First Year Orientation to Community Involvement program at Georgetown University. Put together by the…
March 31, 2015
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Service Knows No Bounds
In light of the 30th anniversary of Georgetown University’s Freshmen Orientation to Community Involvement program, it is important to recognize similar community service…
March 30, 2015
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Not Being a Hero on Alternative Spring Break
I just came back from my third Alternative Spring Break trip, and it was refreshingly wonderful. Every year on these trips, one song emerges as the “trip song.” It usually…
March 16, 2015
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A Better Program
Starting relatively small, The Alternative Spring Break Program, recently renamed the Alternative Breaks Program is set to debut several non-spring break programs this year,…
February 9, 2015
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Alternative Spring Break 2014: A Native Experience
Alexandria Plutnicki is a member of Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business Class of 2017. This is her first year of involvement with the Alternative Spring Break program,…
June 5, 2014
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The Power of Dialogue: Alternative Spring Break 2014
This post was written by Stefan Rajiyah, a member of Georgetown's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service Class of 2014, who has been involved with the Alternative Spring Break…
April 8, 2014
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1525 Lesseps Street: Alternative Spring Break 2014
This post was written by Kayla Corcoran, a member of Georgetown's College of Arts and Sciences Class of 2015, who has been involved with the Alternative Spring Break program for…
April 7, 2014
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ASB Looks Outward, Reflects Inward
In an effort to increase reflection and service beyond the one week of spring break, the Center for Social Justice’s Alternative Spring Break program expanded pre- and post…
March 28, 2014
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The Lifesavers: Alternative Spring Break 2013
This post was written by Sarah Mock, Georgetown School of Foreign Service Class of 2015, who was a participant on the Alternative Spring Break in Appalachia trip to Harlan,…
April 23, 2013
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Alternative Spring Break in Appalachia
Each year, Georgetown students participate in one of the country’s longest-running alternative spring break trips, Spring Break in.…
April 2, 2013