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COVE Alternative Breaks

Learning at Colgate does not stop when students go on break. Make the most of your time by volunteering for an alternative break, traveling domestically and internationally to engage in community service!
Habitat for Humanity workers in New Bern, North Carolina, lifting the beginnings of a wall

Max Shacknai COVE: Alternative Break Trip Application to Goettingen, Germany

May 11-20, 2013 – Interfaith trip to Goettingen, Germany:  The Max Shacknai COVE will be sending 10 volunteers (8 students, 1 staff and 1 faculty member) to Goettingen, Germany to meet with various religious organizations and community leaders as well as tour several historically significant sites in the Goettingen area as well as in Berlin. Our goal is to give Colgate students the opportunity to learn from others engaged in interfaith work and empower these student leaders to create a culture that is more supportive of interfaith literacy and cooperation in our own community.

About Alternative Breaks

Our Alternative Break Program gives you the opportunity to embark on trips to domestic and international destinations to engage in community service and deepen your understanding of pertinent social issues through interaction, collaboration, and experiential learning. We will also train you as a leader and advocate for social change. We encourage you to take an active role in initiating and planning trips, and we expect you to actively reflect on your experiences.

Alternative break trips are not discrete one-week experiences. In addition to committing to a work-intensive week, you will be responsible for actively fundraising for the trip as well as showing dedication to developing a long-term relationship with the involved community. You and your peers are also responsible for bringing awareness of pertinent issues back to Colgate.

To Apply

Please complete the following application as thoroughly as possible and submit it electronically. Contact Rachel DiDomizio at the Max Shacknai COVE with any questions by calling (315) 228-6877 or emailing rdidomizio@colgate.edu.

Applications are due by 4 p.m.
Friday, March 8, 2013

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Locations

Alternative breaks take our students all over the country and world. Often our destinations are determined by world events such as natural disasters, as we try to provide assistance in areas of need. Past alternative breaks have been to locations such as New Orleans, in response to Hurricane Katrina; Mexico City, Mexico; and Neyba, Dominican Republic.
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