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The Alternative Spring Break program on a team retreat.

After years of COVID disruption, Alternative Service Breaks return

Devan Colby March 2, 2023
Students look forward to their spring break break travels with ASB — a program designed for volunteers to participate in a week of community service.
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BU Alternative Service Breaks goes virtual again, persisting despite Spring Recess cancellation

Ashley Soebroto March 17, 2021
The annual Alternative Service Breaks program through the Community Service Center at BU is continuing virtually over three weekends in place of their usual spring break trips around the nation — serving organizations remotely in the Greater Boston Area and beyond.

Alternative Service Breaks offers new trip to St. Louis

Laura Al Bast January 24, 2018

The Alternative Service Breaks program of the Boston University Community Service Center has added a new trip to St. Louis, Missouri this year, in an attempt to increase the opportunity to learn from new...

The Community Service Center's Alternative Spring Breaks program hosts a campus takeover Friday, appearing in places such as Marsh Plaza, the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Communication. PHOTO BY CAROLYN KOMATSOULIS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

CSC engages with students in campus takeover

Laura Al Bast November 21, 2017

Several Community Service Center members lined a strip of Commonwealth Avenue for a “campus takeover” on Friday, engaging with Boston University students and raising awareness for their upcoming...

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