The School of Information's Alternative Spring Break (ASB) program places interested and motivated School of Information students, during the week of Spring Break, in professional work environments in the public sector where they can...
* provide a service to an organization, institution, or community
* gain practical job experience
* develop leadership skills as information professionals
* learn new skills
* create professional partnerships
* pursue their fields of interest
School of Information students are placed in non-profit, cultural, governmental, and educational institutions in New York City, Chicago, and Washington D.C.
Participating students do not receive course credit for this experience, but the School of Information, along with alumni and corporate donors and ASB Fundraising proceeds, supports their travel and lodging costs. Students provide a $25 application fee and are asked to cover personal dining expenses and local transportation, if necessary, from their lodging to their host organization.
Past SI ASB Programs
2010 was a monumental year for the SI ASB program with the introduction of Detroit as a host city and some evolutions in transportation modes for the students. You can read the full description of the 2010 program and more about SI Student experiences in the 2010 SI ASB Recap Blog Posting.
In 2009, after months of collaborative fund raising, 94 SI students departed the weekend of February 21 to Chicago, New York, and Washington, D.C. This was the 11th year of ASB at SI. You can read more about the experiences that SI students had during SI-ASB 2009.
Information on previous years of SI ASB sites can be found through connecting with the main SI ASB portal page.
SI ASB 2011 Interest Meetings
Thursday, November 18, 2010 12:00 – 1:00pm, Location TBA
Friday January 7, 2011, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Location TBA
If you would like to learn more about the SI-ASB program, please plan to attend and register on iTrack under events.
If you are unable to attend either Interest Meetings or are a 2011 Winter Admitted student and have questions, contact Kelly Kowatch at kkowatch@umich.edu.
All interested School of Information and Informatics students should join the SI ASB Interest listserv on the UM Online Directory. Search for SIASB-Interest and add your UM Uniquname. You can read how to Join A Group/Listserv. The majority of all SI ASB-related communications go through this listserv, so please be sure to add yourself.
