Challenge the World with Service-Learning by Experiencing Alternative Weekends
Live, Work & Grow with a community one weekend a month
In this immersive living and working experience, you will interact with the community, explore the struggles facing community members, and engage with the culture and history of the community. By visiting sites once a month, we are able to build and maintain relationships with the community and community members. Being apart of AW allows you to apply broad issues of poverty, homelessness, mental disabilities, urban revival, etc. within a real world setting.
News & Press
Haley Volk: BTN LiveBig Scholarship Winner
Haley Volk EMT with Mom
What are your past service experiences?
I have been a volunteer EMT since I was 18 in a first aid squad. My mother is actually the volunteer...
Alternative Weekends: Site Leader and Lead Team App
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDVRbHo2WFpFRU03RDI...
Now Accepting Applications for Site Leaders and Lead Team for Alternative Weekends
Nominate a Faculty or Staff Member for the Rosalie Ginsberg Award for Community Service and Social Action
The Ginsberg Center is pleased to recognize the staff and faculty of our University community that have committed themselves to community service and...
Commitment to Service Award Winners Announced
Rohit Abraham and Christie Donahue, two U-M students actively involved at the Ginsberg Center, have been awarded the Campus Compact Commitment to Service Award!
The Commitment to Service Award...
Leadership
NASST Lead Team Application Open Now!
Are you:
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Looking for a cool leadership experience next year?
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Interested in Social Justice and service learning?
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Passionate about event planning and teamwork?
Apply NOW to be a NASST (North American Summer Service Team...
Learn More About the Life of an AW Lead Team Member & Site Leader
Wondering what it takes to be an AW Site Leader?
Alternative Weekends Leadership Roles
Lead Team
Four Functional Teams; 2 individuals for each role
Requires approximately 8-10 hours per week.
Are you interested?
Open the attachment and find out more!
AW Is Searching for Proactive Site Leaders!
Become Actively Involved with the Community through a Service Learning Experience with AW
Social Justice Issues we address:
• Urban Poverty
• Environment
• LGBTQ
• Domestic Violence
• Disabilities
• And more…
For more information email AW at GotAWsome@umich.edu
Detroit
Reflections from Friends of Detroit
Emeily Wang
Friends of Detroit
December
In high school, I solely valued people-people interactions when I was volunteering, and I found them to be highly endearing experiences. I wouldn't have thought that I would participate in a "behind the scenes" project for AW because I underestimated the effects of such an endeavor - I wanted to talk to people and directly interact with them. However, these interactions may be ephemeral, but what we're establishing will reach out...
