This
student-run program is designed to match volunteers with service
opportunities in the Hays area. Sponsored by the Student Government
Association, the Center for Civic Leadership, and the Office
of Student Affairs, Tigers in Service is a clearinghouse for
students with a desire to participate in community service
activities.
Alternative Breaks
Alternative breaks place teams of college students
in communities to engage in community service and experiential
learning during their fall, winter or spring breaks. Students
perform short term projects for community agencies and learn
about issues such as literacy, poverty, racism, hunger, homelessness
and the environment. The objectives of an alternative break
program are to involve college students in community-based service
projects and to give students opportunities to learn about the
problems faced by members of communities with whom they otherwise
may have had little or no direct contact. Being completely immersed
into diverse environments enables participants to experience,
discuss, and understand social issues in a significant way.
The intensity of the experience increases the likelihood that
participants will transfer the lessons learned on-site back
to their own communities even after the alternative break ends.
