Student Assembly

Rationale of the Committee

The Committee felt that Alternative Breaks offers a terrific service for undergraduates seeking to perform a wide variety of service projects over spring break. Committee members praised the continual growth in information session attendees as well as applicants over the last three years. Therefore, members felt that an increase was necessary to continue the growth of the program and accommodate more interested applicants. However, many committee members felt that trip participants should be responsible for taking on some of the additional costs of the programs. They felt that an increase to $1.35 would allow the organization to continue with most of their desired expansion while allowing participants to pay for any additional costs for further expansion. Some committee members felt that the amount spent for food and certain trip activities, including the NYC play, was not essential but others argued that these items were already at extremely low and barebones levels. Overall, the Committee recognizes the value of Alternative Breaks as a student-led program and seeks to continue investing in the program, bearing in mind the SAF contribution relative to student participants’ contributions.

Vote Totals

The Committee votes down, from the highest number proposed to the lowest, to give the group the advantage. The vote totals from the Committee were as follows:

Respectfully submitted,

Adam Nicoletti ‘12
Vice President for Finance, Student Assembly