Alternative Breaks
What state is the farthest state from Georgia that Alternative Breaks has traveled to?
A) Texas
B) New Mexico
C) Alaska
D) California
D. California
What does it mean to "volunteer" for an organization?
To volunteer for an organization means offering your time and energy to help them meet the needs and goals of their organization.
What is service-learning?
Service-learning at Georgia Southern University
is a course based, credit bearing organized
service activity that enables students to
apply academic knowledge and critical
thinking skills to address community priorities.
How do you become a Southern Leader?
Apply!
True or False: Sustain Southern promotes education and awareness on sustainability issues on campus
True!
Participating in an Alternative StayBreak will earn a student how many volunteer hours? (A) 30 (B) 25 (C) 40 (D) 15
D. 15
True or False: You have to commit to volunteering on a regular basis.
False. While it can depend on the specific volunteering opportunity, there are many acts of service you can participate in without ongoing commitment.
Which of the following is an example of service-learning?
A) Students volunteer at a nursing home.
B) Students pick-up trash in a local park and write about the experience for extra credit in their class. C) Students record the life stories of residents living at a nursing home and submit the biographies as an assignment for their Creative Writing class.
D) Students teach English to migrant workers living in their community.
E) All the above
C) Students record the life stories of residents living at a nursing home and submit the biographies as an assignment for their Creative Writing class.
To be in Southern Leaders, your GPA has to be above: (A)2.0 (B)2.5 (C)2.75 (D)3.0
(C) 2.75
What is the full form of SDG?
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were developed at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2012. The purpose was to create a set of global goals, related with the environmental, political and economic challenges that we face as humanity.
The upcoming Winter Break will be focusing on...
A) Zero Hunger
B) Housing Security
C) Wildlife Rescue
D) Child Development
C. Wildlife Rescue
Currently, how many trips does Serve912 take students on per week? (A) 4 (B) 10 (C) 6 (D) 12
(B) 10.....current trips are: Statesboro Family YMCA, Eagle Essentials Food Pantry (x2), Humane Society ReTails Thrift Shop, Christian Social Ministry Thrift Store, Statesboro Farmers Market2Go, Statesboro Community Garden, Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Soup Kitchen & Farmers Market, and Habitat for Humanity Construction
True or False: The dash (-) in service-learning shows that service and learning are separate things.
FALSE
True or False: In order to complete the Southern Leaders program, students must complete a portfolio.
True
What is Sustainability?
A)Fulfilling the needs of current generations without compromising the needs of future generations
B) Ensuring a balance between economic growth, environmental care and social well-being
C) Both A and B
D) Making sure we use all our resources
Both A and B, Sustainability is fulfilling the needs of current generations without compromising the needs of future generations while ensuring a balance between economic growth, environmental care and social well-being
The meeting that follows an Alternative Breaks experience and brings the group back together is called.
A) Trip Review
B) Reorientation
C) AB PlayBack
D) Break Review
B. Reorientation
True or False: If you go on a service trip, you are expected to coordinate everything, including providing your own transportation to the site.
False. Volunteers just need to sign up for the trip they want to attend, show up to the Russell Union on time, and get to work! Serve912 coordinates everything else and provides transportation to the site from Russell Union.
What is sustainable service-learning?
Refers to a continuance - either the project can continue in some form in following semesters, or the relationships built between the agency and the University can continue to thrive, or the organization has built capacity to continue the work the students initiated.
Who are the two directors involved with Southern Leaders?
John Banter and Kira Jatoft
How many SDG Goals are there?
A) 19
B) 10
C) 17
There are 17 SDGs
This development theory drives the work of Alternative Breaks in our mission to empower students to make a global impact through life-changing service opportunities.
A) Break Away's Active Citizen Continuum
B) Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
C) Piaget's Cognitive Theory
D) Bandura's Social Learning Theory
A. Break Away's Active Citizen Continuum
This event was designed to give people the opportunity to give a gift to individuals in the community who might not otherwise receive gifts/items they are in need of. What is the name of this holiday-inspired event?
Holiday Helper Tree
What is advocacy?
A) Students create awareness on something that is not an issue.
B) Students create awareness and promote action on a local issue.
C) Students promote action on a global issue.
D) Students create awareness on a national issue.
E) All the above
B) Students create awareness and promote action on a local issue.
What are the three tiers of Southern Leaders?
Tier 1: Emerging Leaders, Tier 2: Team-Based Leadership, Tier 3: Leading Positive Change
Sustain Southern Provides Sustainability Project Funding to students, faculty and staff to improve environmental sustainability across campus with Sustainability Fee funds. True or False?
True, the details are on the website