Memphis Civil Rights Alternative Spring Break Trip 2012

Leader Application

Interested in being a leader for the Civil Rights Spring Break 2012 trip to Memphis, TN? Complete and submit the application below by Wednesday, October 5, 2011.

Personal Data

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Personal Information and Motivation

Please describe in detail why you want to be a leader of the Civil Rights Spring Break trip. What special skills and abilities will you bring to the experience? Please add any comments you feel would be helpful.
List other leadership positions you have held or currently hold.
In this trip we are in a communal environment that is often very emotional, exhausting and challenging. Describe how you would balance personally handle this stress while still remaining ready, willing and able to assist other students.
Given the following scenarios, what steps or plan would you enact as a student leader?

a. Prior to the trip, a number of students are not actively engaged in the pre-trip activities.
b. During a reflection activity on the trip, two students with opposing viewpoints become increasingly animated, to the point where they may be destructive to the group dynamic.
c. As your group is in traffic heading to the next scheduled activity, you realize that there are no driving directions in the manual.
What are some ideas that you have for fundraising and ensuring student commitment, financially, spiritually and emotionally, to the trip?
The four goals below are taken from The Plan for Bucknell, a strategic guide to enhance the quality of the university experience. In what ways would your participation in the Civil Rights spring break trip contribute to one or more of these institutions goals? Feel free to be wildly creative in your answer.

Strengthening the Academic Core -- Thinking innovatively and achieving success in academic areas important and relevant to the 21st century
Deepening the Residential Learning Experience -- Growing as a person, thinking independently, acting in a socially responsible fashion, and contributing to the greater community
Enhancing Diversity -- Making a commitment to diversity in all its forms and in all aspects of campus life: promoting a civil, supportive, and nurturing environment founded on mutual respect and open exchange
Building Bridges -- Interacting with local, regional, and global communities; bringing the world to Bucknell and Bucknell to the world

Expectations and Obligations

See Civil Rights Spring Break 2012 Student Leader Expectations and Obligations pdf for general Information. Once Leaders are selected, individual duties will be assigned.

I have read the Civil Rights Spring Break 2012 Student Leader Expectations and Obligations and agree to all conditions relevant to the experience. If I am accepted to go on the trip as a student leader, I will complete the required study in advance, complete pre-departure programming responsibilities, take part fully in all aspects of the trip including fundraising, orientation and debriefing, and use the insight gained to the best of my ability.