School of Information Alternative Spring Break (ASB)


About SI ASB
The School of Information's Alternative Spring Break places interested and motivated graduate students, during the week of Spring Break, in professional work environments in the public sector. Students obtain positions at non-profit, cultural, governmental, and educational institutions in New York City, Chicago, and Washington D.C. Go to About ASB to learn more.
ASB Experience

The 2009 School of Information Alternative Spring Break resulted in another week of great experiences for the entire SI community! After months of collaborative fundraising, 94 SI students departed the weekend of February 21, 2009 to Chicago, New York, and Washington, D.C. This was the 11th year of ASB at SI. Read more about the wonderful experiences SI students had at ASB 2009!
Participating Organizations
Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum American Library Association (ALA) Headquarters Archdiocese of Chicago Archives & Records Center Cabrini Connections Chicago Public Library Chicago Park District Columbia College Chicago Library Roosevelt University University of Chicago Special Collections Research Center	ABC No Rio ARChive of Contemporary Music Brooklyn Botanic Garden Brooklyn Public Library Citizens Union and Citizens Union Foundation Columbia University Libraries Gotham Gazette Green Map System Lower East Side Ecology Center New York Public Library The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art / The Cloisters Library The Paley Center for Media Tribal Link Foundation, Inc.	American Library Association (ALA) Washington Office American University Association of American Medical Colleges Community IT Innovators (CITI) Georgetown Law Library Institute of Museum and Library Services Library of Congress National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) Headquarters National Library of Medicine National Public Radio National Science Foundation, Office of Legislative and Public Affairs Open The Government Population Action International Smithsonian Institution Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Smithsonian National Museum of African Art Smithsonian National Museum of American History Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian Archives Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History U.S. Dept of State Bunche Library U.S. Dept of Transportation National Transportation Library U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Library U.S. Naval Observatory Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Events	More Information	Sponsors
Penny Wars 2009 (February 9-13) SI Revue SI-ASB First Annual Book Drive & Sale Cans and Bottles Drive	What is Alternative Spring Break? 2008/09 Committee Members Application Information ASB Blog Past ASB Websites Unselected Organizations/Projects

The SI Alternative Spring Break is open to graduate students of the University of Michigan's School of Information. Undergraduates looking for Alternative Spring Break opportunities should look into the University of Michigan Alternative Spring Break program administered by U-M's Ginsberg Center.