Take a Texas Voyage; Earn Volunteer Hours

Coming Soon: Spring Break 2026

Earn 40 hours of service work during the trip, March 15 – March 20

Service work may include:

  • Tutoring or leading workshops to help others grow academically or professionally.
  • Cleaning up natural spaces, planting trees, or promoting sustainability.
  • Distributing food, helping in shelters, or providing resources for those in need.
  • Organizing extracurricular activities, mentoring, or leadership training for young people.

Requirements:

  • Mandatory nonrefundable fee: $100
  • You must be a JSOM undergraduate student with at least a 2.5 GPA to be selected
  • Space is limited. Participants will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis among qualified applicants

What’s included in your fee:

  • Transportation to/from UTD campus
  • All meals while you’re doing service work (at least lunch; possibly others)
  • All tools/materials needed to do your service work
  • A university staffer will be with you during the entire week

Once you are confirmed for the trip:

  • You’ll get forms you must complete and submit
  • You must attend a mandatory 30-minute meeting to meet your crew and university staffer who will go with you on the trip

Questions: UTDServ@utdallas.edu

General information

Any Jindal School undergrad student who has a minimum 2.5 GPA and not completed their service requirement OR has not completed or is enrolled in the following classes may participate.

  • BA 4095 Social Sector Engagement and Community Outreach Practicum (Zero SCH)
  • BPS 4396 Social Impact and Community Engagement
  • IMS 4335 Social Sector Entrepreneurship and Community Engagement
  • ENTP 4340 Social Sector Entrepreneurship and Community Engagement
  • MKT 4360 Social Impact Marketing

All trips will be “chaperoned” by a Responsible University Official (RUO).

Students must follow all UTD student protocols and requirements while on these trips. This includes but is not limited to prohibition of alcoholic beverages, smoking, vaping, use of explosives and carrying firearms.

Students who are not selected for trips will get their $100 fee refunded.