Take a Texas Voyage; Earn Volunteer Hours

This Spring Break!

Earn 24 service hours and spend three or four nights doing service work at one of these two camps:

  • Camp Bette Perot – A Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas overnight camp near Athens, Texas.
  • Camp Grady Spruce – A YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas overnight camp hear Graford, Texas, on the shores of Possum Kingdom Lake.

Work may include camp maintenance, helping with school kids visiting while you’re there or other assigned tasks. All transportation and food is provided; you will need a sleeping bag or bed roll; housing is in rustic cabins; appropriate clothes and a great attitude are required. You must attend one mandatory meeting with your Responsible University Official (chaperone and driver) before the trip. The RUO will remain onsite for the entire duration of your voyage.

For either trip:

  • Cost: $120, nonrefundable. Your reservation is confirmed with your $120 payment. Six slots available for each trip (12 slots total).
  • These trips will take place during spring break week – Monday, March 16th – Thursday, March 19th.
  • First come, first served.
  • You will get credit for 24 volunteer hours.

What’s included in your fee:

Pay for Voyagers Trip Register for Your Trip
  • 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 trip

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

JSOM Advocacy Flier

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.