“Do others served grow as persons; do they, while being served, become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous, more likely themselves to become servants?”

Robert K. Greenleaf, “The Servant Leader”

Named after URI’s 10th President, the Robert L. Carothers Servant Leadership Award recognizes Outstanding Service to the URI Community Leadership.

Questions

Contact Servant Leadership selection committee chair Melissa Boyd-Colvin at mboyd@uri.edu.

Servant Leadership Questions

How have you demonstrated a long-term commitment to making a positive and measurable impact related to a specific cause or social issue that affects URI, RI and/or the global community?
How have you applied the Servant Leadership Model (Greenleaf, 1977) to your practice of leadership in a way that develops other leaders and encourages others to serve?
Please provide concrete examples of how you have utilized each of the Te n Characteristics of a Servant Leader (Spears, 2010) in practice including: listening, empathy, healing, awareness, persuasion, conceptualization, foresight, stewardship, commitment to the growth of the people, and building community.

The application form will open once the nomination period has closed.

Servant Leadership Award Application

Student Name(Required)

First Last

Local Mailing Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code

Phone(Required)

URI Email(Required)

URI Student ID Number(Required)

Major(s)(Required)

Minor(s)

Current Class Year(Required)

Number of credits enrolled in this semester & your GPA (2.5 GPA required)(Required)

Servant Leadership Questions

Attach Servant Leadership Questions(Required)

Please attach a .pdf document with your answers to the above questions. Please do not not exceed four pages.

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 10 MB.

Resume

Attach Resume(Required)

Please attach a .pdf resume that includes leadership and involvement experiences in addition to paid work on campus, volunteer work, and any other responsibilities you have while you are a student (athletics, dependent care, etc.).

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 10 MB.