Leaders in Service: A Leadership and Civic Engagement Program 2025 Application

Last Name: *

First Name: *

Middle Initial:

Used Name

Street Address: *

City/Town: *

State: *

ZIP Code: *

Country, if other than United States:

Cell Phone Number: *

Email (Ramapo Email Only): *

R Number (R00...): *

Emergency Contact First Name

Emergency Contact Last Name

Emergency Contact Phone Number

Emergency Contact Relationship to Student

Please indicate your gender identity:

(You may select one box or multiple boxes)

Please write your Pronoun's below:

Please indicate your race/ethnicity: *

(You may select one box or multiple boxes)

What is your anticipated major? *

Are you in the College Honors Program? *

Yes

No

Have you received an academic scholarship from Ramapo? *

Yes

No

Are you a First Generation Student?

Yes

No

Are you planning on participating in the First Generation Retreat on Saturday, August 26th?

Yes

No

I Don't Know Yet

Are you an EOF (Educational Opportunity Fund Program) Scholar? *

Yes

No

Are you an International Student? *

Yes

No

Are you a Ramapo College athlete? *

Yes

No

Are you a Commuter? *

Yes

No

What is your building assignment?

What is your room assignment?

Are you a Transfer student? *

Yes

No

Please list any allergies, dietary restrictions or any other accommodations you may have that we need to be aware of. If you have none please put N/A. *

What is your T-Shirt Size? *

List leadership positions you’ve held (in high school or the wider community): *

List any community or other service experiences: *

Leadership Question

Please answer one of the following questions:

1. How would you describe your leadership style and in what ways do you believe effective leadership can make a difference? (300-500 words)

2. Leadership can inspire others to make positive change. Please describe a leader who embodies this sentiment, what leadership traits did they display and how do they motivate you as a rising leader?" (300-500 words)

Please enter your response below:

Public Official Letter (350-500 words)

Please draft a letter to one of your current public officials (municipal, county, state, or federal) who represents you. For example, a member of your town council, a county commissioner, your state senator, your member of Congress, etc. If you are an international student,
please address your letter to a public official - municipal, regional, provincial, or national - in your country.

Identify the name and position of the official. Be certain that this person represents your town, district, county, or state.
Please do not address any letters to Governor Murphy, any other governor, or Vice-President Harris, or President Biden.
If you address your letter to US Senator, it must be connected to a specific piece of legislation that they have sponsored, supported, or have indicated their non-support.
If you are writing to a state, county, or local official, it should be about a topic of concern and may or may not include specific proposed legislation
The letter should clearly state who you are, your hometown, and that you are a first-year/transfer Ramapo College student.
It should identify the issue and why it matters to you (and others).
It should offer possible solutions or creative approaches to the issue or problem.
Thank your elected official for his or her time and public service and be sure to provide your contact information.
We will work with you on this draft to send a final version to the public official you selected in September once the program begins.

Please enter your response below: *

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Thank you for taking the time to complete the Leaders in Service application. By submitting this application, you are certifying that you are able to fully participate in Leaders in Service from Wednesday, August 24 at 5 pm through Sunday, August 28 at 1 pm.

We look forward to reviewing your application!

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do. — Eleanor Roosevelt

Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. — Howard Thurman

Leaders in Service: A Leadership and Civic Engagement Program 2025 Application

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