Student Leadership Recognition Award Nominations!

We are looking for faculty and staff to nominate students for our five Jesuit Awards at the 15th Annual Student Leadership Recognition Ceremony, held Tuesday, April 15th, at 8pm in the Quick Center. 

Every year, we gather to honor the best of our campus community at the annual Student Leadership Recognition Ceremony.  At Fairfield University, our understanding of leadership is grounded in the traditional Jesuit teachings of leadership. The Jesuits believe that:

• “We’re all leaders, and we’re leading all the time, well or poorly.”
• “Leadership springs from within.  It’s about who I am as much as what I do.”
• “Leadership is not an act.  It is my life, a way of living.”
• “I never complete the task of becoming a leader.  It’s an ongoing process.”

As such, we have come up with five awards (description below) that we believe, individually and collectively, embody what Fairfield University stands for.  Please take the time to fill out the nomination form in the Leadership Portal on Life@Fairfield and in the link posted below. Multiple submissions are allowed per student and faculty/staff member nominating. Submissions are due end of day on March 7th. 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Stephanie Rodgers at stephanie.rodgers@fairfield.edu. 

This distinction is awarded to an individual or group of students who go beyond what is expected, interacting with the world with generosity, excellence, and empathy.

This distinction is awarded to the individual or group of students who have exhibited a deep respect for diversity and difference and an emphasis on holistic care for the mind, body, and spirit of others.

This distinction is awarded to an individual or group of students who have demonstrated their ability to work together for the greater good. Deeply rooted in serving the community, they focus on building relationships and sharing their time to develop innovative solutions to issues to justice. 

This distinction is awarded to the individual or group of students who pause to consider the world around them and their place within it before making decisions. As Contemplatives in Action, they actively work to challenge the status quo, reflecting deeply on critical moral and ethical issues and how we are called to work together to find just solutions.  

This distinction is awarded to a mentor who has committed him or herself to living out Jesuit values and exemplifies for students this unique leadership approach. This individual is focused on helping others to develop as agents of change who are empowered to live authentic lives as Jesuit-educated student leaders in our community and beyond.