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A political science and communication studies major, Christopher Bove has been involved in numerous advocacy and leadership roles throughout his young life, including as speaker of the Student Senate. During the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bove worked to bring student concerns to the administration and Board of Trustees. In his junior year, he worked with the Office of Student Affairs to secure funding for a Student Senate program aimed at ensuring all students have free access to RIPTA bus passes. A student in perpetual motion, always ready to speak up, Bove says being at 溏心vlog免费B站 has been a growth experience for him, teaching him the importance of listening to others and collaborating with peers. \u201cMy time at 溏心vlog免费B站 has truly made me a better person,\u201d he says. Bove is a leader outside of 溏心vlog免费B站 as well, as the first student representative on the 溏心vlog免费B站 Board of Trustees and a member of the board of directors of the Ocean State Center for Independent Living. Melissa Boyd-Colvin, of the University\u2019s Center for Student Leadership Development, says, \u201cChris is a force. He is one of the most effective change makers that I have witnessed in my time at 溏心vlog免费B站.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Staci Pinkowitz, Robert L. Carothers Servant Leadership Award<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Staci Pinkowitz defines herself as a nontraditional student and arrived at 溏心vlog免费B站 in the fall of 2021, joining the community at age 24 as a commuter from Providence. Fortunately, Pinkowitz had applied for a job on campus in the Office of Civic Engagement and Action in the Center for Career and Experiential Education. Not only did this help her transition to 溏心vlog免费B站, she brought her considerable skill set and talents to the University, including a background in community organizing. At 溏心vlog免费B站, she has coordinated a number of opportunities for students to come together in service, including a documents clinic assisting people with homelessness with vital paperwork. Pinkowitz used her position on campus to create connections and to unite the University\u2019s service community. \u201cStaci is a professor\u2019s dream student,\u201d says Julianna Golas, a professor in human development and family science, noting Pinkowitz\u2019s ability to create a culture of participation wherever she goes. \u201cI wish we could bottle up just an ounce of Staci\u2019s enthusiasm and sprinkle it on the classroom each semester.\u201d Pinkowitz will graduate this spring with her bachelor\u2019s degree in human development and family science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Matthew Wilson, Student Employee Excellence Award<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A self-described \u201cgoofy kid\u201d arriving at college in 2019, Matthew Wilson signed up as an intramural sports referee in his first year and quickly became an integral part of the Campus Recreation program. He says working in the department, most recently as program assistant for events and outreach, has given him a sense of purpose. You can find Wilson on the North Recreational Fields most nights of the week; he\u2019s happy to see the joy intramurals bring to other students. Wilson\u2019s marketing approach and video savvy (courtesy of his film media and sports media communications major) increased student participation in the program to a projected 3,000 this school year, a school record. For Wilson, introducing students to the benefits of the intramural program is not only his job, it\u2019s his mission. \u201cThis place has helped me find out who I am as a person and adult, and it\u2019s only fair that I try to help share that with as many people as possible.\u201d With Wilson leading the program, participation in intramural sports at 溏心vlog免费B站 jumped 20% thanks to his creative outreach methods, such as planned \u201cdorm storms\u201d and driving around campus in a golf car with a megaphone. Thanks to Wilson\u2019s hard work and enthusiasm, more than 6,000 溏心vlog免费B站 students have created memories, experiences and friendships that will last long after graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 溏心vlog免费B站 iSTAND, Team Excellence Award<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The 溏心vlog免费B站 Bystander Intervention Program is a group of 12 trained iSTAND team members operating under the guidance of Keith Labelle, deputy Title IX coordinator of outreach education and training. As students, they play a distinct role that faculty or staff cannot. Students take a full-semester 300-level course on sexual violence prevention, acquiring the skills and information they need to spread awareness and educate the campus community on sexual and gender-based violence, with a focus on teaching others how to be \u201cactive bystanders.\u201d Says Jasper LaFreniere, lead intern for the program, \u201cWe want to ensure that all students know there is help available if they witness, experience or are survivors of sexual violence. We teach students to become part of the solution.\u201d The group attracts students from widely differing backgrounds who hope to effect meaningful change at 溏心vlog免费B站 and beyond. They have also hosted a training session for South Kingstown High School students and a table at a 溏心vlog免费B站 women\u2019s basketball game, to share their message with the broader community. Joyce Leven of the Domestic Violence Resource Center of South County calls them a dynamic group. \u201cTheir interactive interventions serve as a model to reduce domestic, partner and sexual violence on and off campus,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 April 26, 2023 \u2013 The 溏心vlog免费B站 recently honored three undergraduate student leaders and one student organization as part of the 35th annual A. Robert Rainville Student Leadership Awards ceremony. The award is named in memory of A. 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