PRESIDENT’S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (PLP)
2018 APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION
Colorado State University-Pueblo
Pueblo, Colorado
719-549-2060
Please complete applicant information, essay questions, and leadership experiences/services. Submit two letters of recommendation and an unofficial grade transcript. Deadline: May 1, 2017. Eligible applicants will then be interviewed as part of the selection process and will be accepted at the discretion of this committee based on the admissions criteria.
APPLICANT INFORMATION
Name:
FirstMiddleLast
Home Address:______
City:____ State: Zip:___
Home Phone: () Cell Phone: ()
Email Address:
Age: Gender: Birth Date:
Current School:
G.P.A. on a 4.0 Scale: Composite ACT: Composite SAT:______
Have you been accepted to ColoradoStateUniversity at Pueblo?
What is your intended field of study?
Have you chosen a career field? If yes, please specify:
Race/Ethnicity (optional):
1.Please describe effective leadership using up to four characteristics that you believe best capture its dimensions.
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2.Select one (1) of the following questions and respond to it in an essay of 500 words or less. You will be evaluated on the thoughtfulness of your response and how well you explain and/or defend your position. Please attach this essay to your application.
a.Why is leadership important to you? Consider a book or movie you have read or seen over the last year or two. Discuss the way in which it has changed the way that you think about leadership.
b.Many highly effective leaders have noted that they have learned more about leadership in times of crisis than in times of success. As president of the United States, select a current problem, issue or crisis and describe how you would address it.
c.What does the term “servant-leadership” mean to you? Describe a person who is a servant-leader and why those qualities have made him or her successful.
3.If there is additional information that you would like CSU-Pueblo to know about you as an applicant, you may elect to write an optional statement. This statement should highlight information not yet provided in the application. Please limit your response to no more than 200 words. (Please also attach this statement)
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES/SERVICES
Please list four of the most important activities you have been involved with in school or your community.
1.Name of organization:
Position held:
Dates of participation:
Average hours per week:
Honors and/or awards received, if any?
Personal contributions/accomplishments:
2.Name of organization:
Position held:
Dates of participation:
Average hours per week:
Honors and/or awards received, if any?
Personal contributions/accomplishments:
3.Name of organization:
Position held:
Dates of participation:
Average hours per week:
Honors and/or awards received, if any?
Personal contributions/accomplishments:
4.Name of organization:
Position held:
Dates of participation:
Average hours per week:
Honors and/or awards received, if any?
Personal contributions/accomplishments:
CHECKLIST
Complete Applicant Information
Complete Essay Questions
Complete Leadership Experiences/Services
Attach Two (2) Letters of Recommendation
Attach an Unofficial Transcript
*Incomplete application packages will not be considered.
PLEASE MAIL COMPLETED MATERIALS TO:
President’s Leadership Program
Colorado State University-Pueblo
2200 Bonforte Boulevard, LARC #360
Pueblo, Colorado 81001 719-549-2060
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