Peace and Human Rights Awards nominations due Jan. 22
KINGSTON, R.I. – Jan. 6, 2025 – The URI Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies and URI Chaplains Association invite members of the University of Rhode Island community to nominate an exceptional student and/or faculty or staff member who has made significant contributions to nonviolence, peace, or human rights through their research, teaching, outreach, or services.
The center aims to institutionalize and internationalize nonviolence as a transformative educational process that reduces violence and human suffering and promotes human rights for a beloved global community.
Any member of the campus community can submit a nomination for the Martin Luther King Peacemaker Award (URI focused) or Human Rights Award (local, national or global impact) to play a crucial role in recognizing and celebrating outstanding individuals in the URI community.
Last year, graduate student Mei Mei Long received the University’s 2024 Chaplains’ Peacemaker Award, while faculty member Clarisa Carubin received the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies’ 2024 Human Rights Award, recognizing their work promoting peace and nonviolence at URI and beyond.
This year’s award submission deadline is Jan. 22, 2025.
Winners will be recognized with a certificate and a $500 award on Jan. 29 at the Dr. King Unity Luncheon at the Multicultural Student Services Center, and also invited to share further on their peace and human rights work via talk or article. In addition, the URI Chaplains Association will make a $100 donation in the recipients’ names to Rhody Outpost. Note: students will receive the award as a scholarship, faculty as a professional development fund, and staff as additional pay. Student nominees can be undergraduate or graduate and self-nominations are also acceptable.
Nominate candidates today at the 2025 nomination site.
The URI Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies organizes educational programs, training workshops, documentary films, and guest lecture series to promote nonviolence, inner peace, well-being, human rights, and a beloved global community. To learn more, visit web.uri.edu/nonviolence, find NonviolenceURI on social media, or contact nonviolence@etal.uri.edu or (401) 874-2875.
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