Pilgrimage: Appalachian Mountains Application

Student Information

First name:

Last name:

Richmond email address:

Preferred phone number:

Will you be 18 years of age at the time of travel (March 5-10, 2022)?

Yes No

Year in school:

Gender (optional):

Race/ethnicity (optional):

Religious affiliation (if any):

Chaplaincy and campus ministry involvement (if any):

Other campus organizations:

Major(s) and minor(s):

Short answer questions

Answer the following questions in a few brief paragraphs.

Pilgrimages involve both travel to a geographic destination and an interior journey. Share your reasons for applying to this particular pilgrimage and why traveling to the Appalachian Mountains holds significance for you.

Timing is critical for any journey and especially for pilgrimages. Why is this spring the right time for you to engage in a pilgrimage?

Describe an experience in which you have engaged with an individual from a different spiritual background or religious tradition. What did you learn about yourself through this encounter?

The pilgrimage course and travel intensive provide a unique opportunity to cultivate practices that will enrich your spiritual life. Describe what spiritual practices, if any, are already a part of your daily life and which ones you hope to develop through participation in this pilgrimage program.

Recommendations

Applicants are responsible for contacting the individuals who will be completing their recommendations and providing them a link to the recommendation form. All forms are due by the application deadline, 11:59 p.m. on Sun., Nov. 7. Applicants whose recommendation letters have not been received by this date will not be considered for participation in the pilgrimage. Please provide contact information for these individuals below. It is strongly encouraged that at least one recommendation be a professor or university staff person. If you are new to campus and don't yet have a faculty or staff person to ask, two recommendations from off campus individuals will be accepted. Recommendations from family members and/or student recommendations will not be considered among the two required recommendations.

Recommendation 1

Name:

Phone:

Email:

Relationship to student:

Recommendation 2

Name:

Phone:

Email:

Relationship to student:

Commitment to Participation

I have read and understand the Pilgrimage expectations and the COVID-19 policies for travel (links available in sidebar) with the Chaplaincy's Pilgrimage program. I understand the team, time, spiritual, and financial commitment involved with being a Pilgrimage participant. I am prepared to make a full commitment to the program. I am agreeing to these expectations and policies by typing my name and the date as my electronic signature.

Name: *

Date: *

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