Unite For Sight Recommendation Form

The applicant has waived right of access to this letter of recommendation

*Name of Applicant to Unite For Sight Programs:
*Your Name:
*Position:
Affiliation (if any):
*Email (address should match professional affiliation):
*Phone #:
*How well do you know the applicant:
*How long have you known the applicant?
*In what capacity have you been associated with the applicant?
If Other, please specify:
Please check your ratings for the applicant in the following areas:
*Positive Attitude:
*Leadership Abilities:
*Teamwork:
*Ability to Work with Others:
*Cooperative disposition:
*Communication Skills:
*Integrity:
*Self-Reliance and Independence:
*Emotional Maturity:
*Professional Commitment:
*Interpersonal Relations:
*Follows Directions of Supervisors:
*Cultural Sensitivity:
*Social Awareness and Concern:
*Adaptability:
*Empathy:
*Judgment and Common Sense (ability and foresight in everyday decisions):
*Motivation For International Service:
*Work Ethic:
*Carefulness of Work:
*Dependability:
*Perseverance:
*Initiative:
*Critical Thinking:
*Tactful and Constructive in Personal Interactions:
*Respectful Of Others:
If you answered "No Basement For Judgment," please discuss why you are not able to judge the applicant in that area.
*I would feel comfortable having this applicant as a colleague on an international volunteer team.
*Please indicate the confidence with which you would or would not recommend the applicant for admission to the Unite For Sight program.
We solicit your candid evaluation of the applicant's ability to
handle an international volunteer opportunity.
Please write at least 4 paragraphs about the applicant that discusses:
  1. The applicant's preparedness to participate in an international volunteer experience;
  2. Specific academic, research, volunteer and/or work experiences that the applicant has accomplished that might predict success in Unite For Sight's international volunteer program;
  3. Comments related to character, emotional maturity, integrity, and personality of the applicant.
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Declaration:
  • I understand that the applicant has waived rights to this reference.
  • I confirm that I have candidly evaluated the applicant and that all of my statements are true to the best of my knowledge.
  • Upon submission of my letter of recommendation, I will immediately receive an email confirming receipt. The email will also have a copy of my recommendation.
*Type Name (Signature):
*Type Date:
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The time I spent in Chennai, India as a Unite For Sight volunteer was a magical experience. Instead of seeing a power point show of the patients' lives, I was right there in their homes, eating traditional Southern Indian meals next to locals.
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—David Murakami, Unite For Sight Volunteer in India