Last spring, during a Chapel service, we inaugurated Campbellsville University’s Service Excellence Institute!

Servant leadership has long been a part of the legacy of Campbellsville University; it’s in our DNA. In academia, we use the term servant leadership, but outside the university, in the worlds of business, industry, and healthcare, it’s called service excellence. But these two ideas are really the same.

The goal of the Service Excellence Institute is to embed these concepts of servant leadership and service excellence even more deeply and intentionally into the culture of Campbellsville University. We envision the seamless integration of these principles across every aspect of the institution — from administrative processes to student life activities; from classrooms and recital halls to athletic fields and beyond the walls of this university.

One of the ways we want to do this is through the Extra Mile Initiative.

 

The Extra Mile Initiative

The mission of this initiative is for you, students, faculty, and staff, to GO the EXTRA MILE by modeling excellence, investing effort and attention, leading others, and empowering transformation.

This concept comes from Jesus, of course. We find the phrase “go the extra mile” in His Sermon on the Mount. Through the Extra Mile Initiative, you can get connected and grow in these areas of modeling excellence, investing effort and attention, leading others, and empowering transformation within your circle of influence.

And one way to do that is through the Extra Mile Certification.

 

The Extra Mile Certification

You are invited, and I encourage you, to consider earning the Extra Mile Certification. It is completely free, and you can complete it at your own pace by earning 24 achievements.

Achievements can be earned in the following ways:

• Engaging with Leadership Content - Explore articles, podcasts, and other content we’ve curated for you.
• Attending Special Chapel Services - Attend designated Chapel services and earn credit toward your certification.
• Participating in Featured Workshops - Participate in workshops, many of which are offered each semester.
• Service Projects - Have you participated in a service-learning project or gone on a m