Winter magazine 2014

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Beyond classroom lessons, students in the Youth Initiative learn about the importance of health and wellness.

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doing. We are calling this the Thriving Neighbors Initiative and are in the process of looking for a place where we can have a center of engagement called Comunidad Arrupe,” Father McCarthy says. In Tacoma, Pacific Lutheran University’s long-range planning committee sees PLU’s role and connection in the local community as a cornerstone to PLU’s future. According to Joel Zylstra, PLU’s director of community engagement and service, his university is especially interested in how SU approached the development of the Youth Initiative. “Seattle University is on to something big,” says Zylstra. “The Youth Initiative underscores the original role of higher education in America as the university informs and is informed by the concerns and opportunities of society.” The Youth Initiative continues to collect prestigious awards and recognitions as well. In 2012 and again last year, the White House honored SU with presidential accolades for community service, calling out the initiative’s long-term commitment to build a better future for young people starting with pre-kindergarten and continuing through college. For both 2013 and 2014, U.S. News and World Report ranked SU a leader for service learning. Washington Monthly, in its 2013 College Guide, assesses how well universities serve their communities and the country and ranked SU in the top 10 among master’s universities on a national scale. What is it about this commitment to Seattle youth and families that is so compelling? The answers are in the

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The people who live in the Bailey Gatzert neighborhood


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