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Tacoma and wanting to stay engaged in the city after they graduate,” Zylstra said. “That being said, the goal is not only for students to immerse themselves in Tacoma, but also to learn to participate in and navigate whatever communities they find themselves in beyond their time at PLU.” Avila is looking forward to how the T.I.E.S. program may grow. “This program can become an incubator for students to gain amazing contacts throughout the city and find their vocation in civic service, nonprofit

your roles. This spring is my third semester in MediaLab. I’ve had the privilege of working with many different teams, and even leading a few. I’ve really enjoyed helping run MediaLab’s social media accounts, as well as working with the Grand Cinema in Tacoma to create promotional videos for them (Tacoma students can see movies there for free so I definitely recommend going!). Spring of ’22 I had the opportunity to lead a team working with the Tacoma Area Literacy Council, a local nonprofit that

initiative developed by Tacoma-based nonprofit Degrees of Change in partnership with Pacific Lutheran University (PLU). “The Seed Teachers program is a perfect fit for our district. It creates continuity for students to pursue a degree so that they can come back and have an impact on students in their home community. This journey will empower graduates with scholarships, mentorship, and hands-on work experience within our schools, shaping them into future leaders in education,” said Franklin Pierce

model for other areas. I’d love for this film to be circulated in varied communities to spread the word about what the Vietnamese community has accomplished here. We do plan to submit the film to festivals to further raise awareness about this remarkable endeavor.About CRPFThe Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation (CRPF) is a nonprofit organization that advances civic harmony by way of the Chinese Reconciliation Park on Schuster Parkway along Commencement Bay in Tacoma, Washington. The Chinese

growing effort across higher education to better prepare students for a global economy and an interconnected world. With nearly 10,000 members, NAFSA is the world’s largest nonprofit association dedicated to international education. The four other winners in 2009 are Boston University, Connecticut College, Portland State University and University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Past winners in other years include Purdue University, Michigan State University, Concordia College and Arcadia University. Read

running a nonprofit,” he said. “But I was never very interested in that model because I’ve watched people become exhausted by that process.” Kell Duncan ‘11 designed the Churchill's restaurants, bars and retail shops to be housed in repurposed shipping containers that share a 9,000-square-foot courtyard — recycled structures that proved much more affordable for first-time business owners than traditional brick-and-mortar structures. Instead, the Churchill’s owners came up with another way to give back