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for Horn and the nine other PLU students started 18 months earlier, when Mulder’s undergraduate marketing class began working with Living Water to help the nonprofit better understand how to appeal to the college-age crowd. The idea for the trip arose and was nurtured until it grew into a first-of-its kind, student-led project for PLU, with the students raising more than $22,000. “I always knew this project was going to happen,” says one of the key organizers of the trip, Alex Quiner ’14, after

into professions such as teaching, personal training, promotions and management, youth programming, coaching and other areas and do so in diverse settings such as schools, private health clubs, nonprofit agencies, corporations, professional sport teams, youth clubs, hospitals, parks and recreation departments and health departments, among others. In addition, five distinct minors can be used to complement majors within the department, or can be pursued by majors outside the department in areas of

on to use those skills in his career as a labor leader and on nonprofit boards. “Success is not an individualistic pursuit. Everyone relies on a team,” he says, “whether it’s having a conversation with a mentor, or helping someone else to be better.” “All successes started with some sort of failure and getting back up when you’re knocked down,” he’s come to see. “Then, if you’ve gotten up enough, you can help other people get up. That, too, is success.” Serve What is a well-lived life? Rebecca

Line. Eric also serves as Board President of ROOTS Young Adult Shelter, the state’s largest emergency shelter for young adults living unhoused. At PLU, Eric double majored in Political Science and Hispanic & Latino Studies. He is a Fulbright Scholar, an AmeriCorps alum, and also holds an MPA and a Certificate of Nonprofit Management from the University of Washington. In his free time, Eric plays in Seattle’s LGBTQIA+ soccer league and enjoys being in the mountains. Who: Katie Garrow ’11, Executive

the United States. Who: Jessica Zimmerle ‘13 Bio: Jessica Zimmerle is the Program and Outreach Director of Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power & Light, a statewide nonprofit that seeks to build bridges with a faith-based approach to environmental justice. Jessica supports houses of worship implementing sustainable practices and engages the faith community in advocacy campaigns on climate justice, salmon recovery, chemical safety, and more. Jessica graduated from PLU in 2013 with a BA in

. Proceedings of the American Marketing Association Marketing and Public Policy Conference, Washington, DC.  *Undergraduate Student Mentoring Research Project Weaver, T., Mulder, M.R., Koppenhafer, L., Liu, R., & Scott, K. (2019). Diving In Together or Toes In the Water: The Interplay of Community and Nonprofit Engagement in Poverty Alleviation. Journal of Business Research, 100, 431-440. [Journal ABDC Rank: A] Bublitz, M.G., Peracchio, L.A., Escalas, J.E., Furchheim, P., Grau, S.L., Hamby, A., Kay, M.J

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Undertaking Community Kindness (LUCK)Description: Lutes Undertaking Community Kindness strives to give students access to learning opportunities that will help them gain empathy for lived experiences that differ from their own. LUCK works to staff nonprofit organizations with the labor needed to continue their services and hopes to help with the distribution and organization of donations and resources on and off-campus. Type of Club or Organization: Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability (DJS)/Civic

make an impact.” She convinced him, and he went on to use those skills in his career as a labor leader and on nonprofit boards. “Success is not an individualistic pursuit. Everyone relies on a team,” he says, “whether it’s having a conversation with a mentor, or helping someone else to be better.” “All successes started with some sort of failure and getting back up when you’re knocked down,” he’s come to see. “Then, if you’ve gotten up enough, you can help other people get up. That, too, is success

school system that didn’t encourage her to pursue higher education. She didn’t know the questions to ask regarding that pursuit. “It informs the research I do,” she said. And in the fall, Chávez’s past struggles and successes informed her talk at the annual Pave the Way Conference, where she served as one of three featured speakers. She presented to hundreds of educators, policymakers, and nonprofit and industry partners about the opportunity gap in Washington state. The annual conference focuses on