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large contributions on campaigns and how that practice really diminishes our voices because other voices are being heard with dollar signs. It’s a really powerful one for the students to look at. How have you prepared for your talk? Busick: A couple different ways. I’ve been watching a lot of TED talks online and trying to mimic some of the rhythms and approaches that I’ve seen from some of the presenters. I’ve also just been trying to tighten my talk. My talk is short and sweet, so the points need

chosen for the program must have a 3.0 GPA. They also need to know how to thrive outside the classroom and build cross-cultural relationships. Often the award is given to seniors for post-graduate work. However, some juniors have been considered, such as Bozich. The program is aimed toward self-starters with global experiences. "They’re jumping into the deep end of the pool. But the students who do this are ready for it."- Priscilla St. Clair, award director. “They’re jumping into the deep end of the

first full-time job this summer. “It’s a little scary getting my first job out of college,” she said, “but it’s definitely preparing me for what I want to continue to do as I grow professionally.” Dela Cruz is working as the Mentor253 coordinator, matching mentors and mentees in the program that pairs youth with positive adult members of the community to form strong, lasting mentor relationships in the greater Tacoma area. It’s a part of the Northwest Leadership Foundation. Such a relationship takes

really defined by the relationships she built with students and professors. “The professors in the art department were what made me stay when school was tough and life was stressful,” she said. “They cared so much and believed in me so hard that I couldn’t quit.” Henderson was actively involved with Emerging Leaders, a program dedicated to developing student leadership skills. She was also a trip leader for Outdoor Recreation and the social justice director for Ordal Residence Hall Council. A

and provoked to reflect on topics such as memory and its potential for shaping history, cultural conflicts vis-à-vis nostalgia, parent-child relationships, questions of assimilation, integration, discomfort and sense of belonging, to name just a few. What makes Pablo Martínez Pessi an exciting and unique filmmaker? Urdangarain: He is a young filmmaker, who brings to the scenario of film and memory in Uruguay a perspective that has not been heard before, that of the so-called “second generation

flourished very quickly from that. It takes willingness. Amy Young: Well, and openness to allow yourself to be vulnerable to somebody else’s guidance. Kory Brown: I love that analogy. I spent a couple of decades in the technology industry and ran large companies. There were times where I made decisions that were catastrophic in failure. Tens of people lost their jobs because of decisions that I made a few years earlier that I weren’t able to execute too because I always had a chance to be at the