The Latest

Student Voice

| Stories , Student Voice

Seed Internships Was There for Me

by Liza Vykhovanets Life is a giant maze filled with many doors. These doors are always there, waiting for you to find them. Sometimes, you might not know what’s on the other side and you’re not sure whether to go through. But when you do,…
| Student Voice

How I Found Belonging as A Hmong Woman in Thailand

by Tia Moua During my junior year of college, I decided to study abroad in Thailand because I wanted to connect more deeply with my Hmong roots. My parents are refugees from Laos and lived in Thai refugee camps, so I’ve always felt a sense…
| Student Voice

What Black History Month Means to Me

From Tacoma to Spokane to Kirkland, Washington, Act Six scholars tell us what Black History Month means to them and why celebrating the Black community is critical all year round. Ephraim Watkins Whitworth University, Act Six Cadre 20 Black History Month is a time of…
| Student Voice

Seed Internships: My Opportunity to Grow

by Maria Babko Becoming a senior in the computer science major at the University of Washington Tacoma is very exciting. But because I’m so close to graduation, family, friends, teachers, and colleagues have started asking what my post-graduation plan is. With this pressure, I knew…
| Stories , Student Voice

My First Act Six Convention

by Janeth Beltrán Apodaca From Aug. 4-7, Act Six hosted its biannual Convention in the brand-new Marriott Tacoma Downtown hotel for the first time in three years.  My name is Janeth, and as a rising Act Six senior at Whitworth University who had never been…
Join us for our Lead Here, Lead Now Spring Fundraiser on May 8 at 5:30 PM!Purchase Tickets Today
+