What People Are Saying

“The Act Six program has brought to Whitworth an extraordinary group of students who have enriched our campus through their leadership and service, even as we have taught and mentored them. The program requires big investments, but it also delivers big rewards. So, it would be irresponsible and morally unacceptable if we didn’t explore ways to expand Act Six to other schools.”

Whitworth President Bill Robinson
 

"Act Six has had an incredible effect on Whitworth University.  The students at the college are exposed to new peers who have different backgrounds and cultures from their own, which causes all the students to feel the bumps as their cultures collide, which then causes the need for us all to learn how to effectively negotiate these bumps.  The negotiation of cultural bumps is an absolutely necessary skill for people to learn before they enter the professional world of work and become members of and leaders in their various communities. If there are no rubs, we don't feel this need, and we send students unprepared into the world after college.  The Act Six program holds up a mirror for us to see where we all need to concentrate our efforts in order to be effective and positively productive in our lives."

Dayna Coleman, Assistant Dean of Students at Whitworth
 

"The Act Six students at Whitworth University have already made a considerable impact on our campus in many leadership roles in the residence halls, in student body organizations, and in other informal programs.  If there is a program that is thought-provoking, multicultural, economically class-sensitive, or politically aware; it has probably been planned by one or more of the Act Six students.  Perhaps more importantly, I have gotten to know many of them in and outside of class.  In class they are among the most prepared students; more significantly, however, they contribute much to the classroom dynamics and to the discussions.  They often bring new insights to the class.  Outside of class, more informally, I have found them to be engaging, friendly, filled with a down-to-earth candor that all campuses need.  They are great students and great people."

Doug Sugano, Ph.D., English Professor at Whitworth
 

“In terms of how Act Six has impacted me personally, it’s just really enriched my experience at Whitworth. Being exposed to different backgrounds and belief systems and experiences may not necessarily change your values or your perspective, but it definitely enriches them.”

Non-Act Six Student at Whitworth
 

"My daughter teaches a college-bound course at her former high school.  So she has taken what she learned from Act Six and from Whitworth, what Act Six instilled in her, and taken it out to 25 other kids. Giving back to the community what she’s learned has been very valuable to her and to those children who come into her class every day."

Parent of Act Six Scholar
 

"Act Six gave me a great support system that I know will continue to encourage me as I pursue my dreams.  This support system enables me to venture outside of my comfort zone to accomplish things that weren’t on my radar before I became part of Act Six."

Act Six Alumna
 

“There is a constant push to expand your perspective, pushing you to places you didn’t think you could go. If you try, there is no end to what you can accomplish. Other people at home don’t ever think they can go to college. Act Six changed that from the beginning.”

Act Six Scholar