Act Six Washington Partners

Act Six is an initiative of the Northwest Leadership Foundation (NLF), a non-profit organization that exists to encourage, strengthen and develop leadership for the spiritual and social renewal of the city. In addition to Act Six, NLF is engaged in a wide range of education, capacity building and leadership development programs in Tacoma, Seattle, Yakima Valley and Spokane. The NLF Difference describes the unique way that NLF moves individuals and organizations from good intentions to effective outcomes. Learn more at www.northwestleadership.org.
 

Whitworth University has held fast since 1890 to its founding mission of providing "an education of mind and heart" characterized by academic excellence, the integration of faith and learning, abundant opportunities to engage in research and service, and thorough preparation for a career with purpose. Located in Spokane, Whitworth enrolls 2,600 students in more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Learn more at www.whitworth.edu.

WU is seeking 8-10 new scholars from Spokane to join 31 scholars currently on campus.
 

Pacific Lutheran University seeks to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care--for other persons, for the community and for the earth. PLU, founded in 1890 and located in Tacoma, is committed to developing a global perspective, including an understanding of the intercultural and intellectual richness of the world. PLU enrolls 3,600 students in 51 undergraduate and graduate programs. Learn more at choose.plu.edu.

PLU is seeking 7 new scholars from Tacoma-Seattle to join 20 Act Six scholars currently on campus.
 

Northwest University provides quality education in a distinctly evangelical Christian environment to prepare students for service and leadership. NU seeks to introduce students to organized fields of learning while taking into account Christian viewpoints, culture and humanity in general. Founded in 1934 and located in Kirkland, NU enrolls 1,400 students 68 undergraduate and graduate programs. Learn more at www.northwestu.edu.

NU is seeking 8-10 new scholars from Tacoma-Seattle to join 17 Act Six scholars currently on campus.
 

Gonzaga University, a Catholic, Jesuit institution located in Spokane, employs an educational philosophy based on the 450-year Ignatian model that aims to educate the whole person--mind, body and spirit--in an integration of science and art, faith and reason, action and contemplation. "Cura personalis," or care for the individual, is the guiding theme.  Founded in 1887, Gonzaga enrolls about 7,700 students in 103 undergraduate and graduate programs. Learn more at www.gonzaga.edu.

GU is seeking 4 new scholars from Tacoma-Seattle and 4 new scholars from Spokane to join 16 Act Six scholars currently on campus.
 

Trinity Lutheran College develops Christian leaders with a global perspective whose lives and ministry serve Jesus Christ in church and society through academic and devotional study of the Bible, rigorous academics, and service learning and internships in the greater community. Trinity, founded in 1944, enrolls 120 students and offers 9 bachelor's degree programs at its brand new campus in downtown Everett. Learn more at www.tlc.edu.

Trinity is seeking 5-6 new scholars from Tacoma-Seattle to join 7 Act Six scholars currently on campus.
 

Heritage University prepares leaders for successful careers in today’s global marketplace with a commitment to academic excellence, cultural diversity and providing abundant opportunities for student enrichment and leadership. Founded in 1982 in Toppenish, Washington, the university enrolls about 1,100 students in 20 graduate and undergraduate programs.  Learn more at www.heritage.edu. 

Heritage is seeking 7 new scholars from the Yakima Valley for the University's first Act Six cadre.
 

Mending Wings Ministries serves youth on the Yakama Nation, empowering Native American youth and families to walk together in wholeness and beauty, to honor Creator through their cultures and lives, to provide programs that facilitate healing within reservation communities, and to share with others the life-changing hope we find as followers of The Jesus Way.

Mending Wings is a partner with Northwest Leadership Foundation Yakima in recruiting, selecting and training Yakima Valley Act Six scholars, with a particular focus on the Yakama Nation.  Learn more at www.mendingwings.net.