Washington State
(Tacoma, Seattle, Spokane)
Whitworth University
Pacific Lutheran University
Northwest University
Gonzaga University
Trinity Lutheran College
Portland, OR
George Fox University
Warner Pacific College
New Faces in Leadership
For the Campus. For the City. For the Future.
Act Six is a leadership and scholarship program that connects urban ministries and faith-based colleges in order to equip emerging urban leaders to engage the college campus and their communities at home through a four-part strategy:
Intensively train these groups of students in the year prior to college, equipping them to support each other, succeed academically, and grow as service-minded leaders and agents of transformation.
Provide strong campus support and ongoing leadership development to nurture these young people as they find their vocation and grow into the next generation of community leaders.
Scholar Demographics
After selecting 16 cadres for seven partner colleges from four cities in Washington and Oregon, the first 139 Northwest Act Six scholars have the following characteristics:
Measures of Success
The effectiveness and impact of the Act Six initiative are indicated by the following:
94% of scholars in first three cadres will have graduated by December 2009
62% of first graduates are working or serving in their home communities
17% of first graduates are pursuing or have earned graduate degrees
93% of the first 139 scholars have graduated or are still enrolled
scholars have been awarded more than $5.5 million in scholarships and grants, with another $7.9 million pledged over the next four years
are assuming significant leadership roles on campus, including numerous club presidents and two student government presidents
scholars are engaged in numerous community internships and service opportunities
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Act Six is endorsed and supported by Leadership Foundations of America.