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YOUTH LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE

Grow. Reflect. Explore. Act. Serve.

Join the Youth Leaders Initiative to discover the strong, reflective, culturally aware, service minded leader in you!

Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) and the Southwestern Washington (SWW) Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America understand the need to the tap creatively into the youth population to cultivate promising leaders who are willing and ready to accept the challenge of lifelong service in a diverse world. To further this vision, PLU plans to launch the Youth Leadership Institute to develop a multicultural youth leadership curriculum, implement the curriculum through coordinated leadership education opportunities and serve as a resource for the region's congregational and university colleagues.

A big WELCOME to our 2006-2007 Leadership Fellows!

We look forward to working and growing with this group of student leaders! To meet the fellows and learn more about the PLU Leadership Fellows program, click here.

The Youth Leaders Initiative is supported by generous grant from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.

Emerging Leaders

This year, 117 President, Regent, Rieke Leadership and Washington Achiever Scholars entered the PLU Rank. The Emerging Leaders program is designed to provide additional social and educational opportunities for incoming scholars and to assist them in their leadership and skill development as they give back to the PLU community. Through weekly programs, monthly tips and multiple opportunities for campus and communtiy engagement, the Emerging Leaders Program assists in the transformative process for many students from High School to College.

To learn more about the Emerging Leaders Program, click here

IMPACT

IN MANY PEOPLE ARE COMMON THREADS

IMPACT is designed to work with high school students throughout the SW Washington ELCA Synod.It includes a series of events for High School students that highlight personal responsibility, community living and global thinking in relationship to leadership, culture, service, faith and vocation.

Peace Community Center

Four PLU students have the opportunity to be involved in the transformative process of Tacoma's Hilltop Community. These students provide tutoring and mentoring services through Peace Community Center to high school students in this area. Through afterschool assistance, cultural and outdoor programs and assistance in college entry applications, PLU student leaders continually demonstrate their commitment to education and beyond in their local community.

To learn more about Peace Community Center, click here.