No images? Click here FORWARD seeks to keep you feeling informed, engaged and connected, celebrating the impact SU community members like you make across campus. During Seattle U Gives, our community rallied around the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) Emergency Fund. Together, we raised more than $40,000 to help students experiencing one-time, non-tuition-related financial emergencies. OMA Director Michelle Kim speaks on how this year’s giving day efforts helped to transform mission into action. Read the full story. ALUMNI SHARE PERSPECTIVES WITH PROSPECTIVE REDHAWKSWho better to give trustworthy advice to prospective SU students than alumni who have walked in their shoes? Alumni participants in the first two “Meet 22 in ‘22” President’s Roadshow events did just that, discussing topics from what sold them on SU to memories of their student experience to the college-to-career transition. Get a glimpse of those conversations. ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: HOW MARY HABILA, '21, IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE SOUTH SOUNDWhen former small business owner Mary Habila, ’21, began volunteering at a local elementary school in Kentucky several years ago, she had no idea that it would lead her to pursue an entirely new career path in education. Today, Habila is a school psychologist with Federal Way Public Schools, where her passion for helping parents and students who are falling behind is impacting all those around her in the South Sound. Read about Mary’s impact. RIDGWAY SCHOLARS ADVOCATE FOR EQUITABLE HEALTH CARE IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIESThe late Dean Emerita Eileen Ridgway, PhD, RN, from the College of Nursing, was a leader and advocate for equity in health care. For the past 25 years, SU’s Ridgway Scholars have been caring for the health of underserved populations through hands-on, community-based research. Learn how three new scholarship recipients are continuing Dr. Ridgway’s legacy of advocacy and justice in health care delivery. Read the full story. UPCOMING EVENTSMeet 22 in '22 2022 Projects Day 2022 Commencement MEET 22 IN ’22 IS UNDERWAY!Join President Eduardo Peñalver in a city near you Meet 22 in ‘22 has been an opportunity for President Peñalver to deepen his relationships with members of the Seattle U community who don’t currently call Seattle home, which has been a priority for the president since his inauguration in the fall. FORWARD MAY 2022 SEATTLE UNIVERSITY |