News and Updates

News

Headlines

•  SU women's basketball team helps distribute over 120 gifts from holiday donation drive to four organizations helping needy children and elders, Seattle University News, December 10, 2012.
•  Graduate Counseling Students Complete Grant-Writing Project, The Seattle University Commons, May, 2012
• Seattle U: Campus with a conscience, Seattle Times, March 18, 2012
• Seattle U adopts impoverished neighborhood, wins award King-5 News, March 13, 2012
• Seattle University receives an 'A' for volunteer aid to neighborhood, The Seattle Times, March 13, 2012
• Seattle University will lift Bailey Gatzert School achievements through youth initiative, The Seattle Times, February 22, 2011
• Seattle U. to help entire neighborhood around Central District school, The Seattle Times, February 15, 2011
• Seattle University Commits to Enriching Children's Lives, Seattle University News Release, February 14, 2011
• SUYI Action Plan approved by SU Board of Trustees in November, 2010

For more news, articles, and publications related to the Youth Initiative, please click here.

Updates

SUYI August 2011 Update

SUYI September 2011 Update

SUYI October-November 2011 Update

SUYI Spring 2012 Update

Recognition

• When it comes to student success, Seattle University ranks among the top schools for service learning or community volunteer work, according to U.S. News & World Report: Best Colleges 2013.
•  Seattle University was recognized on the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for 2010. This award is granted to higher-education institutions that exemplify service in their communities. SU was the only university in the Seattle area to earn this honor. Find out more by clicking here.
• SU recently selected by Carnegie Foundation for the 2010 Community Engagement Classification.  One of 311 institutions nation-wide who have received this competitive classification. 
• The Princeton Review recently ranked Seattle University #14 in the nation for its “town-gown relations.”