One of the 51³Ô¹Ï Alumni Association's Emerging Leader Award winners, Carrillo aims to meet youth where they are at Oregon's Sherwood High School to identify their mental health needs.
Seven outstanding alumni will be presented with Pacific Unversity Alumni Association's Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award, David & Sandy Lowe Outstanding Alumni Service Award and Emerging Leader Award this October during Homecoming and Family Weekend.
Written by Gray Ashford '17, Tunnel City explores the life of a transgender male trying to find his place in the rough-and-tumble Pacific Northwest of the early 20th century.
Nate Anderson '17, MAT '20 earned his undergraduate degree in exercise science at 51³Ô¹Ï, then went on to earn his master of arts in teaching. "I loved the small school feel and how closely you get to work with the professors here," he said.
51³Ô¹Ï is well represented in the current Oregon legislative session, thanks to the first-time elections of a Republican senator and a Democratic representative.
51³Ô¹Ï Student Carissa Paige '17 discussed her experience of student-teaching at Two Rivers-Dos Rios Elementary School in Springfield, Oregon. She talked about the difference between traditional student-teaching and the opportunity she had at 51³Ô¹Ï's College of Education where she could co-teach and plan lessons with the official teacher.