AGE UP News & Updates

  • Outreach Group Gets The Gears Going

    Hi, all. As you know, the retreat is tomorrow! In retribution for the last two weeks of inactivity on the blog, I decided to crash the outreach group’s session and disclose everything they’re doing in preparation for the retreat. Kidding. Regardless of what we don’t know (yet), these girls put in work. They spent countless…

  • Winter Sessions Come To a Close

    First and foremost, I’m terribly sorry for the delay. I assure you that the last two AGE-UP sessions were a bundle of fun. I’d love to explain but I’ll just divert your attention with a joint post! Anyway, during our Tuesday session, we were devastated to find out that our beloved Top Chef extraordinaire, Lisa,…

  • Healthy Relationships

    Long time no see. It’s Linda, who never blogs! Before we start off with anything, today we ate delicious Mexican food made by our cooking group! Yum! Today, we were joined with Nathaniel Shara and Vijou Bryant from the Northwest Network to discuss the topic of healthy relationships. This topic was especially important because everyone…

  • Laughin’ it Up at Age-UP.

    Last Tuesday, we started off the session with eating SUSHI! Thanks to the cooking team who made massive amounts of ’em: ones with spam & others with tofu. I’ve never seen so much sushi in my life, it was very filling. As we all got sushi, we made a ‘squircle’ with the tables and came…

  • Fried Rice and Self Awareness

    Hello world! It’s Sophie again. So on Friday we started our session with a wonderful fried rice with soy beans, eggs and other tasty stuff. It was delicious! Thank you, cooking team. Great job as always. Our guest speaker was unfortunately delayed in traffic so our discussion started later than planned. But! Our wonderful guest finally…

  • Talking About Our Futures

    This Tuesday we had a great session with two guests from Scholarship Junkies. We introduced ourselves while pigging out on baked pasta and then jumped right in to learning about the crazy world of scholarships. I, for one, learned a ton of new things! Sam, CEO of Scholarship Junkies, answered our questions, gave us tips,…

  • Socioeconomics, Ultimate, & FUN.

    Bonjour, my fellow AGEUPers. It’s Abby! For those of you who weren’t there last Friday, you’re probably wondering what happened during our session right? Right. So, here’s the scoop: As the aroma of the food filled the building, all the first and second years filled into one room while the coaches stayed in the other.…

  • Second Years Get Recappin’ (And Other Stuff)

    Hello, hello, readers. Hope you all enjoyed your day. I sure did. The AGE-UP page on facebook got 18 more likes! Good job, media group and others! Anyway, this past Tuesday, we sat around a triangular array of tables and had chili for dinner. We then explained the racism workshop for those who were unable to attend.…

  • At Last: The WWU Field Trip Photos!

    Sorry for the wait. I was studying for my biology test, which I think I passed with flying colors! Yay!  Also thanks to our first year, Michelle, we also got some great inside photos! Enjoy!  

  • A Trip to Bellingham

    Ah! Frisbee at last. It’s Sophie again! After being snowed in for the last two AGE UP sessions, we were able to stretch our legs and play some Ultimate (although some members played Ultimate in the snow during the break). We boarded the bus at Jefferson at 7:45am, a nice and early start to our…