Jon Larkin, director of development for the College of Health Sciences, was recently one of three speakers asked to present on the panel “Why Writing Matters” at the First Year Writing Program’s Speaker Forum at Boise State University. Alongside Larkin were speakers Mike Journee, communications director for the City of Boise Office of the Mayor and Kendra-Witt Doyle, executive director for Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health. The Speaker Forum was presented in front of many writing classes from Boise State, allowing for professionals within the community to explain why they believe writing matters. Larkin, Journee, and Doyle were able to shed light on writing within their profession and help share their writing processes with the students in attendance.