Student Internship: Annica Stiles ’25 studies in Iceland
Embarking on a journey to study in Reykjavik, Iceland, during the summer is a unique and life-changing experience that offers an extraordinary blend of academic enrichment and natural wonder. Imagine being immersed in a land of fire and ice, where the midnight sun never sets,…
Internship with the Portland Pickles: 8 questions with Simon Luedtke ’24
Simon Luedtke ’24 is a strategic communication major from Newberg, Oregon. His communication studies, combined with his part-time job with PLU Athletics , helped him land a summer internship with the Portland Pickles, a baseball team with an unforgettable name and a legendary Portland brand.…
Internships: Breana Downs ’24 spends the summer with native birds at the Rocky Mountain Wildlife Alliance
PLU can connect you to out-of-this-world professional experiences through internships ! PLU even offers scholarships for internship-related expenses so you can get the internship experience without worrying about funding. Downs is weighing a severely emaciated juvenile Golden Eagle about two weeks after he was first…
YouTube: Summer Internship as a cancer research intern
PLU partnered with the Fred Hutch Cancer Center to guarantee two PLU students a paid summer internship focusing on cancer research. Get an insider’s view as we follow for a day PLU chemistry major, Elijah Singleton ’25, one of the interns who spent his summer…
Preparing you for your future career(s): how PLU helps
Do you keep getting the question, “What’s your major going to be in college?” which is essentially a different version of “What are you going to be when you grow up?” Or maybe it’s this question: “What do you do with that major?” Perhaps you…
Psychology major Stephanie Aparicio Zambrano ’23 on her internship & student experience
Once a major in communication, Stephanie Aparicio Zambrano ’23 found burgeoning success turning her advice-giving prowess into a future career path. Zambrano found her calling in working with college students as an intern in PLU’s Dean of Students Office. There, she learned the importance of…
Quan Huynh ’25 Discusses her Internship at the Washington State Senate
Pre-Law Club President Quan Huynh ’25 unexpectedly stepped into the world of state government, with a bold new perspective. A self-described political newcomer, Huynh proudly represents PLU in Olympia as an intern at the Washington State Senate. As a member of Sen. Manka Dhingra’s (D-45)…
Computer Science major lands job at Netflix
During his senior year, computer science major Adrian Ronquillo ’22 filled out 203 job applications. Despite already having a job offer from a tech company he was interning with, he wanted to see what other opportunities were available to him. One of those applications included…
PLU interns combat climate change one tree at a time
A group of PLU students interning with the Tacoma Tree Foundation spent the summer increasing the number of trees in the city to reduce polluted stormwater runoff and heat during the summer months and improving the livelihoods of those who live in urban areas. The…
Summer Internships: Economics
Travis McDaneld ’23 is entering his fourth year at PLU as an economics major, minoring in data science. When he enrolled at PLU, he had every intention of majoring in business, although he admits to not having any idea about what he wanted to do…
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