![Adrian Ronquillo sits on a couch with a remote control in his hand. He's wearing a white shirt with the words 'Netflix' across the chest.](https://www.plu.edu/admission/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2022/12/adrian-ronquillo-5-19-22-018-725x408.jpg)
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…
![Elizabeth Larios is pictured sitting at a lab table. She is wearing goggles and is using a water dropper to pour liquid into a beaker.](https://www.plu.edu/admission/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2022/11/elizabeth-larios-lab-600x408.jpeg)
PLU alum returns to Namibia to research infections and teach marimba
Biology major Elizabeth Larios ’21 was awarded a Fullbright scholarship for her work in Namibia. When she was in fourth grade, Larios wanted to be a neurosurgeon. That’s when her class took a field trip to a science museum and Larios saw an exhibit about…
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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…
![Amy Siegesmund is seen speaking to two students in a lab space. She's wearing a white coat and goggles.](https://www.plu.edu/admission/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2022/09/amy-siegesmund-biology-featured-image-725x408.jpeg)
PLU Biology professor nationally recognized
Pacific Lutheran University Professor of Biology Amy Siegesmund received the American Society for Microbiology’s 2023 Carski Award for Undergraduate Teaching. The award recognizes a university educator for outstanding teaching of microbiology to undergraduate students. What I love about teaching microbiology is that I get to…
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Summer Job Spotlight: Nursing
Parker Simpson ’24 is spending his summer working at an assisted living facility in his hometown of Spokane, Washington. He comes from a family of healthcare professionals and has always wanted to help people. We sat down with him to discuss his experience taking classes…
![Fiona Ashton-Knochel sticks a marker with an orange flag into the dirt in a desert field. She is wearing brown pants, black boots, long-sleeve white button up shirt and a blue hat.](https://www.plu.edu/admission/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2022/08/img_2501-e1661874812722-725x408.jpg)
Summer Internships: Environmental Studies
Fiona Ashton-Knochel ’24 is spending her summer on a bird refuge in Brigham City, Utah. The Environmental Studies major sat down with us to discuss her exciting internship and to offer suggestions for anyone looking to land their own internship working in conservation. Why did…
![Yaquelin Rarmirez stands in a lab holding dropper over a jar. She is wearing a white lab coat and safety goggles.](https://www.plu.edu/admission/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2022/05/yaquelin-ramirez-ferrer-4-18-22-043-725x408.jpg)
Yaquelin Ramirez’s ’22 passion for helping others leads to a future in healthcare
As a child, chemistry major Yaquelin Ramirez ’22 often went to work with her mother at a Federal Way nursing home. The time spent watching her mom help the residents sparked something inside of her — a desire to pursue a career where she helps…
![Cody Uehara smiles while standing in front of a stone fence overlooking a green valley.](https://www.plu.edu/admission/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2022/04/cody-uehara23-web-725x408.png)
Computer science major talks NASA internship, capstone project
Cody Uehara is a senior computer science major at Pacific Lutheran University. Originally from Honolulu, Hawaii, he came to PLU to play football, and eventually found his passion for computer science. We talked with Uehara about his experiences at PLU and the exciting things he…
![David Yun stands in the courtyard of the PLU campus wearing a blue shirt and glasses.](https://www.plu.edu/admission/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2022/03/david-yun-web-1400x780-1-725x408.jpeg)
Q&A with pre-med student David Yun ’22
David Yun ’22 has been busy throughout his four years at Pacific Lutheran University. The pre-med student and chemistry major has been an academic standout, serving as a chemistry teaching assistant presenting research at the Murdock Conference and the American Chemical Society convention. He’s held…
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Matthew Conover ’19 explains how PLU helped prepare him for a career in software engineering
When Matthew Conover ’19 was a student at PLU, he recalls someone telling him there were two types of software engineers: the ones who chose to chase the money, and the ones who had no other choice. “I fall into the latter camp,” Conover said.…
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