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  • Not everyone gets a chance to live out the careers they dreamt about as children, but Suzanne Akerman ’03 found a way to make hers a reality at Point Defiance Zoo. “I had wanted to be a zookeeper as a kid but it was like…

    Alumni Profile: Superhero, secret agent, zookeeper? Posted by: shortea / November 28, 2018 November 28, 2018 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationNot everyone gets a chance to live out the careers they dreamt about as children, but Suzanne Akerman ’03 found a way to make hers a reality at Point Defiance Zoo.“I had wanted to be a zookeeper as a kid but it was like being an astronaut to me,” Akerman says. “Like, I don’t know how you do that, I don’t know anyone who does that, and so it

  • As a first-generation college student, Brandi Hilliard was nervous when she began her studies at Pacific Lutheran University. But those uncomfortable feelings soon diminished. “I found PLU to be a warm, supportive and an intimate community, which made it an easy place to fit in,”…

    , supportive and an intimate community, which made it an easy place to fit in,” she said.Now as PLU’s Director of Career, Learning & Engagement working in Alumni and Student Connections, she is helping students feel at home as they forge their own paths at PLU, and she’s helping guide them to what’s next.Tell us about your own experience as a PLU student. I’ve been a PLU student twice, both as an undergrad and as a graduate student, and I’ve truly loved both experiences.  … I enjoyed having small class

  • The  Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program at the University of Oregon provides an opportunity to complete a master’s degree and a 9 month paid internship in science or engineering – in as little as 15 months. Learn More: Virtual Alumni Panel – THIS THURSDAY! Thursday, December 2nd 4-5PM Pacific / 7-8PM Eastern RSVP for Zoom info: …

    Virtual Alumni Panel – University of Oregon Posted by: nicolacs / December 1, 2021 December 1, 2021 The Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program at the University of Oregon provides an opportunity to complete a master’s degree and a 9 month paid internship in science or engineering – in as little as 15 months. Learn More: Virtual Alumni Panel – THIS THURSDAY! Thursday, December 2nd 4-5PM Pacific / 7-8PM Eastern RSVP for Zoom info: https://forms.gle/FQx9VPUhXw7JSADC9 Panelists: Kara McDonough

  • The  Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program at the University of Oregon provides an opportunity to complete a master’s degree and a 9 month paid internship in science or engineering – in as little as 15 months. Learn More: Virtual Alumni Panel – THIS THURSDAY! Thursday, December 2nd 4-5PM Pacific / 7-8PM Eastern RSVP for Zoom info: …

    Virtual Alumni Panel – University of Oregon Posted by: nicolacs / December 1, 2021 December 1, 2021 The Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program at the University of Oregon provides an opportunity to complete a master’s degree and a 9 month paid internship in science or engineering – in as little as 15 months. Learn More: Virtual Alumni Panel – THIS THURSDAY! Thursday, December 2nd 4-5PM Pacific / 7-8PM Eastern RSVP for Zoom info: https://forms.gle/FQx9VPUhXw7JSADC9 Panelists: Kara McDonough

  • Tuesday, April 6 at 12:00pm to 1:00pm Jubilant HollisterStier (JHS) is a national leader in contract pharmaceutical manufacturing. JHS provides specialized manufacturing for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries. Join this virtual career trek to the Spokane, Washington office of JHS with other Pacific Northwest colleges and universities.  The Trek will…

    Jubilant HollisterStier (JHS) Virtual Career Trek Posted by: nicolacs / March 30, 2021 March 30, 2021 Tuesday, April 6 at 12:00pm to 1:00pm Jubilant HollisterStier (JHS) is a national leader in contract pharmaceutical manufacturing. JHS provides specialized manufacturing for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries. Join this virtual career trek to the Spokane, Washington office of JHS with other Pacific Northwest colleges and universities.  The Trek will include a company overview

  • Thursday, April 8 at 11:00am to 12:00pm Providence is a comprehensive health care organization with 120,000 caregivers (all employees) who serve in 51 hospitals, 1,085 clinics and a comprehensive range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. This is for students…

    Providence Health & Services Virtual Career Trek Posted by: nicolacs / March 30, 2021 March 30, 2021 Thursday, April 8 at 11:00am to 12:00pm Providence is a comprehensive health care organization with 120,000 caregivers (all employees) who serve in 51 hospitals, 1,085 clinics and a comprehensive range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. This is for students interested in clinical AND non-clinical careers in the healthcare

  • Tuesday, April 6 at 12:00pm to 1:00pm Jubilant HollisterStier (JHS) is a national leader in contract pharmaceutical manufacturing. JHS provides specialized manufacturing for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries. Join this virtual career trek to the Spokane, Washington office of JHS with other Pacific Northwest colleges and universities.  The Trek will…

    Jubilant HollisterStier (JHS) Virtual Career Trek Posted by: nicolacs / March 30, 2021 March 30, 2021 Tuesday, April 6 at 12:00pm to 1:00pm Jubilant HollisterStier (JHS) is a national leader in contract pharmaceutical manufacturing. JHS provides specialized manufacturing for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries. Join this virtual career trek to the Spokane, Washington office of JHS with other Pacific Northwest colleges and universities.  The Trek will include a company overview

  • As a first-generation college student, Brandi Hilliard was nervous when she began her studies at Pacific Lutheran University. But those uncomfortable feelings soon diminished. “I found PLU to be a warm, supportive and an intimate community, which made it an easy place to fit in,”…

    warm, supportive and an intimate community, which made it an easy place to fit in,” she said. Now as PLU’s Director of Career, Learning & Engagement working in Alumni and Student Connections, she is helping students feel at home as they forge their own paths at PLU, and she’s helping guide them to what’s next. Tell us about your own experience as a PLU student. I’ve been a PLU student twice, both as an undergrad and as a graduate student, and I’ve truly loved both experiences.  … I enjoyed having

  • Pacific Lutheran University’s Lute Job Shadow Program is an opportunity for current students to connect with alumni working in their chosen careers. The Alumni and Student Connections Office do a great job of connecting students to alums who are working in the field they are…

    Lutes Participate in Alumni Job Shadow Program Posted by: vcraker / February 14, 2022 February 14, 2022 Pacific Lutheran University’s Lute Job Shadow Program is an opportunity for current students to connect with alumni working in their chosen careers. The Alumni and Student Connections Office do a great job of connecting students to alums who are working in the field they are interested in. Elli Pippin, PLU’s assistant director for career and experiential learning, said the program was

  • 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…

    Preparing you for your future career(s): how PLU helps Posted by: mhines / November 13, 2023 Image: PLU students visit Alaska Air to connect with alumni who work there for career advice. (Photo/John Froschauer) November 13, 2023 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 know what you want to major