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, and alumni. (PLU’s Department of Education co-organized the event and invited dozens of science and technology teachers from the Franklin Pierce School District.) Benson Lecturer Alice Steinglass addresses the audience in the Scandinavian Center. (Photo/John Froschauer) The presentation emphasized how important it is to prioritize diversity in computing, and we also learned how Code.Org has carefully scaled their efforts globally to reach thousands of teachers and millions of students. Thanks to

internship and job opportunities, learn about different industries, develop soft skills and increase their understanding of their own career goals.” Elli Pippin, PLU’s assistant director for career and experiential learning, said the program was developed to further build connection opportunities between students and alumni in their field of interest. “They can be as short as a few hours,” Pippin said. “It’s a great way to get them exposed to the workplace.”LuteLinkLinking the PLU community through

pursue avenues in fashion production at Nordstrom, something that I didn’t know existed until the internship. Has this internship challenged any of your perceptions of the field of Retail Management or of what you’d like to do for your career? I am interested in pursuing a creative career with Nordstrom and, man, has the retail management experience opened my eyes to a lot of considerations and perspectives that I may have been oblivious to without this internship. Although I am involved with

roots, much like Seattle or Tacoma.” Planning for the Future We asked Mariken what her future goals were, considering she has a successful venture going and a new-found passion for sustainable products. “First, I plan to come back to PLU for my senior year.” “I love the campus, the supportive faculty, and everything about being in America. Throughout the year, I worked with Professor Halvorson and Professor Mulder, and I’d love to get back to campus to see them and all the friends that I have met

interned at a company that then hired you full time. What did you learn in your multiple roles at T-Mobile? T-Mobile was my first career experience and gave me a taste of what it is like to work on a team in industry and also to start learning some of the more practical and less theoretical things. The T-Mobile internship was about learning “the cloud” and to think like a development engineer. Later, my full-time job at PLU was about automation and platform architecture and planning, most often by

experience and gave me a taste of what it is like to work on a team in industry and also to start learning some of the more practical and less theoretical things. The T-Mobile internship was about learning “the cloud” and to think like a development engineer. Later, my full-time job at PLU was about automation and platform architecture and planning, most often by seeing what did and did not work for others. How did your academic experience at PLU help prepare you for your career?  Being a small school