What are our students doing?
Dulce Kersting
Class of 2011
Hometown: Gilbert, Iowa
Major: History
Minor: Political Science
Activities: Greek Life, three honor societies (including Alpha Lambda Delta), Colloquium Peer Advisor, Intramural Sports Commissioner
Favorite Dish in Dillin Hall: Hands-down, it’s the quesadillas at lunch time. Try it with rice and beans, sour cream, tomatoes and mild salsa. YUM!
From Dulce on Linfield: “Linfield is a community in the truest sense of the word. Students get involved in more than just one thing and are interested in bettering the campus for both themselves and their peers. People smile at you when you walk by and sincerely ask how your day has been. Linfield has really become by home away from home.”
Hannah Michelotti
Class of 2010
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Major: Communication Arts
Minors: French and English
Activities: Residence Life, Tennis Club, Greek Life, three honor societies, Speech and Debate
Favorite place on campus: The Library. It’s one of the most beautiful buildings on campus because of the soft colors and natural light, it houses all the books on campus (and I love books), and I feel welcome when I walk in. I would live in the Library if I had my choice of any space on campus.
From Hannah on Life after Linfield: “I hope to go to graduate school and later become a professor. Linfield has shown me how much I love to learn; I never want to stop.”
Jonathan Chikamoto
Class of 2012
Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii
Major: Environmental Sciences: Policy Focus
Minor: Anthropology
Activities: Greenfields, Club Soccer, SPURS Honor Society, Hawaii Club and Luau participant, Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society.
Favorite Three Linfield Memories: First snow day, the Hawaii Club Luau and going surfing off the Oregon coast.
From Jonathan on what makes Linfield a valuable experience:
“Linfield has changed my outlook on life. Coming here has changed the way I look at the world. It has shown me just how little I know about myself. Being here makes me want to know more about everything around me.”
Scott Pinske
Class of 2011
Hometown: Trinidad, California
Major: International Business
Minor: Spanish
Activities: Greek Life, SPURS Honor Society, Intramural Sports and Judicial Board
A Favorite Memory: The January 2009 travel course to Europe [European Union: Structure and Economic Perspectives in Limerick, Brussels and Luxembourg]. It was a month of travelling, studying and experiencing new cultures.
From Scott on Diversity: “Although Linfield may not seem diverse to an outsider, each student brings a different background to our campus. Diversity is more than just percentages on a piece of paper. Linfield is very accepting of all diversity. Students from every background are accepting and excited to learn and diversify their own lives.”
Tal Edman
Class of 2010
Hometown: Tacoma, Washington
Majors: International Business and Accounting
Minors: Japanese and Music
Activities: Greek Life, Ultimate Frisbee, Men’s Tennis, three Choirs (Men’s, Jazz and Concert), Theater, Cat Cabs
Favorite Linfield Class: My favorite class so far was actually the Japanese Economics class I took in Japan. We got to go on a ton of field trips and actually see the things we were studying, from the National Bank to a Nissan factory, which gave a very practical and realistic feel to the course.
From Tal on Internships: “I had an internship this past summer with KPMG LLP in Portland. The company is a Big 4 accounting firm, and I worked in the Advisory practice in the Internal Audit Regulatory and Compliance Services department. It was an incredible experience;
they sent me all over the country for a summer and really gave me an idea for what it means to have that job. I was treated like a first year employee and given the same responsibilities I would have if that was the case, which made it much better.”
Tess Rewick
Class of 2012
Hometown: Kaneohe, Hawaii
Major: Business
Minors: Anthropology and Spanish
Activities: Circle K, Hawaii Club, Residence Life
Favorite Linfield Course: Cultural Anthropology because the course material was fascinating and the professor was very engaging. It was a lot of work, but interesting and fun work. Not all of it was just reading and writing papers, we got to do a case study as well where we were out in the community.
From Tess on life in the Residence Halls: Living in a residence hall was definitely been one of the greatest aspects of college life for me. You have to do your own laundry, make sure you get food, take care of yourself when you are sick, and make sure you get yourself up on time for classes – so it is every different experience that can be difficult sometimes. Overall, though, it is liberating. You finally feel like an independent adult and it is lovely being able to make your own decisions with regards to curfew, how clean you want your room to be, etc.
