Creative writing and business major Rachel Mills ’11 will head to Afghanistan for nonprofit work.
Here’s what some Linfield grads are doing next …
Rachel Mills
Majors: Creative Writing and Business
Minor: Spanish
Plans: “I will be leaving four days before graduation to fly to Afghanistan. I have a month-long internship there with an organization called the Banyan Tree Network. When I return, I’ll be starting work with an organization in Salem called Friends of Pimpollo. It is a nonprofit that supports children’s homes and scholarship programs in Southern Mexico.
Tracy Beaver
Major: Music
Minor: Philosophy
Plans: “I’m moving back to Reno to play in a string quartet. I’m going to take off a year and then pursue grad school, either at the University of Nevada or a conservatory.”
Katherine Franklin
Major: Nursing
Plans: “My plans after graduation are to study for the NCLEX, pass J, and then hopefully be accepted into a nurse residency program.”
Austin Hocker
Major: Exercise Science
Minors: Biology and Chemistry
Plans: “Next year I am going to the University of Oregon to start my PhD in human physiology.”
Arielle Perkins
Major: Accounting and Mathematics
Plans: “I plan to stay in the area and find a job with an accounting firm. I hope to complete the CPA exam within a year of graduating and I believe the accounting courses I have taken at Linfield have provided a great foundation for being successful in this venture.”
