Amid finals and projects, WSU Vancouver students are excited for the upcoming summer. The VanCougar interviewed 14 students on campus about their summer plans.
“I’ll go to Montana and be a line cook at Bar 3 BBQ,” said Killian Hayford, a sophomore mechanical engineering major. “I’m going there because my dad lives there and I’ll use the summer as a chance to get some money. On top of that I’m taking a summer class for [Computer Aided Design software].”
“I’m looking for a job in patient service specialty or HR, I’m looking to get that bag,” said Caitlyn Lee, a senior psychology major. “I’ll hike around Washington, enjoy the summer sun before the work life.”
“This summer I am teaching trigonometry and trying to go backpacking locally,” said Zach Fendler, a first-year graduate student in math.
“I’ll do a little travel to Vancouver B.C., and I might move to Texas, just going wherever the road takes me,” said Charles Fuller, a senior data analytics major.
“I’m going to continue working to save up money, like dog walking, pet sitting and building digital skills for DTC senior seminar and beyond,” said senior DTC major Andrew Higgins. “I’ll be visiting Fresno to see family, and go on a camping trip to Long Beach. Just want to chill for my last summer [before I graduate in Fall].”
“I’m getting a job, going on a trip with my mom to Europe,” said Alley White, a senior psychology major.
“I’m going to Missouri in May to visit my mom’s family, and then San Diego in July to visit my cousin who’s in the military,” said DTC major Maya Dietrich. “When I’m not doing that, my brother has baseball tournaments I’ll be going to.”
“I’ll be doing paintings,” said Jaclyn Hennaman, a senior fine arts major.
“I’m hoping to get hired as a camp counselor for the YMCA,” said freshman electrical engineering major Griffin Bizal. “I don’t plan on doing any summer school.”
“I’m looking to start a part time job,” said sophomore public affairs major Jordan Hoppe. “I’m hoping to be accepted in an internship process for representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez. Also, just taking the time to hang around friends.”
“Since I’m graduating, I’m currently looking for a full-time job,” said senior strategic communications major Hannah Reuther. “But besides job searching, I’m actually going to Europe at the end of May for a two week trip. And then besides that, I have a few camping trips later in the summer. But I’ll hopefully be working and adjusting to full-time work life.”
I’ll be working as vice president of ASWSUV getting things ready for incoming students,” said senior biology major Sunny Ly. “And a surprise family vacation, I don’t know where we’re going.”
“I’ll be building my professional portfolio,” said Luca Espinosa, a senior fine arts major.
“I’m taking summer classes along with a research position for looking at the impact of power outages,” said Gianni Avilan, a freshman electrical engineering major.