ETC: A glimpse into the lives of students, faculty and staff
Courtney Hong
Living Assistant
It’s difficult not to take a Pepperdine education for granted while still an undergrad. Just ask any of these five alumni, whose post-graduate footsteps can be sighted, collectively, in the working world, music, away from home, on missions in Africa, and in seminary.
Alumna Lindsey Spudic, of Coffeehouse fame, can be spotted as a waitress at a coffee shop near home in Chicago, Ill. Spudic is working on her first demo CD, which will consist of four original songs. More information can be found soon at lindseydawn.net.
Michele Nakahara is trying to grow up. She can be seen working at an accounting firm close to home in Seattle, Wash. “People don’t believe me when I say I’m 22. They think I’m 14.” Though Nakahara has accepted that she’ll be working for the rest of her life, she misses Pepperdine. “I wish I had another year,” Nakahara said. “I didn’t get to appreciate as much as I could have.”
People aren’t mistaken if they think they’ve seen Steve Kleyn in Seattle. Kleyn hopes to find a full time position in accounting, though he majored in political science. He is transitioning well in his new home. “It’s weird to not be back in school, but I’m happy to not be doing homework.”
Julianne Shelton, who graduated in December 2002, has been seen at home in Tennessee, Africa on short term missions, a job at the Graziadio School of Business Management and finally, Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena. As she drove down PCH last November on a clear, post-rainfall day to the background of praise music, Shelton had a revelation. “If I believe the things these songs are about, I can truly trust God with my life. It occurred to me for the first time that my life can be a ministry.”
Angela Yee has been sighted at Raytheon, in El Segundo, far from her home in Utah. “Enjoy your time here,” Yee said. “After four years, you find yourself in a comfort zone. Starting work is like being a freshman all over again.”
09-09-2004