Warner Pacific’s location in Portland provides our students with a wide range of internship and service opportunities that are unavailable at most Christian liberal arts schools. These real-world experiences afford you the chance to apply the critical thinking skills you acquire on Warner Pacific’s campus and plug into a network of mentors that can help you secure a job once you graduate.

Recent Warner Pacific internship sites include:
Artists Repertory Theater (Portland)
EastCountyNews
Family Services America
Intuit
Oregon Health and Sciences University
Oregon Historical Society
Portland area schools
Portland Impact
The Salvation Army
United Way

Take a closer look at WPC student internships:
In 2004, WP biological science major Kalen Abbott interned at the Oregon National Primate Research Center, where he helped develop a pilot study investigating the relationship between alcoholism and related nervous behaviors. The following year Abbott worked at the U.S. Olympic Training Center to research the physiology of endurance and strength training.

English major Tyler Caffall and history major Alexandra Kuchler interned with the Artists Repertory Theater in Portland, reputedly the best theater group in the area.

Katey Carpenter, a 2005 business graduate, oversaw retail displays at Intuit—producers of QuickBooks, Turbo Tax and Quicken software.

History major Amanda Lehman assisted with literary productions at the Oregon Historical Society.

Chris Staley, a 2005 social work graduate, worked with the County Sheriff Department in Vancouver, Washington, on a research project examining the county’s declining jail population.

Melanie Jones, a 2003 graduate, helped identify heart defects while studying with scientists at the Oregon Health and Science University.