{"id":8211,"date":"2025-01-30T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/?p=8211"},"modified":"2026-03-30T13:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T20:29:13","slug":"student-spotlight-erin-waligorski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/2025\/01\/30\/student-spotlight-erin-waligorski\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Spotlight: Erin Waligorski"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"breadcrumbs\" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\">\r\n\t<!-- Breadcrumb NavXT 7.2.0 -->\n<span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture.\" href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/\" class=\"main-home\" ><span property=\"name\">Voiland College<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Voiland College Student Success.\" href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\" class=\"home\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">Voiland College Student Success<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span><\/div><header class=\"wsu-article-header \">\r\n\t<h1 class=\"wsu-article-header__title\">\r\n\t\tStudent Spotlight: <br>Erin Waligorski\t<\/h1>\r\n\t\t<\/header>\r\n\n\n\n<p>What makes Washington State University&#8217;s Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture stand out from the crowd for those looking to get a degree?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We ask civil engineering major Erin Waligorski for her thoughts on what makes WSU such a special place.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\" wsu-overlap wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium\">\r\n\t<div class=\"wsu-overlap__container\">\r\n\t\t\n<div class=\" wsu-overlap__column\">\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column-inner\">\r\n        \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium  wsu-image--style-framed\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"396\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2025\/01\/IMG_2454_20_1_-396x664.jpg\" alt=\"Erin Waligorski.\" class=\"wp-image-8213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2025\/01\/IMG_2454_20_1_-396x664.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2025\/01\/IMG_2454_20_1_-792x1327.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2025\/01\/IMG_2454_20_1_-768x1287.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2025\/01\/IMG_2454_20_1_-917x1536.jpg 917w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2025\/01\/IMG_2454_20_1_-1222x2048.jpg 1222w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2025\/01\/IMG_2454_20_1_-118x198.jpg 118w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3466\/2025\/01\/IMG_2454_20_1_.jpg 1521w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\" wsu-overlap__column  wsu-overlap--surface-column wsu-overlap--overlap-xxmedium\">\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column-inner\">\r\n        \n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wsu-hide--tablet\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-dropshadow--medium wsu-color-background--white wsu-spacing-top--xmedium wsu-spacing-padding-right--xmedium wsu-spacing-padding-left--xmedium wsu-spacing-bottom--sxxsmall\" >\r\n    \n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Major:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/degrees.wsu.edu\/degree\/civil-engineering\/\">Civil Engineering<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Expected Date of Graduation:<\/strong> December 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hometown<\/strong>: Wenatchee, Washington<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scholarship:<\/strong> Regents Scholar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\t<\/div> \r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-font-size--large\">What made you decide to attend WSU?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I grew up attending WSU football games and fell in love with the campus, so when it came time to choose a college, WSU was my top choice! I chose civil engineering because I am fascinated by designing infrastructure that impacts so many parts of everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-font-size--large\">What advice do you have for fellow or prospective students? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Get involved and put forth effort\u2014there are numerous opportunities at WSU. Joining clubs is an excellent way to connect with other students and find your niche. Additionally, if you experience challenges in a course, there are many resources available to assist you. Don\u2019t hesitate to reach out and take full advantage of the support offered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-font-size--large\">What has been your favorite class or program that you have been involved in at WSU?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My favorite class at WSU was Surveying. It was interesting to get outside and learn more about how data points are taken and integrated into the design process for a project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-font-size--large\">What have you learned during your time at WSU, that will help you most in the future?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Computer Applications course has been highly beneficial in developing my skills with design programs, which are essential in the field. Additionally, the connections I have made at WSU will be valuable as I progress in my career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">Have you participated in any internships related to your field of study?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I have interned for two summers at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rh2.com\/\">RH2 Engineering<\/a> in East Wenatchee, Washington. It was exciting to learn about all the different facets of a project!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erin Waligorski is a civil engineering student graduating in December 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44070,"featured_media":8213,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[570],"tags":[594],"wsuwp_university_location":[332],"wsuwp_university_org":[499,443],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8211"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44070"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8211"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10069,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8211\/revisions\/10069"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8211"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=8211"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/student-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=8211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}