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Internships provide West Virginia Wesleyan students with an educational experience beyond the classroom. During the spring semester, Keith Hoover, a senior political science major from Hurricane, WV, served as a Judith A. Herndon Legislative Fellow in the West Virginia Legislature. Hoover worked on the staff of West Virginia Senator and minority leader, Vic Sprouse.

The Judith A. Herndon Legislative Fellows Program is an internship sponsored by the West Virginia Legislature for undergraduate students from West Virginia colleges and universities. Hoover was nominated by Wesleyan professor of history and political science, Dr. Robert Rupp.

“After nomination, I was interviewed by the fellowship program’s intern committee,” states Hoover. “The selection of Fellows is made from a pool of nominees, and I was fortunate to be one of 10 students selected.”

Herndon Fellows were given an orientation to state government, and had an opportunity to meet with Governor Joe Manchin. Fellows also met with the directors of executive departments and with legislative staff. Hoover’s work during the fellowship period included legislative research, bill drafting, and committee staff responsibilities.

One of the highlights during Hoover’s internship was spending a day with Gov. Manchin in North Central West Virginia. The trip included a stop at Wesleyan. “It was a busy day, but a rewarding day as well,” remarks Hoover. “Overall, the fellowship was an excellent extension of my educational experience at Wesleyan. Each day I was able to seek out new opportunities, build new relationships, and cultivate existing ones.”

Following graduation, Hoover plans to attend law school and eventually build a career in government and politics.

Greetings from Your Library: Library Website

On the Library Website, there are many resources that are freely available to Wesleyan alumni! It is true that some items on the library website are available only to current students, faculty, and staff. These are marked with a bobcat paw, and are databases to which we pay a subscription fee. But there is plenty there for you as well.

You may link directly to the library home page at http://www.wvwc.edu/lib/. There is not enough room here to mention everything, so this month we will highlight just a few items. Please feel free to explore!

Under the section called "Find Books," you will find our catalog and some electronic books that are available full-text on the internt. Nearly all of the Find Electronic Resources will be useful to you, especially the eReference section. Here you will find everything from Census resources and almanacs to a calculator for exchanging currency. To find even more resources that may be specific to your interests, click on Library Subject eReference Categories at the top of the page.

If you are homesick for the Annie Merner Pfeiffer Library, go to the Library Services section and take our Virtual Tour.