WVU's CCE

I have been to the Career Service Center, e-mailed all the WVU's Business Incubator companies, and contacted Populore Publishing, but still have not found anyone willing to take me on as an intern.

On Monday I stopped by the University's Center for Civic Engagement to inquire about internship opportunities for the Spring 2009 semester. I spoke to a GA named Sarah and gave her a copy of my resume to give to the center's director. I would have spoken to the director myself, but he was not available to talk.

Sarah informed me that my resume would be given to the various community partners of the CCE.

Today, I made some follow up calls to different partners including Positive Spin, The United Way, and Amizade.

I was not able to get a yes or no answer from anyone, but I was promised a call back by those three. I am hoping the Positive Spin will take me on because they are dedicated to people who choose to walk and use public transportation to get around Morgantown. I saw they are trying to get more and better sidewalks around town. As someone who relies entirely on walking and the bus, I fell very enthusiastic about encouraging safer ways.

I see that some of Barrack Obama's Stimulus Plan is going towards improving America's infrastructure. As their intern I can help petition the Government to spend some of this money on Morgantown. I myself was struck by a car in a crosswalk last year.

Amizade is part of the University's study abroad program. If I intern with them, I can make newsletters, promotions, and any number of promotional material to encourage student participation. I have traveled to Costa Rica, Iceland, and New Zealand. I know the importance of representing your country while feeling like a global citizen.

If none of this companies contact me by Thursday, then I will continue calling the various parent companies I found on the CCE website. Time is running out and I have stepped up my efforts from e-mails to straight calling. Hopefully, everything will work out.