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We'd love for you to help the department. There are multiple opportunities to get involved and make a difference in the lives of students.

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Share Your Expertise

We welcome alumni to speak with students and faculty about their work. We host presentations to inform our students about a variety of topics including national security and foreign policy, legal studies, environmental affairs, world politics and policy, global development, and international business. We want to encourage them to take action in the world around them. If you wish to volunteer to speak to a class or provide a lecture, please contact the Department Chair, Tim Luke.

Each of you has tremendous knowledge and experience to share with our students. We're always looking for new internships and externships and opportunities for our students.

If you are willing to sponsor an internship, please send specifics to Jennifer Hanratty who will post the information for our students.

We also are looking for externship sponsors. An externship is a "shadow" program. A student would observe you at work for a few days during a break between semesters. You can sign up through the office of Career and Professional Development.



If your organization would be interested in participating in career fairs, please contact the college's Director of Career Development, Meghan Jester.

Other ideas? Email Tim Luke.

Share Your Wealth

Our students benefit from gifts and support from alumni and friends who invest in expanding opportunities. These include endowed scholarships, a program excellence endowed fund, and an endowed lecture. Gifts are made in two categories: annual or major. 

Annual gifts of any size demonstrate your recognition of the value of your degree and your desire to see the program thrive. Please designate your annual gifts to the Department of Political Science.

If you wish to make a major gift, please contact Michael Webb, the college’s assistant dean for advancement, at 540-231-8014 or mcwebb@vt.edu.