West Virginia University Zoological Museum

Dear Emily Graslie, 

You’ve been quite inspirational to me, and I thank you for all your wonderful posts. 

That being said, I went on a college visit to WVU this morning to explore their Wildlife and Fisheries Resources opportunities, as I plan to transfer there in the fall. When we were introduced to their “zoological museum,” we were prefaced that it was only getting started. It seems that the entire state of West Virginia is lacking a zoological museum, and Jim Anderson (an instructor at WVU) and his wife have taken it upon themselves to start one. When I heard of this opportunity, I instantly thought of little Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum and asked if there were any volunteer opportunities. Come this fall I should be able to aide West Virginia’s first zoological museum come to life, so to speak. Thank you for all of your wonderful work, I eagerly await every Brain Scoop episode. :)

Here’s a picture of their newest edition they’re looking to get (understandably) under glass as soon as possible:

Thank you again,

Amanda 

I am so proud of you!  Congratulations on your upcoming volunteer position.  You have been granted a very unique opportunity and I hope you’ll take advantage of it as much as possible.  It is not every day that a new natural history or zoological collection opens up, and that you are going to be one of their very first volunteers is inspiring.  Once again, congratulations, and I look forward to somehow seeing the progress of the museum should you decide to send in messages and keep us all updated. The museum world is intensely community oriented, and we are all very interested in one another’s business (with the best intentions, of course). 

Cheers!