Faith Yoho, a junior at West Virginia Wesleyan College, seized an opportunity in New York City as a Resident Counselor for Barnard College.

Recently, Yoho worked for Barnard’s Pre College Program as a resident counselor. This program allowed high school students from around the world to take college classes with Ivy League faculty.

Yoho was responsible for a hall of students ensuring their security and safety while planning engaging programs. She also chaperoned up to 14 students when traveling through the city on subways and buses.

Yoho plans to move to New York City after graduating with a Master’s in Business Administration. She said, “Because I want to move to New York City after my time at WVWC having the opportunity to live in the city for almost three months was a great experience. My bosses heavily encouraged exploration during our time off and allowed us to take advantage of incredible opportunities. I was able to navigate the city independently which is something I had never done before.”

Barnard College is a small campus like the West Virginia Wesleyan College campus, which helped Yoho find comfort, feeling as though she was in her own home among the hills. The campus is located across from Columbia University, where Yoho explored the library several times, even looking through the archives that the university holds.

Yoho stated, “I was greatly impacted by this summer. I was surrounded by students and coworkers from all over the country/world. Therefore, I was directly immersed in new cultures that were shared with me. It also greatly impacted my sense of independence and allowed me to feel more assured in myself as an adult and my future. It was an incredible experience that I am forever grateful for.”