WILLIAMSBURG, Va., May 13 -- William and Mary issued the following news release:
Sometimes a part-time job can reveal a passion.
As a first-year student at William & Mary, Saylor Barnes '26 needed a work-study job. "I knew I wanted something hands-on but I also knew I didn't want food service. I had just taken Intro to Public Policy, so when I saw the posting for the voter engagement team, I thought, 'Let's try that,'" Barnes recalled.
Four years later, Barnes is a mainstay in William & Mary's Civic and Community Engagement office, so much so that Richard Thompson calls her "my right-hand person."
"The thing that's really special about Saylor is she has learned how to make a difference by being part of the process," said Thompson, assoc...