{"id":515,"date":"2021-06-22T14:59:47","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T14:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/wilsoncenter\/?p=515"},"modified":"2021-06-22T15:00:45","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T15:00:45","slug":"matthew-marsh-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/wilsoncenter\/2021\/06\/22\/matthew-marsh-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Marsh &#8217;22"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/wilsoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/06\/MattMarsh2-1014x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Marsh headshot\" class=\"wp-image-531\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/wilsoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/06\/MattMarsh2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/wilsoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/06\/MattMarsh2-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>Matt Marsh &#8217;22<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why I chose H-SC<\/strong>:\u00a0I came to Hampden-Sydney because I knew it would be the place where I could thrive with like-minded people.\u00a0 I also appreciated the meaningful alumni network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Involvement:<\/strong> I\u2019m in the Four Year leadership program, Chi Phi Fraternity, I\u2019ve served as Student Body Secretary-Treasurer, a Student Court member and the Future Educators Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What I have enjoyed most<\/strong> <strong>about the Wilson Center: <\/strong>I\u2019ve enjoyed the opportunities it has presented to connect with other students.&nbsp; I have also been able to as well as develop my own personal leadership skills, which should help me in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/wilsoncenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/06\/MattMarsh-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Marsh sitting on a terrace\" class=\"wp-image-530\" width=\"300\" height=\"387\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The WLFP has supported my personal growth <\/strong>by pushing me to recognize my own potential to make a difference in the world. People often lose sight of their guiding principles and the program has helped me to identify my own guiding principles and apply them to my interactions with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>After Hampden-Sydney<\/strong>: I\u2019d like to work on the Hill for a few years after graduation then attend law school or get my MPA. &nbsp;I am excited that the Wilson Center has graduate agreements in place with Cornell, Pepperdine and UVA.&nbsp; This summer I\u2019ll be working for a biopharmaceutical company in their government affairs department.&nbsp; I will also be training for to complete a triathlon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why I chose H-SC:\u00a0I came to Hampden-Sydney because I knew it would be the place where I could thrive with like-minded people.\u00a0 I also appreciated the meaningful alumni network. Involvement: I\u2019m in the Four Year leadership program, Chi Phi Fraternity, I\u2019ve served as Student Body Secretary-Treasurer, a Student Court member and the Future Educators Club. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/wilsoncenter\/2021\/06\/22\/matthew-marsh-22\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Matthew Marsh &#8217;22&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,24,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-student-profiles","category-summer-2021","category-volume-3-issue-3"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/wilsoncenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/wilsoncenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/wilsoncenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/wilsoncenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/wilsoncenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=515"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/wilsoncenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":549,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/wilsoncenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/515\/revisions\/549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/wilsoncenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/wilsoncenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/wilsoncenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}