Personal Statement

The values instilled in me through my thirteen years as a member of the Girls Scouts of the USA has most definitely played a major role in my passion for civic engagement today. As a PSC/Bonner Leader, my fellow members and I complete 300 hours of service per academic year. At the beginning of my journey, I mentored and tutored students at the Boys and Girls Club of Chester and Northern Star Sports. During that time I declared my major - Sociology with a concentration in Civic Engagement & Social Change. I loved creating relationships with the kids. It is them who have taught me why we were born with two ears and one mouth - we should listen more than we speak. The idea of working with community members, rather than simply serving them, has transformed and reinvigorated my passion to make a difference. I currently serve as the Senior Intern for the PSC/Bonner program - conducting community-based research to establish the most beneficial relationship between Widener and our community partners. Beyond volunteerism, I am passionate about macro-level systems of change - by advocating for the implementation of a living wage through collective action at the Philadelphia Airport or writing letters to elected officials demanding the adoption of progressive policy.