{"id":6055,"date":"2021-03-22T16:15:49","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T20:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/earlhamcollege.wpengine.com\/?page_id=6055"},"modified":"2023-05-22T14:24:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T18:24:25","slug":"student-stories-alexis-warren-21","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/earlham.edu\/about\/outcomes\/student-stories-alexis-warren-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Student stories: Alexis Warren \u201921"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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ALEXIS WARREN 2021<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Hometown:<\/strong> Long Island, New York<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major at Earlham:<\/strong> Environmental Sustainability, Politics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s been exciting to face the challenge of creating something entirely different, and I\u2019ve grown from it. It will be interesting to see how this plays out in a full-time job someday.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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When Alexis Warren \u201921 visited Earlham as a prospective student she thought, “Too good to be true.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI had trouble believing it, so I kept coming back,\u201d she says. She found that the study abroad, academics, field hockey coach and team, and the community on- and off-campus were a such a great fit for her. “I had to say yes.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a Bonner Scholar, she volunteers with Richmond Parks and Recreation Department, and in her first two semesters she logged nearly twice the number of required hours. As the summer intern, she\u2019s planned the first Farmers Market for Kids to introduce youth to sustainable practices and locally grown food, and she\u2019s helping to start a field hockey team at Richmond High School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lack of field hockey programs, especially in the Midwest,\u201d she says. \u201cFrom my experience, I see how area girls would really benefit by having another sport.\u201d She has gone so far as to apply for a USA Field Hockey grant to purchase sticks and equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m getting this started now so that I can see it progress through the four years that I\u2019m at Earlham. I want to see one high school junior varsity game before I graduate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Service has always been an important part of Warren\u2019s life, but volunteering in Richmond has helped her to grow.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve learned to work harder, be more creative and learn quicker,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s been exciting to face the challenge of creating something entirely different, and I\u2019ve grown from it. It will be interesting to see how this plays out in a full-time job someday.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through her service, Warren has also grown to appreciate Richmond and its people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a different breed of people here than I\u2019ve ever worked with before,\u201d she says. \u201cI mean that in a good way. They will hold the door open if you are 30 steps behind. I\u2019ve seen four or five cars stop to help when someone\u2019s car breaks down on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRichmond people are so kind and accepting. It doesn\u2019t matter what kind of background you come from, everyone here is so accepting.  The Richmond community wants to get to know you. The community is looking to fill jobs, and they love having Earlhamites in the community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She\u2019s been especially impressed with the willingness of the people of Richmond to simply help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere are so many organizations here based around helping people,\u201d she says. \u201cEvery community has issues, and instead of Richmond shunning those issues, they\u2019re facing them head on and getting people involved to work to solve the issues.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volunteering at the Richmond Farmers Market has inspired Warren to use her Environmental Sustainability and Political Science double major to work to help farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want to work in agribusiness to help farmers battle the corporate companies,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her love for service increased after Hurricane Sandy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe were all displaced,\u201d she says. \u201cThe community came together in ways I have never seen. People woke up early to help each other. My family and I had just moved to New York and three months later Sandy hit, yet neighbors still brought blankets and food and provided support. It wasn\u2019t about money or hours. It helped my family tremendously and this is when I knew that I wanted to give back and work to help people for the rest of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She has carried that same philosophy with her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo matter what you do, you can take one of your passions and combine it with serving,\u201d she says. \u201cYou can take your passion and help others to love what you love. It\u2019s not about how much or if I\u2019m going to get paid or the number of hours, it\u2019s that I love this so much it\u2019s bursting out of me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this kind of enthusiasm, she knows she must tread with caution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf given a choice between homework and service work, I\u2019ll probably choose the service,\u201d she says with a smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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