Honor Society® member
Emily Warf
Financial Aid Specialist at Kaskaskia College
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
- Sociology
- Class of 2017
- Opdyke, IL
Member since December 2014
About
My name is Emily Warf and am currently a junior at SIUe. I grew up in a very nontraditional household. My parents have done Foster Care for 13 years, so my life has had many brothers and sisters. I wouldn't change that experience for the world because it opened my eyes to the different cultures of children growing up around me as well as teaching me how to help them cope with the circumstances life has put them through. I really love people and helping them with their life. This is why I am pursuing a career in Sociology. By learning more about peoples behaviors and how those actions affect the world around them will give me a better chance at helping many people. I am a very loving, caring, and affectionate person, but I am also very organized, practical, and fair. I want all the facts before jumping to a conclusion about a particular matter. I strive for excellence and believe everyone in life deserves a chance to be seen, heard, and believed in.
Education
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Sociology major/ double minor in Anthropology and History
2014 – 2017
Honors and awards
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Student Ambassador
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High Honors and Honors
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STELLAR Award
Award is given to selected students from department of major for outstanding academic achievement.
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Outstanding Student Acheivement Award
For outstanding achievement in grades and community service.
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Summa Cum Laude
Goals and interests
- Career goal
I want to counsel teens and help them through the difficult choices life throws their way. I am hoping even to live abroad and counsel teens all across the world. I also want to, at some point, teach at a high school level.
- Graduate school interests
Masters in Sociology
- Outside the classroom
Reading, writing, anything to do with outdoors, swimming, painting, music, and singing.
Experience
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Financial Aid Specialist
Kaskaskia College
Feb 2013 – Jul 2014
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Cashier and customer service
Kmart
Sep 2012 – May 2013
Volunteering
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Creating Christmas and Valentines cards for eldery
National Honor Society (High School)
Aug 2010 – May 2012
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Collecting shoes for Haiti children, collecting books, clothes, bake sales
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
Mar 2006 – Jul 2014
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Cleaning elderly houses, mowing lawns, picking up garbage along roads, caroling in nursing homes.
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Jan 2003 – Jul 2005
Languages
- Spanish Beginner
Additional information
Organizations
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National Honor Society (opens in a new tab)
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National Society of High School Scholars (opens in a new tab)
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People to People Student Ambassador (opens in a new tab)
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STELLAR (opens in a new tab)
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National Society of Leadership and Success (opens in a new tab)
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Up Till Dawn St. Judes (SIUe) (opens in a new tab)
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Honors Club (Kaskaskia)
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Phi Theta Kappa
