Praxis People
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Name: Nivia Nieves PRAXIS COORDINATOR 2004-2005 Year: 2006 Major: Educational Studies, Social Progressive American Social Movements Minor, & Connecticut State Elementary Teacher Certification in Social Sciences
As a transfer student entering Trinity in the Fall of 2003 I immediately applied for membership in PRAXIS. Transferring to a new school is always hard and making friends was probably the hardest part of my transition. However, when I heard about PRAXIS it seemed like the perfect chance for me to make friends who were from a variety of different backgrounds with a common interest in helping others and getting involved. PRAXIS has changed my college experience. I’ve been able to connect with so many people in the community and also make great life long friends. These guys are the coolest! It has been wonderful to eat dinner with everyone, collaborate on projects, and think of new ways we can help unite Trinity with the Hartford Community. PRAXIS has given me the opportunity to become an active member and leader in many of the community service opportunities provided by Trinity’s location in an urban environment. My favorite project was the Senior Citizen Holiday Party at Trinity Hill when we made and decorated Christmas stockings with all the patients. SOOO MUCH FUN!
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Name: Julia Martha Year: 2006 Major: Neuroscience
My name is Juli Martha and I am from Topsfield MA. I like to travel, go camping, watch Disney movies, meet new people and take long walks on the beach. I am currently in my junior year, majoring in neuroscience and wishing that Trinity had a minor in philosophy. I joined PRAXIS because I was looking to find a living environment that gave me a sense of community and to do away with the ‘hey I’ve seen you in the bathroom you must live down the hall from me’ feeling. ALSO, I wanted to have some kind of structured way to get myself involved in activities on and off the campus. This past year, we have done some really great things, including building a haunted house for Hartford kids to enjoy, going to see a real haunted house… cleaning up a public park area, going bowling at 3 am when the fire alarm went off at the 80’s party, baking almost 500 pies for homeless shelters during the holiday season and having an inter-dorm secret Santa exchange, just to name a few. ß
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Name: Beth Jones Year: 2006 Major: Neuroscience
My name is Beth Jones, I’m in the class of 2006 and a Neuroscience major from Germany. I joined PRAXIS my Junior year. My personal project is volunteering at the Trust House, a education center for adults in Hartford, where I participate and help kids with projects while their parents attend ESL class. I’m also interning at the Institute of Living, where I am currently learning to administer neuropsych test, which assess the cognitive abilities of schizophrenics. I’m on the equestrian team and I like Friends (the TVshow), as well as languages and getting in the rain.
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Name: Hayley Einhorn Year: 2005
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Name: Aaram Isah Year: 2007 Major: Engineering
Background: In West Philadelphia born and raised.....well not really, but I am from Philly. I transferred from Franklin & Marshall in the middle of my freshman year (never really saw trinity until then). Lived in Frobb my 1st semester, which was pretty wild, but it was a pretty good introduction to the school. Well so far so good. I heard about PRAXIS one day while eating at the Bistro. Hayley sold me on the idea of community and a nice dorm and it sounded pretty good so I decided to apply. Hmm I think one of my best moments was when I was planting flowers in a park, and we asked the woman who was directing us how we should arrange them, and she said "arranging flowers is like writing a poem" that was pretty funny. I think that's about it........bye bye now
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Name: Nora Steinman Year: 2007 Major: Public Policy and Law
If I had to name my favorite part of my sophomore year experience at Trinity, it would have to be PRAXIS. Joining PRAXIS has been one of the best decisions I have made. I feel like I have found my own community on this campus, and I love living with my closest friends. We really do have a great time together socializing and participating in group projects! I look forward to being apart of PRAXIS in the future.
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Name: Jessica Wagner Year: 2007 Major: Anthropology and Educational Studies
I became interested in PRAXIS because I love volunteering, and after my freshman year I was still looking for a way to get more involved at Trinity. PRAXIS has given me the community feeling that I felt was missing from my freshman dorm, and I’ve finally found my niche. Aside from the volunteering aspect, PRAXIS is awesome because we really do hang out together and we always have lots of fun, whether we’re up at the crack of dawn to make 450 pies for the homeless shelters, dressing up like scary creatures for Halloween on Vernon, dancing at the 80s Party, or just hanging in one of our rooms.
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Name: Nicholas Colander Year: 2007 Major: Philosophy and Sociology
I joined PRAXIS to give back to the community! My favorite project was Halloween on Vernon Street.
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Name: Caroline Milano Year: 2007 Major: International Relations
Reason I joined Praxis: Nora and Jessica. They were good friends of mine my freshman year and as I kept seeing them my sophomore year. I decided that PRAXIS seemed like a great program. Currently, I’m the only member who doesn’t live in Doonesbury.
Why I like PRAXIS: It is a group with true meaning behind it and with members who are not only passionate about the cause, but wjust great people in general. Its great because all of our projects seem more like a social event than work.
Favorite PRAXIS memory: The Great Pie Project.
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Jorge Amaral
Hey, my name is Jorge, I’m a sophomore, and I’m double-majoring in English and American Studies. I like being a part of Praxis because it offers so many opportunities and you stand to gain so much from it, while at the same time giving to other people. Whether you’re already really involved with community service or have never done any volunteer work but are curious, being in Praxis allows you to both come together with a group of other people and encourages you individually to take part in projects that really do have a positive impact. Whether it’s baking pies and delivering them to shelters or raising money and buying gifts for a needy family around the holidays, you know that your effort is not in vain. Praxis helps you reach out into the community and make a difference both within and outside of the Trinity campus. As a life-long Hartford area resident, this is especially meaningful to me. As a part of Praxis, you also gain valuable leadership and life skills. Joining Praxis was honestly one of the best decisions I’ve ever made, and it has completely changed my outlook and my experience here at Trinity. Last year, I wasn’t very satisfied at all with how the year was going. I wanted to take advantage of everything Trinity had to offer, to get involved in on- and off-campus activities, and to basically just have a great college experience, but I just felt disappointed and isolated. I got involved with a few organizations on campus, but found they weren’t making much of a difference. When I heard that Praxis was accepting applications, I decided I had nothing to lose and applied. After all, I had heard good things about the program and was already dabbling in some community service work on my own anyway. I was accepted, and today I feel completely different about being a student here at Trinity. I’ve made some of my best friends by being a part of Praxis. That’s one of the really interesting things about the program—it’s not only about community service, it’s also about having the opportunity to work side by side and live with a group of socially-conscious and concerned people. The group projects are always lots of fun, like turning our conference room into a haunted house for Halloween on Vernon Street or baking hundreds of pies in the Mather kitchen, but some of the best and memorable moments you have in Praxis are completely random—like the time we went to the 80’s Party but it got shut down early, so some of my friends from Praxis and I ended up going bowling still dressed in our 80’s gear. Trust me, it’s an experience you won’t forget.
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