My name is Meagan Higgins. I am from Long Island. This is my second year at Siena College and I live in Hennepin Hall. I decided last semester that my major is going to be social work. Outside of school I run in my free time, however I am not on a team. For the past two years I have worked in an accounting office. In highschool I used to run cross country and track. I was also in some clubs. My mom is a pre-school teacher and my dad works for the Mayor of New York City preparing his budget meetings. My mom is in a book club and my dad runs with a group of people every day.

Story of Community- I am very close with the people that live on my block at home. When my very close neighbor was diagnosed with cancer he had to quit his job and focus on getting better. My family and I decided to help their family out and raise money to help them with bills, we also helped them out with cooking meals and bringing them over to the family so they did not have to worry about what they were going to eat when coming home from treatments.

Story of Education- My English teacher would make us sit in a circle and discuss what we had read the night before. This helped me learn so much because it was very little pressure and it was interesting hearing what other people had to say. Every person had a different way of looking at the same story as me. It allowed me to see a different way of looking at things. It expanded my way of thinking.