{"id":14,"date":"2023-07-20T17:22:24","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T17:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolio.siue.edu\/tamaruis-toles\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-01-15T02:49:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T02:49:55","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eportfolio.siue.edu\/tamaruis-toles\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"49\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolio.siue.edu\/tamaruis-toles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/12\/Questions-Asked-3-1-e1765424246539.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-719\" style=\"width:776px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolio.siue.edu\/tamaruis-toles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/12\/Questions-Asked-3-1-e1765424246539.png 499w, https:\/\/eportfolio.siue.edu\/tamaruis-toles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/12\/Questions-Asked-3-1-e1765424246539-300x29.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"428\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolio.siue.edu\/tamaruis-toles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/12\/3-edited-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-679\" style=\"width:470px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolio.siue.edu\/tamaruis-toles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/12\/3-edited-1.png 428w, https:\/\/eportfolio.siue.edu\/tamaruis-toles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/12\/3-edited-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/eportfolio.siue.edu\/tamaruis-toles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/12\/3-edited-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/eportfolio.siue.edu\/tamaruis-toles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/12\/3-edited-1-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-7929c4e6d37d8897136b5d4a736d19e1\" style=\"color:#ff5981;font-style:italic;font-weight:400\">Hello, my name is Tamaruis Toles, also known as Tee and I am from St. Louis Missouri. #314. I\u2019m an incoming freshman, and a CODES Ambassador. I am academically a junior as I graduated from high school and college at the same time. Earning my associate&#8217;s in arts degree means so much to me as a first-generation college student.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-text-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolio.siue.edu\/tamaruis-toles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/12\/1-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-675\" style=\"width:445px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolio.siue.edu\/tamaruis-toles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/12\/1-edited.png 395w, https:\/\/eportfolio.siue.edu\/tamaruis-toles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/12\/1-edited-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/eportfolio.siue.edu\/tamaruis-toles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/12\/1-edited-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/eportfolio.siue.edu\/tamaruis-toles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/12\/1-edited-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2345bb4a9bc187d555ad6a906da2eaf2\" style=\"color:#ff5981;font-style:italic;font-weight:300\">I&#8217;m super excited to branch out, make new connections and join clubs and organizations on campus throughout my time SIUE. A few clubs that sparked my interest are, but not limited to: SNAP, BSU and Black Girls Rock! I\u2019m really just looking for a space where I\u2019m surrounded by people who look like, think like and act like me.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-default\" style=\"background-color:#3ba600;color:#3ba600\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"442\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolio.siue.edu\/tamaruis-toles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/12\/Questions-Asked-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-676\" style=\"width:498px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolio.siue.edu\/tamaruis-toles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/12\/Questions-Asked-edited.png 442w, https:\/\/eportfolio.siue.edu\/tamaruis-toles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/12\/Questions-Asked-edited-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/eportfolio.siue.edu\/tamaruis-toles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/12\/Questions-Asked-edited-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/eportfolio.siue.edu\/tamaruis-toles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/12\/Questions-Asked-edited-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-7a5778ce722ac1ccde4af98c633011b8\" style=\"color:#ff5981;font-style:italic;font-weight:400\">After graduating from SIUE with my bachelor&#8217;s of science and nursing I plan on working in the neonatal intensive care unit as a NICU nurse. As the oldest sibling I fell in love with taking care of infants and babies at an early age, I couldn&#8217;t imagine working in any field and it not involving children.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-text-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color has-background is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"394\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolio.siue.edu\/tamaruis-toles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/12\/2-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-678\" style=\"width:489px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolio.siue.edu\/tamaruis-toles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/12\/2-edited.png 394w, https:\/\/eportfolio.siue.edu\/tamaruis-toles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/12\/2-edited-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/eportfolio.siue.edu\/tamaruis-toles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/12\/2-edited-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/eportfolio.siue.edu\/tamaruis-toles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/12\/2-edited-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4a37a89aeebf768a3c3edd01be030c76\" style=\"color:#ff5981;font-size:20px;font-style:italic;font-weight:400\">As far as hobbies go, I love all things girly. Doing my hair, makeup and shopping more than I probably should. One hobby of mine that always shocks everyone is sewing. I love to sew and I\u2019ve been doing it since middle school. I\u2019m self-taught have sewn a numerous of things including my senior prom dress!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:300\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, my name is Tamaruis Toles, also known as Tee and I am from St. Louis Missouri. #314. I\u2019m an incoming freshman, and a CODES Ambassador. I am academically a junior as I graduated from high school and college at the same time. Earning my associate&#8217;s in arts degree means so much to me as a first-generation college student. I&#8217;m super excited to branch out, make new connections and join clubs and organizations on campus throughout my time SIUE. A few clubs that sparked my interest are, but not limited to: SNAP, BSU and Black Girls Rock! I\u2019m really just looking for a space where I\u2019m surrounded by people who look like, think like and act like me. After graduating from SIUE with my bachelor&#8217;s of science and nursing I plan on working in the neonatal intensive care unit as a NICU nurse. As the oldest sibling I fell in love with taking care of infants and babies at an early age, I couldn&#8217;t imagine working in any field and it not involving children. As far as hobbies go, I love all things girly. Doing my hair, makeup and shopping more than I probably should. One hobby of mine that always shocks everyone is sewing. I love to sew and I\u2019ve been doing it since middle school. 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