Our Stories

As with most students, there’s a cloud of anxiety, hesitancy and doubt that hovers over them as they start a new semester at a new school. For him it was no different, the shy introverted junior commuter had finished at OCC in two years and his plan was to do the same for his last two here. “This wouldn’t be so bad,” he thought, “jam all my classes into two days, head off campus for work and fun, and I’ll be done in no time.” Little did Rich Baldw...

Name : Debbie (Schoeneck) Monaco Class Year : 1976 Major : Biology Current Location : Marietta, NY Tell us what you're doing now: I am especially enjoying my family. Two of Jim ('76) and my daughters attended Le Moyne, married classmates and were married at the college chapel. We now have 7 grandchildren and I am pushing for a fourth generation Dolphin. I am very involved with an organization concerned with the condition of women and girls in developi...

Name : Jason Ryan Class Year : 2010 Major : Marketing Current Location : Syracuse, NY Tell us what you're doing now : I am currently the Marketing Director for all nine Dinosaur Bar-B-Que locations (across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Maryland). My job involves working with my marketing team to oversee the public relations, social, events and restaurant promotions.  Share one person, place or thing that defines your Le Moyne experience : ...

Name: Kari Litteer Class Year: 2013 Major: Theatre Arts Current Location: Phoenix, AZ  Tell us what you're doing now: I currently serve as the Development Associate at Phoenix Theatre. My position entails processing all donations using the Tessitura software, stewarding donors through acknowledgements, special events, and benefit fulfillment, and pulling reports to analyze data so we can see which campaigns work within fundraising. Share one person, place or thing ...

Savanna Clendining ‘17 is setting her sights high. While many of her fellow graduates are settling into their new careers or graduate studies, Clendining is taking to the skies—literally. With a parachute strapped to her back, a strong will, and an insatiable appetite for adventure, Clendining will be soaring thousands of feet in the air and descending into her new position in the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, U.S.A. When asked if fear will tug on her like the ropes of her parachute...

He credits his professor for opening his eyes to the possibility of a career in research-based pharmacy.

Zacharia Mohamed '16 lived in a refugee camp in Kenya for 10 years before coming to the U.S. As a child he witnessed how urgently the people there needed medical care. Now he has set his sights on becoming a doctor so that he can one day provide aid to other refugees who urgently need it.