Our Stories

The sound of a healthy heart – strong, steady, rhythmic – is music to the ears of any medical professional. But for Taylor Pechtel ’21 it is even more meaningful. A student in the College's Physician Assistant Studies Program, Pechtel cannot hear. But she does not allow that to keep her from caring for others. Pechtel uses adaptive technology to assess and examine patients with the same accuracy as her peers.

Whether you graduated from a small high school of around 100 students or less or you were more like me and graduated with closer to 800 students or somewhere in the middle, where you went to high school is probably going to impact what size college you will ultimately pick.

Alexis Ess ’22 and Jesenya Olivas ’23 are true digital natives. They have never known a world in which the internet did not provide people with instant access to, well, nearly anything. The cybersecurity majors plan to devote their careers to enduing that tech is safe for everyone. And they are taking the first step toward achieving that goal as members of the College's innovative Stempower program.

For Jacob Donofry '22, intellectual growth is about much more than simply reiterating ideas. It is about drawing connections between those ideas and the world around him, and then using those connections to build community. Jacob plans to bring his rare combination of adventurousness, intelligence and thoughtfulness to a future career in cyber security.

As members of the College's Integral Honors Program, Emily El Yousni '20 and Molly Murphy '20 were eager to explore their passion for film in its many forms. They spent a year-and-a-half researching it as part of their senior theses. Then the duo had an opportunity they did not expect -- to share their research at the South Atlantic MLA Conference.

A member of Le Moyne’s cross-country and track teams, Mya Walters '20 is no stranger to the challenges that accompany being a student athlete: 7am practices, recovering from injuries, and balancing a dedication to her sport with classes and other obligations. However, the lessons she learns from running stay with her long after she crosses the finish line.

If I could pick up the phone, dial a number, and have a conversation with high school me, I think she would be very surprised to hear me talk about her future. That person wouldn’t believe all the opportunities headed her way at Le Moyne.