Students of the Month - November 2009

Kateri Waukau is a junior in the Delhi progam. Her major is Travel and Tourism Management. She maintains a GPA slightly above a 3.0. She has received an assocoaties degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management at SCCC in 2008. While at SCCC she has achieved presidents, deans list, and received the Second Chance Scholarship. Kateri is orginally from the Menominee Indian Reservation in Wisconsin. She moved to the area when she was nine years old and graduated from Burnt Hills Ballston Lake High School in 1996. After high school Kateri went to a private Catholic college called Mater Dei for one semester and then stopped her education to be an at home mom to her son.

After a year at home she got in the casino buiness where she started off as a dealer and then moved her way up to mangement. Kateri has been apart of the opening of the Akwesasne Mohwak Casino in Hogansburg, New York and Hollywood Casino in Shreveport, Louisanna. She worked in the casino buiness for around five years and decided to come back to the area to be with family. Kateri came back to the area and soon realized that the only way to further herself was to get her education.

She is an active member of her community and has participated in charitible events such as Walk-For-Life. Currently, Kateri works for a marketing company where she is a supervisor and interns at the Schenectady County Chamber of Commerce. She enjoys time with her family, hiking, fishing, and the Cowboys.

A quote she lives by is “Love life, engage in it, give it all you've got. Love it with a passion, because life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it.” (Maya Angelou)

Student of the Month - October 2009

Derek Holman

My name is Derek Holman; I am currently in my last semester of my Bachelor’s Degree in Business and Technology Management at SUNY Delhi. I enjoy sports (Dallas, Mets, Knicks, and Islanders, North Carolina basketball, Florida State football, golf and tennis). I was a teacher’s aide in first grade to Special Education class, taught home-economics in eighth grade and won a couple of poetry awards. I enjoy playing pool, chess, word-games, going hiking and reading. I have strong ties within the schools and communities that I reside/interact in. I hope to secure a strong foundation for my family; on which behalf, I returned to school for in the first place. I am the proud father of five and grandfather of nine. I earned my GED in 1994; eleven years later in 2005, I received a flyer in the mail from S.C.C.C. and began my pursuit for a college degree. During the two years that it took me to obtain my Associate in Applied Science in Business Administration; I served as freshman and senior senator, treasurer and chairman of the athletic board for the Student Government Association. I played one semester on the men’s basketball team and served as a member and vice-president of the Business & Law Club. I graduated from S.C.C.C. in May of 2007. I enrolled in Delhi for the following spring. I made the Dean’s List for the first time in the spring 2009 semester. In that semester, I also earned a certificate from the National Restaurant Association Solutions for mastering the competencies in Human Resources Management and Supervision in the ManageFirst Program. After I graduate in December, I would like to continue my education and pursue a Master’s Degree. I also would like to start a not-for-profit organization that offers free services to other non-profit organizations.

Student of the Month - April 2009

Justine Mongillo 

I am Justine Mongillo.  I am currently employed at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway.  I have worked in the hospitality industry for almost 10 years.  I started my career at The Glen Sanders Mansion.  I worked there for a total of 7 years.  With much dedication and hard work I was able to work my way from bussing to eventually managing the restaurant here in Scotia for a total of 2 years before deciding to continue my education.

 

In the fall of 2007 I choose to return to school to obtain my bachelors degree.  I graduated from Schenectady Community College in 2004 with my A.A.S. in hotel and restaurant management.  With much anticipation and some disappointment of leaving this great program I complete my degree this May.  After graduation I will be managing The Lodge a seasonal restaurant in Saratoga operated by Saratoga Gaming in Raceway.  I also plan on continuing my education to obtain my masters degree in business administration this coming fall.  My ultimate career goal is to obtain a position in human resource management.     

 

Student of the Month - March 2009 

Brad Harkness is currently earning his Bachelor’s Degree in Business and Technology Management at SUNY Delhi. He graduated from Scotia-Glenville High School in 2005 then went on to attend Siena College and SCCC where he earned an Associate’s Degree in Business Administration. He transferred into the SUNY Delhi Business Program in January of 2008. Brad is a member of the Delhi DICE business team and his experiences at SUNY Delhi have been greatly rewarding. He believes that the students learn valuable information from the classes at Delhi because of the integration of current events with the professor’s lessons and also classroom discussions between students and their professors during lectures. Some of the classes which he is currently taking include Strategic Management, Risk Management and Financial Management. Brad plans to graduate next May, 2010 and then go on to earn an MBA. On days when Brad is not attending class, he works at Hannaford in Glenville as a Pharmacy Technician. In his free time, he likes to spend time with friends and family, play baseball and golf and is an avid NASCAR fan. Upon graduation, he hopes to work in the fields of either marketing or finance and one day hopes to start his own business.

Student of the Month - February 2009 

 

 

Dylan Longe is currently working on his Bachelor’s Degree in Business and Technology Management with SUNY Delhi. His numerous experiences with the Delhi faculty, students, and fellow members of the DICE team have been most rewarding. He feels classes provide current and valuable information and foster a thought provoking environment that encourages active idea exchange. He finds education to be a very important part of one’s life, and therefore has made the decision to take time off from working to focus exclusively on learning. Dylan plans on working towards an MBA once he has completed his Bachelor’s program. After that he intends to pursue a career in Sustainability Management. He is an avid outdoorsman who values our environment and also sees the financial and social benefits we can reap from making businesses and homes sustainable. He hopes to one day lead 21^st Century businesses and consumers into a new chapter in American society by promoting a sustainable way of life.

 

Students are nominated by the SUNY Delhi adjunct and full-time faculty members and the criteria to qualify include:

*Being in good academic standings *Contributions to the Industry

*Contributions to the College or Program *Aptitude and Attitude