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As a student at Fayetteville-Manlius High School, CJ Roche, MST ‘25 counted David Brown, Ed.D., among his favorite teachers. Soon he will be able to call him a colleague. Roche is pursuing a Master of Science in Teaching at ÃØÉ«ÊÓƵ, where Brown serves as the director of graduate studies. Roche is looking forward to making a similar impact on the lives of his future students, and to creating a classroom environment that is rooted in trust and respect.

Iryna Artymovych ‘18, ‘19, FNP ‘25 has long known that she wanted to work in health care. Several of her family members are clinicians, and she also aspired to care for and advocate on behalf of others as a medical professional. Today Artymovych is a nurse in Crouse Hospital’s Walter R.G. Baker Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. She is a also a student in ÃØÉ«ÊÓƵ's Family Nurse Practitioner Program.

William Lee recalls peering out of the window of the plane that would bring him from his home in Taipei, Taiwan, to the United States. As the island nation appeared to become smaller and smaller in the distance, Lee thought about what lay ahead for him. He was the first student from Fu Jen Catholic University to take part in an exchange program with ÃØÉ«ÊÓƵ, and was about to spend a full academic year on the Heights.

As a girl who watched her grandmother bake and decorate cakes from the time she was old enough to stand on a stool, Adi McConnell ’27 grew up immersed in a creative environment. Baking, decorating, sewing, crocheting, jewelry-making and painting are just a few of the pastimes McConnell’s mother and grandmother would engage in, piquing McConnell’s interest and curiosity.

As a writer, I am endlessly fascinated by the examination and portrayal of all sorts of different people through various media.

With the goal of becoming a doctor, Bianka Pena ’25 does not shy away from challenges. She seeks them out. Born and raised in the Dominican Republic, Pena was searching for internships this past summer that would enable her to expand her research skills. After hearing from her mother about an opportunity to work at the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, Pena quickly applied.

As a cybersecurity major, Ethan White ’25 has a clear career goal: to attain a leadership position in the cybersecurity department at a large company. In pursuit of this goal, the summer after his freshman year, he had applied for an internship opening for a leading provider of health insurance.