Our Stories

Walker Goodemote ’23 grew up in Mayfield, N.Y., along the shores of the Great Sacandaga Lake. The 29-mile-long body of water was a constant presence in Walker’s life. Not surprisingly, he learned a lot about it. But he still wanted to discover more it. Walker made the Sacandaga the centerpiece of his thesis for the College’s Integral Honors Program (IHP). He is in the process of creating a website dedicated to sharing the story of the lake and the communities surrounding it.

As a child growing up in Roanoke, Va., Katherine McGrath ’23 was fascinated by wildlife. She is longtime fan of Animal Planet’s Big Cat Diaries. Today she is working on a project her younger self would have loved. She is creating an animation to raise awareness of the challenges facing the world’s tiger population, including poaching and habitat loss as part of her thesis project for the College's Integral Honors Program.

When Dawn Penson ’22 and Kathryn LaPaglia ’23 arrived at Le Moyne as transfer students, they knew that they wanted to become involved on campus, excel academically, and lay the path for their professional success. It is safe to say that they succeeded. Both took on leadership roles in the College’s chapter of Tau Sigma (the National Honor Society for Transfer Students) and flourished in their classes. They received Tau Sigma's highest scholarship in recognition of their academic accomplishments ...

Zoe Genant’s family members like to predict which profession she will ultimately pursue. Frankly, Genant, a member of the Class of 2024, has a lot of options, including medical doctor, researcher, educator and chemical engineer. She is a Clare Booth Luce Research Scholar working in the lab with Associate Professor Chemistry Joe Mullins, Ph.D. Asking questions and applying concepts she has learned in the classroom in order to answer them, that is deeply rewarding to her.

Over the course of her time as a Clare Booth Luce (CBL) Research Scholar, Sadie Davis ’24 has practiced her organic chemistry lab techniques, worked with new instruments, developed methods and procedures, and kept a detailed journal of her work. These are far from the only skills she cultivated, though. Davis has also grown more confident, self-reliant and adaptable, able to face challenges or obstacles presented to her, and she will carry that with her for the rest of her life.

Alyssa Forte, PA ’24 knows that the best medicine is preventative. Staving off disease or illness can save lives, alleviate suffering, and preserve precious financial and medical resources. If you help someone to manage his or her hypertension through, for example, that can help ward off a serious or potentially fatal heart attack or stroke. Sadly, Forte knows that many people do not have access to this kind of care, particularly in rural areas. She is working to change that.

Hallie Weinman's path to Le Moyne's master's degree program in physician assistant studies is a bit of a winding one.Weinman initially planned to work in graphic design. But she realized that she was called to help care for others. Weinman was recently named a National Health Service Corps Scholar. She is eager to launch her career treating others, especially the most vulnerable, knowing that their stories and their needs are complex.