Frank Parise
Frank Parise, SUNY Nassau's most mature graduate this year, will be 75 in August.
"I first came to SUNY ¸Û°Ä±¦µä in the mid 1960s, just after I graduated from high school. I have to admit that back then I wasn't ready for college and wasn't the best student. At that time, I also thought that 12 years of school was enough. Then I got drafted.
After that I started working in retail management. I found I liked and had a good career in various establishments. Over time I also became a volunteer firefighter and have worked as one for many years. As a firefighter, I have attended SUNY Nassau through the SAFER grant, which is a partnership between the College and Nassau County.
I have always been an active guy, so I also participated in my local school board and eventually was elected president. At graduations I would see others in their robes and mine was plain because I didn't graduate from college. I wanted to encourage the students to continue their education. By that time I also had grandchildren and wanted to be an example to them, too.
I enjoyed every minute of my classes at SUNY Nassau. In addition to emergency management, I found that I also really like history. I'm thinking about continuing my education to get my Bachelor's degree in history!"
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Fabiya Amin
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Jo Latimore
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Stanley Pan
I served in the United States Navy in Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, II and at Camp Pendleton with the 5th Marines. I was also deployed to Okinawa, Japan twice. Stateside, I knew that ¸Û°Ä±¦µä has a reputation for being very military friendly, and when I got here, it was true.
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Eryka Membreno
"I served in the United States Navy in San Diego from 2014 to 2021, first on the USS Harpers Ferry and then on the USS Rushmore. When it was time for me to attend college, I chose ¸Û°Ä±¦µäbecause it's veteran friendly and offers many different programs.
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Robbie Rosen
Professor Robbie Rosen of the Music Department is an accomplished and published song writer and music producer.
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