Meet GOLD Founder: Dr. Tom Matthews Dr. Tom Matthews was the Associate Dean of Leadership and Service and Founder of the GOLD Program at SUNY Geneseo. Tom grew up in Massena, New York, and earned a B.S. in Education from SUNY Plattsburgh, an M.S. in Student Personnel from SUNY Albany, and a Doctorate of Education
Account Coordinator Rubenstein Communications Career Field : Communications Graduation Year : 2007 When I graduated from Geneseo in 2007 with a BA in English, I must admit, I didn’t have much of a sense of direction. But when I met with a recruiter and underwent a skills assessment, I was sent to Rubenstein to interview.
Assistant Professor University of Wisconsin-Madison Career Field : Education Graduation Year : 2004 I majored in English with the intention of becoming a teacher at the secondary level. Like many other Geneseo students, I combined my major field with a secondary education minor in the School of Education. As an English major, I discovered that
Author and Writing Teacher The Poem Farm Career Field : Education Graduation Year : 1992 As a little girl, I wrote in big letters in a gingham diary and pretended to teach my dog to read. At forty-three, my life is, happily, much the same. In the late 80’s and early 90’s, I combined my
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English Teacher Great Neck Public Schools Career Field : Education Graduation Year : 2008 When I came to Geneseo, I knew I wanted to be a teacher, but was torn between music and Spanish. After enrolling in one music class, zero Spanish classes, two English classes, Humanities I, and my honors seminar, my focus began
Major Gifts Officer Teachers College, Columbia University Career Field : Communications Graduation Year : 2000 My major was undeclared when I arrived as a first year student at Geneseo in 1996 with no concrete decision regarding a career path. Rather than focusing on my state of indecision, I kept an open mind and took classes
Senior Publishing Coordinator Thomson Reuters Career Field : Publishing Graduation Year : 2001 I majored in English at SUNY Geneseo because I loved literature and language as a way of connecting people and transcending barriers. I considered other majors (those traditionally considered to lead to more lucrative career paths), but my passion and interest–as well
Research Assistant Case Western Reserve University Career Field : Social Impact & Community Service Graduation Year : 2006 Honestly, I can’t remember why I majored in English – I came to campus as a communications major – but I’m pretty certain I stuck with it because of the professors in the English department and the
Graduate Student Career Field : Education Graduation Year : 2011 Reading has always been a passion of mine, yet it never occurred to me to pursue English as a degree until I was well into my sophomore year at Geneseo. I arrived as an undeclared major and explored my options by taking classes in several
Middle School English Teacher Career Field : Education Graduation Year : 2010 I crave adventure. During college, friends scoffed at me when I told them I planned to head west after graduation. Many of them wanted to stick around and enter the fiercely competitive job market. Five years later, several of them are still subbing. More have finally
