May 2004 EOP Newsletter
Alumni Spotlight
Michael Johnson, DCC Student
Services - MS Ed from SUNY College
at Brockport; BA from SUNY at
Buffalo. First year at MCC - 1999.
Mr. Johnson is tremendously committed
to the counseling role that he
holds at the Damon City Campus.
One of his major responsibilities includes
the oversight of disability services
for the campus, and he was instrumental
in creating policy and protocol
related to students with disabilities.
During this tenure, the number
of students with disabilities has tripled,
and the needs of those students
have been challenging. He is viewed
as a mentor, coach, and walk-ins,
many of whom ask for him personally
due to his open and giving nature
with serves the entire student
population at DCC in his counseling
role and, in particular, is a
strong role model for African
American urban men; he is always
available to offer support and mentorship
to this special population.
Michael actively engages students
in learning through his involvement
with campus events and programming
and has been active in
student leadership programs and in
several DCC student government
initiatives. As the Career and
Transfer Center has grown in
the last three years, he has been
a leader and has trained the interns,
enhanced materials and
developed policy and protocol
for the center. He took the initiative
this year to apply to the
United Way of Greater Rochester
?s African American Leadership
Development Program
and has begun to use this experience
in practical applications
at DCC, expressing an interest
in taking a more active
role in administrative functions
within student services.
