{"id":1989,"date":"2025-08-27T09:29:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T13:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/?p=1989"},"modified":"2025-06-18T11:35:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T15:35:48","slug":"mcc-proud-morganne-madonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/27\/mcc-proud-morganne-madonia\/","title":{"rendered":"MCC Proud: Morganne Madonia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Morganne Madonia is new to Monroe Community College (MCC)! She has been the Program Coordinator for the Office of Student Life and Leadership Development for about four months.\u00a0Madonia received her bachelor\u2019s degree from SUNY Fredonia and her master\u2019s degree from SUNY Brockport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;ve always wanted to work with students &#8211; I have a passion for mentorship, coaching, and I absolutely love building meaningful\u00a0relationships,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>While in graduate school, Madonia worked as a Graduate Assistant in the Prevention &amp; Outreach Department, where she supervised college students and helped them develop both departmental and campus-wide programs.<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cThe relationships that I built with college students as a Graduate Assistant were so unique and fulfilling, and from that experience, I knew higher education in student-facing positions where I can help them grow and develop was for me. Now, I am in a position where I do that every day and absolutely love it!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While she has only been at MCC for a short period of time, Madonia said, \u201c\u2026the relationships that I have formed with current students will be cherished my entire life. I&#8217;m very lucky to be in the position I am in to get to know students on a personal level and build genuine connections that foster trust, growth, and a deeper sense of community in the learning environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked what advice she would give current students, Madonia said, \u201cEnjoy your time here, get involved in clubs and organizations, and take advantage\u00a0of all of the amazing resources on campus!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For students considering enrolling in MCC, Madonia added, \u201cDO IT! You will not regret it. There can be a stigma about community colleges, and you should erase any stigmas you may have. MCC is an amazing campus and community with so many opportunities and people who truly care about students\u2019 growth and success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead with enthusiasm, Madonia reflects on her experience so far, sharing that \u201c\u2026the impact that the students and my coworkers have had on me is profound and deeply meaningful \u2014 their energy, resilience, and dedication have left a lasting impression on me. I\u2019ve felt genuinely welcomed, inspired, and motivated every single day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fun Facts About Morganne<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Courtney: If you had to eat the same meal at least once a day, what would it be?<\/li>\n<li>Morganne: Easily homemade mac and cheese.<\/li>\n<li>Courtney: What is your favorite movie?<\/li>\n<li>Morganne: Lilo &amp; Stitch.<\/li>\n<li>Courtney: What is your favorite sports team?<\/li>\n<li>Morganne: GO BILLS!<\/li>\n<li>Courtney: Is there anything about you that people are surprised to learn?<\/li>\n<li>Morganne: I have been to over 10 National Parks in the US!<\/li>\n<li>Courtney: If you could attend a dinner with any celebrity, living or dead, who would you choose?<\/li>\n<li>Morganne: Jake Johnson aka Nick Miller.<\/li>\n<li>Courtney: Do you prefer staying up late or waking up early in the morning?<\/li>\n<li>Morganne: Definitely staying up late!<\/li>\n<li>Courtney: Share the best piece of advice anyone has ever given you.<\/li>\n<li>Morganne: Have fun and never lose your joy for life!<\/li>\n<li>Courtney: What destination do you hope to visit one day?<\/li>\n<li>Morganne: Australia.<\/li>\n<li>Courtney: What activities do you participate in over the weekend?<\/li>\n<li>Morganne: I play soccer, Gaelic football, spend time with my husband and two dogs, and friends and family.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_1990\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1990\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1990\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Morganne-Madonia-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Morganne Madonia smiling at the camera as she wears a Buffalo Bills shirt.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Morganne-Madonia-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Morganne-Madonia-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Morganne-Madonia-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Morganne-Madonia-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Morganne-Madonia-75x100.jpg 75w, https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/06\/Morganne-Madonia-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Morganne Madonia<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morganne Madonia is new to Monroe Community College (MCC)! She has been the Program Coordinator for the Office of Student Life and Leadership Development for about four months.\u00a0Madonia received her bachelor\u2019s degree from SUNY Fredonia and her master\u2019s degree from SUNY Brockport. \u201cI&#8217;ve always wanted to work with students &#8211; I have a passion for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":719,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[103],"tags":[157,107],"class_list":["post-1989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mcc-proud","tag-morganne-madonia","tag-staff-spotlight"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/719"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1989"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1991,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1989\/revisions\/1991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}