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MCC Daily Tribune

Nicole Salomon, Member of the Class of 2024, to Deliver Remarks at Commencement

I am delighted to announce that Nicole Salomon, member of the MCC Class of 2024, will deliver an address to fellow graduating students and guests at MCC's Commencement this Thursday, May 30, at 7:00 p.m. at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial.

Nicole Salomon's journey to graduation is one of, in her words, tenacity, resilience, and dedication. Nicole started at Monroe Community College in January 2020 as an online Health and Wellness Coaching program student. Ten months later, doctors diagnosed Salomon with Trigeminal Neuralgia (chronic pain disorder that involves sudden attacks of severe facial pain), which forced her to withdraw from MCC and have surgery.

Nicole lives in Tarrytown, NY, about a five-hour drive from MCC. She resumed taking online courses in the Spring of 2021 but was also required to take in-person classes. As transferring closer to home was not an option, Nicole ultimately decided in August of 2023 to drive to Rochester weekly from Tarrytown to fulfill the requirements needed to graduate.

Nicole plans to open a multi-level wellness center in East Harlem in the future. The center will offer health screenings, workshops, youth clubs, and other programming/initiatives intended to improve the quality of life for community members. 

Nicole says her inspiration comes from her parents, who immigrated to the United States more than 30 years ago, her sister Nathly, who persevered through challenges to earn a double master's degree in 2021, and her daughter Kaelyn, 14.

While at MCC, Nicole received the Bernice and George J. Coury Memorial Scholarship and the Ann and Helen Laughren Memorial Scholarship from the MCC Foundation.

Photo caption: 

  • Professional headshot of graduate, Nicole Salomon shows her smiling directly at the camera, with long, black, braided hair falling over her shoulders.  She is wearing a longsleeved, zip-up, black top.

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DeAnna Burt-Nanna
Office of the President
05/28/2024