Wilbur Wright College has had its many share of students that came to this college and were able to graduate despite difficult tasks they may have faced. These two for- mer Wilbur Wright Graduates have showed hard work, and dedication. Both graduated and continued to focus on school. One of the students, Alexis Resendiz, began at Wright in the fall of 2009 and received his Associate's Degree in 2011. Alexis was very pleased with his decision on coming to Wilbur Wright College.
Resendiz stated, “ I wasn’t happy with the four-year schools that I was accepted into during high school.” He then continued, “I didn’t want to spend a lot of money to at- tend them. I was hesitant to go to [Wilbur] Wright, it was a last-minute decision, but I am very glad that I did.” Resendiz wants to continue with his education at Shimer College, but misses Wilbur Wright College. He especially misses the professor that helped him. “ I love Wright because there are some amazing professors there.” He said, “ Roache, Mustari, Silva for guitar, Liebman, Hart, Nadas, Padilla, and Mogul.” Resendiz made the right choice on coming to this community college. He also wanted to tell the cur- rent students to find the joy in learning even if they are going through difficulties with their classes. “Professors at Wright love to teach and love to see their students to learn.
If you can find joy in learning then an A will come easily. For those with busy work schedules, I would say not to try to overload on coursework, but rather to take maybe one or only a few courses at a time. Even if it means they have to spend a bit more at Wright.” Cordell Longstreath began in the spring of 2014 and finished in 2015. Longstreath came to Wright College because he noticed that this college was the most successful and possessed a culture of excellence that wasn’t at his other choices. Longstreath obtained an Associate’s of Applied Sciences, so that he can have more hands on with technology. Longstreath shows high regards to the military and wants to join the ROTC program with an AAS, which would raise his payment and prestige in the military.
Longstreath changed his major many times but knew that he wanted to help people. Now he is double majoring in Humanities and Social Sciences. Before he came to Wright, he was stuck in Eastern Michigan at Kalamazoo Valley College, on an Athletic Scholarship. After transferring to Wright, he became involved with many different clubs such as The Wright Times, Reading For Wisdom, The Philosophy Club, Great Books Society, and many more. He said, “Those experiences were important to me.” With the support of his friends and family, Longsteath was able to get good grades and work part-time. He said, “I had tremendous support from Adrian Giui, Susan Colon, Wright College’s Muslim community, the entire staff of S100, and the sense of responsibility of being a Boy from the south side.” He was able to push himself and continue to work hard for a better future.
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