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Page 10 The Chronicle • March 18 1998
Learning His Craft Tlirougli Volunteering
B y : R enee I sgro
Assistant Editor
Daryl Craft’s day begins early.
His 45-minute commute from
Delmar starts with a ride from
his father to the bustop in New Scotland,
where he then takes the CDTA to a second
stop where he must transfer to the bus that
brings him to The College of Saint Rose.
Daryl is employed part-time in a temporary
position in Education Media Services and
right now, he is in demand.
It took a long time for Daryl to get to
where he is now, much more than just a 45-
minute commute. Daryl is a student at
Bethlehem High School where he takes
part in the BOCES program. In 1993 he
began his career here at Saint Rose on a
volunteer basis doing clerical ta.sks in the
Administration Offic^. In 1994, at th(\sug-gestion
of one of his teachqrs who recognized
Daryl’s exceptional' potential for
training and learning, he transferred from
Administration to Ed. Media. In November
1997 Daryl was hired by The College
of Saint Rose as a temporary part-time .staff
memberand he now works Monday through
Thursday mornings for two and half hours
each day, before going to school where he
is a Special Education student,
mainstreamed in English and Physical Education.
There is currently a budget initiative
that, if passed, would allow Daryl to become
a permanent staff member here at
Daryl Craft is employed by the Ed. Media
Saint Rose. Among the people rooting for
Daryl is Ann Jorgensen, of Northeast Career
Planning. Jorgensen interacts with
Daryl through this supportive employment
program and says that Daryl has a lot of
potential for being hired at the college and
continuing to work at Saint Rose after he
graduates from high school.
“Daryl has a large responsibility, not only
to us here in the office, but also to the faculty
who rely on our services,” said Ken Scott,
Department. Brian Alpart
Director of Educational Mtdia Services.
When Daryl first began taking part in the
BOCES program he had no formal training
for working in the Ed. Media office. Now,
however, Daryl’s job duties include setting
up VCR’s, IBM computers, and CD Rom’s,
as well as other tasks such as opening up
the office in the morning. Scott says that
Daryl learns by being observant.
“We have a lot of Work Study students
here in Ed. Media, but Daryl distinguishes
himself by the pride that he demonstrates.
He shows that he really cares about the
work. And he has long-term potential,”
said Scott. It is this long-term potential that
makes Daryl and other workers like him,
more beneficial to employers than college
student workers. When offices on campus
hire student workers or work study students
there is always the possibility that the
student will not be available the following
semester and the employer will then have
to train someone else from scratch. It is this
long-term potential that opens up an important
perspective to the BOCES program.
While Daryl is only employed part-time
at Saint Rose right now, he volunteers his
time in Ed. Media on Fridays from 8:00
a.m. to noon. Volunteering, is a big part of
Daryl’s life. During the summer of 1996
Daryl volunteered at Saint Peter’s hospital
where he filed work orders in the maintenance
department. The hospital staff was
so impressed with his work that they wanted
to keep him on, but he returned to his job at
Saint Rose. Daryl’s giving nature does not
go unnoticed. In January some members of
the Saint Rose staff hosted an appreciation
dinner in Daryl’s honor and he was even
featured on Capital Kids, a recognition
segment of the WRGB news program,
hosted by Joanne Purtan.
This coming June Daryl will be graduating
from Bethlehem High School. How
does he feel about his success and potential
at The College of Saint Rose?
“Everybody’s behind me, Ann and Ken
and my parents. I know that. It feels really
good and Saint Rose is a great place!”
Think you can get Jiggy with a late
night Jammy Jam, DJ Fred Jacobs and
Partner from DJ Sound Works? jr.
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| Title | The Chronicle, Vol. LXIII, Issue 10 |
| Date, Original | 1998-03-18 |
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| Transcript | Page 10 The Chronicle • March 18 1998 Learning His Craft Tlirougli Volunteering B y : R enee I sgro Assistant Editor Daryl Craft’s day begins early. His 45-minute commute from Delmar starts with a ride from his father to the bustop in New Scotland, where he then takes the CDTA to a second stop where he must transfer to the bus that brings him to The College of Saint Rose. Daryl is employed part-time in a temporary position in Education Media Services and right now, he is in demand. It took a long time for Daryl to get to where he is now, much more than just a 45- minute commute. Daryl is a student at Bethlehem High School where he takes part in the BOCES program. In 1993 he began his career here at Saint Rose on a volunteer basis doing clerical ta.sks in the Administration Offic^. In 1994, at th(\sug-gestion of one of his teachqrs who recognized Daryl’s exceptional' potential for training and learning, he transferred from Administration to Ed. Media. In November 1997 Daryl was hired by The College of Saint Rose as a temporary part-time .staff memberand he now works Monday through Thursday mornings for two and half hours each day, before going to school where he is a Special Education student, mainstreamed in English and Physical Education. There is currently a budget initiative that, if passed, would allow Daryl to become a permanent staff member here at Daryl Craft is employed by the Ed. Media Saint Rose. Among the people rooting for Daryl is Ann Jorgensen, of Northeast Career Planning. Jorgensen interacts with Daryl through this supportive employment program and says that Daryl has a lot of potential for being hired at the college and continuing to work at Saint Rose after he graduates from high school. “Daryl has a large responsibility, not only to us here in the office, but also to the faculty who rely on our services,” said Ken Scott, Department. Brian Alpart Director of Educational Mtdia Services. When Daryl first began taking part in the BOCES program he had no formal training for working in the Ed. Media office. Now, however, Daryl’s job duties include setting up VCR’s, IBM computers, and CD Rom’s, as well as other tasks such as opening up the office in the morning. Scott says that Daryl learns by being observant. “We have a lot of Work Study students here in Ed. Media, but Daryl distinguishes himself by the pride that he demonstrates. He shows that he really cares about the work. And he has long-term potential,” said Scott. It is this long-term potential that makes Daryl and other workers like him, more beneficial to employers than college student workers. When offices on campus hire student workers or work study students there is always the possibility that the student will not be available the following semester and the employer will then have to train someone else from scratch. It is this long-term potential that opens up an important perspective to the BOCES program. While Daryl is only employed part-time at Saint Rose right now, he volunteers his time in Ed. Media on Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to noon. Volunteering, is a big part of Daryl’s life. During the summer of 1996 Daryl volunteered at Saint Peter’s hospital where he filed work orders in the maintenance department. The hospital staff was so impressed with his work that they wanted to keep him on, but he returned to his job at Saint Rose. Daryl’s giving nature does not go unnoticed. In January some members of the Saint Rose staff hosted an appreciation dinner in Daryl’s honor and he was even featured on Capital Kids, a recognition segment of the WRGB news program, hosted by Joanne Purtan. This coming June Daryl will be graduating from Bethlehem High School. How does he feel about his success and potential at The College of Saint Rose? “Everybody’s behind me, Ann and Ken and my parents. I know that. It feels really good and Saint Rose is a great place!” Think you can get Jiggy with a late night Jammy Jam, DJ Fred Jacobs and Partner from DJ Sound Works? jr. LATE NHEJ>ANCE MARATHON \ THE to S E SaiQOL Q@BpsaWESS Order Your Yearbook Today! M a r c h . I S " ^ 'i / f d n e s c f a ^ |