“While I knew that I wanted to study political science, my time and experiences outside the classroom at FLC really helped me solidify a career path,” said Zainub.
Zainub Tayeb Alum / 2018 / Political Science / Folsom Lake Collegeįolsom Lake College (FLC) alumna Zainub Tayeb knew from an early age that she wanted to make the world a better place. "Higher education is a commitment, but it can truly benefit your life and the lives of those around you." When asked who would play him if his story one day gets the Hollywood treatment, Jeff said with a laugh, “Ryan Reynolds, because it would have to be someone pretty.” It was that first public speaking engagement that gave him the confidence to share his inspiring story with others. He plans to transfer to Sacramento State and pursue a career as a motivational speaker to hopefully inspire veterans and civilians alike. After receiving an associate degree in Interdisciplinary Studies: Social & Behavioral Sciences in December 2015, he returned to FLC to earn a second degree in Communication Studies. It was also at FLC in that same communications course where he was tasked to tell his story that he discovered he had a knack for public speaking. He inspires others to stay in the fight and press on!” “When students get overwhelmed, they can always think about how Jeff has the same commitments and does not give up or even skip a beat. His ability to look beyond his injuries and stay focused on the future inspires everyone he comes into contact with…including myself!” shared Veterans Success Center staff member and fellow veteran Ken Walker. “Jeff has inspired many veterans and non-veterans here at FLC. He enjoyed helping the “kids,” as he refers to them, most only several years his junior, with their coursework. The natural class clown also found comradery and compassion from other student veterans that frequented FLC’s Veterans Success Center. Jeff quickly endeared himself to students and staff with his combination of brutal honesty and unbeatable optimism. He appreciated that the structure and self-discipline that had originally been ingrained in him as a Marine also fit well with that of academia. Bill and with additional support from the college’s Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS) department. It was also during this time that Jeff began taking classes at Folsom Lake College using education benefits provided by the G.I. The battle scars on his body became his badges of pride alongside the three Purple Hearts he had been awarded for his service to his country. Jeff’s harrowing life-and-death story was featured in the 2007 documentary, To Iraq and Back: Bob Woodruff Reports, and in a segment on ABC World News. Upon his hospital release and at the age of 19, Jeff returned to Citrus Heights and faced a long recovery that included relearning to speak, struggling with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and the physical and emotional toll of a cumulative 52 surgeries to repair his injuries. Technically, I was clinically dead three times,” Jeff recalls. Jeff was in a coma for nearly a month having suffered a traumatic brain injury in which they had to remove the left side of his skull to alleviate the swelling. Jeff Landay was transported to a hospital in Baghdad, then to Germany, and eventually back to the States. "They all thought that was Jeff's last act, to get that truck back to safety to get his comrades out," his mother, Michelle Landay, said. Jeff was barely alive, but somehow summoned the strength to drive the battered vehicle out of harm’s way. During a routine patrol on May 21, 2006, the humvee he was traveling in struck a roadside bomb that left one member of his platoon dead and seriously wounded three others. In January 2006, his Camp Pendleton-based 3/5 unit (3rd Battalion, 5th Marines) was deployed half a world away to Fallujah, Iraq. To him, this one snapshot encapsulated what he had endured and would also serve to motivate him for what was to come.įollowing a tumultuous childhood, Jeff enlisted in the United States Marine Corps immediately upon graduating from Oak Ridge High School in 2004. He began by showing a startling photo of himself taken in 2006 as a patient at Bethesda Naval Hospital. Jeff Landay Student / Communication Studies / Veteran / Folsom Lake Collegeįor the first assignment in his public speaking class in fall 2016, 30-year-old Jeff Landay was instructed to introduce himself to his Folsom Lake College (FLC) classmates via a three-minute presentation. "I've found a home at the Veterans Success Center, a place where I feel I belong."
0 kommentar(er)
