Chol-Awan Majok

“My college education was my first possession in life, and no one will ever take it from me.”

Chol arrived in the U.S. at age 16 after living in refugee camps in Kakuma, Kenya for seven years. He had a wonderful, supportive foster family, but it was On Point for College that fulfilled his needs for textbooks and rides to and from college.

Chol graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in political science and earned his Master’s from SUNY Albany. After internships with the New York State Attorney General’s office and a state Senator, he was hired as the assistant to Mayor Stephanie Miner. Chol hopes to continue working in public service, earn his doctorate, and eventually return to South Sudan to help his home country.

Chol is a husband and a father of two daughters. He enjoys singing, and once a week teaches traditional Dinka songs to Sudanese people as part of an ecumenical group that meets at St. Paul’s Cathedral.