Two years ago Katelyn Karleski had a difficult decision to make. She was a senior at Westhill High School where she was an outstanding student and a three-sport athlete (soccer, basketball, lacrosse). She had been accepted academically at both Le Moyne College and SUNY Cortland but neither…
Onondaga Community College's "Snacks for Students" event needs your support to be a big success, and now a "mystery person" is raising the bar. An anonymous donor is promising to match anyone's gift up to $500! All money raised this week will go toward providing students with snacks next week.…
The rapidly rising cost of tuition at some colleges and the suffocating debt which accompanies it is one of the hot topics in our country. It's a topic Laura Frateschi hasn't had to concern herself with thanks to the OCC Advantage program. "At a young age I didn't have a huge understanding of…
It's easy to see Moise Laub's polished appearance, hear about his recent acceptance into a top-ranked graduate school program, and not realize what it took for him to get to this point. "Without OCC I wouldn't have the confidence and the experience I have. I know I wouldn't have these chances…
A two-artist show titled "something" is currently on display in The Gallery at the Ann Felton Center. It features the sculptures of Paul Mauren and the paintings of Scott Brodie. Both are long-time instructors from the Albany area whose work provides a refreshing challenge to concepts of…
SparkCharge has two new high-profile business partners! The Buffalo-based startup company, which makes portable rapid electric charging units for electric cars, was founded by former OCC roommates and Electrical Technology majors Christopher…
It's been 61 years since Jim Boeheim arrived on the Syracuse University campus as a non-scholarship basketball player, but the message he shared with Onondaga Community College Lazers Student-Athletes was timeless. "There's no limit to what you can do. You never give up, you never slow down,…
Five decades ago Joe Antonio had a dream which some may have thought was crazy. He wanted to start a baseball team at Onondaga Community College.
Antonio had grown up on Syracuse's North Side, graduated from Central Tech High School, and enrolled at OCC. He earned his degree in 1969 when…
How far would you travel for the opportunity to improve your life? For Susan and Ater Lay who were living and working in the Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar, the answer was 'the other side of the world.' "I was working in a restaurant and he was working in a spa," she said. "We wanted to show…
New York Times Bestselling Author Cheryl Strayed spoke at the SRC Arena & Events Center Wednesday, September 28. She discussed her memoir, “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail” which tells the story of her transformational journey. Following her lecture Strayed signed copies…
Cai Oristian did a lot of academic and career exploration while attending LaFayette Big Picture School. At one time or another automotive technology, psychology, and criminal justice all seemed like viable courses of study and eventual careers. Ultimately a conversation with trusted voices made…