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May 7, 2026
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Graduating student Gleisis Salazar Del Rio receives her Educational Opportunity Program cord from Student Navigator Hunter Overstreet during the opportunity program's graduation celebration.
Onondaga Community College proudly celebrated the achievements of its opportunity program graduates during a May 4 ceremony in Storer Auditorium.
The event honored students from across OCC’s opportunity programs - ASAP, CSTEP, EOP, and TRIO - recognizing not only their academic success, but the determination and resilience that brought them to this milestone.
Each student was called to the stage individually, receiving a certificate and a commemorative cord to wear at commencement. Both are symbols of their accomplishments and the support systems that helped guide them along the way.
The Class of 2026 honorees, along with the programs they represent, are listed below. Congratulations to all on this well-earned achievement!
- Magedah Abed, EOP and TRIO
- Zamzam Aden, CSTEP and EOP
- Lojain Al Swidan, CSTEP and TRIO
- Ghena Al Taleb, CSTEP and TRIO
- Maram Al Taleb, CSTEP and TRIO
- Najma Ali, CSTEP, EOP and TRIO
- Gigi Allen Cruz, CSTEP
- Brittney Benedict, CSTEP
- Lillian Boberg, TRIO
- Marissa Booth, CSTEP
- Shannon Brantley, TRIO
- Hawa Brima, CSTEP and TRIO
- Kierra Browne-Butler, CSTEP
- Elisa Byishhimo, EOP and TRIO
- Kente'Ja Carter, CSTEP
- Stormy Dancil, CSTEP and EOP
- Mo El-Hindi, TRIO
- Mehbooba Ghulami, CSTEP and TRIO
- Nahomy Gomez Mejia, CSTEP and TRIO
- Zahra Hadi, CSTEP
- Saimo Hamo, TRIO
- Byron Harris, CSTEP and TRIO
- Sabrina Howell-Pruitt, CSTEP and TRIO
- Chrishawn Hunter, EOP
- Lana Hussein, EOP
- Samuel Irankunda, TRIO
- Naiyah Jones, CSTEP and TRIO
- Paw Ah Kee, EOP
- Dustin Klock, CSTEP
- Laci Lefler, EOP
- Abigail Marchan, EOP
- Pray Meh, TRIO
- Chloe Montgomery, TRIO
- Fatuma Muse, CSTEP
- Lucy Mussa, EOP
- Lewis Nguyen, CSTEP and TRIO
- Alicia Oberlender, TRIO
- Ayan Omar, CSTEP and EOP
- Diogenes Parra, CSTEP
- Mu Play, EOP and TRIO
- Evan Riccardo, TRIO
- Julia Rodgers, TRIO
- Gleisis Salazar Del Rio, CSTEP and EOP
- Bah Shwe, EOP & TRIO
- Filsan Sirat, CSTEP and EOP
- Ebony Smith, CSTEP and EOP
- K'paw Soe, CSTEP and TRIO
- Makeba Thomas-Zuhkle, CSTEP, EOP and TRIO
- Karly Vass, CSTEP
- Yiheng Wang, CSTEP
- Kierra Yager, EOP and TRIO
