Onondaga Community College will host a Career Fair for students and alumni Wednesday, February 27 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Employers will be looking for candidates for part-time, full-time and summer employment, internships and volunteer opportunities.
The College’s Career Center is spending…
Major at OCC: Humanities
Home country: South Sudan
John is a “Lost Boy,” one of tens of thousands of refugees displaced or orphaned by war in the Sudan. He came to the United States in 2001 and began taking classes at OCC along with approximately 80 refugees. “OCC was like a family to us. The…
Graduating Black, African-American, and African students were recognized during OCC's annual Kente Celebration, held April 24 in Storer Auditorium.
The event was organized and emceed by Flagan Prince, Director of Early College Pathways and K-12 Partnerships.
Opening remarks were…
Onondaga Community College celebrated the achievements of graduating Black, African-American, and African students during the Kente Cloth Celebration. The event was held May 11 in Storer Auditorium. Each student received a colorful Kente Cloth which will be worn at commencement.
The…
Major at OCC: Architectural Technology
Kim came to OCC, enrolled in the Architectural Technology program and joined a community of students and faculty intent on helping each other succeed. “We were a small knit group who helped each other constantly. The professors challenged us with a lot of…
Would you like to paint a rock to add to our garden?
Everyone is welcome to contribute to our garden. Please include the hashtag #SUNYOCCrocks somewhere on your rock before adding to the garden or relocating elsewhere.
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OCC Baseball Team player and first-year student Kyler Majka has been selected as this year's Rob Edson Scholarship award winner. Majka was selected out of a pool of over 90 applicants. For Tracey Edson, Majka's application stood out because "Kyler demonstrates what it means to be a student-…
Giuliana Portolesi is a standout lacrosse goalie who is hoping her Onondaga Community College experience will help her earn a scholarship to play at a Division 1 school. And when she does, the Rob Edson Scholarship will be part of her journey. "The scholarship is helping me immensely and taking…
Happy Latinx Heritage Month! OCC kicked off a month's worth of events yesterday with the help of Mayor Ben Walsh, who announced a proclamation that this important month is being officially recognized throughout the City of Syracuse. After the proclamation, attendees were treated to a performance…
Major at OCC: Humanities
High School: Fayetteville-Manlius High School, Class of 1979
Laurie is a novelist whose books have become required reading for young adults, providing them with an outlet as they undergo transformations in their lives. She underwent her own transformation as a college…
OCC's Women's Basketball team has a new leader for the first time 20 years. Kelly Grinnell-Seibt is in her first season as Head Coach of the Lazers. She succeeds Mike Wheeler who she both played for and worked under as an assistant.
Grinnell-Seibt is a graduate of Auburn High School where…
When Renee Starowicz was a senior at Liverpool High School and considering where she might begin her higher education journey, she was a strong enough student to go to nearly any college or university. But life circumstances led her to conclude Onondaga Community College was the best place for…