Migual Mathis's love of science earned him an invitation to an exclusive event. Mathis was one of just 150 high school-aged students to be invited to participate in the first ever National STEM Festival in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the festival was to highlight and showcase student-led…
Onondaga Community College (OCC) President Dr. Casey Crabill (pictured above on the left) and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) Interim President Dr. David Amberg (pictured above on the right) today signed an articulation agreement, giving OCC students pursuing degrees in…
Greg Minix turned a negative into a positive and wound up with a second career. The Marathon, New York native was working at New Process Gear (NPG) when the plant closed in August 2012. Minix’s severance package gave him the opportunity to go back to school at NPG’s expense and he took advantage,…
Twelve years ago the South Side Newspaper Project began an effort to visually document life on Syracuse's South Side. Photographers of all skill levels continuously took pictures, showing what life was like there.
The product of their work is Onondaga Community College's first gallery…
Christian Sampsell plans to use his love of language as a vehicle to take him around the world. “Since the 10th grade I’ve wanted to move abroad. At first I was thinking about France, but near the end of my senior year I became infatuated with Japan and Japanese culture. I feel like immersing in…
United States Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called his latest effort a "shot in the arm" for the entire Central New York region.
On January 5 he came to the Onondaga Community College campus to announce he had secured over $12 million for local hospitals and health care providers…
Onondaga Community College's SRC Arena was turned into a federal courthouse Tuesday when it played host to a naturalization ceremony. Fifty people from 28 countries were sworn-in as United States citizens.
The newest group of Americans included 13 people currently serving in the United…
Samira Morton wants to make a difference in her community. That's why she spent election day working from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. at a polling place in the Sunnyside neighborhood in Queens. Her job was to check-in people when they arrived and show them their ballots. "I thought it would be really…
It's not unusual for students to travel to warm climates during spring break. But for 10 Onondaga Community College students who are also Meg O'Connell Social Justice Scholars, their trip to Puerto Rico last month was all about community service. "While we helped others, we learned so much and…
Brady Overtoom immigrated from the Philippines to the United States when he was 9 months old. So when he was presented with the opportunity to assist with the refugee resettlement process at Interfaith Works of Central New York, the decision was…
Three members of Onondaga Community College's outstanding faculty have taken on new roles, leading programs which assist underserved students. In this month's edition of our podcast, "Higher Ed News You Can Use from Onondaga Community College," we introduce you to each of them as they …
When Maurice "Mo" Brown entered college 11 years ago, he was sure he had everything figured out. He was going to excel at football and play professionally one day. In his first game at SUNY Brockport he intercepted a pass, returned it for a touchdown, and was named Player of the Week. But by the…