Onondaga Community College's chapter of international honor society Phi Theta Kappa is going to need a bigger trophy case! The College's chapter was named 9th best in the world out of nearly 1,300 chapters! This is the third year in a row OCC’s PTK chapter had been ranked among…
The OCC Foundation held its first "Topics on Tap" forum on the night of March 7, kicking off the series with a panel discussion titled, "Building the Future: Construction and Architecture in the Growing CNY Landscape."
"We have some of the most exciting times coming. I don't think we've…
The sounds of students hitting ping pong balls could be heard throughout Allyn Hall Gymnasium when it hosted the OCC Table Tennis Club's tournament earlier this month. Sixteen students squared off in the hotly contested competition which was won again by reigning champion Joe Fratianni…
Cody Jamieson, ‘08 is considered by many to be the greatest lacrosse player in the world. He believes much of what he’s accomplished is the result of his two years at OCC. “I loved my time here. When I look back on where I started and where I am today, I realize it’s the place where I grew up,” he…
Three years ago at this time Devlin Babcock visited Onondaga Community College's Transfer Fair. He was a Student Veteran working toward his Engineering Science degree. He stopped at the Cornell University table and learned about their College of Engineering. Babcock liked what he heard and…
The classroom of the future has arrived on the Onondaga Community College campus. What used to be known as simply room “F266” in Ferrante Hall is now filled with bright colors, shiny metal and the latest in instructional technology which incorporates multiple disciplines. “I like the…
Decision time had arrived for Celine Rahman. It was 2008 and she was about to receive her diploma from Jamesville-Dewitt High School. What would come next? She didn’t have a plan. That’s when her mother told her Onondaga Community College would be a great place…
It's been 20 years since Trinh Ho arrived in Syracuse with nothing but a suitcase, $500, and the dream of rebuilding her life. She was just 11 years old when Hurricane Katrina destroyed her family's home in New Orleans. Originally from Vietnam, she had already experienced the challenges…
The Onondaga Community College honor society's annual project turned out to be a "major" opportunity for students. Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) teamed up with Career Services and Economic and Workforce Development to present students with an Employer Expo in the Gordon Student Center Great Room.…
Nine years after arriving in the U.S. from Kenya, twin brothers Hasani and Huseni Musa are turning their college dreams into a mission to serve their new home country. This fall, they will be enrolled in Onondaga Community College's Human Services degree program. "We love the community and we…
Si Po Ra and Cede Elizabeth Ramirez are on the path to becoming leaders. The two OCC students, who are part of the College's Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), have been selected to participate in SUNY's Sail…
Two members of Onondaga Community College's class of 2021 have been named semifinalists for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation's Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Hadassah Johnson and Eaint Win were chosen from a pool of over 1,500 applicants who attend 398 community colleges in 44 states and the…