After losing an entire season due to the pandemic, Onondaga Community College Women's Basketball team is ready to bounce back better than ever later. The Lazers are bringing in a total of 15 student-athletes, all of whom played at Central New York high schools. A socially-…
They encourage their teammates to go to class, to get help outside class when they need it, work their hardest during practices and games, and lead by example. They are members of the Lazers' Student Leadership Council.
Each was selected by their head coach. The student-athlete…
Professor David Furney's home office looks like some sort of "command center." It's fully equipped with two computers, four monitors, and a mini recording studio. During spring break, he spent nearly every waking hour there learning new software applications and creating instructional videos for…
When Onondaga Community College's School of Math, Science & Engineering offered students an opportunity to attend a Climate Change Conference during the spring semester, a half dozen of them jumped at the opportunity. "It was a lot of fun. Everything was very well put together. Many of…
Onondaga Community College is taking a unique approach to connecting students to employers who need workers. Leaders in the School of Computing and Applied Technologies are bringing high school students interested in technology-based careers to campus and letting them explore options. "We're…
When Salih Kaleel and Noor Noor decided to be part of the first group of Onondaga Community College students participating in the Meg O'Connell Social Justice Scholars Program, they had no idea how much they would get out of…
Michele Hasper needed to do something different. She’d spent 20 years working as a restaurant general manager and was ready for a new challenge. “I decided I needed a change,” said Hasper. “I decided to attend OCC and start a new career.”
Hasper chose the College’s Health Information Technology (…
The challenging life Amira Busuladzic grew up in helped determine her career path. "There was a lot of domestic violence. I knew I needed to be someone for a child who needs that support and guidance. I knew Human Services (degree program) was something I needed to do."
After…
Basketball used to be Joe Olsen’s life. When he realized it would never be his livelihood he used his playing ability to get an education and build a career as a high school teacher.Olsen graduated from Central Square’s Paul V.Moore High School in 2001. He was the all-time leading scorer and more…
Bella Gutkin hadn't been in a classroom for about a decade when she decided to visit Onondaga Community College and explore her options. "I wanted to come back to school and I took a while to figure out what I wanted to do with my life. I liked the idea of working with electricity. I came in…
Students who spent their summer doing high-level research at four-year institutions, and in one case a national laboratory, had the opportunity to share their experiences during Onondaga Community College's Science Symposium. The day-long event was held September 24 at Storer…
Greg Guevara, '15 survived the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic with a new appreciation for everyone he comes in contact with. "This experience really highlighted how important being social is to the human psyche and how easily stability can be disturbed. It really highlighted the morality of…