Students in Onondaga Community College's Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) and Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) programs spent their winter semester break doing research at SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), SUNY Upstate Medical…
Onondaga Community College students Stephanie Rosado and Giavanna Sylvester presented on the "Student Conversation Circles About Race, Gender, Religion, Economic Status and Sexual Orientation" at the statewide conference, "Inclusion: Leading in a World of Differences," at SUNY Oneonta on…
Onondaga Community College student Noel Ponthuit is proud of his home country. That's why he represented Rwanda at OCC's World Languages & Cultural Fair. As students stopped by to learn more about his culture, he shared that he was wearing traditional wedding clothing. The color black…
Two generations ago, Mary Lee Berg’s grandmothers needed their parents’ consent to become nurses. They didn’t get it. Inspired by what they couldn’t do, Mary Lee, who goes by Lee, became a nurse and a professor, encouraging students at OCC to follow in her footsteps.Berg started her nursing…
Employers looking for workers and students looking for work came together at the School of Computing & Applied Technologies Career Showcase. "I was blown away by the turnout," said Professor Mike Grieb who is Chair of the School of Computing & Applied Technologies. "The need is real.…
Onondaga Community College (OCC), a public community college and member of the State University of New York (SUNY) serving a diverse student population of more than 8,500 learners in central New York, today announced results from a five-year initiative focused on boosting student success and…
Onondaga Community College's chapter of the American Association of Women in Community Colleges (AAWCC) is preparing for its big fundraiser, which will benefit a future OCC student. The AAWCC Scholarship Scramble, a 4-person captain and crew golf tournament, will be held Sunday, July 13 at…
Micron Technology is looking for its next group of summer interns!
Mike Guttman, Micron's Program Manager for Workforce Strategies, hosted an information session for students on September 29 in Onondaga Community College's Gordon Student Center Great Room. He spent an hour discussing…
Five Onondaga Community College students will spend their summer at SUNY Binghamton, participating in paid internships as part of the Bridges to Baccalaureate program. It supports under-represented students interested in pursuing careers in biomedical sciences. The OCC students benefiting…
Students in two of Onondaga Community College's Opportunity Programs showed off the product of their summer research during a Science Symposium at Storer Auditorium. "I felt like a scientist's assistant telling people about my part in the overall experiment. When people came up to me asking…
Three Onondaga Community College students have been invited to participate in a paid summer research program at Syracuse University through the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program. "I'm excited. I'm eager to get experience in the field so when I apply to get a…
The OCC Foundation is proud to announce that a record 30 scholarships were awarded to students enrolled in classes this past summer. With limited financial aid available during the summer session, the need for summer funding is an important one. To support this important initiative, National Grid…