Retine Mfurakazi is a trailblazer in her family. She's the first to attend college, providing a valuable example for her 5 younger sisters. "Me being the first is big! You have the pressure of everyone looking up to you and you're trying to make your family proud."
Mfurakazi is one of…
In the final weeks of the spring semester, students, faculty, and staff in Onondaga Community College's School of Technology, Engineering & Computing spent an afternoon helping others. They built beds for children as part of a growing effort by…
A conversation between two new friends with an Onondaga Community College connection brought an amazing event to campus. Dr. Nikia Dennis is a Professor and School Specialist in OCC's School of Health. Debra McClendon-Boddie retired from OCC in 2014 after working here for nearly 35 years. "We…
Onondaga Community College alumnus Ryan Dean's unexpected journey home to Central New York began with a message on social media and an email to one of his former OCC professors who is also the News Director at WSYR-TV, Newschannel 9.
Late last year Dean saw a Facebook post announcing…