Introduction
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It was the fall of 1981 and Bill Bonnell was driving to the OCC campus for his first day of college classes. He didn’t have music blaring with the windows down. He wasn’t carpooling with any fellow graduates of North Syracuse High School. Bonnell was driving to campus with his mother, Janice…
During her 9 years at Onondaga Community College, Dr. Melissa Hicks has seen a significant change in how data is collected and used to teach students in her Oceanography classes. Data collected can describe the water temperature, the amount of salinity or dissolved salt content, or the presence…
Students who take classes in Onondaga Community College's Applied Engineering Technology programs are learning from professors who have a wealth of industry experience to share. One of the newest professors with first-hand knowledge of the subject matter he's teaching is John Sly. "My hope for…
Onondaga Community College Sound Recording Professor Shane Patterson has a new gig. When he's not teaching students on the OCC campus, Patterson will be working as Chief Engineer at SubCat Studios in Armory Square. "This will be a great pipeline for our students to get involved in real-world…
Professor Shane Patterson’s childhood fascination with old music equipment led him to a dream career and a role in a Grammy-nominated album. “My parents were in a band before I was around. Growing up I would tinker with their old sound gear. I did a lot of learning by plugging things into other…
Don Miller’s lasting tribute to the military is now New York State's official hymn honoring fallen members of the military. During the final week of 2018, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill which made "Here Rests in Honored Glory" the Empire State's hymn of remembrance in honor of all American…
Don Miller’s lasting tribute to the military is the result of service he narrowly missed out on. Miller was growing up in southwestern Ohio when the Vietnam War started. He expected to be drafted and was prepared to serve his country but was never selected. “I felt guilty. I wanted to make…
Jesse Peplinski is a self-starter whose passion is working with computers. The Liverpool High School graduate came to OCC in the fall of 2013, enrolled in the College’s Computer Science major and two years later received the Curriculum Honor Award before graduating. Peplinski is pictured at the top…
Onondaga Community College has been named to the Princeton Review's 2019 Guide to Green Schools. The Princeton Review created the list based on sustainability-related policies, practices and programs. It's the second consecutive year the College has received this honor.
OCC's…
Onondaga Community College has been named a Military Friendly School for the 2021-2022 academic year. The designation is awarded based on institutional survey scores combined with the ability to meet thresholds for student retention, graduation, job placement, loan repayment,…
Glenna Jackson is in a position to help people in the community today thanks to her incredible resiliency and support she received while she was a student at Onondaga Community College.
On Christmas Day in 2021, her 32-year-old daughter died unexpectedly. At the time, Jackson was a full-…