Major: Liberal Arts & Sciences - Humanities & Social Sciences, minor in World Languages and Cultures
High School: Jamesville-DeWitt, class of 2017
Cindy Henchen is putting the "full" in full time student. She is simultaneously working on three degrees at both Onondaga Community…
Claire Sears is making a name for herself in a male-dominated industry. She's a student in Onondaga Community College's Automotive Technology degree program who has been working in the Auto Collision Center at Driver's…
You don't have to be a longtime gearhead to excel in Onondaga Community College's Automotive Technology program. Colden German became interested in cars just a couple of years ago and had his "aha moment" during his final year at Baldwinsville High School. "My senior year was based around…
Degree Program: Liberal Arts & Sciences - Humanities and Social Sciences
High School: Skaneateles, class of 2018
Cole Goodchild is obsessed with learning new languages. He found his passion during a high school trip to Spain. "I was taking Spanish but it felt like any other class.…
Major: Computer Science
High School: Guilderland, class of 2002
Colleen McGlin is a community college student with a world of experience. She's earned bachelor's and master's degrees, served her country both here at home and overseas, and is now in her final semester as a student at…
Unfortunate life milestones have inspired Courtney Everson to pursue a career helping others. When her mother was struggling with lung cancer, she would watch her go through the medical imaging process. When her son broke his arm, she observed as he received x-rays. "I liked the idea of seeing…
Craig Osbeck is a 46-year-old Student Veteran who has come to Onondaga Community College to work toward a second career. In 2018 he retired from the United States Army. His service included deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. "When I retired my first priority was fixing myself mentally and…
Cristian Pompey was close to winding up in a very bad place. During his first two-and-a-half years at Brooklyn Collegiate High School he rarely attended. "If I wasn't skipping school, I was skipping classes. I didn't take school seriously and I was living on the streets. I was in a really…
The P-TECH program has given Curtis Taylor the opportunity to turn two of his strengths into a career path in a short period of time. "I always loved taking things apart, like motors. And I like math. P-TECH and Mechanical Technology put those things together for me."
P-TECH stands for…
Dairyona Mitchell has taken a non-traditional path to Onondaga Community College, and she feels good about it. "I love it here. There are a lot of resources and everyone is so helpful!"
Mitchell graduated from the Syracuse Academy of Science in 2017 and enrolled at SUNY Buffalo State…
Danielle Lambert is a 38-year-old mother of three who is highly energetic and a passionate advocate.
When the 9/11 terrorist attacks happened during her senior year of high school, she decided she would join the military after she received her diploma.
Lambert spent four years in…
At different times during the academic year students have the opportunity to draw or write on the windows that make up the fishbowl in Mawhinney Hall. Darian Barber always writes the phrase 'one day at a time.' "It speaks to me. It helped me get through what I was going through. When you are in…