Bill Bonnell '83 can finally exhale. The college football season, which began in August and took him to a different high-profile stadium every week for several months, finally ended on the night of January 9th with the national championship game at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. "We had a great…
Chalea Jones can't wait for Saturday, May 15 to arrive. That's the day when she'll receive her Accounting degree from Onondaga Community College. It took her 16 years to get from her high school graduation to her college commencement. She's ready to savor the moment and set an example for her…
Gursewak Singh was working as a truck driver in his home country of India when he decided to immigrate to the United States and enlist in the U.S. Army. On November 7, after more than a year of service to our country, he was naturalized. "I'm proud to be an American soldier, and now an American…
DeJuan Tigner Jr.,'s dreams came true at Onondaga Community College. He grew up watching a family member serve as a parole officer and it inspired him to pursue a career in law enforcement.
After he graduated from the Institute of Technology at Syracuse Central, he came to OCC and…
Allison Wilcox is taking advantage of a life-changing opportunity. She's among the first group of students in Onondaga Community College's new Micron-related Electromechanical Technology degree program. "It's really exciting to be part of this. When I tell people what I'm majoring in and…
Patrice Samuels knew Onondaga Community College was the place for her when she came to Open House in October 2017 and met Nursing Department Chair Leanne Waterman. "What she said literally grabbed me from my seat and I knew this is where I wanted to go. She understood each one of us had the…
When newly elected Onondaga County Legislator Maurice "Mo" Brown '17 wanted to bring his supporters together for a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony, there was only once place where he wanted the event to be held. "OCC is my home. It's the reason I originally came to Syracuse, and it's the reason…
Sixteen years after arriving in the United States as a refugee John Dau experienced one of the great thrills of his life when his life story, “God Grew Tired of Us,” was chosen to be OCC’s common read for the 2017-18 academic year. “This is the first place I ever went to school in America,” Dau…
Two years ago Katelyn Karleski had a difficult decision to make. She was a senior at Westhill High School where she was an outstanding student and a three-sport athlete (soccer, basketball, lacrosse). She had been accepted academically at both Le Moyne College and SUNY Cortland but neither…
Onondaga Community College's "Snacks for Students" event needs your support to be a big success, and now a "mystery person" is raising the bar. An anonymous donor is promising to match anyone's gift up to $500! All money raised this week will go toward providing students with snacks next week.…
Heather Silvia is living a life she never would have dreamed for herself. She's a self-described 'late bloomer' who has risen up to become the Principal of Donlin Drive Elementary School in Liverpool, one of the top-performing elementary schools in all of New York State. She credits her success…
Ben Kott '12 wants to be sure today's Onondaga Community College students who sit where he once sat are aware of all of the rewarding career options available to them. That's why he recently welcomed students…