Onondaga Community College honored outstanding students in each of its degree and certificate programs during the 2022 Curriculum Honors ceremony, The event was held May 4 in Storer Auditorium.
The following students were recognized for excelling in the School of Business:
Onondaga Community College honored outstanding students in each of its degree and certificate programs during the 2022 Curriculum Honors ceremony. The event was held May 4 in Storer Auditorium.
The following students were recognized for excelling in the School of Art, Design, Media & Music:
Art: Graphic Design - Kathryn Patrick
Onondaga Community College honored its 2022 Pinnacle Award winners during a ceremony held May 4 in the SRC Arena's Otis Suite. The Pinnacle program recognizes students who have shown excellence in one or more of the following fields: leadership, civic engagement, and scholarly research. Students selected demonstrated not only an exemplary academic performance, but also a strong connection with the campus or community. OCC President Dr. Casey Crabill applauded the honorees on being chosen. "You know how many people are in each of your programs. You're the ones.
As the semester begins to come to a close, you may be feeling overwhelmed. From attending lectures, completing assignments on time, studying for final exams, tending to life outside of school- your attention is being pulled in limitless directions. If this resonates with you, don’t panic just yet! We have compiled a few tips to help you stay focused on your academic goals and end the semester the best way possible.
Mikaelie (Fletcher) Lanzafame '11 has a challenging job. As a Human Resources Business Partner at Marquardt Switches in Cazenovia, she's trying to find workers at a time of profound labor shortages. The plant has approximately 260 employees and dozens of openings. "Our apply rates are down. We work with temp agencies to get people in here and they are struggling. We've put incentives in place, sign-on bonuses, we've increased wages, we've increased perks. It's just a very challenging time."
If you ask Joey Tschopp (pronounced "shop") what kind of a student he was at Cicero-North Syracuse High School he'll tell you with a big smile, "a fun one!" He says he had the potential to be an outstanding student but didn't apply himself.
When he arrived on the Onondaga Community College campus three years ago his transformation began. "I never felt accepted in high school. I felt judged. Here I feel accepted by both students and faculty and felt I could accept other people as well. OCC gave me the opportunity to be who I am."
Brandon Phelps is a busy student. He's working toward two degrees as he pursues his dream of becoming a music teacher, and he's serving the campus community as an RA in the residence hall.
Phelps graduated from Lowville High School in 2020 and spent the first year of college at home taking general education classes online. In the fall of 2021 he came to OCC for in-person classes and began working as an RA. "I really like public speaking, being a leader, and talking to people. I thought the RA position was a place where I could continue to do that."
Two spring semesters ago, during the early stages of the Covid pandemic, Onondaga Community College made a seismic student-focused shift in its structure. All of the degree and certificate programs were organized into eight distinct Schools within OCC. The goal was to give students in like-minded courses of study a home on campus where they could go for assistance with almost anything.
