Leaders in Onondaga Community College's Office of Student Orientation, Leadership & Engagement (SOLE) are working hard to return a sense of normalcy to campus life. With the worst of the pandemic seemingly behind us, SOLE leaders are making plans for a strong end to the spring semester.
Student leaders are:
Sydney DeLosh is excited about the head start the P-TECH program has given her on her college education and career. "I just had an internship that pays $20 and hour. Kids my age are $30,000 or $40,000 in debt because of college. I feel like I'm so much further ahead."
P-TECH stands for Pathways in Technology Early College High School. It's a program that provides high school students the opportunity to work toward their high school diploma and associate degree simultaneously, and ultimately a pathway to an in-demand job.
Onondaga Community College's Women's and Men's Basketball teams are about to play for national championships!
The Women are in Rochester, Minnesota. The Lazers are seeded #3 and earned a first round bye in the tournament. Their first game will be Thursday at 9 p.m. eastern against Hostos Community College.
The Men are in Rockford, Illinois and are seeded #5. They will play their first game Wednesday at 3 p.m. eastern against 12th seeded Monroe College-Bronx.
Brian McDonald needed someone to point him in the right direction. That someone turned out to be Steve White, Director of Onondaga Community College's Office of Veterans and Military Services. McDonald was considering coming back to college last July when he walked into White's office. "He told me the strongest word in the English language is 'imagine' and he asked me what I saw myself doing in the future. My mom was a teacher and I always wanted to teach or coach, but it got so far away from me in life. After I spoke with Steve everything clicked. I imagined myself teaching or coaching.
Early next month Onondaga Community College Sound Recording Professor Shane Patterson will find out if he can say he worked on an album that won a Grammy Award. "It's a pleasant surprise to be part of this. It doesn't feel all that real. I won't be torn up if the project doesn't win but I'll be a little excited if it does. That would be pretty cool!"
