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Noa Ford spent much of her life struggling to survive, leading her to focus her education and eventual career on helping others. "I've been on my own since I was 16. In high school I was hopping from couch to couch. Being older and being able to get a place on my own with help from people here at OCC and others reinforced I need to get into social work. I need to be that person."

Keith Hale '18 has a message for any student considering attending the upcoming Applied Technologies Career Showcase on the OCC campus. "Opportunities like this can be life changing. It's an opportunity to get into an actual career where you retire with benefits. However important you think the future is, that's how important it is to not miss an opportunity like this."

Onondaga Community College alumnus Ryan Dean's unexpected journey home to Central New York began with a message on social media and an email to one of his former OCC professors who is also the News Director at WSYR-TV, Newschannel 9.

Christopher Perdue has gotten use to younger students in the Fire Protection Technology degree program calling him 'dad.' ‘It use to drive me nuts but now I think of it as a term of endearment.”

Perdue is a Student Veteran who went from Henninger High School to the United States Navy. He spent 7-and-a-half years serving his country, then returned home to Central New York.

Throughout the month of March, Onondaga Community College celebrated Women's History Month. A series of related events gave members of the campus community the opportunity to commemorate and encourage the study, observance, and celebration of the vital role of women in American history.

Students in Onondaga Community College's Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) were honored during a ceremony held March 16 in Storer Auditorium. A total of 35 students were recognized for maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better. Each student was called up individually and presented a certificate from EOP Director Denise Valdes in recognition of their achievement. The honorees were: 

Noah Walter will earn his Electrical Technology degree this May after just one year on campus as a full-time student. He began taking classes here during his junior year at Fulton High School thanks to the P-TECH program. "I saw it as a very good opportunity for a college education. Although I was young and wasn't sure exactly what I wanted to do, I thought it was a good opportunity to pursue."

Onondaga Community College's SRC Arena was turned into a federal courthouse Tuesday when it played host to a naturalization ceremony. Fifty people from 28 countries were sworn-in as United States citizens.