If cold temperatures and lack of sunlight have you feeling the winter blues, there's a remedy on the OCC campus. The award-winning work of area junior and senior high school students is now lining the halls of the Whitney Applied Technology Center with the installation of the annual CNY Scholastic Art Show.
A visit to the CNY Scholastic Art show while Emily Pitoniak was a student at Camden High School ultimately brought her back to campus as an OCC student.
Dr. Daryll Dykes' Ph.D., MD, JD fell in love with the power of medicine at an early age. When he was a young boy growing up on Syracuse’s west side, he enjoyed visiting his mother while she worked as a nurse. After graduating from Fowler High School in 1980, Dykes joined the United States Marine Corps as a way of paying for college. When he completed his military obligation Dykes came to OCC and majored in Mathematics & Science, completing his degree in 1983. “The classes and professors really ignited my passion for learning.
Donna J. DeSiato Ed.D. is a highly-respected leader in the field of public education who has proudly recognized Onondaga Community College for providing her with a strong academic foundation.
DeSiato earned her Humanities degree from OCC in 1969 followed by a bachelor's degree from the University of Miami, a master's degree from SUNY Cortland, a Certificate of Advanced Study from SUNY Oswego, and a doctorate in Educational Leadership from SUNY Oswego.
Mackenzie Foster has traveled the world and come back home with a clear vision of what she plans to do. "I want to be a Nurse Practitioner. It will take me a few years to accomplish it but I'm pretty determined."
