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Regina Kangela is overcoming incredible odds as she pursues her dream of becoming a physician. She's gone from having to flee her home in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to being the only community college  student selected in all of New York State for SUNY's Educational Opportunity Program Pre-Medical School Scholars Program. "This means so much to me. It gives me hope I can have a bright future no matter what my background might be."

There was a time not that long ago when James Domroe's "office" was the nearest Panera Bread Company. When Domroe and Deven Coleman, the first two employees of 325 Productions, weren't shooting videos, they were editing them in a Panera and using their wifi to send videos to their clients. "I could tell you the ins and outs of all of the Panera's. I knew their internet speeds and which was the best to go to depending what we needed to do that day," said Domroe.

We are excited to share the online archive game that we created! This game was created during the spring 2021 semester in collaboration with the Town of Onondaga Historical Society and the Onondaga Community College Archives. The game provides an interactive historical experience focused on Onondaga Community College and Onondaga Hill. At the end of the game, players have an opportunity to help us grow our archives by sharing their own memories of Onondaga Community College and/or Onondaga Hill.

Jennifer Holder has spent much of her adult life trying different career options while balancing the demands that come with raising a family. She's finally found everything she's looking for at Onondaga Community College. "I love it here. There's a lot of support for students. Teachers and instructors are very open to understanding you're not a traditional student and they will help you any way they can."

Onondaga Community College's 58th commencement ceremony looked distinctly different from any of its predecessors. Due to regulations related to COVID-19, the usual rows and rows of chairs and a filled-to-capacity SRC Arena were replaced by individual tables and limits on the number of graduating students and guests who could attend.

Across the United States, community colleges annually produce more than 50 percent of all new nurses and other healthcare workers. Friday night Onondaga Community College celebrated the accomplishments of 47 students who completed their Nursing degrees during this academic year by holding the annual Nurse Pinning ceremony in Storer Auditorium. The pinning ceremony is a symbolic welcoming of newly graduated students with Nursing degrees into the Nursing profession. "I want to remind all of our nurses that nursing is hard.

Everything fell into place for Hunter Scholl at Onondaga Community College. The 2019 Liverpool High School graduate came here hoping to find his passion. "I didn't really know what I wanted and I knew this was a good place to start. I didn't want to put too many eggs in my basket and not have that basket work out. Everything worked out perfectly. I figured out my major and I figured out where I wanted to transfer to.