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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.

Onondaga Community College's Office of Diversity Services recently recognized the Ann Felton Multicultural Leadership Award winners. Both were chosen due to their continued leadership in displaying an appreciation of diversity, inclusivity, equity, and respect for all people, as did Ann Felton. Ms. Felton was a long-time faculty member who became OCC's Director of Multicultural Resources. She was a champion of diversity, respect, and tolerance. This year's honorees were selected because of the way in which they carried on Felton's mission and values.

On Saturday May 15 Nor Rizek is expected to become the first student in Onondaga Community College history to earn her degree here AFTER receiving her bachelor's degree from Harvard University. "It was super important to me to come back here and finish what I started. I went through a rough period the first time I was here."

When OCC students graduate, they usually go down one of two paths: transferring to a 4-year school or going directly into the workforce. Today we will be highlighting some of our amazing graduates who are entering the workforce right now!