For 25 years Monisa Procks thought about taking that one last class she needed to get her college degree. "Any time I would talk to someone I knew who I hadn't seen in awhile they would ask me 'did you finish your degree yet?'" The answer was always the same. She was still just one class away and was going to take take it... soon.
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Cole Goodchild is obsessed with learning new languages. He found his passion during a high school trip to Spain. "I was taking Spanish but it felt like any other class. When I saw the language being used and the culture behind it, I became immediately hooked. I wanted to learn more languages and it turned into a type of addiction."
Onondaga Community College was unable to hold its traditional September 11th memorial ceremony due to COVID-19, but powerful reminders could be seen across campus on the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. The area where the memorial ceremony is held outside the Whitney Applied Technology Center included a large American flag, patriotic bunting, and a wreath. Inside the Gordon Student Center a rose was affixed to the acrylic which honors 1972 alumna Wendy Faulkner who lost her life at the World Trade Center. OCC President Dr.
Three members of Onondaga Community College's outstanding faculty have taken on new roles, leading programs which assist underserved students. In this month's edition of our podcast, "Higher Ed News You Can Use from Onondaga Community College," we introduce you to each of them as they explain how their organization helps students. Our guests and their programs are:
Asami Hagiwara, DMA is the new Professor of Piano in Onondaga Community College's Music degree program which is part of the School of Art, Design, Media & Music. She comes to OCC from the University of Minnesota Duluth where she also taught Piano. "I feel so lucky to be here. I've been exploring downtown Syracuse and it's so beautiful. Everyone is so friendly. Everything is such a positive here."
Were this a "normal year" we would celebrate the beginning of the fall semester with something called Convocation. It's a formal ceremony marking the beginning of the academic year - in the same way that Commencement marks the end of the academic year. We would typically gather in our beautiful SRC Arena. You would see professors in academic regalia (caps and gowns) and receive words of advice from the college president, a faculty member, and a student.
Hope Spencer plans to help make a difference on campus. As the Co-Vice President for Service in the college's chapter of international honor society Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), she'll help lead several important efforts throughout the year. "We'll be putting out three service projects this semester which any student on campus can engage in. We have an overall project we're working on, Systemic Racism.
