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Professionally speaking, Lisa GreenMills, '08 is in a COVID-19 hot spot. Up until two years ago she was Project Coordinator at Syracuse Healthy Start, a program which supports pregnant women and new families with outreach, case management, health education, and community connections. In 2018 her responsibilities grew exponentially when she became Director of Disease Control for Onondaga County Health Department. Six months ago, the COVID-19 pandemic took over her professional life. "We were watching it spread overseas. When we were starting to get it here, we were watching and waiting.

OCC student and Men's Soccer player David Bosak is becoming one of the big names in the Central New York Youth Soccer community. Bosak is the owner and operator of the CNY Sounders Futbol Club which practices and plays at Ultimate Goal in Marcellus. He recently signed an agreement which will bring Rush Soccer to the region. Rush Soccer is the world's largest soccer academy. "I'm thrilled about the deal. I know when we restart our season I will be focused on creating the best experience I can.

Last month, OCC announced the addition of a new creative writing major. We caught up with program coordinator Christian Heisler to chat about where you can go with the new program.  

Q: How would you describe the creative writing program in one sentence?  

Onondaga Community College's Box of Books program will provide students with even lower textbook and technology prices during the 2020-2021 academic year. OCC is the first public college in the nation to partner with Barnes & Noble College to provide students the opportunity to pay for their textbooks on a per-credit-hour-basis rather than the sticker price, dramatically reducing the cost of textbooks. Students can also purchase a laptop at a reduced price.

Onondaga Community College's 57th Commencement Ceremony was its most unique. Limitations due to COVID-19 forced the College to hold the ceremony outside and turn it into a Drive Through Commencement Diploma Festival. Students and their families circled the campus on the loop road before entering the parking lot in front of the SRC Arena where students exited their vehicles, received their degrees, and had their pictures taken. Congratulations to the Class of 2020!