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This is always a strange time of the year for Kara Coakley and Kayden Perry. On November 10 they celebrate the birthday of the United States Marine Corps. It's the branch of the service they both served in. Their service brought them together and in 2016 they married. The Marine Corps birthday is always followed by Veterans Day. November 11 is the anniversary of the end of World War I and a day to remember United States veterans and victims of all wars. "We celebrate one day and we're crying the next," said Perry.

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New SUNY Chancellor Dr. Jim Malatras made his first visit to the Onondaga Community College campus November 9. During his visit he observed members of the campus community taking part in COVID-19 saliva pool testing, met with members of Executive Council, visited Mechanical Technology and Automotive Technology labs, and had a conversation with Student Officers about how the fall semester has gone for them.

The kindness of Americans that Zainab Alsamerraire and her family experienced when they immigrated to the United States changed her academic and career focus. She had studied accounting in Iraq and planned to continue doing so here. She changed her mind after arriving in the United States three years ago with her three children, husband, and mother-in-law. "I decided I wanted to study Human services. I want to help people the way they helped us when we arrived here. Without those people we couldn't have done anything."

Onondaga Community College has been nominated for a prestigious, national Bellwether Award for the second consecutive year. Bellwether finalists represent leading community colleges whose outstanding and innovative programs and practices are exemplary and can be replicated at other institutions.

Onondaga Community College's chapter of international honor society Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) welcomed 134 new students during its fall semester induction ceremony Monday night. Due to COVID-19 the event was virtual.

PTK member Eleanor Petrucco served as the event emcee. Musical performances during the ceremony included student Nova Kowalski singing the National Anthem, and Hadassah Johnson singing the PTK song.

No matter how fast technology changes and advances, the importance of words and the power of writing will always be needed. Employers have told us they need people who know how to write. That's why Onondaga Community College developed a Creative Writing degree program in time for the fall 2020 semester. The skills students learn will put them on the path to a rewarding career in marketing, public relations, or even computer and video game programming.

Everybody knows Bob. He's the stick figure character on signs posted across the Onondaga Community College campus, reminding you to wear your mask. "This is Bob. Bob wears his mask at all times on OCC's campus. Be like Bob." It's a serious message delivered simply and memorably. It's author is Rashel Chahine, a member of OCC's Student Government. The idea for it came from a meeting she had with Zach Snyder, OCC's Digital Marketing Specialist who oversees the College's social media channels.