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Bachelor's Degree Program Comes to OCC Campus

Onondaga Community College President Dr. Casey Crabill, Interim Provost and Senior Vice President Anastasia L. Urtz, J.D., Keuka College President Amy Storey, and Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Bradley Fuster, D.M.A. today signed a Dual Admission and General Transfer Agreement which creates a new pathway for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in Social Work.

"something" in The Gallery

A two-artist show titled "something" is currently on display in The Gallery at the Ann Felton Center. It features the sculptures of Paul Mauren and the paintings of Scott Brodie. Both are long-time instructors from the Albany area whose work provides a refreshing challenge to concepts of abstraction and representation. Their artists' statements are about as different as two statements could possibly be.

Perfect Score for Tattoo Artist

Charles Spataro spent the last decade working as a tattoo artist when he decided to give college another try. "For about a year I looked at all of the different degrees. I would YouTube them, see what people did, and find what interested me. That's how I landed here."

Alumni Profile: Meaghan Geary, '17

Meaghan Geary's road to a successful college education began with a conversation with a co-worker at a pizza shop she was managing. "She had just graduated high school and told me she was going to OCC. I didn't know anything about OCC so I started looking into it. But it wasn't until the owner made me so angry one day I decided to quit, go back to school, and do something with my life."

$100,000 Gift from M&T Bank Supports OCC's Applied Learning Program

M&T Bank will support Onondaga Community College's Career Services Applied Learning Program with a gift to the OCC Foundation totaling $100,000 over five years. The charitable contribution will allow OCC's Career Services Office to continue providing students with opportunities to connect their education to experiences related to their career goals through internships, job shadows, and informational interviews. The support will assist in funding the position of Applied Learning Program Coordinator.

Student Spotlight: Cindy Henchen

  • Major: Liberal Arts & Sciences - Humanities & Social Sciences, minor in World Languages and Cultures
  • High School: Jamesville-DeWitt, class of 2017

Cindy Henchen is putting the "full" in full time student. She is simultaneously working on three degrees at both Onondaga Community College and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF). During the fall semester she took an astounding 33 credits; 17 at OCC and 16 at ESF. She earned a 3.7 grade point average at OCC, and a 3.3 at ESF. "I don't sleep that much.

Students Lead Box of Books Team to Texas

On this month's edition of our podcast, "Higher Ed News You Can Use from Onondaga Community College," we meet students Isaac Mbambo and Alexis Riccardo. Earlier this month they led a team of OCC and Barnes & Noble representatives to San Antonio as part of the national competition for a prestigious Bellwether Award. The students participated in showcase and presentation events which explained how Box of Books works.