Designing A Career: Tara Carr and Kelly Kinahan '00
Last year, West Genesee grad Tara Carr took part in a mentorship program offered through OCC's Career Services Office as a way to find out more about her profession of choice, Interior Design.
Why Everyone Should Fill out the FAFSA (Early)
You’ve just made the decision to come to college! You’re excited and maybe a little bit nervous at the same time. At some point in the process of taking your next steps, someone probably told you about applying for the FAFSA and bam that excitement goes out the window. You’re really confused on what you need to be doing and you decide to do what many of us choose to do in college; procrastinate.
Why College Decision Day Isn't the Final Day to Decide on College
It’s been drilled into your head throughout the college search process. If you’re deciding where to go to college May 1st is the final day to let that college know you’re in.
Job Opportunities for Students
Onondaga Community College will host a Career Fair for students and alumni Wednesday, February 27 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Employers will be looking for candidates for part-time, full-time and summer employment, internships and volunteer opportunities.
The College’s Career Center is spending the month of February helping students prepare by hosting multiple “Crush the Career Fair” sessions.
The OCC Effect: Mike Carno, '13
Mike Carno has always enjoyed being a “hands on” kind of worker. After graduating from Bishop Ludden in 2011 he spent the summer working in a machine shop. He planned to attend OCC in the fall but wasn’t sure what he would major in. “A week before the semester started I got a tour of the machine shop (classroom in the Whitney Applied Technology Center) and became a Mechanical Technology major. I wound up loving it.”
While excelling in Mechanical Technology, Carno learned about the College’s Nuclear Technology program.
Professor's Song Becomes Official Hymn
Don Miller’s lasting tribute to the military is now New York State's official hymn honoring fallen members of the military. During the final week of 2018, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill which made "Here Rests in Honored Glory" the Empire State's hymn of remembrance in honor of all American veterans.
Miller's work is the result of service he narrowly missed out on. He was growing up in southwestern Ohio when the Vietnam War started. He expected to be drafted and was prepared to serve his country but was never selected.
The OCC Effect: Ousmane Conde
Ousmane Conde grew up in a family of wood crafters in one of the poorest countries in the world, Guinea in West Africa. At a young age his mother recognized his unique math and science skills. She sent him to France where he would live with a foster family and attend an engineering school. He graduated from high school in 2006, went to college and earned a degree in technology. He created a startup, CRM software for small businesses which took him to Philadelphia for a brief period.
The OCC Effect: Dr. Kristin Bacchiocchi-Stewart
Dr. Kristin Bacchiocchi-Stewart attended Monroe-Woodbury High School in Orange County, New York and her passion for the flute originated at a young age. Her Mom had played it extensively and handed down her instrument when her daughter entered the 4th grade. She has never looked back.