Five Onondaga Community College faculty and staff members were honored at commencement when they received a SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in recognition of their consistently superior professional achievement. The 2024 honorees are:
Onondaga Community College's Small Business Development Center (SBDC) was rewarded for the outstanding services it provides clients with several Statewide awards at the annual SBDC Conference. Those awards included:
Newly crowned National Champions from Onondaga Community College were honored at the Onondaga County Legislature's monthly meeting June 4 in downtown Syracuse. "I want to say as the 11th District Legislator, I am proud to host OCC in our district," said County Legislator Richard McCarron who sponsored two Gold Seal Resolutions in honor of the Lazers accomplishments.
The art work of Onondaga Community College employees is highlighted in the current show in the Gallery. The exhibit is titled, "On My Own Time" and runs until June 14. The eight OCC employees sharing their work with the campus community are:
You can view their work below.
The Magic Kingdom has been Avrie Hammond's dream destination for a couple of years, and this fall she will be spending a semester in Orlando as part of the Disney College Program. "I'm looking forward to it! I'll get to live down there and work. I want to be a voice actor one day."
Morgan Burke is proof of the power of P-TECH, and he shared his experiences with students entering the program. "I was in this very room four years ago for a signing day just like you. I graduated from ITC in 2022. I chose the Mechanical Technology path and I just graduated from OCC this past weekend," said Burke, whose words were greeted with a rousing ovation.
Danielle Lambert '24 gave the entire Onondaga Community College Family much to be proud of today. The 40-year-old mother of three was selected to be the student speaker at the annual State of the University Address in Albany.
When Jamaal Reid walked across the SRC Arena stage May 18 and received his college degree, he became the first person in his family to do so. "It felt good. I'm proud of myself and how far I've come. I'm accomplishing something."
Onondaga Community College celebrated its 61st commencement ceremony Saturday, May 18 in the SRC Arena.
A total of 625 students were eligible to participate. They completed their course work in either the spring 2024 semester, or will do so in the summer 2024 semester.
She recently received a call from the SUNY Chancellor who wanted to congratulate her on her accomplishments. And earlier this week she visited the Onondaga County Legislature and shared her success story with lawmakers.
It's been quite a month for Melissa Duran! It will continue this Saturday when she receives her Surgical Technology degree and is the Student Speaker at Onondaga Community College's Commencement. She's the star of the latest edition of our podcast, "Chatting About College."
