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Haley Madej has vivid memories of her first day of classes at Onondaga Community College. It was the fall of 2022, a full 4 years after she had graduated from Amsterdam High School which is a couple of hours east of Syracuse. "I had an 8 a.m. class. I got here at 7 o'clock. I was very nervous. My first class was ASL (American Sign Language). The professor (Rebecca Dadey) and the students in the class were extremely inviting. We sat in a U-shape rather than everyone facing forward. After that I had English. My first day was perfect. It gave me the confidence to come back the next day.

Onondaga Community College unveiled plans today for the Micron Cleanroom Simulation Lab which will be built on campus in the Whitney Applied Technology Center. The renderings were designed by Ashley McGraw Architects. The project is being funded by $5 million each from Micron, Onondaga County, and New York State.

Onondaga Community College paid tribute to the six newest members of its distinguished class of Alumni Faces during a ceremony held Wednesday, October 18 in the Frederick Marvin and Ernst Schuh Recital Hall in the Academic II building. The event was emceed by Glenn LaPoint '16 who is also known as "Gomez" on radio station WTKW FM, TK-99. You can view the event on the Onondaga Community College Live Events YouTube page. This year's honorees are:

Onondaga Community College and La Liga welcomed more than 50 8th grade girls from the Syracuse City School District to campus October 18 for Girls Going Tech Espanol. Students participated in hands-on STEM-related activities, and engaged in "Women in STEM" group mentoring conversations, all entirely in Spanish. "This inspired me a lot because I have options for high school, and one of them might be engineering" said Lillian Estrada.

Each year Onondaga Community College recognizes distinguished graduates who have made a difference in their community and professional life, naming them  "Alumni Faces" honorees. Tonight at 5:30 p.m. in the Frederick Marvin and Ernst Schuh Recital Hall in the Academic II building, we will pay tribute to the Alumni Faces Class of 2023. Today we introduce you to Diana Robertson '77.

Barbara and Tanisha Wiggins are about to reach the finish line together. This semester the mother and daughter duo will complete their Human Services degrees and walk the stage together at Onondaga Community College's December graduation ceremony. "I'll probably start crying," said Barbara Wiggins. "I think I'll feel like crying too," said Tanisha Wiggins. "I've been waiting for this for so many years. It's going to be a remarkable experience."

Onondaga Community College's Women's Soccer team entered the year with just two returning players. Despite that the Lazers have put together an outstanding regular season, winning 10 games and losing only 2.

Coach Sean St. Denis has three captains on this year's team; sophomore Alex Ruzekowicz (West Genesee HS, Architectural Technology major), sophomore Lynnae Russell (Moravia HS, Humanities & Social Sciences major), and freshman Brenna Mast (Beaver River HS, Health Sciences major).

Technology changes fast. If you work in a highly technical field, the need for education is continuous. That's why six employees of JMA Wireless came to the Onondaga Community College campus earlier this semester. They participated in a FANUC Handling Tool Operations and Programming class to learn how to use robots to make their jobs more efficient.

Each year Onondaga Community College recognizes distinguished graduates who have made a difference in their community and professional life, naming them  "Alumni Faces" honorees. On the night of Wednesday, October 18 at 5:30 p.m. in the Frederick Marvin and Ernst Schuh Recital Hall in the Academic II building, we will pay tribute to the Alumni Faces Class of 2023. In the weeks leading up to the event we are proudly profiling our honorees on our website and social media.

There used to be a stigma attached to the need for mental health services. Erika Sheets, who is the Director of Onondaga Community College's Counseling Center & Community Care Hub, has seen that stigma all but vanish in her five years here. "There was a time when we would see students in the hall we knew and we wouldn't say anything to them for confidentiality reasons unless they said hello to us first. Recently I had a student shout out my name, call me over, and tell their friend 'this is my counselor. You need to set up an appointment with her. She's awesome.'"