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Somehow it's already been 20 years since the greatest post-season run in Syracuse University Basketball history. In March of 2003 the Orange began their journey through the NCAA tournament bracket, and by the first Monday in April they were crowned National Champions.

Danielle Lambert is a 38-year-old mother of three who is highly energetic and a passionate advocate.

When the 9/11 terrorist attacks happened during her senior year of high school, she decided she would join the military after she received her diploma.

Lambert spent four years in the United States Air Force, was honorably discharged, married an Army Veteran, and they started their family.

Prospective students interested in earning a Broadcast Media Communications degree at Onondaga Community College had the opportunity to come to campus March 10 and test drive the program.

"I've been looking at a whole bunch of different schools and didn't realize everything that was here. I think it was really cool to see this program," said Danica Zulol of Fayetteville-Manlius High School. "I was planning on attending OCC but now I want to do it even more because of what I saw here today," added Jaden Raymond of East Syracuse Minoa High School.

Five years ago Maksymilian Suchomski was riding the school bus home when he pulled a complex piece of technology, known as a wifi router motherboard, out of his backpack and began working on it. "I was taking it apart for fun. One of my friends saw me and said 'if you have that in your bag you would like the P-TECH program.' He told me about it, I researched it and applied, and I got in."

The Gordon Student Center erupted with cheers shortly after 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8 when Onondaga Community College's Women's Basketball team learned they had been selected to participate in the National Junior College Athletic Association championship tournament for the second year in a row. You can watch video of them celebrating their selection by clicking on this link.

A communications-related job at a Boston-area hospital provided Julie Kane '11 with a first-hand look at how health care professionals serve those in need. The experience changed the focus of her professional life. "I saw an array of experts collaborating on individualized patient care and knew that was where I belonged. I decided then and there to become a registered nurse."

Onondaga Community College has been named "Military Friendly" for the 2023-2024 academic year. The designation is in recognition of the services provided to student veterans and their families in the Office of Veterans and Military Services.