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Onondaga Community College welcomed Dr. Warren Hilton as its 9th President when he took office July 1. Dr. Hilton comes to OCC from Kutztown University in Pennsylvania where he was Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs.

In the latest edition of our podcast, "Chatting About College," Dr. Hilton tells us about his journey from his hometown of Philadelphia to one of the nation's top community colleges. We also play "Box of Questions" with him and learn several fun facts about his background.

Onondaga Community College Philosophy Professor David Bzdak knew since April he was a champion on the television game show Jeopardy, but was sworn to secrecy until his episode finally aired on the last day of June. "I had to keep quiet all of that time. It was a relief to have everybody else in on the results."

Buffy Quinn's professional life in both the private and public sector has been centered around her love of map making, and now she's sharing her passion on a national stage. Quinn is known on the Onondaga Community College campus as Assistant Dean of Natural & Applied Sciences. On July 1 she gained another title when she became a Senior Team Member and Assistant Director of the National Geospatial Technology Center of Excellence, or GeoTech Center as it is often referred to.

June 30 marked Dr. Casey Crabill's final day as President of Onondaga Community College. She retired after 9 years on campus, and more than 25 years as a community college President in four states.

In her final appearance on our podcast she discussed her time on campus, we reviewed an amazing list of accomplishments during her tenure, and she shared with us how overwhelming it was to have "Crabill Commons" named in her honor. 

You can listen to the podcast at places like iTunes and Spotify, or wherever you download fine podcasts.

Onondaga Community College's Board of Trustees voted today to rename the primary classroom associated with the Business degree programs "Crabill Commons" in honor of retiring President Dr. Casey Crabill. The learning space formerly known as "Whitney Commons" was opened on the 2nd floor of the Whitney Applied Technology Center in the fall of 2015.

Nine students from East Syracuse Minoa High School and 8 students from Solvay High School received their high school diplomas and Onondaga Community College associate degrees during graduation ceremonies earlier this month. The degrees were earned concurrently as part of an Early College High School program, which was funded by a grant from the New York State Education Department.

The impact of a nationwide labor shortage is being felt here at home where businesses are working harder than ever to hire and retain employees. That's why Onondaga Community College started reaching out to local employers, asking how we could help them develop their managers of tomorrow. The by-product of those conversations was "Supervisor Academy," a professional development training series administered in the workplace by OCC. "We wanted to be part of the solution by providing professional, in-depth, interactive training. We are the community's partner in education.