C-NS and OCC Grad Feeling Right At Home In The Pacific Northwest
Matt Landers '09 is a Television News Photographer who was always fascinated with Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. A fellow Onondaga Community College alumnus helped him realize his lifelong dream of living and working there.
Alum Working To Save Lives Through Public Policy
Rob Kent '82 has dedicated his professional life to working on one of our nation's biggest problems. As General Counsel at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, his primary focus is the United States' drug overdose epidemic. "In 2021 we had over 107,000 people die from drug overdose. For every fatal overdose, there were probably at least 10 non-fatal overdoses. We're trying to do everything we can from a policy perspective to make it easier for people to access treatment. We need to stop people from dying."
OCC Alum Headed to Nike
Seth Bae '18 is still processing his latest remarkable accomplishment. On the last weekend of May, at age 27, he received his bachelor's degree in International & Public Affairs from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. "I'm still reflecting on it. I've been looking back at old pictures from OCC and when I arrived at Brown. It flew by so quickly. It's like waking up from a dream."
Dr. Warren Hilton Named Next President of OCC
The State University of New York (SUNY) Board of Trustees today approved Dr. Warren M. Hilton as the next President of Onondaga Community College. When Hilton takes office July 1 he will become OCC's 9th President and the College's first Black President. He succeeds Dr. Casey Crabill who is retiring after 9 years at the College.