Jeff Cleland's life and career keep intersecting with Onondaga Community College. Cleland is a former United States Marine who earned his General Studies degree in 2013. Three years later he became a distinguished OCC Alumni Faces honoree while working at the George W. Bush Presidential Center as its Manager of Research and Policy.
Caio Hughes had left his family and friends behind, traveled thousands of miles across the ocean, and spent the last few years focused on a goal. When he finally reached it and earned the highest individual award possible, he was completely overwhelmed. "Coach Mike (Drake) called me and told me the news. I was shaking. I had been working for this for the better part of three years. It was more than just training on the pitch. It was how I ate and how I looked after myself to get to that next level. It was three years encapsulated in one moment of joy.
Kenna Maring '22 knows the value of getting an opportunity and taking advantage of it. While pursuing her Architectural Technology degree at Onondaga Community College, Maring was welcomed into VIP Structures as a job shadow. She was quickly elevated to intern, and after completing her associate degree in May became a full time employee as a Project Technician. "When I started job shadowing here I thought everything was temporary. I didn't realize it would turn into an internship and then a job."
Mohammad Afsar has turned challenging situations into valuable life lessons. Those experiences have brought him to Onondaga Community College where he has become a valuable member of the campus community.
When Afsar was growing up in Bangladesh, he was injured in a serious bicycle accident and was taken to a clinic. "It was during a time in the day when there was no electricity there and the clinical doctor was at prayer. I was sitting there with a t-shirt wrapped around my open wound, waiting for care."
Spring Registration is officially open! When it comes to registration, procrastination really doesn’t pay off. Keep yourself on track by registering sooner rather than later. We know that the process can be daunting, so we’ve put together a few tips.
Each Friday during the month of November we are recognizing one of our outstanding Student Veterans who served our country as a member of the United States Military, and is now pursuing a degree at Onondaga Community College. Today we introduce you to Rebekah Wade.
The latest eye-catching Gallery exhibit, titled "Moth to Flame," features the work of Daniel Buckingham and Fred Tschida. Buckingham is a Professor of Sculpture at Pratt Munson-Williams-Proctor College of Art and Design in Utica. Tschida is a neon artist and Professor of Glass who taught at Alfred University until he retired in 2015.
Students in two of Onondaga Community College's Opportunity Programs showed off the product of their summer research during a Science Symposium at Storer Auditorium. "I felt like a scientist's assistant telling people about my part in the overall experiment. When people came up to me asking questions I was very excited," said student Jamiya Chandler.
The students in Syracuse's Dr. Weeks Elementary School had huge smiles on their faces Monday, and Onondaga Community College's chapter of international honor society Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) can take credit for it. A circus performer from CirqOvation delighted students in grades Pre-K through 5 with his entertaining act in front of the entire school, and then kept the fun going throughout the day with workshops with individual grades. "We started working on this over the summer," said OCC PTK student Nick Chai.
