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Kenna Maring is on her way to a successful career designing and building things. During her final year in the Architectural Technology degree program she's turned a job shadow opportunity at VIP Structures into an internship. What started as a one-day-a-week internship will grow into 40 hours a week this summer. "I've learned so much there. The biggest lesson has been collaboration. It's huge. There are so many working parts to a construction project. I have meetings with accountants, I have meetings with project managers, and I have meetings with superintendents. We all work together."

A conversation between two new friends with an Onondaga Community College connection brought an amazing event to campus. Dr. Nikia Dennis is a Professor and School Specialist in OCC's School of Health. Debra McClendon-Boddie retired from OCC in 2014 after working here for nearly 35 years. "We met through a professional and business sorority, Lamda Kappa Mu, that does community service in Syracuse and we hit it off right away," said Dennis. "We were talking about a way to help students and we thought we could bring everything here and make a difference," added McClendon-Boddie.

It's been 10 years since Saurav Sharma and his family immigrated to the United States from Nepal. He's found Onondaga Community College to be his happy place in America. "Campus is like a community rather than being on your own. Coming here was the best decision I've made."

When Sharma arrived in the U.S. he knew very little English. He learned the language by observing different types of media. His English improved significantly by the time he became a student at Liverpool High School. "I did pretty well as a student but wasn't involved in anything outside of class."

Five decades ago Joe Antonio had a dream which some may have thought was crazy. He wanted to start a baseball team at Onondaga Community College.

The Feats of Clay exhibit has returned to the gallery at the Ann Felton Multicultural Center on the OCC campus! This is the 33rd edition of the scholastic ceramic art competition.

The annual Feats of Clay Olympics are scheduled for Friday, May 6 beginning at 9:30 a.m. Students from more than a dozen high schools will be on campus competing in events such as the Cylinder Stack, Mug Production, No Hands Throw, Blindfold Throw, Pot Put and the Highest Coiling. The Feats of Clay Olympics will be held in the parking lot behind the SRC Arena.

Joe Bianchi spent nearly a decade trying to figure out what career he wanted to pursue. He finally found it in Onondaga Community College's Geospatial Science and Technology degree program.

Bianchi graduated from Cicero-North Syracuse High School in 2013 and began his college education at a four-year school that fall. "I really wasn't sure what I wanted to do. I went for a while, then thought I would take a semester off and try something else." He eventually returned, left again, and joined the Army National Guard where he would work for the next three years.

Reverend Ashanti Dickerson came to Onondaga Community College in search of a healthcare related career and found a path in the new Healthcare Administration degree program. It provides students with a solid foundation for transfer and ultimately a position as a manager or administrator. "OCC has really been phenomenal. It's preparing me for what I will do next."

On a good night Sam Moore gets three or four hours of sleep. She's a full-time student, a full-time mom, and she works three jobs. "The work life balance is really challenging but I want people to know they can do it, even if they have to take the hard way. Everyone can do it even if they think they can't."