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Each year Onondaga Community College recognizes distinguished graduates who have made a difference in their community and professional life, naming them  "Alumni Faces" honorees. On the night of Thursday, October 6 at 5:30 p.m. in the Frederick Marvin and Ernst Schuh Recital Hall in the Academic II building, we will pay tribute to the Alumni Faces Class of 2022. In the weeks leading up to the event we are proudly profiling our honorees on our website and social media.

The Onondaga Community College campus came together to celebrate Unity Day Wednesday, September 21.

Activities included cultural food stations, leather wristband making, cross faith necklace making, henna tattoos, dancing by the amphitheater, an art contest, and more!

The Unity Day Student Committee, which organized and made the event happen, included Shoug Alkasabreh, Elyssia Baez, Kenneth Bivens, George Cooper, Thuw J-Elmi, Sierra Linton, Lauren Myers, Joshua Newman, Heather Patrick, and Shayne Turo. 

Giuliana Portolesi is a standout lacrosse goalie who is hoping her Onondaga Community College experience will help her earn a scholarship to play at a Division 1 school. And when she does, the Rob Edson Scholarship will be part of her journey. "The scholarship is helping me immensely and taking a lot of weight off my shoulders,” she said.

When Bryan Morris graduated from tiny Red Creek High School in 2004, he had no idea what was next. "My wheels were spinning. I wasn't going anywhere and I didn't have a plan. I knew I should go to school for something but I didn't know what for."

Claire Sears is making a name for herself in a male-dominated industry. She's a student in Onondaga Community College's Automotive Technology degree program who has been working in the Auto Collision Center at Driver's Village in Cicero since last November. "As I've gotten more confident and proved myself, people are seeing what I can do. I'm doing a lot bigger jobs now than when I started. I'm changing whole pieces of cars which is pretty cool."

Onondaga Community College's Cross Country team is off and running! The 2022 edition includes 8 male and 2 female student-athletes.

Each year Onondaga Community College recognizes distinguished graduates who have made a difference in their community and professional life, naming them  "Alumni Faces" honorees. On the night of Thursday, October 6 at 5:30 p.m. in the Frederick Marvin and Ernst Schuh Recital Hall in the Academic II building, we will pay tribute to the Alumni Faces Class of 2022. In the weeks leading up to the event we are proudly profiling our honorees on our website and social media.