April 28, 2022
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![OCC students participating in the Bridges to Baccalaureate summer program at SUNY Binghamton include (left to right) Mohammedulameen Fakhri, Tim Brown, Jamiya Chandler, and Maria Garcia Guntin. OCC students participating in the Bridges to Baccalaureate summer program at SUNY Binghamton include (left to right) Mohammedulameen Fakhri, Tim Brown, Jamiya Chandler, and Maria Garcia Guntin.](/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_1228_/public/images/2022-04/HERO%20-%20Summer%202022%20Bridges%20to%20Baccalaureate%20005.jpg?itok=124lIUPC)
OCC students participating in the Bridges to Baccalaureate summer program at SUNY Binghamton include (left to right) Mohammedulameen Fakhri, Tim Brown, Jamiya Chandler, and Maria Garcia Guntin. Not pictured but also participating is Chaniya Wigfall.
Five Onondaga Community College students will spend their summer at SUNY Binghamton, participating in paid internships as part of the Bridges to Baccalaureate program. It supports under-represented students interested in pursuing careers in biomedical sciences. The OCC students benefiting from the experience are members of the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (known as C-STEP) or the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (known as L-SAMP). OCC's students participating in the Bridges to Baccalaureate program are:
- Tim Brown
- Jamiya Chandler
- Mohammedulameen "Moe" Fakhri
- Maria Garcie Guntin
- Chaniya Wigfall
The Bridges to Baccalaureate program is funded by a grant from the National Institute of Health.