Jeff Detor has big plans related to the Business Administration degree he's going to receive next week, but it doesn't have anything to do with changing jobs or asking his supervisor for a pay raise. "My mom doesn't know I went back to school. My plan is to gift wrap my degree and give it to her…
Onondaga Community College moved its December graduation from Storer Auditorium to SRC Arena, and the change in venue resulted in a bigger crowd and more of a celebratory feel to the event.
New OCC President Dr. Warren Hilton presided over the ceremony. During his remarks he…
Andru Skinkle has been on the path to a STEM-related career for as long as he can remember. When he was in middle school, he would spend Saturday's working with Syracuse University students who were members of the National Society of Black Engineers. "The SU students would help us with our…
Dr. Stan Smith had the intelligence and determination to succeed at whatever he put his mind to. But what energized him most was teaching. "I am more highly motivated in the field of education than in anything I have ever undertaken," he wrote in his autobiography more than 50 years ago.
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Nine students from East Syracuse Minoa High School and 8 students from Solvay High School received their high school diplomas and Onondaga Community College associate degrees during graduation ceremonies earlier this month. The degrees were earned concurrently as part of an Early College High…
Zoe Heyward's story is like that of so many of her Weekend College classmates. She was ready for a career change but between working full time and life responsibilities, college wasn't an option. Onondaga Community College's Weekend College made it possible. "This was something I always wanted…
When Olga Zelenka graduated from Syracuse's Nottingham High School 15 years ago, she had no idea where life would take her. Her future started to come into focus when she decided to enroll at Onondaga Community College. "I thought it was a great option while I decided what I wanted to be when I…