When Fabius native Karen Fabrizio graduated from college, her bags were packed and she was ready to move to Texas. She consulted her family in the area and had her resumes all printed. But everything changed when Fabrizio was offered an amazing job at Community General Hospital on the last day of…
Donald Mawhinney has been a member of Onondaga Community College’s Board of Trustees since before the College opened its doors to students. Mawhinney was appointed a founding trustee in 1961 one year prior to classes starting in the College’s Midtown Plaza location. Fifty-five years later, on June…
This is always a strange time of the year for Kara Coakley and Kayden Perry. On November 10 they celebrate the birthday of the United States Marine Corps. It's the branch of the service they both served in. Their service brought them together and in 2016 they married. The Marine Corps birthday …
Duyen Nguyen is cooking up a cornucopia of Thanksgiving foods decades in the making. On the night of Wednesday, November 27 her amazing delicacies will be part of the Thanksgiving Bake Sale at the Westcott Community Center. Her menu items are similar to what her mother made and sold in Vietnam…
Jennifer Polak, ’95 has a passion for preparing food for others. She discovered it shortly after graduating from Syracuse's Fowler High School when she began working in local restaurants. Her desire to make it her career brought her to OCC where she enrolled in the Hospitality Management program. “…
Dr. David Lee '84 is one of the "top dogs" at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. The school is a world-renowned leader in veterinary medical education, biomedical research, animal medicine, and public health. He credits Onondaga Community College with helping him get where he…
Onondaga Community College Philosophy Professor David Bzdak became a regular viewer of the television game show "Jeopardy" at a young age. "My grandmother on my dad's side was a huge fan. She always watched it. I would watch with her and liked the show a lot."
Contestants on Jeopardy…
OCC has always been much more than a college to James Williams II. It’s been a significant part of his life for as long as he can remember. His mother Eunice Williams started working at OCC in 1996. Today she is the College’s Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer. When her son graduated from…