Onondaga Community College unveiled plans today for the Micron Cleanroom Simulation Lab which will be built on campus in the Whitney Applied Technology Center. The renderings were designed by Ashley McGraw Architects. The project is being funded by $5…
Everybody knows Bob. He's the stick figure character on signs posted across the Onondaga Community College campus, reminding you to wear your mask. "This is Bob. Bob wears his mask at all times on OCC's campus. Be like Bob." It's a serious message delivered simply and memorably. It's author is…
Spring 2020 will forever be remembered as the semester interrupted by a pandemic. But for Mathematics Professor Patty Zabel it will also be the semester when she introduced a group-based, problem-solving class to students. Their focus was a recurring issue within Onondaga County’s Department of…
If you see one of the Casey triplets, the other two are probably nearby. They commute to OCC together, work identical hours at their part-time jobs, and always seem to be on the same page mentally. "If we didn't say anything to each other for an entire day we would know what the other was…
Last fall on the first day of classes, Biology Professor Justin Fiene made his students an offer. He was looking for someone who could use a series of wildlife photos he had taken with a trail camera and turn them into a children's book. Princess Figueroa, who was in her first week of classes…
Although we could not gather in-person to celebrate the incredible accomplishments, we at OCC are so proud of our December graduates. Students from all of our 8 schools achieved this milestone, 320 students total. Of those 320 students, 33 students graduated Summa Cum Laude and 41 students…
Onondaga Community College's chapter of honor society Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) spent the fall semester working on a major project focused on the issue of mental health and disability. Their efforts included collecting and donating related books to the Children's Learning Center in Ferrante Hall,…