Unity Day Fall 2024
Fall 2024 Unity Day
Wednesday, October 2nd
#oneOCC
Unite! We are the architects of our future!
Come participate to share your culture, learn about others, and have a chance at winning a door prize — We have a 43” TV, Amazon, Bryne Dairy, Target, Pita Pita, Best Buy, Instacart, and Uber gift cards, and more!
Enter to win by taking a Unity Day survey at one of the tables.
October 2nd
We have events all over campus (Ferrante, Gordon, Mawhinney, Whitney, and SRC Arena) starting at 11:15 a.m. Pick your favorites, and we'll see you there!
Art Contest
Make Unity Day-inspired art and win a prize!
- 1st place - $100
- 2nd place - $50
- 3rd place - OCC merch
Displaying in Gordon Great Room from 12:15-1:15.
Open Mic Contest
Share your voice, songs, poetry, and spoken word pieces.
- 1st place - $100
- 2nd place - $50
- 3rd place - OCC merch
In the Lazer Lounge from 12-2pm.
Ferrante Hall, Ann Felton Multicultural Lounge
- 11:15 - 1:30: Henna Tattoos
- 11:15 - 1:30: the Mahjong Game
- 12:15 - 1:15: Asian Cuisine
Gordon
- 11:15 - 1:00: Title IX and Treats
- 11:15 - 1:30: Autism Awareness
- 11:15 - 1:30: ASL Student Club
- 12:00 – 1:00: Native American Dancers in Gordon Student Center Café
- 12:15 - 1:15: Middle Eastern Cuisine
- 12:15 - 1:15: Extraordinary Men of Distinction – Learn about the Extraordinary Men of Distinction Program, designed to enhance a sense of belonging and connectedness for undergraduate men of color at Onondaga Community College.
- 12:15 - 1:15: Extraordinary Women of Distinction – Learn about the Extraordinary Women of Distinction Program, designed to enhance a sense of belonging and connectedness for undergraduate women of color at Onondaga Community College
- 12:15 - 1:15: Tabletop Tennis – Test your skills at playing tabletop tennis and win a prize in Gordon Student Center Great Room
- 11:15 - 3:00: Unity Day Photo – Includes a picture-taking area and available props.
- 11:15-3:00: Office of Accessibility
- 11:15 - 3:00: Henna Tattoos
- 11:15 - 3:00: Unity Bracelet and Necklace Table – Come and pick up your Humankind & Diversity Slap Bracelets, Diversity Charm Bracelet Craft Kit, Diversity Rubber Bracelets, or Humankind & Diversity Dog Tag Necklaces
- 11:15 - 3:00: Religious/Faith-based Bracelet/Necklace Making
Students will create a beaded cross necklace signifying their faith. - 11:15 - 3:00: Ceramic Mosaic – Students will paint an abstract square reflective of the theme. Specific Location within Gordon Student Center: Great Room
- 11:15 - 3:00: LGBTQ+ Table – Students will be able to have buttons made representative of their sexual orientation.
- 11:15 - 3:00: Flag Identification Table – Students identify the different flags on a pencil and win a prize.
Mawhinney
- 12:15 - 1:15: Spanish Cuisine
- 11:15 - 3:00: Interactive Unity Written Display Activity – Write a message to promote “unity” or “solidarity” on the glass windows of the Fishbowl and receive a FREE t-shirt, button, or “No Space for Hate” pen while supplies last.
- 11:15 - 3:00: Leather Wristband Making
- 11:15 - 3:00: Unity Bracelet and Necklace Table – Come pick up your Humankind & Diversity Slap Bracelets, Charm Bracelet Craft Kit, Diversity Rubber Bracelets, or Humankind & Diversity Dog Tag Necklaces.
- 11:15 - 3:00: Henna Tattoos
- 11:15 - 3:00: Celebrate Afro Latinx Peoples by Getting a Free Celia Cruz U.S. Quarter
- 11:15 - 3:00: Day of the Dead Face Mask Decorating Come and create your own face mask.
Whitney ATC- Room W301
12:15-1:15: Future Entrepreneurs Series, featuring Dreamer Glen, founder of Miss Prissy’s at Salt City Market
Accommodations
To request disability-related accommodations at the events, please call or email Accessibility Resources 7 days in advance (315-498-2245).
Sponsorship
Bond, Schoeneck & King, CNY Arts, Barnes & Noble, Onondaga Community College's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Council, Extraordinary Men of Distinction, Extraordinary Women of Distinction, OCC Foundation, Office for Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion, and various offices and student clubs are sponsoring events.