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OCC Offers Free Tuition with Michigan Reconnect Program
Residents 25 and Older Can Earn Associate Degree or Skills Certificate to Improve Career, Earnings Opportunities Oakland Community College, in partnership with the Michigan Reconnect program, is offering free in-district tuition to qualifying Michigan residents who want to earn an associate degree...
OCC Names Andre Poplar Vice Chancellor of HR and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
New Executive to Lead College-Wide Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Priorities and Human Resources at Oakland Community CollegeOCC announces Andre Poplar will join the college’s executive team on Feb. 15, from his current role as executive director of labor relations and benefits at Detroit Public...
OCC Wins Regional Graphic Design Award for Excellence
College Shines at NCMPR for Award-Winning Popular Annual Financial ReportOCC’s Marketing and Communications team won a Silver Medallion Award for design excellence for the 2020 Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) from the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR). This is...
OCC Launches New Program to Close Manufacturing Skills Gap
Learn about OCC’s Five-Week Pre-Apprenticeship Program at Upcoming Virtual Information SessionsA Pre-Apprenticeship program at Oakland Community College that helps prepare students to enter a career or apprenticeship in manufacturing will be the subject of three virtual information sessions offered...
OCC Names 2020, 2021 Diversity Champions
Bill Konkolesky, Academic Support Center Paraprofessional, and Beverly Stanbrough, Dean of College Readiness, recognized by colleagues for their advocacy and leadershipEmbodies and serves as the conscience of diversity, equity, inclusion and justice. Speaks out and is a doer whose actions speak...
OCC Board of Trustees Welcomes New Trustee, Elects Officers at First Meeting of 2021
Susan Gibson was sworn in as a newly-elected trustee at the first OCC Board of Trustees meeting for the New Year. A Lake Orion resident, Gibson is a regional director of client services and business development with Rehmann, a financial services and business advisory firm; she previously served...
Tips to Beat Procrastination
Start Today and Decrease Your Stress TomorrowDo you put the “pro” in procrastinate? Was “manage time more effectively” one of your New Year’s resolutions? If you recognize yourself in this, you’re not alone. Procrastination is ignoring its own delayed advice as it takes a front seat...
Seasoned Executives Named to Government/Community and Teaching Excellence Posts
Eunice Jeffries Named Director of Government and Community Relations and Dr. Marc Thomas as Dean of Teaching Excellence Oakland Community College has announced two key leadership additions with Eunice Jeffries joining OCC as director of government and community relations and Dr. Marc Thomas named...
OCC Hosts Series of Virtual Events Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Promoting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice in Higher EducationOakland Community College (OCC) is no stranger to virtual events, having successfully migrated expert speaker series and even recruiting fairs to a remote format. This expertise, combined with OCC’s continued commitment to honoring...
Future OCC Culinary Student Takes Top Honors in Baking Competition
Mix equal parts preparation, performance and perseverance. Add a pinch of resolve and you’ll have the recipe that helped future OCC student Natalia Shaffer rise to Baking & Pastry Champion for the second consecutive year in the SkillsUSA Michigan Commercial Baking Competition. Shaffer’s prize...