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Pronouns are Starting to Pop Up Everywhere
You may see them listed in student or colleague email signatures. You’ll often find them in social media bios. And, in some cases, students and coworkers may be sharing their pronouns when introducing themselves in person, online or on the phone.Expressing pronouns is one way our college community...
OCC Offers Free Five-Week Pre-Apprenticeship Program
Program Designed to Close Manufacturing Skills Gap and Help Students Qualify for Jobs and Apprenticeships with Area EmployersA Five-Week Pre-Apprenticeship program designed to help students qualify for manufacturing jobs or apprenticeships with area employers will be offered at Oakland Community...
OCC Dean of College Readiness Presents at National Education Event
Beverly Stanbrough Shares Expertise and Insights on Interventions Supporting Student SuccessTalk to a counselor at Oakland Community College and you’ll find job loss, financial concerns and feelings of isolation as just a few of the barriers to success students face, even before the pandemic.However,...
OCC Student Recycles Chip Bags into Blankets for Homeless
Indulging in Skinny Pop, Cheetos or Tostitos? OCC student Eradajere Oleita has a simple wish: Eat until your heart’s content but don’t trash those chip bags. Instead help repurpose them into blankets for Detroit-area homeless.Oleita, 25, started collecting chip bags several months ago after...
OCC Faculty Create At-Home Lab Kits for Student Experiments
Why are chemists so great at solving problems? Because they have all the “solutions.”Teaching Chemistry labs online during the pandemic was the problem at hand and it required research, teamwork and flexibility to bring the subject to life. OCC Chemistry faculty member Katelyn Cottone was determined...
Father-Daughter OCC Alum Write, Illustrate Earth-Friendly Children’s Books
Oakland County native Cristin Dougherty was only in second grade when she dreamed of being an author. Years later, that dream became a reality. She teamed up with her dad, Jay, to write and illustrate two children’s books based on her travels around the world.After starting at a regional university,...
OCC’s Automobile Servicing Program Earns Prestigious National Accreditation
On-site evaluation confirms OCC has a top-notch facility, impressive faculty and a program that meets and exceeds all the criteria the ASE Education Foundation requires for accreditationOakland Community College’s Automobile Servicing program has achieved national accreditation by the ASE Education...
OCC Launches “My Safety” Webpage and New Public Safety App
OCC campuses are amongst the safest in Michigan, and the recently released Clery Annual Security Report 2020 echo’s OCC’s continued commitment to safety for our students, employees and community. One critical piece to continue this safe-campus success is our College community’s commitment...
Two OCC Students Chosen as Semifinalists for Prestigious Scholarship
Oakland Community College students and human rights activists, Tala Alahmar and Yuliia Lane, have joined an elite group of students across the nation as semifinalists for the highly competitive Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. They were chosen from a pool of over 1,500 applicants attending...
OCC’s Theatre Production “Silent Sky” to be Streamed Online March 18, 19 and 20
“The Show Must Go On!” Safely to Adapt to COVID ProtocolsOCC’s Theatre Program is living by the famous phrase “the show must go on!” as it prepares to present its latest production, “Silent Sky,” virtually March 18, 19 and 20.“Due to the pandemic we couldn’t present the play in...