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OCC Seeks Millage Renewal on November 5 Ballot
*No Increase to Local Tax Rate*On Tuesday, November 5, Oakland Community College (OCC) will have a millage renewal proposal on the ballot that will not increase the local tax rate above current levels. The millage would allow the College to continue to provide relevant educational opportunities...
Jolene Chapman Named Academic Dean of EMIT
Jolene J. Chapman has been named OCC’s academic dean of engineering, manufacturing and industrial technology (EMIT). As dean, Chapman will be responsible for the college’s high-demand career education programs including automobile servicing and collision auto repair; industrial technology,...
Oakland County State Legislators Tour OCC Skilled Trade Labs
OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – Five members of the Michigan Legislature representing Oakland County toured the engineering, manufacturing and industrial technology (EMIT) labs at Oakland Community College’s Auburn Hills Campus on October 7. During the tour, the legislators and OCC’s Chancellor Peter...
Dr. M. Cathey Maze - “Notable Women in Education Leadership”
OAKLAND COUNTY, Michigan – At colleges and universities across Michigan, notable women are the leaders who are building the state’s future through higher education. These women are using their passion for education to empower others to advocate for excellence, community impact and student success.Proudly,...
OCC Grad Helps Children Facing Surgery
OAKLAND COUNTY, Michigan –A trip to Israel to attend a cousin’s wedding set the stage for a recent OCC graduate to ignite her own passions. Leia Serlin, of West Bloomfield, Mich., loved her experience in Israel so much that she vowed to go back and “do something good.”Upon her return, she...
OCCs 2019 Kresge Artist Fellow
An art professor and mentor at Eastern Michigan University set Tylonn Sawyer on a path to become a full-time artist and, coincidentally, a faculty educator himself. That early counsel set the trajectory for a, then, uncertain student and, today, a newly awarded 2019 Kresge Artist Fellow recognized...
“Interim” no longer, Ken Williams named math and science dean
OAKLAND COUNTY, Michigan — Oakland Community College has added a new dean of mathematics and science by subtracting a word from his title: “interim.” Dr. Ken Williams, who has been the acting dean since May 1, 2018, in addition to his regular responsibilities as associate dean of the division,...
Media Statement: OCC notice of a death on Auburn Hills campus
UPDATED: April 16, 2019, 3 p.m.OCC Public Safety has determined the death of OCC student Justin Tucker to be an accident. The preliminary cause of death is asphyxiation. A final cause of death will be determined by the Oakland County Medical Examiner’s office. This remains an active investigation,...
EMPOWER YOURSELF: Six ways to overcome test anxiety
You study all week for an upcoming quiz and walk into class feeling well prepared. The second you look down at the test, you draw a blank. Does this scenario sound familiar?Test anxiety can be a big problem for students of all ages, especially when it comes to midterms and finals. Oakland Community...
Got a question? Ask Google. Want the ‘right’ answer? Ask a librarian
“Google can bring you back, you know, a hundred thousand answers. A librarian can bring you back the right one.” - Neil Gaiman, English authorOAKLAND COUNTY, Michigan — An internet search gives you what you ask for, but is that what you need? Maybe what you need is the original search engine:...