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OCC Opens Doors, Connects Students to Their Future
More students are landing jobs in the automotive industry as Oakland Community College works to increase its business partnerships with area automakers and parts suppliers.OCC student Olivia Parker was the latest example after a meeting with a representative from Mopar Career Automotive Program...
OCC Student Genevieve Cabadas Named Coca-Cola Academic Team Bronze Scholar
Genevieve Cabadas, a student at Oakland Community College and a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, has been named a 2020 Coca-Cola Academic Team Bronze Scholar and will receive a $1,000 scholarship.The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation sponsors the Coca-Cola Academic Team program by recognizing...
OCC Revs Up Students, Hot Rodders and Car Enthusiasts at Detroit’s AutoRama
Detroit’s AutoRama, also known as “America’s Greatest Hot Rod Show,” is an enviable showplace of custom cars, roadsters, souped-up vehicles and award-winning designs. It is a place of inspiration and envy that began nearly 70 years ago on University of Detroit’s campus.In recent years,...
OCC Receives $4 Million Grant from Dept. of Labor to Expand Apprenticeship Program
Oakland Community College is receiving a $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to support the expansion of student apprenticeships in manufacturing, health care and information technology. OCC is the only Michigan institution to receive a grant through the DOL’s “Apprenticeship:...
Dan Jenuwine Appointed Vice Chancellor for Advancement
New Role will Steward Key College RelationshipsOakland Community College has promoted Daniel Jenuwine to vice chancellor for advancement. In his newly expanded role, Jenuwine will be responsible for philanthropy, alumni affairs, corporate and foundation relations, and community and government relations.Jenuwine...
OCC Signs Transfer Agreements with 25 Michigan Colleges and Universities
Transferring to a four-year college or university from Oakland Community College will now be even simpler thanks to new transfer agreements OCC signed with 25 Michigan four-year institutions.“As the state’s largest transfer institution, Oakland Community College is a great place to start the...
Nursing Program Evidence Based Practice Project Investigates Key Clinical Topics
Students in Oakland Community College’s Nursing program topped off their final semester with an academically rigorous, clinically-based initiative that investigated topics critical to the healthcare system. The students presented their findings at the biannual “Evidence Based Practice Fair”...
George Mosher, the “Father of OCC”, passes away at 98
Mosher played key role in establishing Oakland Community College in the early 1960sGeorge R. Mosher, Jr., OCC’s Charter Board Chair who was dubbed the “Father of OCC” for the central role he played in establishing Oakland Community College in 1964, recently passed away at the age of 98.In...
OCC Observes Martin Luther King. Jr. Day
Events Slated January 17 at Orchard Ridge Campus and January 27 at Auburn Hills Campus “While confined here in the Birmingham city jail…” So begins Martin Luther King, Jr., in his response to white Southern religious leaders who described King’s work as “unwise and untimely.”King’s...
Student Wellness Tips
Leave the Sweaty Sock, Onion and Bacon Plaster to the History BooksYour great, great grandma may suggest wrapping half an onion around your neck with a sweaty sock, or covering your chest with raw bacon and gauze to help ward off colds and flu, but Mary Miles, OCC dean of health professions, offers...