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Lynn Cherry Named Associate Academic Dean of Health Professions
Lynn Cherry brings an extensive background in healthcare education, staff development clinical experience and patient care to her new role as Oakland Community College’s associate academic dean of health professions. She joins the College from Beaumont Health, where she specialized in nursing...
7 Safety Tips Before Using Your Fireplace this Season
Follow These 7 Tips Before Using Your Fireplace Now that the weather is charging full speed into winter, the fireplace season is heating up and many homeowners are lighting real or gas logs for the first time since spring. But before you gather the family around the fireplace, you should make sure...
OCC Culinary Class
OCC Culinary Class Gives Students Practical Experience in Managing High-End EventsIf you have ever planned a holiday party, you know the amount of work it takes to ensure it comes off without a hitch. Now take that party and add theme decorations; creative menu planning including themed and five-star...
OCC Jazz, Concert Bands Perform Free Community Concerts
The sounds of Sousa, Swing and seasonal favorites will fill the air as the OCC music department presents two free band concerts in December.The OCC Jazz Band, under the direction of Tom Dennis, will perform Thursday, Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m. – 8:45 p.m., in the Smith Theater on the Orchard Ridge Campus....
Diagnostic Medical Sonography Students Take First, Third at “SonoBowl”
Unparalleled teamwork, professional case study presentation, expert “phantom” patient exams, a bit of creativity, and a smooth slide of the transducer earned eight OCC students two podium finishes at the inaugural, regional SonoBowl hosted by Henry Ford Hospital.The SonoBowl pitted student teams...
Holocaust Survivor to Speak Nov 12 at Royal Oak
A simple potato was the stuff of “royalty” or the “very rich” to a young Jewish girl encamped in a Siberian forest where the bitter cold made breathing feel like “swallowing sharp objects.”Irene Miller, author of “Into No Man’s Land: A Historical Memoir” and featured in the PBS...
Aggison Named Assoc Academic Dean Math Science
Dr. Leah Aggison brings an extensive background in STEM education and student success to her new role as Oakland Community College’s associate academic dean of mathematics and sciences. She joins the College from ReBUILDetroit, a consortium of University of Detroit Mercy and Wayne State University,...
Ten Unique One-Act Plays Featured in November OCC Theatre Production
“Love Hate and Other Oddities (Again)” Performances at OCC Royal Oak Campus Theatre Nov. 8, 9, 14, 15 and 16A collection of dark, heartbreaking, funny one-act plays will be featured in OCC’s Theatre Program production, “Love Hate and Other Oddities (Again)” at the College’s Royal Oak...
Voters Overwhelmingly Approve 10-Year Millage Renewal
Renewal does not raise local tax rate above current levelsThe Oakland Community College millage renewal passed on Tuesday with a resounding 72 percent of voters approving the measure.“We are grateful to the voters for maintaining their support of OCC,” said Chancellor Peter Provenzano. “With...
Students with Mental Health Issues Often Look to Faculty and Staff
With the academic and personal stress students often face, OCC faculty and staff need to be prepared to recognize potential issues and use front line approaches to guide students to the resources they may need to be successful.But it may be difficult to identify a student in crisis and know how...