Karen Stoychoff

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Tips to Beat Procrastination

Do 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 in this pandemic. For college and high school students the numbers are astounding: upwards of 90 to 95 percent of students report procrastinating at one time or another, especially when it comes to completing assignments and coursework. According to OCC Academ
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OCC Celebrates “Virtually Unstoppable” Class of 2020 Livestreamed Commencement Honors Grads, Recognizes Accomplishments

The first-ever OCC virtual commencement capped a year of precedents for the class of 2020. Undeterred by a pandemic, societal unrest and the sudden move from classroom to virtual coursework, 1,978 graduates forged on to complete their programs and participated in one of the most unique commencement ceremonies in OCC’s history. “While this year has been unlike any other, what has remained is your determination to achieve at the highest levels. You are stronger and wiser because of the difficulti
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OCC Student Selected As International Speech Competition Finalist

“I remember being asked when I was I was in sixth grade, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’” So begins the speech that earned OCC student Tala Alahmar a spot as one of four national finalists in the 2020 Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Virtual Speech Competition. PTK is the official honor society for two-year colleges and boasts more than 3.5 million members in the United States and 10 sovereign nations...
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Director of Career Services and Cooperative Education Offers Tips for Career Search During COVID-19

As anticipation builds for OCC’s virtual commencement August 8, many graduates are also facing the uncertainties of conducting a career search during the COVID-19 pandemic. Donna DuHame-Schmidt, OCC’s director of career services and cooperative education, acknowledges the concern and suggests students – and all job seekers – put things in perspective. “It’s always a mix of emotions as graduation approaches, and the stress is a bit higher this year because of all the ways students have been forc
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Oakland University's Glenn McIntosh to Address OCC Grads at Virtual Commencement on August 8

They chose “persistence, passion and purpose” instead of following a path to “pessimism and paralysis.” Their academic year interrupted by a pandemic, “students displayed resilience and accomplished more than perhaps any other graduating class in OCC’s history … and they’re just getting started.” That’s part of the message Glenn McIntosh, Senior Vice President for Student Affairs & Chief Diversity Officer at Oakland University, plans to share during his August 8 OCC Virtual Commencement Ceremony...
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OCC Receives Two National Awards for Financial Management Reporting

The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) has awarded OCC with a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fifth consecutive year. The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a governmental entity and its management. OCC is one of only two community colleges in Michigan to earn this honor...
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OCC Office of Global Education Hosts International Panel

International students, representing four countries, shared global perspective with OCC students, educators and College employees on how a public health foe has affected their education, family and community. In a 90-minute online panel discussion, “We Are All in this Together” Global Panel, the students presented from Lagos, Nigeria; Sana’a, Yemen; Barcelona, Spain; and Chennai, India...
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OCC Donates Supplies and Equipment to Local Hospital Systems

Oakland Community College is donating much-needed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Beaumont Health System this week, with plans pending to deliver additional PPE to other Oakland County-area health systems. The Beaumont delivery will include exam gloves, masks and goggles culled from OCC's Nursing, Emergency Medical Services, Dental Hygiene, Science, Art and Welding programs. In addition, OCC will loan two ventilators each to Henry Ford Health System and ...
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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 (CAP), led to a new job at Suburban Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep Ram of Farmington Hills. Mopar CAP - offered through automaker FCA - provides training and links potential auto service students ...
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