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Driven by Successes, Student Mentoring Program Expands

October 25, 2020 Pioneer Editor 0

By: Monica Hernandez, Staff Writer Oklahoma City Community College’s mentorship program, Students Connecting with Mentors for Success has expanded the mentoring program to now include African-American female students and Latino

Employees claim college doesn’t protect from bad bosses

September 25, 2020September 28, 2020 Zoe Petersen 0

Following current OCCC Political Sciences Professor Markus Smith’s recently released YouTube video titled “My Journey and Struggles at Oklahoma City Community College,” several current and former OCCC faculty members have

Professor, community reacts after video drops about alleged unethical OCCC culture

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 Pioneer Editor 0

By Brooklyn Learned–Community Editor — Markus Smith, professor of political science at Oklahoma City Community College, posted a video on social media Sept. 17 that has received dozens of comments

OCCC supports discrimination, harassment and Civil Rights violations: professor says

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020 Pioneer Editor 0

OCCC has a history and pattern of discrimination and harassment against faculty and staff stemming several years, and faculty are speaking up about it to a local investigative reporter, Professor

Students Say Displeased With ‘Late’ Word About 8-Week Term Changes

November 12, 2019 Pioneer Editor 0

By: A.J. Barnes, Student Writer After almost a year of discussing the upcoming change from sixteen-week semesters to eight-week terms with faculty and staff, OCCC has started promoting the shift

Professors Speak Out Against 2020 8-week Push

November 12, 2019 Pioneer Editor 0

By: Jade Tyra, Staff Writer While Oklahoma City Community College is pushing full force to transform the college semester system to eight-week terms in 2020, some faculty members are have

College Clubs Come Together For Fall Carnival Indoor Fun

October 29, 2019 Pioneer Editor 0

By: Angelo Lopez and John Benson, Staff Writers OCCC kicked off the fall with their first Fall Carnival, Oct. 10, in the Recreation and Fitness gym. This is the first

Native American Celebrates Indigenous Cultural Awareness

October 29, 2019 Tristian Williams 0

By: Tristian Williams, Staff Writer OCCC’s Native American Student Association held an Indigenous Peoples Day Exhibition Oct. 14 to bring awareness to indigenous culture. Students were invited to the general

Physical Therapy Students Study Challenges Of Wheelchair Use

October 29, 2019 Venae Roan 0

By: Venae Roan, Managing Editor This past month OCCC visitors, students and faculty may have been shocked to see a long line of clearly able-bodied students rolling across campus together

College Food Pantry Serves Hundreds, Needs Volunteers

October 29, 2019 Cithera Hinds 0

By: Cithera Hinds, Staff Writer Food insecurity is prevalent on many campuses, but OCCC is working with students and the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma to implement change on campus,