Oakland Community College Archives: Collection Spotlight

Fall '23 OCC Archives Welcome Week!

The Fall 2023 Welcome Week was a big hit for everyone, especially for the OCC Archives! 

            Fall 2023 OCC Archives Booth, College Archivist Elizabeth Green with Student Assistant Zoe Gleich

The Archives made it to all campuses to welcome students and staff this Fall.  A 1967 Auburn Hills Campus yearbook “Expositor” was on display and the Archives also held a “Caption This Photo” Contest.  There was an incredible turn out with over 150 entries across all Campuses!  This semester's photograph features two OCC Students and skeleton friend, from the late 1970s.

                            OCC Students and Skeleton, ca. late 1970s

Featured Caption Winners! 

“When your classmate asks about the homework” 
- OCC Student, Nolan Petroski

“Why you little…"
-OCC Student, Chelsea Jallow

“When your classmate forgets to do his part of the group assignment"
-OCC Student, Diana Bautista

“And this is what happens when you don't wear your PPE"
-OCC Student, Suher Salim

“When they laugh so hard at your jokes and say, 'I'm dead'”
-OCC Student, Austin Shaow

“Me and my friend after not going to the library to study for a test.”
-OCC Student, Danae Cervantes

“We'll start from the neck up, if he doesn't wanna talk!!!”
-OCC Student, Kenneth Killebrew

Honorable Mentions! 

"Stop! He's already dead!"

-OCC Student, Jack Adi

“How not to do Patient Care”

-OCC Student, Rebecca King

“Where's the brain again?”

-OCC Student, Alexandra Patron

We want to thank all of our students and staff who entered our contest and came up with some amazingly creative captions!