For the 17th year, the poetry contest illuminated the unique and impressive talents of GCC's students. On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 the five winning students were honored at an awards and recognition ceremony in the Alfred C. O'Connell Library where they each received a certificate, gift card, and a journal to encourage them to continue their writing.

Genesee Community College congratulates student Rhonda Parker, whose essay earned one of the top three prizes in the David A. Garfinkel Essay Contest sponsored by the Historical Society of New York Courts. Parker and the other two winners were recognized at an awards ceremony in the New York Court of Appeals Courtroom on Law Day, May 1, 2014. GCC student Rebecca Woodruff was one of ten students to receive honorable mention.

With poems that address feelings and fears, seasons and spiders, five student writers collected top honors in the 13th Annual Student Poetry Contest sponsored by the Alfred C. O'Connell Library at Genesee Community College. All five were recognized at a reception and poetry reading in the library on Thursday, April 24, 2014.

Career Services, Business Forum Club, and Student Government Association have announced the winners of the 3rd Annual Resume Contest.

Two students from the Arcade campus of Genesee Community College enjoyed lunch with author Karen Thompson Walker thanks to their own writing efforts. The two students entered a student essay contest that's part of A Tale for Three Counties. They were limited to a one-page essay of at least 200 words, responding to one of three questions about Thompson Walker's book, "The Age of Miracles."