Student Support Services and STEM Student Support Services recently hosted “First Days Fiesta” at SSC. The orientation event was offered on two separate days to participants of both programs and the purpose was to help new students get to know one another and become more acclimated to college. Continue reading “SSC Grant Programs Host Orientation Event”
Seminole State College welcomed 20 retirees to campus for a breakfast in their honor on Sept. 24.
SSC President Lana Reynolds, who hosted the event, said, “We were thrilled to see so many former employees who dedicated most, and in some cases all, of their professional careers to this College. They played an important role in the growth and development of the institution. We wanted to thank them for their service and invite them to reconnect and stay involved with SSC.” Continue reading “SSC Retirees Return to Campus”
Seminole State College hosted its annual Constitution Day event on Sept. 17. The event featured guest speaker Paul B. Smith, District Attorney for Seminole, Hughes and Pontotoc Counties. Smith addressed students, faculty and staff about “Changing American Values; Creating Constitutional Conflicts Impacting Law Enforcement.”
The Seminole State College Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI) program will host Miss Indian World Cheyenne Kippenberger at a reception in the Utterback Ballroom in the Enoch Kelly Haney Center on Sept. 20 from 10-11 a.m. Continue reading “SSC to Host Miss Indian World”
Seminole State College will host its annual Constitution Day event on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 1 p.m. in the Enoch Kelly Haney Center Lecture Hall.
The event will feature guest speaker Paul B. Smith, District Attorney for Seminole, Hughes and Pontotoc Counties. His presentation is entitled “Changing American Values; Creating Constitutional Conflicts Impacting Law Enforcement.” Students, faculty, staff and community members are all welcome to attend this free event.
This activity is being organized by the Social Sciences Division, with help from Phi Theta Kappa and the Student Government Association. For more information, contact Social Sciences Vice Chair Jeffrey Christiansen at 405-382-9233 or j.christiansen@sscok.edu.
Former NASA Commander Dr. John Herrington spoke to students, faculty, staff and community members at an event hosted by Seminole State College’s Native American Serving Non-Tribal Institutions program on campus Aug. 15.
Dr. Herrington took to the stage in the Jeff Johnston auditorium to share his story about dropping out of college, finding his purpose, returning to his studies and chasing his dream of space travel. A member of the Choctaw tribe, he became the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space in 2002.
Seminole State College students (l-r) Maddie Keiper, of Cromwell, and Jai Gilbert, of Wewoka, enjoy snow cones on Aug. 13 during a “Welcome Week” event sponsored by the campus chapter of the Baptist Collegiate Ministry.
SSC student Mylee Wells, of Shawnee, takes a break between classes to enjoy a sweet treat during a “Welcome Week” event.
Seminole State College’s Native American Serving Non-Tribal Institutions program will host NASA Commander Dr. John Herrington on Thursday, Aug. 15 at the Jeff Johnston Auditorium from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Continue reading “NASA Astronaut to Speak at SSC NASNTI Event”
Seminole State College is currently hosting Kids on Campus, a variety of children and youth camps scheduled throughout the summer. The Picasso Painting Camp builds creativity and self-esteem as each student sees his/her artwork through to a finished piece.
