Former Seminole State College Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Tom Mills has been named to serve as the 11th President of Hill College in Hillsboro, Texas.
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SSC Employee Completes Leadership Academy
Seminole State College Director of Advisement and Recruitment Britney Honsinger was honored at a reception on July 7 for completing the Council on Student Affairs’ Leadership Academy. The program was created by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to facilitate the professional growth and career advancement of student affairs specialists and to create leadership skill development opportunities. The Leadership Academy is comprised of student affairs professionals who attend and participate in a yearlong series of forums led by experienced student affairs leaders
Honsinger has worked at SSC for nearly 4 years. She received her bachelor’s degree at the University of Oklahoma and her MBA at Louisiana State University. She and her husband, Nat, make their home in Earlsboro.
SSC Board of Regents Approves Employee Pay Raises
The Seminole State College Board of Regents approved a five percent salary increase for all full-time employees, alongside the budget for the upcoming fiscal year at their meeting on June 15.
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SSC Basketball Coach Inducted into Hall of Fame
Seminole State College Head Men’s Basketball Coach Don Tuley was inducted into the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame on June 4 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Edmond. Tuley has been coaching for 43 years, nine of the years at SSC. His overall record is 708 wins and 308 losses.
Tuley won a 2001 NJCAA National Championship at Redlands Community College as an assistant coach and won the 2010 National Championship as a Head Coach of the Oklahoma Impact at the semi-professional level. The teams he has coached have won numerous sectional, district and region championships. He has coached and helped develop at more than 100 student-athletes who have gone on to play NCAA Division I basketball and/or professional basketball. Tuley was selected as an assistant coach at the 2004 McDonald’s All-American Game held in Oklahoma City.
He graduated with an associate’s degree from Murray State Community College in Tishomingo. He then went on to earn his bachelor’s degree from East Central University in Ada and completed his master’s degree in Education at The University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond.
Summer Courses at SSC Begin Next Week
Seminole State College’s next slate of five-week summer courses begins on June 21 and concludes on July 22. The College will be closed Monday, June 20, in honor of the Juneteenth holiday.
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SSC to Host Retirement Reception for Dr. Linda Goeller
Seminole State College will host a retirement reception for Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Linda Goeller on June 15 at 2:00 p.m. at the Utterback Ballroom, located in the Enoch Kelly Haney Center on campus. The event is open to the public and light refreshments will be served.
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SSC Student-Athletes Receive Academic All-American Honors
Fifty-two student-athletes and six athletic teams at Seminole State College have been recognized for their outstanding academic achievements this year by the National Junior College Athletic Association. The NJCAA Academic All-American Student Athlete Awards are divided into the three groups based on grade point average – First Team requires a 4.0 GPA, Second Team requires a GPA between 3.80 and 3.99, and Third Team requires a GPA between 3.60 and 3.79.
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Spring Honor Roll Recognizes SSC Students
Seminole State College has released the names of honor roll students for the 2022 spring semester. Three separate honor rolls recognize students for their academic achievements.
The President’s Honor Roll is comprised of students who maintain a perfect 4.0 grade-point-average in at least 12 credit hours of coursework.
Students named to the Vice President’s Honor Roll must have a 3.5 grade-point-average or better and no grade below a “C”.
The Part-Time Students’ Honor Roll is for students who maintain a 3.5 grade-point-average with no grade below a “C” in at least six, but less than 12 college credit hours.
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SSC Upward Bound Programs Receive Grant Renewal
Seminole State College recently received notification from the U.S. Department of Education of the renewal of two federal Upward Bound grants. Together, Upward Bound I and Upward Bound II will receive over $3.4 million in grant money over the next five years, beginning in September. The grants will provide the institution $696,235 annually, with UB I receiving $398,634 per year to serve 77 participants and UB II receiving $297,601 per year to serve 52 participants.
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SSC Hosts All-Black Towns of Oklahoma Historical Exhibit
Seminole State College will host an All-Black Towns of Oklahoma historical exhibit from May 26 to June 9 on the first floor of Enoch Kelly Haney Center. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
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