Seminole State College students and personnel visited the State Capitol to join the Oklahoma’s Promise Day celebration on April 9. Since its inception in 1992, the Oklahoma’s Promise scholarship program has awarded college tuition scholarships to more than 85,000 high school graduates, according to the Oklahoma’s Promise 2017-18 Year End Report. Continue reading “SSC Joins Oklahoma’s Promise Day Celebration at the Capitol”
The Seminole State College Language Arts and Humanities Division recently received a donation of $500 to aid in the continuation of its annual Howlers and Yawpers Creativity Symposium. The donors, Bill and Dorothy Boudreau, were so moved by the campus event last November that they wanted to help. Continue reading “SSC Creative Symposium Receives Donation”
Two Seminole State College employees were recognized for their hard work and dedication during the monthly Seminole Chamber of Commerce Forum on Feb. 14. Assistant Professor of Nursing Laurel Gamble was honored as “Faculty Member of the Month” and Admissions Clerk and VA School Certifying Official Alec Daugherty was honored as “Classified Staff Member of the Month.” Continue reading “Seminole Chamber Honors SSC Personnel”
Seminole State College female campus housing residents attended a presentation on healthy relationships at the Enoch Kelly Haney Center recently. Darian Towner—who serves as a Prevention Specialist for House of Hope, a family violence program located in Shawnee—spoke to SSC students about red flags and establishing healthy boundaries.
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, Seminole State College will host a special MLK program on campus Wednesday, January 16. Continue reading “SSC Set to Honor MLK Day”
Seminole State College faculty and staff members hosted a “Finals Eve Pizza Party” for residence hall students late Monday night. Among those serving were: Enrollment Management Clerk Stacey Foster, Faculty Senate President Angela Church, Belles Basketball Coach Rita Story-Schell, and Women’s Softball Coach Amber Flores. Pictured enjoying their late-night pizza snack while taking a break from studying were Summer Jones, sophomore from Edmond, and Victoria Vickers, sophomore from Oklahoma City. Final exams began Dec. 4 at SSC and will conclude on Dec. 7. Enrollment is under way for the Spring, 2019 semester, which begins Jan. 14.
Seminole State College President Lana Reynolds has been selected to serve on the American Association of Community Colleges’ (AACC) Commission on Small and Rural Colleges. The Commission, composed of Presidents of 13 Community Colleges from across the nation, recently convened for an inaugural two-day meeting in November in Washington, D.C. Continue reading “Reynolds Named to AACC Commission”
Seminole State College President Emeritus Dr. Jim Utterback was honored Monday evening with induction into the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame during a special ceremony held at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. Continue reading “Utterback Inducted into Higher Education Hall of Fame”
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