Seminole State College and SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital – Shawnee were recently recognized by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education with a Business Partnership Excellence Award.
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Seminole State College President’s Leadership Class students toured campus during their orientation on Aug. 13 and participated in a photo scavenger hunt. Jaycee Johnson, Prague; Frank Bourlon, Bethel; Anna Kelsey, Tecumseh; Cynthia Bui, Shawnee; and Erin Bronson, Shawnee snap a shot of the flagpole in front of the main classroom building – Tanner Hall. Classes began Monday with enrollment continuing through Friday, Aug. 20.
The U.S. Department of Education recently awarded the Seminole State College Talent Search Program two grants totaling approximately $3,329,000.
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With the fall semester beginning Aug. 16, Seminole State College has extended its office hours to cater to prospective student schedules.
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Students involved in Seminole State College’s Upward Bound program recently returned from a trip to New York City. The 16 students who participated in the trip graduated from high school in May. Throughout the visit, students engaged in cultural and academic learning activities, alongside tours of many notable attractions in New York City. Students toured Columbia University, New York University, the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum and Times Square. Upward Bound participants also took part in walking tours of the New York Financial District, the Brooklyn Bridge, Harlem, China Town, Little Italy and Central Park.
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Seminole State College Softball Coach Amber Flores was selected to coach in the Alliance All-Star Game on July 27 at Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. The game featured the top 50 High School players in the nation and was broadcast live on ESPN. The previous week, Flores was invited to coach the Alliance College Division I All-Star team in a game against the USSSA Pride professional women’s softball team in Kansas City. Flores, who is beginning her 9th year at Seminole, was named NJCAA Region II Coach of Year in 2021 and led the Trojans to the JUCO World Series in Yuma, Arizona, where the team finished 4th in the nation.
Seminole State College hosted two Summer Academies for Mathematics, Science and Multidisciplinary Studies funded by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education from July 18 to July 23.
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Seminole State College recently named Kristie Newby to the position of Vice President for Fiscal Affairs. The College’s Board of Regents approved the hire of Newby at their meeting on July 15.
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For questions regarding the event or enrollment for the fall semester, prospective students may reach out to the admissions team by phone at 405-382-9230 or by email at admissions@sscok.edu.
Seminole State College will offer a lunchtime “Desk-Jockey Yoga” class from Aug. 2 to Aug. 9. The class focuses on relaxing, refreshing, and undoing some of the damage caused by sitting in front of a computer at home or at work. Sitting for long periods of time may impact shoulders, the upper back, and chest. As people fatigue, often their shoulders roll forward, their upper back rounds, and the muscles in the front of their chest tighten. This can lead to shoulder pain, jaw tightness, and tension headaches. Many people who work in an office environment experience tight hamstrings, tighter hips, and a sore neck and lower back pain, which is one of the most common sources of chronic pain in the U.S.
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