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”
The Seminole State College Global Studies program is currently enrolling participants interested in attending its 2020 trip to Dublin, London and Edinburgh. Continue reading “SSC’s Global Studies Program Now Enrolling for 2020”
Seminole State College students may now enroll in five- and eight-week courses.
Five-week classes will begin on Saturday, Oct.28, and will conclude on Saturday, Dec. 7. Courses offered include Speech, Composition I and Introduction to Microsoft Office. All five-week classes will meet on Saturdays only, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Continue reading “Enrollment Open for Both Five- and Eight-Week Classes at SSC”
The Seminole State College Athletic Booster Club hosted a cookout for the college’s student-athletes and special guests Sept. 24 at the SSC softball complex. This year’s sports teams include 106 students from across Oklahoma. Students also represent Texas, Kansas, Arkansas, Colorado, New York, Florida, Virginia, Canada and Africa.
Serving students at the event were (left to right) SSC Athletic Director Mike St. John and Booster Club Directors Les Walker, Dillon Robinson, Lisa Schoaps and Micah Baker.
Among guests at the SSC Booster Club Cookout were (left to right) Dale Donaho, SSC Regent Marci Donaho and SSC Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Bill Knowles.
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”
Student Support Services and STEM Student Support Services, two federal grant programs housed at Seminole State College, recently offered a session on “Empowering Students.” Advisors in both programs believe that students often need a boost in self-advocacy skills, which are life-long skills and transferrable to many aspects of life. The hour-long session began with a brief presentation by Sarah Ledford, SSS Advisor. Ledford presented seven key points of empowering yourself, including, “self-empowerment requires insight, calls for initiative” and “an empowered person has a strong sense of morality.” Continue reading “SSC Grant Programs Hold “Empowering Students” Event”
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”
The Seminole State College President’s Leadership Class poses for a photo with Brent Kisling, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce (center), following the Seminole Chamber of Commerce Forum on Sept. 12. Kisling was this month’s featured speaker. He discussed attracting more businesses to Oklahoma and growing job sectors. Kisling was appointed to his position in January by Governor Kevin Stitt. Continue reading “SSC President’s Leadership Class Attends Chamber Forum”
The Seminole State College Educational Foundation finalized their contract on Sept. 10 with the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation to officially begin work on the Brian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex. Continue reading “SSC Educational Foundation Finalizes Contract for Sports Complex”