The Little Bitty Acres Mobile Petting Zoo brought a wide variety of animals to Seminole State College on Sept. 26. Students and employees interacted with the animals in the courtyard outside of the E.T. Dunlap Student Union. The event was hosted by SSC Campus and Activities.
Information Technology Technician Teresa Norman holds a chicken at the petting zoo on SSC’s campus on Sept. 26.
Photographer Matika Wilbur will take to the stage to present “Celebrating Native Language and Culture” at Seminole State College’s Jeff Johnston Auditorium on Oct. 5 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. The event is sponsored by SSC’s Native American Serving Non-Tribal Institutions (NASNTI) federal grant program.
Wilbur, a visual storyteller hailing from the Swinomish and Tulalip peoples of coastal Washington, embarked on a journey in 2012 to change the way people perceive Native America through the power of photography.
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Presidents from 11 colleges in Arkansas and Oklahoma met in Seminole last week to conduct the business of the National Junior College Athletic Association Region II. The group discussed future conferences, sports playoff sites; NIL policies and organizational structure and leadership. Pictured left to right are: Kyle Stafford, NEO; Ron Ramming, Connors; Tim Faltyn, Murray State; Janet Wansick, Eastern; Phillip Wilson, University of Arkansas – Rich Mountain; Jena Marr, Redlands; Lana Reynolds, Seminole State College; John Hogan, National Park, Arkansas; Chad Wigington, Western; Steve Rook, Arkansas State University – Three Rivers; and Clark Harris, Northern.
Seminole State College employees participated in an active shooter and shelter in place training session on Sept. 22. Two training drills were held in partnership with the Seminole Police Department.
On the morning of the training, classes were dismissed. The first session took place in Tanner Hall, where faculty and staff spread out in classrooms across the building. At 9:00 a.m., a campus alert was issued through text messages, emails and desktop notifications. Employees locked the doors to each classroom.
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“Killers of the Flower Moon” author David Grann presented his research and writing process to a capacity crowd inside Seminole State College’s Jeff Johnston Auditorium on Sept. 21. The event was sponsored by the Native American Serving Non-Tribal Institutions federal grant program. Students, employees, tribal leaders and community members listened as the writer spoke about the journey of crafting the book, which began with a tip from a historian friend about the Osage Nation Museum.
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Seminole State College’s Business and Industry program will host a diverse lineup of educational community courses throughout the fall. Courses take place on a single day, are open to the public and include self-defense, culinary arts, first aid and CPR, as well as crafting. Continue reading “SSC Announces Lineup of Fall Community Courses”
The Seminole State College President’s Leadership Class volunteered at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, located in Oklahoma City, on Sept. 14. Twenty-five students unloaded, weighed and packaged food to help families facing food insecurity issues. Continue reading “SSC Leadership Students Volunteer at Food Bank”
Students, employees and community members attended Seminole State College’s Constitution Day event on Sept. 15 in the Enoch Kelly Haney Center Continue reading “SSC Celebrates Constitution Day”
The Seminole State College President’s Leadership Class visited the Oklahoma State University Challenge Course on Aug. 31. Continue reading “Leadership Students Participate in Teambuilding Exercises”
Seminole State College will host a special presentation by David Grann, the author of the nonfiction book “Killers of the Flower Moon,” on Sept. 21 at 10 a.m. inside the Jeff Johnston Auditorium on campus. While admission to the event is free, space is limited. Tickets must be reserved by visiting the event site. Continue reading ““Killers of the Flower Moon” Author to Speak at SSC”