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An Army National Guard recruiter speaks with SSC students during a career and transfer fair last fall. The College is now offering textbook waivers to Oklahoma National Guard members who qualify for the state’s Educational Assistance Program.

Oklahoma National Guard Members Receive Tuition and Textbook Assistance at SSC

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Members of the Oklahoma National Guard will now have the cost of their tuition, fees and textbooks covered when attending Seminole State College. Beginning with the fall semester, which starts Aug. 14, SSC is extending textbooks waivers to add to the benefits members of the National Guard receive through the Oklahoma National Guard Educational Assistance Program (EAP).

“In appreciation of their service, we wanted to extend textbook waivers to students who qualify for EAP. We want to ease the financial burden of obtaining course materials,” SSC Vice President for Fiscal Affairs Melaine Rinehart said.

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SSC Hosts Annual Summer Camps for Kids

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Seminole State College recently hosted its annual Kids on Campus Summer Camp from June 26 to June 29. The camp provided an opportunity for children (K-6th grades) to learn new skills, explore new interests and make new friends. Pictured students participate in the art and screen-printing camp.

Seminole State College recently hosted its annual Kids on Campus Summer Camp from June 26 to June 29. The camp provided an opportunity for children (K-6th grades) to learn new skills, explore new interests and make new friends. Pictured students participate in the art and screen-printing camp.

The College offered instruction provided by faculty, staff and local area educators that have expertise in their field. June camps included: ceramics (pictured) art and screen-printing, Lego and the culinary arts.

The College offered instruction provided by faculty, staff and local area educators that have expertise in their field. June camps included: ceramics (pictured) art and screen-printing, Lego and the culinary arts.

A new addition to this year’s Kids on Campus Summer Camp was culinary camp. Pictured, members of the Great Western Dining team taught attendees basic culinary skills and showed them how to make their own sweet treats.

A new addition to this year’s Kids on Campus Summer Camp was culinary camp. Members of the Great Western Dining team taught attendees basic culinary skills and showed them how to make their own sweet treats.

SSC Online Degree Navigator Caitlin Brown stands outside of Tanner Hall, where prospective students are invited to attend the Reach Higher: Reconnect event on June 20 and 21.

SSC to Host Event for Working Adults Looking to Finish Their Degrees

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Seminole State College will host a free two-day Reach Higher: Reconnect event to help working adults learn more about completing their degrees on Tuesday, June 20, and Wednesday, June 21.

From 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., prospective students can visit the Tanner Hall building for light refreshments and to speak with advisors, financial aid specialists, the admissions team and take a campus tour.

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Students and Employees of Seminole State College observe the Early Oklahoma: Black Hope/Black Dreams exhibit, that is on display throughout the month of June in the Enoch Kelly Haney Center on the Seminole State College campus.

Black Hope/Black Dreams Exhibit Opens at Seminole State College

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Seminole State College is hosting the Early Oklahoma: Black Hope/Black Dreams traveling exhibit in the lobby of the Enoch Kelly Haney Center throughout the month of June. The exhibit, curated by the Oklahoma Historical Society, features the accomplishments of three individuals who had a vision for greater opportunity and equality for themselves and others.

Edward (Edwin) Preston McCabe arrived in Oklahoma Territory in 1889. He was experienced in finance, law, land development and politics. McCabe sought a place where African Americans could establish their own towns like other groups of Americans.

Roscoe Dunjee was a newspaperman, activist, humanitarian and a man of extraordinary conviction and legendary accomplishment. Founded in 1915, Dunjee’s newspaper was titled the Black Dispatch. Dunjee also took aim at the legal system and the issues, incidents, and laws that deprived African Americans of their rights of citizenship and human dignity.

Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher was the first African American admitted to the University of Oklahoma Law School on June 18, 1949, and the first to graduate in August 1951. Through her,

African Americans succeeded in challenging the separate but equal doctrine as it applied to educational opportunities.

The exhibit is sponsored by the SSC Educational Foundation and is being held in commemoration of the Juneteenth holiday. Seminole State College’s summer hours are Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public.

The partnership between Seminole State College and the Avedis Foundation was honored at the Regents Business Partnership Excellence Awards held on April 27 at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. Pictured (left to right): Oklahoma State Regents Steven Taylor and Courtney Warmington, Oklahoma Chancellor for Higher Education Allison Garrett, President and CEO of the Avedis Foundation Dr. Kathy Laster, Seminole State College President Lana Reynolds, Avedis Board Members Angi Mohr and Josh Trimble, SSC Rural Business and Resources Director Danny Morgan, and Avedis Board Member Jill Spencer.

SSC and Avedis Foundation Partnership Honored

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Seminole State College and Avedis Foundation were among colleges, schools and businesses honored during a Business Partnership Excellence Awards Luncheon held April 27 at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond.

The award, sponsored by Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE), annually honors outstanding partnerships that lead to significant contributions in educating and developing Oklahoma’s workforce.

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SSC Student Government Association Attends Spring Congress

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Seminole State College students Danielle Sullivan (left), a sophomore from Holdenville, and Benjamin Parker (right), a freshman from Shawnee, attended the Oklahoma Student Government Association Spring Congress April 21-23 at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City. Students representing colleges and universities across the state, participated in proposing, writing, debating and lobbying for legislation to be considered by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education with the potential for being enacted into law by the Oklahoma Legislature.

Seminole State College students Danielle Sullivan (left), a sophomore from Holdenville, and Benjamin Parker (right), a freshman from Shawnee, attended the Oklahoma Student Government Association Spring Congress April 21-23 at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City. Students representing colleges and universities across the state, participated in proposing, writing, debating and lobbying for legislation to be considered by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education with the potential for being enacted into law by the Oklahoma Legislature.

SSC President’s Leadership Class Joins in Community Clean Up

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Seminole State College President’s Leadership Class members pose for a group photo before cleaning up the Seminole Municipal Park, alongside Magnolia Creek.

The Seminole State College President’s Leadership Class joined organizations across Seminole to lend a hand with the Community Clean Up on April 19 in observance of Earth Day. Prior to their volunteer work, Assistant Professor of Life Sciences Dr. Noble Jobe spoke to students about sustainability.

Seminole State College President’s Leadership Class members are pictured cleaning up the Seminole Municipal Park, alongside Magnolia Creek.
For their part in the Community Clean Up event, SSC President’s Leadership Class Students cleaned up the Seminole Municipal Park, alongside Magnolia Creek.
{File Photo} High school students learn about construction during the Peek into Engineering Summer Camp in July of 2022.

SSC Taking Applications for Engineering Camp for High School Students

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Applications are now open for Seminole State College’s Peek into Engineering Summer Camp. The residential camp is open to high school students enrolled in 9th through 12th grade in the fall of 2023. Students will spend July 23-July 28 on SSC’s campus, learning how to build underwater remote-operated vehicles.

The camp is offered for free to students through a grant from the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. Space is limited, so applying early is encouraged.

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