From Veterans Day until the end of the fall semester, SSC students, student athletes, faculty, staff and Administration signed thank you and holiday messages on festive cards and delivered the cards to veterans in the VA Hospital in Oklahoma City. This year more than 100 cards were signed with notes of appreciation and cheer. SSC Professor of History Marta Osby (left) received a large number of cards gathered by Assistant Professor Sam Rivera (right) and his wife Stefanie (center). Continue reading “SSC Honors Veterans with Holiday Cheer Project”→
Two Seminole
State College employees were recognized for their hard work and dedication
during the monthly Seminole Chamber of Commerce Forum on Thursday.
Assistant Professor of Business Stephen Brooks was honored as “Educator
of the Month” and Language Arts and Humanities/Social
Sciences Office Manager Tina Morris was honored as “Classified Staff
Member of the Month.”
The Seminole
Chamber of Commerce Education Committee, along with the Lions Club and Blue
Ribbon Realty, recognize SSC employees several times during Forum each year.
Individuals are nominated from across the campus and chosen by SSC
administrators to receive the honor.
Brooks began at
SSC in 2015 as an adjunct instructor and in 2018 he moved into his current
position as an Assistant Professor in the Business and Education Division. Along
with teaching, Brooks also serves as the coordinator for Business and Industry
at SSC. In this role, he manages several programs, including the Student Bank
Board and Kid’s on Campus Summer Camps.
“I greatly
enjoy being a part of the SSC family and love that I am able to work with a
diverse student population of all ages, life-experiences and backgrounds,” said
Brooks.
He completed
his bachelor’s degree in Political Science at the University of Oklahoma, where
he also earned his MBA.
Brooks and his
wife Susan reside in Shawnee. In their spare time, they enjoy exercising and
going to concerts and live plays. They also care for a small greenhouse in
their backyard where they keep plants and flowers alive through the winter
months.
Morris
began at SSC in February of 2017 and currently serves as the Office Manager for
the Language Arts and Humanities Division and the Social Sciences Division.
Previously, she worked in human resources for over 30 years with the Sac and
Fox Nation.
In
her current position, Morris oversees the daily operations of both divisions,
including greeting visitors, helping students and managing a variety of
administrative tasks. She also shares responsibility for the mailroom and
switchboard. On campus, she is a member of the Classified Staff Association and
serves on the WICHE (Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education)
Evaluation Team for NASNTI.
Morris
holds an Associate in Science degree from Seminole Jr. College and a Bachelor
of Science in Business Administration from St. Gregory’s University. She
resides in Stroud and enjoys traveling and spending time with her family in her
spare time.
Seminole State College hosted an Appreciation Luncheon for members of the Seminole Pink Ladies hospital volunteer association on Wednesday. For decades, the group has provided scholarships for nursing students at the College. The event was attended by 35, including Pink Ladies and representatives of Alliance Health of Seminole and Seminole State College. Continue reading “SSC Hosts Appreciation Luncheon for the Seminole Pink Ladies”→
Rep. Kevin Wallace was recognized with the 2019 Distinguished Service Award for Higher Education during the Dec. 5 meeting of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. He was honored for his support of higher education in his role as chair of the House Appropriations and Budget Committee and the Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget, as co-chair of the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency, and as a member of the Banking, Financial Services and Pensions, Energy and Natural Resources and Wildlife committees. Continue reading “Rep. Kevin Wallace Receives Higher Education Distinguished Service Award”→
Seminole State College hosted its annual “SSC Night at the Lights” event Dec. 2 at Magnolia Park in Seminole. Local families enjoyed the community Snowman Wonderland Light Display, as well as cookies and hot chocolate provided by the College. Dozens of SSC student athletes manned crafting stations inside the Reynolds Wellness Center, helping children create holiday crafts.
SSC softball player Alli Grove creates holiday crafts with Isaac Little at the “SSC Night at the Lights” event on Dec. 2 inside the Reynolds Wellness Center.
SSC soccer players Aubrey Adams, Kaymon Thomas and Abby Qualls show off their Christmas stocking designs at the “SSC Night at the Lights” event.
CElliot Belle Ross, daughter of SSC Campus Police Chief Louis Ross, enjoys creating a holiday craft.
Land clearing began Nov. 25 at the future site of the Seminole State College Brian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex. The site is located approximately half of a mile west of the SSC campus on Highway 9, adjacent to the new Seminole High School. Seminole County Commissioner, District II, Tim Porter (left) and Equipment Operator Robert Moon lent a hand in clearing trees and vegetation on the site. Continue reading “Land Clearing Begins at Future Site of SSC Sports Complex”→
First United Bank recently sponsored a food drive contest for area schools to benefit the Seminole State College Food Pantry. Classes at the Academy of Seminole, Wilson Elementary, New Lima, Strother and Varnum competed for the prize of a pizza party provided by First United Bank. A winning class was selected at each school. The classes donated hundreds of food items. The end result was so large that Seminole Chemical and Supplies lent a truck and a couple of employees volunteered to help transport the goods. The donations were dropped off Nov. 22. SSC Student Government Association President Tijah Johnson (left), Director of the Interfaith Ministries Food Pantry Bryon Gates (middle) and First United Bank of Seminole Loan Assistant Brent Hoskison stand beside the food items donated to the SSC Food Pantry by area schools.
Concert pianist Peter Simon plays a selection from his “Classy Piano Favorites” at Seminole State College on Nov. 18. Many SSC students, employees and community members were in attendance to hear Simon play the music of Brahms, Mozart, Beethoven and several others. Continue reading “Concert Pianist Peter Simon Visits SSC”→
Concert pianist Peter Simon will entertain area residents at a free public concert at Seminole State College on Monday evening, November 18. The “Classy Piano Favorites” program will begin at 7 p.m. in the Utterback Ballroom of the Enoch Kelly Haney Center on campus. Continue reading “International Concert Pianist Peter Simon to Perform at SSC”→
Members of Seminole State College’s President’s Leadership Class volunteered at the Oklahoma Regional Food Bank in Oklahoma City on Nov. 7. The students prepared packages of food that will be distributed to participating schools around the state. The bags contained approximately 10 different foods designed to provide nutrition and calories for chronically hungry children over the weekend. During their two hour shift, the group prepared 4,045 meals that will help feed hungry kids. Continue reading “SSC Students Volunteer at Regional Food Bank”→
