Seminole State College recently installed a greenhouse on campus to provide a hands-on experience for students. The 12’ x 36’ greenhouse was manufactured by Yoderbilt and paid for by the College’s Title III Grant. Continue reading “SSC Installs Greenhouse to Enhance Science and Agriculture Courses”
Seminole State College held a pinning ceremony at the Kelly Haney Center on Dec. 6 for nursing students expected to meet degree requirements this semester. Due to the program’s rapid growth, this event marked the first time the College has hosted a pinning ceremony in the fall. The following students were eligible to complete degree requirements and are expected graduates: Desiray Abney of Earlsboro, Talon Coleman of Holdenville, Kimberly Condit of Tecumseh, Jessica Cook of Seminole, Sabrina Harvey of Seminole, Whitney Keltch of Seminole, Allison Lukacsko of Wewoka, Meagan Machado of Seminole, Kelsi Massie of Shawnee, Addison McDonald of Seminole, Kelsey Miller of Newalla, Monicah Nduati of Norman, Carolyn Quinn of Norman, Donny Skaggs of Maud, Bailee Tucker of Okemah and Cindy Velasco of Ada. Continue reading “Expected Graduates of SSC’s Nursing Program Recognized at Pinning Ceremony”
Twenty-five Seminole State College business students and faculty members toured the Stonecipher School of Business at East Central University in Ada on Nov. 6. The students learned about transfer opportunities and available majors.
Oklahoma Student Government Association hosted their annual Fall Congress this past weekend, November 9 and 10 at Oklahoma City University. Breaking previous records, the first session of the 39th legislature had over160 participants who represented 22 universities and colleges throughout the state of Oklahoma. Continue reading “SSC Student Government Members Attend Fall Congress”
Ariel Blackwood, an eighth grader and GEAR UP participant at Okemah Middle School, has found her passion with robotics. Blackwood and her sister Rose along with 145 middle school age students had the opportunity to attend the Seminole State College GEAR UP summer camp in May 2019 that emphasized learning experiences in Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) and included building and assembling roller coasters, robots, and drones. Continue reading “Okemah Eighth Grader Discovers a Passion for Robotics at GEAR UP Camp”
Student Support Services and STEM Student Support Services recently sponsored “First to Finish,” a yearly event that features a speaker, or a panel of speakers, who discuss being the first in their family to complete college. Continue reading “SSC Features “First to Finish” Student Kristen Dougan”
The Seminole State College Educational Foundation will host a groundbreaking ceremony on campus for the Brian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex on Nov. 7 at the Utterback Ballroom located within the Enoch Kelly Haney Center at 2:30 p.m. Continue reading “SSC Educational Foundation to Hold Groundbreaking for New Sports Complex”
Seminole State College sophomore Tijah Johnson, of Shawnee, attended the American Student Government Association annual conference in Washington D.C. Oct. 10-13. Johnson serves as the President of the Student Government Association at SSC.
During the conference, she attended workshops on leadership, time management, bolstering campus involvement and many other topics. She also toured many landmarks of the nation’s capital.
Art Club students from Seminole State College recently visited the Oklahoma City Museum of Art to get a first-hand glimpse of Impressionist artwork from the nineteenth century. The exhibit, Van Gogh, Monet, Degas, was on loan from the Mellon Collection of French art from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The Mellon family became interested in collecting smaller pieces of French Art in the 1940s. Continue reading “SSC Art Club Visits Impressionist Exhibit”
Twenty-eight Seminole State College students were inducted into the Alpha Theta Nu Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society for Two-Year Colleges at the Jeff Johnston Fine Arts Center on Oct. 3. Continue reading “SSC Honor Society Inducts New Members”