PLC Visit Food Bank 2018

Members of Seminole State College’s President’s Leadership Class volunteered at the Oklahoma Regional Food Bank in Oklahoma City on Nov. 1. 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. The group prepared enough food to fill 2,166 backpacks, with a total of 6,016 meals for hungry children. Continue reading “PLC Visit Food Bank 2018”

SSC Receives Breathe Easy Recognition

Representatives from Gateway to Prevention and Recovery, the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust and Seminole State College showcase the college’s “Breathe Easy” banner, following a Seminole Chamber of Commerce forum and luncheon Sept. 13 at SSC. TSET Executive Director John Woods gave the keynote address during the luncheon. SSC was recognized as a Certified Healthy Oklahoma campus and received the banner for its changes in tobacco policy in the spring of 2018. Continue reading “SSC Receives Breathe Easy Recognition”

Archery Tag at SSC

The Seminole State College Native Americans Serving Non-Tribal Institutions (NASNTI) program, in collaboration with The Chickasaw Nation, recently hosted Archery Tag on the College campus. Chickasaw Academy Manager Ric Greenwood and his team discussed the history of the Chickasaw Warrior and introduced participating students to the Chickasaw language. The students then participated in archery tag – a game that promotes teamwork, agility and concentration. Continue reading “Archery Tag at SSC”

SSC Student Government Association Officers Attend Leadership Conference

Seminole State College Student Government Association Officers attended Southwestern Oklahoma State University’s “Challenging the Future” leadership retreat on Sept. 28.

SSC SGA Officers, pictured from left to right, Secretary Kaitlyn Trunk of Okemah, President Amy Griffin of Mcloud and Vice President Allyson Collins Sing of Tecumseh pose with the event’s keynote speaker Major General Michael C. Thompson, the top military advisor to the governor and the commander of the Oklahoma Army and Air National Guard.
SSC SGA Officers, pictured from left to right, Secretary Kaitlyn Trunk of Okemah, President Amy Griffin of Mcloud and Vice President Allyson Collins Sing of Tecumseh pose with the event’s keynote speaker Major General Michael C. Thompson, the top military advisor to the governor and the commander of the Oklahoma Army and Air National Guard.

The Danes are Coming…

Anette Hammer, Head of Education and Business (right) and Peter Nymann Eriksen, Student Counselor and International Coordinator (left) from College360° in Silkeborg, Denmark visit with Seminole State College President Lana Reynolds about renewing a cultural and educational exchange program between the two schools.  Hammer and Eriksen were in Seminole this week to work out plans to bring 20 students and two instructors from Denmark to SSC in late October as part of the program. Continue reading “The Danes are Coming…”