The Seminole State College Educational Foundation hosted its 28th Annual Golf Tournament at the Jimmie Austin Golf Course in Seminole on Sept. 13. This year’s event raised nearly $38,000 for student scholarships and campus capital projects. A total of 116 players, comprising 29 teams, took to the links to show their support for the College.
Seminole City Manager Steve Saxon tees off during the Foundation’s golf fundraiser.
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The Seminole State College President’s Leadership Class visited the University of Central Oklahoma’s Boathouse and Challenge Course at Arcadia Lake on Sept. 12. Students worked together in a variety of teambuilding exercises, rope climbing and ziplining.
PLC freshmen Zane Cooper of McCurtain takes in the view high above the ground on the Challenge Course.
Following their visit to the UCO Boathouse, the PLC students enjoyed dinner at Pops alongside historic Route 66 in Arcadia. Students posed for a photo in front of the restaurant’s landmark 66-foot soda bottle structure.
U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Bice visited Seminole State College on Sept. 3. She spoke with President’s Leadership Class students about her political journey and her day-to-day responsibilities in Washington D.C. Students also had the opportunity to ask Congresswoman Bice questions at the close of her presentation.
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Seminole State College has selected 28 freshmen students for Class XVIII of the President’s Leadership Class. PLC is a two-year scholarship program created to help students develop leadership skills and provide personal and professional growth opportunities.
The leadership students, along with their parents, attended a reception held at the Jasmine Moran Children’s Museum on Tuesday, August 27, where College administrators and Eileen Castle, the Executive Director of the museum, spoke.
The scholarship program was established to provide educational classroom and extracurricular activities to enhance leadership skills of students. Responsibilities of PLC members include volunteering for community service programs and campus events.
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Seminole State College received notification this week from the U.S. Department of Education that it will receive $6.5 million through the “GEAR UP – Believe and Achieve” grant.
The grant will provide $934,400 annually over a seven-year period, beginning September 1, 2024.
This funding will serve approximately 1,168 students across 12 school districts, including Asher, Holdenville, Konawa, Maud, Moss, Okemah, Seminole, Strother, Tecumseh, Varnum, Wetumka, and Wewoka.
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State Farm Insurance of Seminole recently donated four multi-purpose printers to Seminole State College, enhancing the campus’s technological resources for students and faculty. Pictured (left to right): State Farm Agent and SSC Educational Foundation Trustee Darren Frederick, SSC Chief Information Security Officer and IT Director Marc Hunter and SSC IT Technician Michael Murray.
With classes beginning Aug. 19, Seminole State College welcomed students back with a wide range of free campus activities throughout the week. Freshman Kara Doan of Little Elm, Texas (left), and sophomore McKenna Ingram of Bristow enjoy the pretzel bar provided by SSC Student Activities.
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Seminole State College NASNTI (Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions) is a federally funded grant program. While SSC is a nontribal institution, Seminole State College (SSC) does have a significant Native American student population, which qualifies the college for this federal grant. Last year, SSC was also awarded a supplemental grant to support the revitalization and preservation of Native American Language. Part of the supplemental grant funds have been allocated to sponsor an Artificial Intelligence Symposium, featuring innovations in AI and its aid in preserving and revitalizing Native languages.
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Seminole State College welcomed campus residents, their family and friends for Move-In Day on Aug. 16. Students gathered their belongings and settled into their dorm rooms in the Roesler and Seminole Nation Residential Learning Centers. Classes begin Monday, Aug. 19. Enrollment remains open until Aug. 23. Pictured: Leah Choate (left) of Seminole helps her friend SSC freshman Hanah Upchurch (right) move into her dorm.
SSC freshman and softball team member Olivia Brown of Collinsville puts the finishing touches on her new dorm room
Seminole State College welcomed the incoming freshman class of President’s Leadership Class students at an orientation event on Aug. 16. Following an overview of the scholarship program, students embarked on a campus-wide scavenger hunt to familiarize themselves with the campus. PLC students pictured (left to right): Hanlon Gottschalk of Prague, Bradley Ruby of Oklahoma City, Logan Hill of Edmond, Zoe Trenchard of Lewisville, Texas, Audra Provaznik of Seminole and Addison Pringle of Shawnee.
PLC students pose in front of a statue created by Kelly Haney. Pictured (left to right): Reeve Ross of Locust Grove, Clayton Moore of Norman, Jett Farmer (front) of Choctaw, Brayden Harpole (back) of Burkburnett, Texas, and Gracie-Jane Lasiter of Eufaula.