SSC Foundation Receives $50,000 Masonic Endowment

February 6, 2018May 21, 2018admin

The Seminole State College Educational Foundation received a $50,000 Presidential Leadership and Cultural Programming endowment from the Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma during a special presentation on Monday.

This donation will help provide leadership opportunities for students at the College – specifically members of the President’s Leadership Class. The PLC program was established at Seminole State College over a decade ago. The two-year scholarship program provides approximately 40 to 45 students with unique educational, cultural, volunteer and leadership opportunities. Throughout the year, they are able to meet with state leaders, learn about state government and philanthropy, study leadership styles and participate in community volunteer work.

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For the Love of Basketball

February 2, 2018May 21, 2018admin

A group of Seminole State College students traveled to Norman on Tuesday to watch the University of Oklahoma vs. Baylor men’s basketball game. SSC Residential Life/Student Activities Coordinator Melinda Sims organized the event as one of many for the 2018 spring semester. Students (l-r) Kaci Richardson, Lindsey Hurley, Dembri Weeks, Olivia Johnson and Sidney Hurley pose for a group picture at the top of the Lloyd Noble Center during the game Continue reading “For the Love of Basketball” →

SSC Set to Honor Black History Month

February 1, 2018May 21, 2018admin

In recognition and celebration of Black History Month, Seminole State College will host a special program featuring guest speaker Joyce Jackson – founder of SHADES of Oklahoma magazine and the first female African American Newscaster in Oklahoma. The event will take place next Thursday, February 8 at 11:15 a.m. inside the Jeff Johnston Auditorium on campus and is free and open to the public.

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Upward Bound Workshop

February 1, 2018May 21, 2018admin

The Seminole State College Upward Bound Projects recently held an academic workshop for 142 student participants. SSC STEM Professor Jarrod Tollett (pictured), along with high school teachers Judith Clark of Paden High School, Kevin Ozment of Seminole High School and Jennifer Towler of Demme Learning Online, introduced the group to a variety of physics concepts. Using 94Fifty Smart Sensor Robotic Basketballs, the students were able to apply concepts such as hang-time, velocity and acceleration to the sport of basketball.

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SSC Foundation Receives Donation Valued at Over One Million Dollars

January 9, 2018May 21, 2018admin

The Seminole State College Educational Foundation received a donation at the end of 2017 valued at over one million dollars – one of the largest gifts in the organization’s history. This large real estate donation was given by the family of Roger and Pam Parks of Parks Manufacturing, founders of Blue Wave Boats, currently located in Seminole, Okla.

The real estate graciously donated to the SSC Foundation is located in Checotah, Okla. and was the original manufacturing facility of Blue Wave Boats, a company managed and developed by Roger and Pamela Parks and operated along with their two sons, Steven and Richard. The donated area features roughly 20-acres of land, including a large office building and roughly 60,000 square feet of factory buildings. The Parks family donation will be placed in a special fund to be named the Parks Family Community Fund, which will be used for projects that support the educational mission of the Foundation, while also helping to develop educational and community activities involving or supported by Seminole State College.

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