Michelle Mayfield took the path her family expected of her when she graduated from high school in 1992. She enrolled at Seminole State College that fall. She planned to complete her degree, find a career, settle down, and carve out a life for herself. However, she quickly discovered life rarely sticks to the plan.
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Former Seminole State College Trojan, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher and Olympic gold medal winner Ryan Franklin has been reappointed by Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt to serve on the Seminole State College Board of Regents.
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Students from Seminole State College and East Central University recently collaborated on a community service project as part of their Composition II curriculum for the spring semester.
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Three Seminole State College students were recently named to the All-Oklahoma Academic Team and one student received a President’s Tuition Waiver from the Oklahoma Association of Community Colleges.
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Eight Seminole State College President’s Leadership Class students recently received awards recognizing their completion of two years in the program. Members pictured with SSC President Lana Reynolds (seated) are (l-r): Callen Golloway of Blanchard, Trevor Martin of Owasso, Connor Buchanan of Wewoka, Kelsey Edminsten of Okemah, Creed Watkins of Duncan, Kandyce Davidson of Wewoka, Tiffany Maxey of Catoosa and Sydney McClaskey of Maud.
The Seminole State College Educational Foundation honored four outstanding former students with induction into the SSC Alumni Hall of Fame and presented former SSC President Dr. Jim Cook with the Distinguished Service Award at its 26th Annual Spring Recognition Banquet on April 29.
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Seminole State College recently inducted seven new members into the Psi Beta honor society. The seven students inducted for the 2020-2021 academic year were: Emily Ridley of Tecumseh, Taryn Washburn of Shawnee, A-yo Jones of Seminole, Kimberly Durr of Seminole, Harmony Gillespie of Shawnee, Dominic Green of Shawnee and Bethany Randall of Tecumseh.
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Seminole State College held a small private ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday for the new Virtual Learning Lounge on campus. Located in Room 100 of the David L. Boren Library, near the campus Food Pantry and the SSC Help Center, the old classroom has been repurposed to provide space for students to study and connect for online instruction.
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While in-person attendance will be limited at this year’s Commencement Ceremony to accommodate social distancing, you can still watch the event live in the space below or on our Facebook page.
When the event begins on May 7 at 10:30 a.m., you’ll be able to view the livestream in the space below. Until the video goes live, you may see a “Video Unavailable” message.
If, for whatever reason, the video is not displaying at the time the event goes live, you may also view the livestream directly here.
Seventeen members of the Seminole State College Phi Theta Kappa honor society recently participated in the Great American Cleanup even in honor of Earth Day.
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