{"id":1284,"date":"2019-05-03T08:33:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T14:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/?p=1284"},"modified":"2019-05-08T08:47:47","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T14:47:47","slug":"gctc-superintendent-marty-lewis-to-speak-at-ssc-commencement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/gctc-superintendent-marty-lewis-to-speak-at-ssc-commencement\/","title":{"rendered":"GCTC Superintendent Marty Lewis to Speak at SSC Commencement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Seminole State College will hold its\u2019 86<sup>th<\/sup> Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 10, for students completing coursework requirements for their degree programs. The graduation ceremony will be held at 10:30 a.m. inside the Raymond Harber Field House on campus.<!--more--><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This\nyear\u2019s featured speaker will be Gordon Cooper Technology Center Superintendent\nand CEO Marty Lewis. During his 34 years in education, Lewis has served the\nTecumseh, Latta and Bethel school districts. He has been in his current role at\nGordon Cooper for the past 14 years. Lewis has also served as an Adjunct\nInstructor for East Central University in Ada, teaching Public School Finance\nand other school administration courses to future school administrators for\nover 10 years.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A\nlifelong resident of Oklahoma, Lewis is a graduate of Dale High School. He\nspent his first year of college attending Seminole Junior College, now Seminole\nState College. He completed his bachelor\u2019s degree at Oklahoma Baptist\nUniversity and his master\u2019s degree in Education at East Central University.\nLewis has also completed additional graduate degree coursework at the\nUniversity of Oklahoma, the University of Central Oklahoma, East Central\nUniversity and Oral Roberts University.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the\ncommencement address, Dr. Tom Mills, Vice President for Academic Affairs, will\npresent degree candidates, and President Lana Reynolds will confer\ndegrees.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday\u2019s\nCommencement exercises will include a musical presentation by SSC freshman\nCattie Lesley of Okemah. An invocation will be delivered by graduating SSC\nsophomore Gavin Winchester of Prague. Processional and recessional music will\nbe provided by Susan Gates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graduates of\nthe SSC Nursing Program will complete their commencement activities with a\nspecial \u201cPinning Ceremony\u201d inside the Enoch Kelly Haney Center Utterback\nBallroom. The nursing ceremony is scheduled for noon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SSC\u2019s\ncommencement ceremony will be live-streamed this year by Bravado Wireless. Those\nwho will not be able to attend the ceremony in person can visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.BravadoTV.com\">www.BravadoTV.com<\/a> to access the live\nfootage on the day of the event. The live footage will also be playing inside\nthe Jeff Johnston Fine Arts Center on campus. This will provide an additional\nlocation for guests to sit and enjoy the program once the Raymond Harber Field\nHouse reaches capacity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Campus offices\nwill be closed to the public on Friday morning, May 10, to allow staff time to\nprepare for commencement exercises.&nbsp; Offices will open at 1:30 p.m. For\nadditional information regarding graduation activities, contact the Office of\nAdmissions at 405-382-9230.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seminole State College will hold its\u2019 86th Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 10, for students completing coursework requirements for their degree programs. 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