{"id":5097,"date":"2025-04-29T14:16:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T20:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/?p=5097"},"modified":"2025-05-01T13:03:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T19:03:24","slug":"speaker-of-the-house-to-deliver-keynote-at-sscs-92nd-commencement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/speaker-of-the-house-to-deliver-keynote-at-sscs-92nd-commencement\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker of the House to Deliver Keynote at SSC\u2019s 92nd Commencement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1919\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hilbert-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured is, Oklahoma Speaker of the House Kyle Hilbert.\" class=\"wp-image-5099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hilbert-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hilbert-edited-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hilbert-edited-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hilbert-edited-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hilbert-edited-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hilbert-edited-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hilbert-edited-788x591.jpg 788w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Oklahoma Speaker of the House Kyle Hilbert<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Seminole State College will hold its 92nd Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 9 at 10 a.m. in the Raymond Harber Field House on campus. The event will recognize students completing coursework requirements for their degree programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oklahoma Speaker of the House Kyle Hilbert will serve as this year\u2019s keynote speaker. Hilbert represents House District 29, which includes parts of Creek and Tulsa counties. At age 30, he is the youngest Speaker in Oklahoma history and only the second Republican Speaker under 31 nationwide since 1873.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Commencement Livestream<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2025 Commencement Exercises\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6A1dBAjVnJE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>He earned both his bachelor\u2019s degree in agribusiness and a master\u2019s degree in business administration from Oklahoma State University where he served as Student Government Association President. During his eight years in the House, Hilbert has authored more than 40 bills signed into law. Notable legislation includes the DRIVE Act, which modernized transportation funding and the Redbud School Funding Act, which allocated marijuana tax revenue to underfunded school districts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before his speakership, Hilbert held leadership roles including Speaker Pro Tempore and Vice Chair of the Appropriations and Budget Committee. He resides in Bristow with his wife Alexis and their two daughters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ceremony will begin with an invocation by SSC Regent Bryan Cain, followed by a welcome address from SSC President Lana Reynolds. Dr. Bill Knowles, Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, will present the degree candidates and President Reynolds will confer the degrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to venue capacity concerns, this year\u2019s event will require tickets for entry into the Field House. Overflow seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis in the Jeff Johnston Auditorium. The ceremony will be livestreamed in the overflow area and on the College\u2019s official YouTube page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduates of the Nursing Program will also participate in a Pinning Ceremony at 12 p.m. in the Utterback Ballroom, located in the Enoch Kelly Haney Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Campus offices will be closed to the public on the morning of May 9 to allow staff to assist with commencement preparations. The SSC Bookstore and The Flower Box will have pop-up shops on site before and after the event. Offices will reopen at 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about SSC\u2019s commencement activities, contact the Office of Admissions at (405) 382-9230.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seminole State College will hold its 92nd Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 9 at 10 a.m. in the Raymond Harber Field House on campus. The event will recognize students completing coursework requirements for their degree programs. Oklahoma Speaker of the House Kyle Hilbert will serve as this year\u2019s keynote speaker. Hilbert represents House District 29, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/speaker-of-the-house-to-deliver-keynote-at-sscs-92nd-commencement\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Speaker of the House to Deliver Keynote at SSC\u2019s 92nd Commencement<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,34,6,87],"tags":[154],"class_list":["post-5097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-http-www-sscok-edu-media-academics","category-community","category-http-www-sscok-edu-media-events","category-news","tag-april-2025"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5097"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5097\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5102,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5097\/revisions\/5102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}