{"id":5315,"date":"2025-08-14T08:48:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T14:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/?p=5315"},"modified":"2025-08-14T08:48:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T14:48:52","slug":"ssc-to-host-new-student-orientation-aug-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/ssc-to-host-new-student-orientation-aug-16\/","title":{"rendered":"SSC to Host New Student Orientation Aug. 16"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Orientation-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"In this photo, incoming freshman at the 2024 SSC new student orientation pose for a group photo.\" class=\"wp-image-5316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Orientation-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Orientation-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Orientation-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Orientation-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Orientation-788x525.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Orientation.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><sub>Incoming students and their families will gather at Seminole State College\u2019s Jeff Johnston Fine Arts Auditorium for New Student Orientation on Saturday, Aug. 16, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will feature sessions on financial aid, campus technology, student resources and opportunities to connect with faculty, staff and peers before the fall semester begins.<\/sub><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Seminole State College will welcome incoming students and their families to campus for New Student Orientation on Saturday, Aug. 16, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Jeff Johnston Fine Arts Auditorium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The annual event is designed to help students transition into college life, connect with campus resources and start the semester with confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The day will begin at 11 a.m. with a joint welcome for students and parents in the Jeff Johnston Fine Arts Auditorium. At 11:30 a.m., parents will move to Social Sciences Room 104 for a session titled Financial Aid 101, while students remain in the auditorium for Slay the Classroom, a presentation on utilizing campus technology and tips for academic success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At 12:20 p.m., students and parents will reunite in the auditorium for Know Your Resources = Know Your Power, a session focused on student support services and tools available to help them succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., attendees are invited to enjoy free snacks and socializing in the Boren Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis orientation is a great opportunity for students to meet faculty and staff, ask questions, and get comfortable with our campus before classes begin,\u201d SSC Student Support Services\/SSS STEM Director Jana Wilson-Byrd said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, contact Wilson-Byrd at j.wilsonbyrd@sscok.edu. Classes begin at SSC on Aug. 18 and enrollment remains open through Aug. 22.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seminole State College will welcome incoming students and their families to campus for New Student Orientation on Saturday, Aug. 16, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Jeff Johnston Fine Arts Auditorium. The annual event is designed to help students transition into college life, connect with campus resources and start the semester with confidence. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/ssc-to-host-new-student-orientation-aug-16\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">SSC to Host New Student Orientation Aug. 16<\/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":[5,6,87],"tags":[158],"class_list":["post-5315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-http-www-sscok-edu-media-academics","category-http-www-sscok-edu-media-events","category-news","tag-august-2025"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5315","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=5315"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5317,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5315\/revisions\/5317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}