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SSC Hosts Annual Summer Camps for Kids

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Seminole State College recently hosted its annual Kids on Campus Summer Camp from June 26 to June 29. The camp provided an opportunity for children (K-6th grades) to learn new skills, explore new interests and make new friends. Pictured students participate in the art and screen-printing camp.

Seminole State College recently hosted its annual Kids on Campus Summer Camp from June 26 to June 29. The camp provided an opportunity for children (K-6th grades) to learn new skills, explore new interests and make new friends. Pictured students participate in the art and screen-printing camp.

The College offered instruction provided by faculty, staff and local area educators that have expertise in their field. June camps included: ceramics (pictured) art and screen-printing, Lego and the culinary arts.

The College offered instruction provided by faculty, staff and local area educators that have expertise in their field. June camps included: ceramics (pictured) art and screen-printing, Lego and the culinary arts.

A new addition to this year’s Kids on Campus Summer Camp was culinary camp. Pictured, members of the Great Western Dining team taught attendees basic culinary skills and showed them how to make their own sweet treats.

A new addition to this year’s Kids on Campus Summer Camp was culinary camp. Members of the Great Western Dining team taught attendees basic culinary skills and showed them how to make their own sweet treats.

SSC Welcomes New Men’s Basketball Head Coach

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Seminole State College has named Lucas Hunter as the college’s new men’s basketball head coach.  Hunter, originally from Carterville, Illinois, comes to Seminole from NCAA Division 2 Northeastern State University where he was an assistant coach since 2020. Prior to this role, he also worked as an assistant at Rogers State of Claremore and East Central University of Ada. Continue reading “SSC Welcomes New Men’s Basketball Head Coach” →

SSC Hosts Retirement Reception for Two Longtime Employees

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Pictured are Co-workers, family and friends who gathered to celebrate the retirement of Talent Search Director Mary Ann Hill and Upward Bound Head Coordinator Ronnie Williamson in the E.T. Dunlap Student Union on June 26.

Seminole State College hosted a retirement reception for Talent Search Director Mary Ann Hill and Upward Bound Head Coordinator Ronnie Williamson in the E.T. Dunlap Student Union on June 26. Co-workers, family and friends gathered to celebrate their careers and wish them well on their retirements.

Pictured are Ronnie Williamson (left) and Mary Ann Hill (right) who will retire from SSC at the end of June.

Ronnie Williamson (left) and Mary Ann Hill (right) will retire from SSC at the end of June. Williamson served one year as an Advisor for the Talent Search grant program before working under the Upward Bound grant. He is looking forward to spending more time golfing, swimming and running following his retirement. He resides in Seminole. Hill has been employed by SSC for 32 years. In addition to her role as the Director of the Talent Search grant program, she also is a past President of the Professional Staff Association. She is active in the Seminole Humane Society and resides in Seminole.

Middle School Students Participate in Rollercoaster Camp at SSC

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Eighth-grade students participating in the Seminole State College Talent Search/FOCUS federal grant programs Coaster Camp are pictured working together, problem solving and building their own rollercoasters.

The Seminole State College Talent Search/FOCUS federal grant program hosted Coaster Camp on June 13 and 14 for eighth-grade students. During the engineering camp, students worked together, problem solved and built their own rollercoasters. Jenny Davidson, a geometry and trigonometry teacher at Wewoka High School, taught hands-on lessons related to force, energy and motion.

Eighth-grade students participating in the Seminole State College Talent Search/FOCUS federal grant programs Coaster Camp pose for a group photo during a visit to the Frontier City theme park in Oklahoma City.

Students were then able to apply those lessons on a larger scale with a visit to the Frontier City theme park in Oklahoma City. “We cannot brag on this group enough. They worked hard, communicated well with their teammates and solved problems together. We’re proud of these future engineers,” Talent Search Advisor Angela Harjo said. For more information about the Talent Search/FOCUS program, visit sscok.edu/sponsored-grant-programs/talent-search or call 405-382-9703.

SSC Online Degree Navigator Caitlin Brown stands outside of Tanner Hall, where prospective students are invited to attend the Reach Higher: Reconnect event on June 20 and 21.

SSC to Host Event for Working Adults Looking to Finish Their Degrees

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Seminole State College will host a free two-day Reach Higher: Reconnect event to help working adults learn more about completing their degrees on Tuesday, June 20, and Wednesday, June 21.

From 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., prospective students can visit the Tanner Hall building for light refreshments and to speak with advisors, financial aid specialists, the admissions team and take a campus tour.

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SSC Vice President for Fiscal Affairs Melanie Rinehart presents the budget for the upcoming fiscal year at the Board of Regents meeting on June 15.

SSC Board of Regents Approves Employee Pay Raises

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The Seminole State College Board of Regents approved a salary increase for all full-time employees, alongside the budget for the upcoming fiscal year at their meeting on June 15.

During the meeting, President Lana Reynolds provided an update on personnel changes, end of the academic year campus activities and sports teams’ postseason performance.

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SSC Students Venture to Italy for Global Studies Program

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Seminole State College students pose for a photo in Milan during a tour of northern Italy as part of the College’s Global Studies program.

Twelve Seminole State College students recently returned from a tour of northern Italy as part of the College’s Global Studies program. The students enrolled in either a humanities or business course tied to the region before embarking on the trip. Students visited Milan, Padua, Venice, Florence and Pisa. Pictured students explore Milan, a global leader in fashion and modern art.

Trying to keep dry under umbrellas, SSC students pose for a photo outside of the Basilica di San Marco in Venice.

Despite the rainy weather, SSC students visited the Basilica di San Marco in Venice. The site has been the cornerstone of public and religious life in the city for centuries.

SSC Students pose for a photo on the steps outside of the Accademia Gallery in Florence.

While in Florence, the students admired the art in the Accademia Gallery. The art museum is the home of Michelangelo’s sculpture of David, as well as works by Bartolini, Monaco, Botticelli and many others. Students were accompanied on the trip by SSC employees Emily Carpenter and Kendall Rogers.

Spring Honor Roll Recognizes SSC Students

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Seminole State College has released the names of honor roll students for the 2023 spring semester. Three separate honor rolls recognize students for their academic achievements.

The President’s Honor Roll is comprised of students who maintain a perfect 4.0 grade-point-average in at least 12 credit hours of coursework.

Students named to the Vice President’s Honor Roll must have a 3.5 grade-point-average or better and no grade below a “C”.

The Part-Time Students’ Honor Roll is for students who maintain a 3.5 grade-point-average with no grade below a “C” in at least six, but less than 12 college credit hours.

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Students and Employees of Seminole State College observe the Early Oklahoma: Black Hope/Black Dreams exhibit, that is on display throughout the month of June in the Enoch Kelly Haney Center on the Seminole State College campus.

Black Hope/Black Dreams Exhibit Opens at Seminole State College

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Seminole State College is hosting the Early Oklahoma: Black Hope/Black Dreams traveling exhibit in the lobby of the Enoch Kelly Haney Center throughout the month of June. The exhibit, curated by the Oklahoma Historical Society, features the accomplishments of three individuals who had a vision for greater opportunity and equality for themselves and others.

Edward (Edwin) Preston McCabe arrived in Oklahoma Territory in 1889. He was experienced in finance, law, land development and politics. McCabe sought a place where African Americans could establish their own towns like other groups of Americans.

Roscoe Dunjee was a newspaperman, activist, humanitarian and a man of extraordinary conviction and legendary accomplishment. Founded in 1915, Dunjee’s newspaper was titled the Black Dispatch. Dunjee also took aim at the legal system and the issues, incidents, and laws that deprived African Americans of their rights of citizenship and human dignity.

Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher was the first African American admitted to the University of Oklahoma Law School on June 18, 1949, and the first to graduate in August 1951. Through her,

African Americans succeeded in challenging the separate but equal doctrine as it applied to educational opportunities.

The exhibit is sponsored by the SSC Educational Foundation and is being held in commemoration of the Juneteenth holiday. Seminole State College’s summer hours are Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public.

SSC Talent Search Participants Attend Cultural Events

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Seminole State College Talent Search/FOCUS federal grant program participants pose for a photo outside of the Lion King musical at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.

On June 1, the Seminole State College Talent Search/FOCUS federal grant program hosted a trip for 90 sixth graders, SSC students and staff volunteers, and high school mentors to see the Lion King musical at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.

SSC Talent Search/FOCUS Program, along with volunteers from SSC Student Support Services Program pose for a photo during their trip to the OKC Broadway production of Hamilton.

The SSC Talent Search/FOCUS Program, along with volunteers from SSC Student Support Services Program, attended the OKC Broadway production of Hamilton and enjoyed Logan’s for lunch. “This event was a once in a lifetime opportunity that we were so excited to offer to our upper classman participants from our area high schools. We plan to have many more similar events in the future,” Talent Search/FOCUS Advisor Angela Harjo said. For more information about the FOCUS Program, please visit sscok.edu/sponsored-grant-programs/talent-search or call 405-382-9703.