Seminole State College’s David L. Boren Library is hosting the “Books and Bucks” fundraiser through the month of March.
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SSC NASNTI Program Secures $157,000 Supplemental Grant
The Seminole State College Native American Serving Non-Tribal Institutions (NASNTI) federal grant program was recently awarded a supplemental grant, totaling $157,500. The funding will support an array of initiatives at the college, including mental health services, faculty training and enhancements to the Computer Science curriculum.
The grant includes $60,000 designated for mental health initiatives, ensuring accessible counseling support for SSC students. Licensed Professional Counselor Stephanie Hassell, an SSC alumna, will provide free counseling sessions for students every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Room 103 of the Boren Library. Hassell specializes in treating trauma, anxiety and depression. Counseling will be available both in-person and online, and SSC students will also gain access to customized mental health videos on topics like stress and anxiety management through the SSC mobile app.
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Native American Culture to Take Center Stage at SSC’s Tribal Fest
Seminole State College will celebrate Native American culture and heritage during its annual Tribal Fest on Wednesday, Oct. 9. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the SSC campus and will feature a variety of activities, performances and local tribal resources.
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The Little Bitty Acres Mobile Petting Zoo brought a wide variety of animals to Seminole State College on Sept. 18. Students and employees interacted with the animals in the courtyard outside of the E.T. Dunlap Student Union. The event was hosted by SSC Campus and Activities.
SSC Adjunct Professor of Earth Sciences Kevin Blackwood and his daughters, Ember and Everly, play with baby goats at the event.
SSC Students Compete in Constitution Day Game Show
Seminole State College hosted a Constitution Day celebration on Sept. 17 in the Enoch Kelly Haney Center lecture hall. Social Sciences Division Chair and Professor of Government Jeffrey Christian served as the host of Constitution Jeopardy, where students answered questions related to the country’s founding document.
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The Seminole State College President’s Leadership Class visited the University of Central Oklahoma’s Boathouse and Challenge Course at Arcadia Lake on Sept. 12. Students worked together in a variety of teambuilding exercises, rope climbing and ziplining.
PLC freshmen Zane Cooper of McCurtain takes in the view high above the ground on the Challenge Course.
Following their visit to the UCO Boathouse, the PLC students enjoyed dinner at Pops alongside historic Route 66 in Arcadia. Students posed for a photo in front of the restaurant’s landmark 66-foot soda bottle structure.
SSC to Host Constitution Day Event
Seminole State College will host its annual Constitution Day event on Sept. 17 at 1 p.m. in the lecture hall located just inside the Enoch Kelly Haney Center. This year’s event will feature the game show Constitution Jeopardy.
Students will compete head-to-head, answering trivia questions centered on the Constitution, the framers, the Declaration of Independence, the Bill or Rights and more. Social Sciences Division Chair and Professor of Government Jeffrey Christiansen will host the competition.
“This will be a fun and engaging program where attendees can share in the celebration of our country’s founding document, our shared history and our American citizenship,” Christiansen said.
Additionally, the SSC Student Government Association will have a voter registration table set up in the Haney Center foyer. All attendees will also receive a free pocket-sized Constitution.
Constitution Day commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787, and the day honors those who have become U.S. citizens. Publicly funded educational institutions celebrate the day by providing educational programming about the history of the founding document.
For more information about the event, contact Christiansen at j.christiansen@sscok.edu.
SSC Welcomes Students Back to Campus
With classes beginning Aug. 19, Seminole State College welcomed students back with a wide range of free campus activities throughout the week. Freshman Kara Doan of Little Elm, Texas (left), and sophomore McKenna Ingram of Bristow enjoy the pretzel bar provided by SSC Student Activities.
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Seminole State College welcomed campus residents, their family and friends for Move-In Day on Aug. 16. Students gathered their belongings and settled into their dorm rooms in the Roesler and Seminole Nation Residential Learning Centers. Classes begin Monday, Aug. 19. Enrollment remains open until Aug. 23. Pictured: Leah Choate (left) of Seminole helps her friend SSC freshman Hanah Upchurch (right) move into her dorm.
SSC freshman and softball team member Olivia Brown of Collinsville puts the finishing touches on her new dorm room
SSC Leadership Students Engage in Campus-Wide Scavenger Hunt
Seminole State College welcomed the incoming freshman class of President’s Leadership Class students at an orientation event on Aug. 16. Following an overview of the scholarship program, students embarked on a campus-wide scavenger hunt to familiarize themselves with the campus. PLC students pictured (left to right): Hanlon Gottschalk of Prague, Bradley Ruby of Oklahoma City, Logan Hill of Edmond, Zoe Trenchard of Lewisville, Texas, Audra Provaznik of Seminole and Addison Pringle of Shawnee.
PLC students pose in front of a statue created by Kelly Haney. Pictured (left to right): Reeve Ross of Locust Grove, Clayton Moore of Norman, Jett Farmer (front) of Choctaw, Brayden Harpole (back) of Burkburnett, Texas, and Gracie-Jane Lasiter of Eufaula.