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SSC Campus Then and Now

Josh Hutton
In 1969, Seminole Junior College – which had been operating as the 13th and 14th grades of the local high school and had held classes on the 3rd floor of that building – was required by the State to break away and become an independently governed college. The City of Seminole donated 40 acres of land at the intersection of Highway 9 and Highway 3 to begin construction on a dedicated site for then Seminole Junior College. In 1971, work was completed on the College’s first classroom and administration building, which would later be named Tanner Hall in honor of SJC’s first President Elmer Tanner.
In the 50 years since Tanner Hall was completed, Seminole State College seen an extensive expansion. Fourteen additional structures have been built on the original 40 acres, offering students academic, health, athletic and residential resources.

SSC Welcomes Students Back with Campus Activities

Josh Hutton
As students returned to campus for the beginning of the fall semester this week, Seminole State College hosted its annual Welcome Week, featuring activities and giveaways each day. On Tuesday, students were able to create their own street signs at a station just outside of the E.T. Dunlap Student Union.



Welcome Week continued with “Waffle Wednesday,” where students were treated to waffles on a stick with an assortment of toppings. Welcome Week programming also included caricature drawings, free movie nights at Strothers Cinema and snow cones from Kona Ice.
Seminole State College President’s Leadership Class students toured campus during their orientation on Aug. 13 and participated in a photo scavenger hunt. Jaycee Johnson, Prague; Frank Bourlon, Bethel; Anna Kelsey, Tecumseh; Cynthia Bui, Shawnee; and Erin Bronson, Shawnee snap a shot of the flagpole in front of the main classroom building – Tanner Hall. Classes began Monday with enrollment continuing through Friday, Aug. 20.

Learning about Campus

Josh Hutton

Seminole State College President’s Leadership Class students toured campus during their orientation on Aug. 13 and participated in a photo scavenger hunt. Jaycee Johnson, Prague; Frank Bourlon, Bethel; Anna Kelsey, Tecumseh; Cynthia Bui, Shawnee; and Erin Bronson, Shawnee snap a shot of the flagpole in front of the main classroom building – Tanner Hall. Classes began Monday with enrollment continuing through Friday, Aug. 20.

Members of the SSC Upward Bound Program enjoy the New York City skyline at Top of the Rock, located at Rockefeller Plaza.

SSC Upward Bound Students Visit New York

Josh Hutton

Students involved in Seminole State College’s Upward Bound program recently returned from a trip to New York City. The 16 students who participated in the trip graduated from high school in May. Throughout the visit, students engaged in cultural and academic learning activities, alongside tours of many notable attractions in New York City. Students toured Columbia University, New York University, the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum and Times Square. Upward Bound participants also took part in walking tours of the New York Financial District, the Brooklyn Bridge, Harlem, China Town, Little Italy and Central Park.

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Coach Amber Flores poses for a picture at at Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City after coaching in the Alliance All-Star Game on July 27

All-Star Coach

Josh Hutton

Seminole State College Softball Coach Amber Flores was selected to coach in the Alliance All-Star Game on July 27 at Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. The game featured the top 50 High School players in the nation and was broadcast live on ESPN. The previous week, Flores was invited to coach the Alliance College Division I All-Star team in a game against the USSSA Pride professional women’s softball team in Kansas City.  Flores, who is beginning her 9th year at Seminole, was named NJCAA Region II Coach of Year in 2021 and led the Trojans to the JUCO World Series in Yuma, Arizona, where the team finished 4th in the nation.