In honor of Native American Heritage Month, members of the Seminole State College President’s Leadership Class visited the First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City on Nov. 3. Students toured the educational exhibits to learn more about Native American history and cultural diversity.
PLC students learned about each of the distinctive 39 First American Nations present in Oklahoma today.
Seminole State College has selected 29 freshmen students for Class XVI of the President’s Leadership Class. PLC is a two-year scholarship program created to help students develop leadership skills and provide personal and professional growth opportunities. Continue reading “SSC Announces New President’s Leadership Class”
Seminole State College President Lana Reynolds (left) visits with Seminole businessman and real estate developer Brandon Streater (right) about the President’s Leadership Class program at the College. Streater, a former member of the PLC program, recently gave a gift of $10,000 to support the student leadership program.
Streater said, “Being in PLC opened my eyes to possibilities of what I could do with my life and helped me set career goals. I travelled the state and I met people who influenced my future. It feels great to be able to give back to the college that meant so much to me, and to help other students benefit from PLC.”
Nine Seminole State College sophomores in the Seminole State College President’s Leadership Class recently received awards recognizing their completion of two years in the program. Members pictured with SSC President Lana Reynolds (middle row, far left) and sponsor Kim Pringle (front row, far right) are (back row l-r): Brandon Gomez of Oklahoma City, Cepado Wilkins, Jr. of Seminole, Kaitlyn Matlock of Lexington, Pepe Casey of Owasso; (middle row l-r) Sydney Winchester of Prague, Laney Anderson of Ada, Uriah McPerryman of Wetumka; (front row l-r) Jaycee Johnson of Prague and Jenna Harrison of Tecumseh.
A large delegation of campus and community leaders representing Seminole State College attended “Higher Education Day” at the Capitol in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, Feb. 15. The event, sponsored by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, is held annually to demonstrate the value and importance of higher education in the state.
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The Seminole State College President’s Leadership Class volunteered at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, located in Oklahoma City, on Nov. 9. The thirty-five students unloaded, weighed, and packaged food to help families facing food insecurity issues. The students split into two groups, one group prepared poblano peppers and the other packaged breakfast cereal. In total the students completed 214 cases of food, weighing nearly 3,000 pounds. When the students had finished, they had packaged enough food for 2,460 meals.
PLC students Colin Frederick (left), of Seminole, and Thomas Choate (right), also of Seminole, unload breakfast cereal at the Regional Food Bank.
The Seminole State College President’s Leadership Class took part in a behind-the-scenes tour of the Oklahoma Aquarium located in Jenks on Oct. 19. Educational Specialist Alyssa Rodriguez discussed the day-to-day work of caring for aquatic life, just before students viewed the shark tank.
PLC students learned about how food is prepared for different species of fish during the tour.