Seminole State College hosted its fourth annual FAFSA Days event last week on campus. The event gives students a better understanding of financial aid options available to them as they pursue their education and provides assistance for completing their FAFSA. Continue reading “SSC Students Make the Most of FAFSA Days Event”
Alex Dickson and Francisco Bustos-Hernandez, nursing students at Seminole State College, each recently received a $1000 AllianceHealth Seminole Women’s Volunteer Auxiliary Scholarship. The auxiliary, also known as the “Pink Ladies,” is a volunteer organization dedicated to assisting the hospital and patients. Continue reading “SSC Nursing Students Awarded AllianceHealth Seminole Scholarship”
Seminole State College’s graduation rate has surpassed every community college in the state, save one, largely due to its recent Student Success Initiative. Continue reading “SSC Student Success Initiative”
Seminole State College hosted “Constitution Jeopardy!” in honor of Constitution Day at the Enoch Kelly Haney Center on Sept. 17. SSC Associate Professor of Government Jeffrey Christiansen organized the program and also served as the game show host. Continue reading “SSC Celebrates Constitution Day”
At a special September meeting on Thursday, the Seminole State College Board of Regents approved one new policy regarding emotional support animals on campus, and approved revisions to two existing policies on employee insurance and retirement benefits. Continue reading “SSC Regents Convene for Special September Meeting”
Seminole State College student Shaun Washington recently received a $5,000 Cobell Scholarship from Indigenous Education, Inc. The Cobell Education Scholarship is designed to provide financial assistance to American Indian and Alaska Native students wishing to pursue post-secondary education and training. It is administered by Indigenous Education, Inc., a non-profit corporation expressly created to administer the scholarship program. Washington is a third semester student at the College and majoring in Business with an emphasis in Native Studies. He plans to graduate from SSC next spring and continue his education in Native Studies at East Central University. Washington is a member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.
Seminole State College Student Government Association Officers attended Southwestern Oklahoma State University’s “Challenging the Future” leadership retreat on Sept. 28.
Corie Carpenter, a 2018 Seminole State College graduate, recently returned to the STEM Student Support Services Program on campus to visit with her former advisors and encourage current students in the program. Carpenter earned an Associate in Science in Health Science and an Associate in Applied Science in Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) from SSC. Continue reading “Recent SSC Graduate Encourages Others to Attend College”
Hailey Hernandez of Tecumseh, a Seminole State College-Gordon Cooper Technology Center Medical Laboratory Technology student, was recently awarded a $500 scholarship from the AllianceHealth Seminole Women’s Volunteer Auxiliary. Continue reading “Hernandez Awarded AllianceHealth Scholarship”
Seminole State College has partnered with Gordon Cooper Technology Center to offer a Physical Therapist Assistant Program, a degree that recently received Candidacy for Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education. The first cohort of students will begin classes this fall. Continue reading “SSC PTA Program Receives Candidacy for Accreditation”