Seminole State College sophomore Brent White, of Shawnee, was recently selected to participate in the Oklahoma Academy for State Goals Town Hall.

White (left) is pictured with other scholarship recipients at the Town Hall: Cassidy Beck, Rogers State University; Alaura Gilmore, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, and Jose Andres Olivo, Cameron University.

The three-day intensive Town Hall on “Enhancing Our Workforce for an Increasingly Innovative Economy” was held Oct. 16-19 at the Choctaw Casino, Resort and Conference Center in Durant.

The mission of The Oklahoma Academy is educating Oklahomans about public policy, with the goal of equipping them to take a proactive role with our leadership on every civic level.

The organization is a nonpartisan source of information about the issues facing our state. Through the Town Hall events, the Academy provides a place for the process of creating solutions together.