PLC visit Oklahoma History Museum

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019admin

The Seminole State College President’s Leadership Class traveled to the Oklahoma History Museum in Oklahoma City on Jan. 31, where they explored exhibits featuring Oklahoma’s unique history of geology, transportation, commerce, culture, aviation, heritage, and more. Following their museum tour, the group watched the move “On the Basis of Sex,” an American biographical legal drama film based on the life and early cases of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her fight for equal rights. Continue reading “PLC visit Oklahoma History Museum” →

PLC Visit Stafford Air and Space Museum in Weatherford

February 28, 2018March 5, 2018admin

The President’s Leadership Class traveled to the Stafford Air and Space Museum in Weatherford this week, where they toured the many exhibits featuring aviation and spaceflight history. The museum, named in honor of famed test pilot and astronaut Lt. General Thomas P. Stafford, has over 3,500 artifacts on display to those who visit the facility.

While at the museum, PLC students (l-r) Kris Scott of Seminole, Ernest Sego of Tecumseh, Miranda Shupe of Chandler and Kaitlyn Trunk of Okemah touch the casing of a nuclear warhead, a missile which once sat atop the Titan II Rocket.

President Reynolds Reads to Local Students

February 28, 2018March 5, 2018admin

Seminole State College President Lana Reynolds was one of several community guest readers to visit Wilson Elementary School this week. Reynolds read If I Ran the Circus by Dr. Seuss Tuesday morning to third-grade students in Mrs. Sonia Scott’s class as part of the national week-long birthday celebration of the children’s book author.

SSC to Welcome a “Hurricane” to Campus Next Week

February 27, 2018March 5, 2018admin

Seminole State College will host former Belles basketball player and Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) star Simone “Jamaican Hurricane” Edwards on campus next week. During her visit to SSC, she will promote her book Unstoppable, a memoir aimed to encourage others to pursue their dreams, even in the face of opposition. Continue reading “SSC to Welcome a “Hurricane” to Campus Next Week” →

SGA Attends Spring Congress Session

February 27, 2018March 5, 2018admin

Seminole State College Student Government Association members (l-r) Miranda Shupe of Chandler, Kaitlyn Trunk of Okemah, Gage Robertson of Seminole and Miles Piersall of Seminole attended the Spring Congress Session for the Oklahoma Student Government Association at Langston University last weekend. Students visited committee meetings where new resolutions were developed in order to be presented as new legislation. At SSC, Piersall serves as SGA President and Shupe acts as Vice President.

Starbucks Now Available

February 26, 2018March 5, 2018admin

Seminole State College employees and students joined community leaders and corporate representatives of Great Western Dining for the ribbon cutting and grand opening of the Union Grill serving Starbucks coffee on campus Monday. The Grill is located inside the E.T. Dunlap Student Union and is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Continue reading “Starbucks Now Available” →

SSC Hosts Speech Tournament

February 23, 2018March 5, 2018admin

Seminole State College hosted a Seminole High School speech tournament on campus last week, where a total of 18 high schools – ranging from class 3A to 6A – participated from across the state. The two-day tournament featured debate, speaking and acting events and concluded with an awards ceremony. SSC will also host the upcoming 3A-4A Southeast Regional Speech and Debate Tournament for the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) on March 16 and 17. Continue reading →

Winchester Attends Nigh Leadership Academy

February 23, 2018May 21, 2018

Area Seminole State College student Gavin Winchester of Prague, Okla. recently attended the Nigh Institute Leadership Academy held in Oklahoma City.
Winchester received a George and Donna Nigh Public Service Scholarship this year through the Nigh Institute program funded by the Oklahoma Legislature. During the leadership academy, students visited with members of the House of Representatives and the Senate and attended sessions concerning Oklahoma’s local government, government relations, the national election, public policy and Oklahoma’s economic future. Continue reading “Winchester Attends Nigh Leadership Academy” →

From Arm Wrestling to Mentoring, Seminole Woman Disrupts Aging

February 20, 2018March 5, 2018admin

In October 2017 AARP Oklahoma honored 50 people at the 9th Annual Indian Elders Honors. As the nomination process for 2018 opens this week, we profile one of the 2017 honorees, Cynthia Yerby, 65, a member of the Seminole Nation in Oklahoma.

The perfect personification of AARP’s “Disrupt Aging” motto, Cynthia Yerby talks with passion about her many hard-fought accomplishments: getting a master’s degree while working and raising a family; mentoring youth; becoming a traditional sewing artist; and — when she was 40 years old — launching a career as a champion arm wrestler.

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SSC Regents Convene for February Meeting

February 15, 2018February 28, 2018admin

At their February meeting on Thursday, the Seminole State College Board of Regents approved the hiring of Tony Crouch as the College’s new Vice President for Fiscal Affairs. Crouch will assume his role on campus beginning March 1, 2018.

Crouch brings with him a wealth of knowledge in business and finance, including over 20 years of experience in higher education in Oklahoma and Kansas. He comes to SSC from Southwestern Christian University in Bethany, Okla. where he served as the Vice President of Business and Finance.

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