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After nearly two months of working remotely, Seminole State College employees returned to campus on May 11. In an effort to safeguard employee health, the College provided branded face masks to faculty and staff. Appointments with financial aid and admissions are now available to current and prospective students. All summer courses will be conducted online. Mechell Downey, Executive Assistant to the President (left), and Lindsay Hernandez, Administrative Assistant - President’s Office (right), sorted the face masks and delivered them to employees across campus.
Read moreOKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation that recognizes Israel as one of Oklahoma’s top trade partners and the nation’s greatest ally in the Middle East passed the state Senate Friday night – the final step in the legislative process. It now awaits the governor’s signature to become law.
Read moreOKLAHOMA CITY – A bill that grants a one-year exemption from penalties for school districts that have excess carryover dollars due to the COVID-19 pandemic won final passage in the House of Representatives on Friday evening. Without this change, some Oklahoma school districts would have been subject to fines for having too large of a carryover balance.
Read moreOKLAHOMA CITY -- State Rep. Jason Lowe, D-OKC, released the following statement urging Gov. Kevin Stitt to veto Senate Bill 1081, which is an attempt to preempt the federal government from enforcing any future federal “red flag laws.”
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Seminole State College recently recognized three employees for their campus leadership: Faculty Senate President Jeff Cheng, Classified Staff President Dana Denwalt and Professional Staff President Caitlin Brown.
Read moreFor the Children: A Weekly Column by Joe Dorman, CEO – OICA
Read moreThe hardest part about managing your finances is getting started.
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Graduating class of 2020, family, friends, and faculty, we did it! I never thought I’d be saying that, not because I didn’t think we’d graduate, but because I didn’t think I’d be the one giving the speech. I’m incredibly honored to be doing so. I want to thank my parents for being amazing, for pushing me to be extraordinary and for encouraging me in the writing of this speech. Thank you to all the teachers who have helped me get here. Mrs. Presley, you’re the nicest person I’ve ever met, and you made my senior year the best year of my high school career. The twins and I will always be in touch. Mrs. Pollock, thank you for being a friend first and a teacher second, especially since I am definitely not the best math student. Thank you Mrs. Schelb for letting me eat lunch in your class for a year and a half while attempting to learn physics. Mr. Heinzig, also known as Mr. Haploid, thank you for making me sing all of my questions because you could never hear me. Coach Atyia, thank you for giving the best irrelevant Ted Talks and ganging up on me with Olivia and Grace.
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