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Seminole State College NASNTI May 2019

August 2019! NASA Commander, Dr. John Herrington to speak at State College! Seminole State welcomes Commander, Dr. John Herrington as a guest speaker during SSC welcome week festivities, Thursday, August 15th in the Jeff Johnston Auditorium! (Time to be announced soon). Born September 14, 1958, in Wetumka, , Commander John Herrington grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado; Riverton, Wyoming and Plano, Texas. He graduated from Plano Senior High School, Plano, Texas, in 1976; received a Bachelors of Science Degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in 1983, and a Masters of Science Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in 1995. He received a PhD. in Education from the University of Idaho in 2014. Commander, Dr. John Herrington’s many Selected by NASA in April 1996, Herrington reported to the Johnson awards include, Wiley Post Spirit award, Space Center in August 1996. He completed two years of training and Oklahoma Aviation and Space Hall of evaluation and was qualified for flight assignment as a mission Fame Inductee, Chickasaw Hall of Fame Inductee, Lifetime Achievement Award, - specialist. Initially, Herrington was assigned to both the Shuttle and Dreamcatcher Charitable Foundation, International Space State Branches in support of Guidance National Native American Hall of Fame Navigation and Control systems. Inductee and the Inaugural Drum award for Health and Science. Herrington was also assigned to the Flight Support Branch of the Astronaut Office where he served as a member of the Astronaut Support Personnel team responsible for Shuttle launch preparations and post -landing operations. In November 2002, he flew on STS -113 logging in over 330 hours in space, including 3 EVAs totaling 19 hours In This Issue and 55 minutes. With many special projects in between, for • Commander Commander Herrington’s last assignment, he was chosen to become the Dr. John Herrington Chief Engineer for Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA) at the to speak at SSC Johnson Space Center. He was responsible for leading the S&MA Welcome Week engineering efforts in support of Space Shuttle and Space Station Festivities! hardware and software integration and mission operations. • NASNTI Fall 2019 On October 1, 2005, he retired from the US Navy and left NASA to Schedule lineup pursue a career in the commercial space industry. Currently, Dr. Herrington serves as an Ambassador for the Chickasaw Nation. With an • Meet SSC 2018 overwhelming amount of accolades, CDR Herrington has served as a Alumni judge and judge advisor for the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition Melanie Andrews of Science and Technology). Currently, Dr. Herrington resides in Idaho. He has two children, and he enjoys flying, snow skiing, and cycling. September 2019

The WICHE Program has allowed NASNTI to visit some amazing Oklahoma attractions during year one, and for year two, NASNTI will continue this high -impact educational practice. Starting in September and continuing through April 2020, NASNTI will schedule tours to the Gilcrease Museum; the Five Moons Sculpture Exhibit; CPN Heritage Center and Eagle Aviary; the Sam Noble Museum showcasing the exhibition ’Wedding Clothes and Osage Community: A Giving Heritage Exhibit’; the Seminole Nation Museum in Wewoka to view the exhibit, ‘Altars of Reconciliation’, an expressive diverse, individual faith experiences of three Southeastern Native artists who practice Christianity; and ending with a tour to the University of Central Oklahoma for their annual POW WOW celebration! For additional information and to see if you qualify to participate, contact Kay Wallace, NASNTI Engagement Specialist, 405.382.9646.

October/November 2019 On the Jeff Johnston Auditorium Stage Filmmaker, Sterlin Harjo!

Starting in October, NASNTI kicks off the program year with a host of symposia entitled, Keeping Native American Language Alive through Art, Keeping Native American Language Alive through Music and Keeping Native American Language Alive through Film.

The Keeping Native American Language Alive through Film symposium will feature guest speaker filmmaker, Sterlin Harjo.

With three successful feature films and a feature Harjo has produced and directed three featured documentary, all based in Oklahoma, the SSC campus films, Four Sheets to the Wind, Barking Water, and community has the opportunity to watch one of Mr. Mekko, and his successful documentary about his Harjo’s short films and ask the filmmaker questions Grandfather, This May Be the Last Time. after! A member of the Seminole Nation Tribe and Muskogee heritage, Mr. Harjo’s films have debuted at Native American Heritage Month the Sundance Film Festival as well as his documentary about his Grandfather, This May Be the Last Time.

Do you remember Jackson Barnett aka Some of his awards include: short film, Goodnight Crazy Jack? Molly Spotted Elk? Irene, received a special jury award at the Aspen Or Maria Tallchief? Shortsfest; was named Best Director at the 2007 NATIVE SPOTLIGHT is back! American Indian Film Festival; his short film Cepanukuce Tutcenen (Three Little Boys) was part of During the month of November and forwarded the Embargo Collective project commissioned by the once a week to your SSC email address, imagainNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. NASNTI will highlight a historical Native American who has contributed to history. Watch your email for symposia dates and times!

SSC empowers people for academic success, personal development, and lifelong learning Academic Year 2019-2020 6 Student Success Workshops

During the 2019 -2020 academic year, NASNTI will host a series of student success workshops focusing on Employment & Career Training Assistance. The workshops will prepare and enlighten the SSC student body on INTERNSHIPS .

Tired of sitting at a professional luncheon and not know which fork to use for your salad? Signup for The Manners Matter Workshop!

Can’t figure out the appropriate interview outfit? Signup for The Perfect Outfit for Your Interview Workshop! BONUS! Register for a Gift Card Giveaway

An Internship is a position for a student or trainee who works in an organization, sometimes without pay, in order to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a qualification. (Wikipedia) NASNTI will end the spring semester with a STEM Internship Career Fair in 2020 ! STEM companies and organizations will be on campus recruiting and interviewing. Watch for emails, flyers, and posters throughout campus for workshop dates, times, and location.

SSC Welcome Week! MOM’s Going Back2School Workshop Wednesday, August 14, 2019 Jeff Johnston Auditorium 11:00 A.M. -11:50 A.M.

On Wednesday, August 14, 2019, NASNTI will host MOM’s Going Back2School Workshop . The guest speaker is Family Resource Center Executive Director, Carla Presley. A SSC 1996 Alumni, and once a nontraditional student, Ms. Presley will give insight and share tips on time management, community resources and household management tips for mother’s going to The Family Resource Center (FRC), a proud partner college. agency of the Office of Attorney General, is located at

After the workshop, come and join us for 211 N. Timmons Street in Seminole. FRC is dedicated Hors d’oeuvres in the NASNTI Offices/David to working towards diminishing domestic violence, Boren Library, Room 123! sexual assault, stalking and dating violence by “changing and saving lives daily”

(Hors d’oeuvres provided the Family Resource Center, Seminole, Oklahoma) (405) 382 -5979

SSC empowers people for academic success, personal development, and lifelong learning Where are they now? Seminole State College 2018 Alumni Melanie Andrews (Seminole Nation of Oklahoma)

We introduced you to Melanie in our first NASNTI Newsletter, September 2017. She was on the cover with the Absentee Shawnee Tribal Governor Edwina Butler. She was a regular in the Engagement Center and the NASNTI offices. Since then, Melanie has completed an internship, completed her degree in December 2018 and is now working towards her Bachelors Degree in Political Science and Legal Studies. Continue to read her story. “My name is Melanie Andrews, and I am a Seminole Nation Tribal member. I started college at a late age, and there were many times that I thought about quitting. During this time, I was going through a divorce and I was a single parent. I had three daughters, and when I started school, they were so proud of me and I couldn’t let them down.” “My first semester was the hardest. I felt so out of place. I had been out of high school for so long I didn’t think I was smart enough. I would have never been able to do it on my own, but thanks to NASNTI’s tutoring program I was able to get my assignments done.” Melanie with her daughters! “Seminole State College has opened up so many opportunities for me, and I’m so happy that I made the choice of going back to school.” The NASNTI Engagement Center The Scholarship Submittal Goal Update Tutoring Starts We need your help! In January, NASNTI started The Scholarship Hour. This hour September 2019 was designated to helping students complete and apply for Oklahoma scholarship as well as scholarship throughout the country. Our goal was to have 25 scholarships submitted. We are busy tallying up the numbers, so if you did not come to our Next Issue center BUT applied to one of the scholarships listed in our NASNTI Newsletter, or posted on our bulletin board, contact our September 2019 offices by emailing [email protected].

SSC empowers people for academic success, personal development, and lifelong learning