In its first year, team will compete in national tournament An active participant in “nearly everything” at her small school district of Sublette, Elizabeth Horinek felt something was missing from her college experience at Seward County Community College. “Adrenaline,” she… Read More ›
Awards & Honors
SCCC releases 2021 Spring Honor Roll
LIBERAL — Seward County Community College has released its 2021 Spring Honor Roll. Students were recognized in either the President’s Honor Roll or the Vice President’s Honor Roll. To be recognized in the President’s category, a student must have completed… Read More ›
SCCC wraps up academic year with service awards
Faculty and staff at Seward County Community College wrapped up what president Brad Bennett called “the best worst year” with service awards and the “Faculty of the Year” recognition. True to the year’s pandemic flavor, the ceremony was live-streamed for… Read More ›
Financial Aid director uses warmth and technology to make things happen
Meet Amy Bridenstine, 2021 NISOD Excellence Award winner Money. It’s a taboo topic in polite conversation, but it affects everyone, especially students and their families. Seward County Community College Financial Aid Director Amy Bridenstine understands that money matters are less… Read More ›
SCCC holds ‘Celebration of Creative Writing’
LIBERAL — Students and community members showcased their talents with a reading of their works at Seward County Community College’s Celebration of Creative Writing on Thursday. Winners of the SCCC Poetry Contest and authors of written pieces in the Telolith,… Read More ›
Arrival in U.S. gave Chynessa Myers greater expectations
NISOD award-winning nursing instructor earned degree and kept going LIBERAL, Kan. — Seward County Community College nursing instructor Chynessa Myers did not expect to earn a master’s degree and teach at an institute of higher learning. In fact, she did… Read More ›
SCCC announces poetry contest winners from three-state area
Live reading planned for April 15 on campus LIBERAL, Kan. – Winners of the 2020 Seward County Community College annual poetry contest were announced on April 1, 2020. More than 35 entries were received from a region that encompasses Campo,… Read More ›
Dean of Student Success: ‘students want to belong’
National award recognizes Annette Hackbarth-Onson’s commitment to students It’s ironic that Seward County Community College Dean of Student Success Annette Hackbarth-Onson won recognition for professional excellence just as the pandemic shut down travel and cancelled conferences. Since 2018, Hackbarth-Onson has… Read More ›
Excellence on the court or in the classroom? Sam Henderson chooses both
Seward County Community College basketball player Sam Henderson excels on the court and in the classroom — a skill set that earned the student athlete the All Kansas Academic Team award. Phi Theta Kappa, the International honor society for two-year colleges,… Read More ›
Sharon Brockmann aims to inspire students no matter where they begin
Seward County Community College English instructor Sharon Brockmann has a soft spot for students who struggle to succeed in college. She’s been there. “I’m an English teacher who didn’t plan to be one,” she said. Originally a science major at… Read More ›