NOC News

Native American artist Kristin Gentry spoke to a full house Friday afternoon at the Cultural Engagement Center at Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa. Gentry explained to the audience how she uses art create to preserve her traditional Native American tribal culture….

Just like every little boy, Northern Oklahoma College Social Science instructor Steve McClaren likes to dig in the dirt. McClaren’s digs, however, are helping to better understand the history of the Biblical world. McClaren has made nine trips to the Holy Land. Five…

Northern Oklahoma College and Northwestern Oklahoma State University will partner to fight opioid addiction on their campuses, supported by a grant from the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. NOC and Northwestern are two of five…

Jill Green, currently serving as NOC Director of Alumni and Community Relations, has been named Director of Development and Donor Relations replacing Mrs. Kirby Tickel-Hill. She will assume her new duties beginning August 9. Green will be located in the Vineyard…

Kim Ochoa, currently serving as NOC Administrative Assistant to Student Affairs-Tonkawa, has been named Director of Alumni and Community Relations replacing Mrs. Jill Green who moved into her new role as NOC Director of Development and Donor Relations. She will assume…

Over 100 Native American youth attended the Native American Youth Leadership Day on July 11 at the Northern Oklahoma College campus in Tonkawa. The one-day event brought Native American middle school and high school students from the Tonkawa, Ponca, Pawnee, Osage,…

Northern Oklahoma College Adjunct Instructor Daniel Sherron was recently named as a 2019 Native American 40 under 40 award recipient. The 2019 Native American 40 under 40 awards was selected by the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (the…

Raydon Leaton, currently serving as Head Jets Baseball Coach and business instructor at NOC Enid, has been named vice president for NOC Enid replacing Dr. Ed Vineyard. He will assume his new duties beginning August 8. Leaton will be located in the Everest…

Michael Martin was sworn in as a new Northern Oklahoma College regent on Wednesday. Martin was sworn in by the Honorable Judge Lee Turner. (photo by John Pickard/Northern Oklahoma College) The Northern Oklahoma College Board of Regents met on Wednesday at their…

The Northern Oklahoma College Board of Regents approved the fiscal year 2019-2020 operating budget for the college during its regularly scheduled June meeting. The regents and NOC President Dr. Cheryl Evans were pleased to see some additional funding for higher…