Bacone College to confer honorary doctorate on Archie Mason on May 14
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - MAY 9, 2022 The Bacone College Board of Trustees is pleased to announce its intent to confer an honorary doctorate of humane letters on former Bacone trustee Mr. Archie Mason during spring 2022 commencement. “We are very honored and truly blessed...
Dianne Shumaker & Robert Southard Form the Shumaker Fellowship at Bacone College
We are honored to announce that Ms. Diane Shumaker, along with her husband, Robert Southard, have established the Shumaker Fellowship at Bacone College. No doubt this will be the first of several such Fellowships at Bacone. With a gift of $50,000, this...
Bacone partners with USDA
Higher Learning Commission removes Bacone College from probation
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - MARCH 4, 2022 Bacone College is excited to announce its removal from accreditation probation by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). The college’s near closure in 2018 led to many challenges the college had to address, and...
Bacone Welcomes New Athletic Director
Muskogee, Okla. – Bacone College is pleased to announce Tera Jay Cuny-Baker, Hunkpati Dakota and Oglala Lakota, as the new Athletic Director. Cuny-Baker, originally from South Dakota, was a four-time American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) -American...
Neuroscience with Native American Undergraduates
Yaniv Cohen, Associate Professor of Biology and Chair of the Biology and Exercise Science Department at Bacone College, is poised to create not only a strong science program but to establish the first Native American neuroscience research institution in the United States.
Bacone Welcomes First-Year Advisor and Recruiter
Muskogee, Okla. – Bacone College is pleased to announce the appointment of Jan-Michael GoingSnake to the position of First-Year Advisor/Recruiter. GoingSnake, who prefers to be referred to as “J.M.,” was born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, but grew up in Los Angeles,...
Bacone College receives PPE donation from Ice Cube and Company
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - August 25, 2021In continuing the wonderful relationship Bacone College has developed with legendary rapper and actor Ice Cube, the performer and Derrick Armstrong of 115 Management Inc. donated 2,000 face masks to the college Wednesday. President...
Bacone College team inspired by visit to Ice Cube’s Big 3 Tournament
Front Row L-R - Ruben Little Head Jr., President Dr. Ferlin Clark, Ice Cube, Daice Marshall, Les Wahsise Jr., Coach Ruben Little Head. Back Row L-R- Corbain Lonebear, Stephen Moore, Bernadine Fisher, Cayden Pawpa, Derek Factor, Jacob Scroggins, Blaine Baldridge,...
Bacone College Partners with Fort Gibson for Next Baseball Season
FORT GIBSON, OKLAHOMA - June 29, 2021 Bacone College and the Town of Fort Gibson have partnered together to make the Carl Perry Baseball Complex the college's home field for the 2022 season. Town Administrator Brian DeShazo and Bacone President Dr. Ferlin Clark met...