Bacone College Spring 22 Honor Awards
Bacone College honored its brightest and best on Tuesday morning during Medicine Hour in Memorial Chapel. The students honored and their awards are as follows: Kayla Palmer - Valedictorian, Magna Cum Laude Timothy Allen - Salutatorian Kaely West - Outstanding Liberal...
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.
Love of Books leads to Bacone College Research Librarian Post
"I was extremely excited to accept the position here at Bacone College," Ms. Barron said. "'The beautiful buildings, the rare collection of books and the native artifacts speak to a time we rarely ever get to experience in today's society." Read more in the Chickasaw...
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 hosts special guests to educate students on COVID-19 vaccine, safety
D’Elbie Walker, Community Engagement and Health Program Manager for the Muskogee County Department of Health speaks to students on the importance of wearing masks and getting vaccinated against COVID. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE To: All Media From: Bacone College •...
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...