Bacone announces head golf coach
President Dr. Ferlin Clark, new Head Golf Coach Britanie Wacoche, and Interim Athletic Director/Athletic Trainer Ashley Goist MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – MARCH 9, 2021 Bacone College has announced Britanie Wacoche as their new head golf coach. “I am ecstatic to be able to...
Bacone announces new men’s basketball coach
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – FEBRUARY 12, 2021 Bacone College announced today the hire of Ruben Little Head from Lawrence, Kansas as the new men’s basketball coach. Little Head is a member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Lame Deer, Montana, where he grew up on the Northern...
Bacone College Dedicates New Gym Floor
Pictured left to right: Elisa Gonzalez, Ranessa Woods, Illeanna Frenchman, Za'Riah Griffith, President Dr. Ferlin Clark, Alize Ruiz, Laila Flores, Jermontie Hester. MUSKOGEE, OK, FEBRUARY 11, 2021 - Bacone College dedicated its new Warrior Gym floor in the Palmer...
Bacone Celebrates 141 Years
FEBRUARY 9, 2021 - The Indian University (now Bacone College) was established 141 years ago with a prayer, mission, and promise to provide education to American Indians. Today, the college’s new generation of American Indian leaders strive to educate a culturally...
Bacone College hosts President General of the NSDAR
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – JANUARY 19, 2021 Bacone College hosted a visit from the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution President General Denise VanBuren and local and state DAR leaders and members on Tuesday. The delegation toured the Bacone College...
Bacone College pays tribute to Rennard Strickland
Dr. Rennard Strickland, a legal historian of Osage and Cherokee heritage, died January 5, 2021, in Norman at the age of 80, where he was the Senior Scholar in Residence at the University of Oklahoma Law Center. The Bacone College Rennard Strickland School of Tribal...
Gerald Cournoyer named Vice President of Development
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – DECEMBER 28, 2020 Bacone College announced Monday the promotion of the former director of the Bacone College School of Indian Art. Gerald Cournoyer, the Oglala Lakota artist who has directed the art program since 2018, has been promoted to...
Michael Elizondo Jr. named Director of School of Indian Art
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – DECEMBER 28, 2020 Bacone College announced Monday the promotion of the former director of the Bacone College School of Indian Art and appointment of a new director. Gerald Cournoyer, the Oglala Lakota artist who has directed the art program since...
Bacone College sets new start date for spring – Jan. 20
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - DECEMBER 23, 2020 Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the obstacles it has presented for current and potential students to complete enrollment, Bacone College will delay the start of its Spring 2021 semester until Wednesday, January 20. ...
Bacone College hosts hybrid 2020 Commencement Ceremony
TULSA, OKLAHOMA – DECEMBER 12, 2020 Bacone College held its 2020 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday after delaying the spring exercises in May due to COVID-19. The college was graciously allowed the use of the Osage Nation’s Skyline Event Center to ensure ample social...