The Kim King Memorial Golf Tournament to help fund the newly established Facilities Management Endowed Scholarship at Southeast Missouri State University has been rescheduled for Sept. 23.
Southeast Missouri State University-Sikeston will host presentations on agriculture in southeast Missouri July 12 as part of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Missouri tour.
“Contemporary Female Perspectives: Transition Spaces 13.1” will open July 23 and will be displayed through Sept. 22 in the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Dr. Christopher Rieger, associate professor of English at Southeast Missouri State University, has been named the director of the school’s Center for Faulkner Studies, effective Aug. 1.
Five Southeast Missouri State University students brought home six national awards from the Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) National Leadership Conference June 22-25 in Anaheim, Calif.
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Southeast Missouri State University will host another slate of outstanding speakers who will share their experiences and stories during the 2013-2014 University Speakers Series.
Board Okays $51.7 Million FY15 Capital Budget Request
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The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents today approved a $103.9 million operating budget for the University and $36.1 million in auxiliary operating budgets, both for fiscal 2014, the year which begins July 1.
Regents Establish Institute for Environmental Health Assessment and Patient-Centered Outcomes, Appoint Directors to MIC Board
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The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents today changed the name of the Missouri Research Corporation to the Missouri Innovation Corporation (MIC), appointed directors to the MIC’s board and established the Institute for Environmental Health Assessment and Patient-Centered Outcomes within the structure.
Board Okays New Bachelor of Science in Emergency Preparedness
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The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents today approved two academic program changes including the addition of the new Bachelor of Science in emergency preparedness.
Southeast Missouri State University ranks among the best college campuses nationwide for security, according to rankings just released by BestColleges.com.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents will consider proposed FY14 University general operating and auxiliary budgets when it meets June 27.
The 2013 Southeast Chamber Music Institute will hold two concerts featuring Chamber Institute faculty and students respectively July 9 and 13 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Dr. Diane Wood, a faculty member in the Department of Biology at Southeast Missouri State University, led a five-day conservation course consisting of nine undergraduates and three graduate students during the week of May 20-24. The class worked with Clifftop Alliance, a consortium of private and public organizations that work to conserve natural areas in the Mississippi River bluff corridor of Illinois.
Children ages 10-18 enrolled in a Mural class through the Summer Art Academy at Southeast Missouri State University will try their hands painting a mural at the University School for Young Children, 2089 Bessie Street, June 24-28.
The 2013 Mississippian Archaeological Conference will be hosted by the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus July 20 in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
A new water gate was installed last week in the subsurface drainage and subirrigation system at Southeast Missouri State University’s David M. Barton Agriculture Research Center.
The River Campus Board of Managers is scheduled to meet at noon on Friday, June 14, in Conference Room 305 of the Seminary Building at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Students in Southeast Missouri State University’s RC812: Outdoor Adventure class took a detour from the course syllabus May 22 on an unexpected journey in Moore, Okla.
Southeast Missouri State University and Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo., have forged ties to partner on agriculture initiatives in the areas of teaching, research and outreach.
The Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus is hosting UZ-2-B, a four-day, summer academy for youth June 4-7.
There is still time to register for Southeast Missouri State University’s third annual summer Theatre and Dance Academy, an intensive theatre and dance educational experience for students in kindergarten through high school.
Southeast Missouri State University today hosted about 25 returning members of the Missouri National Guard’s 1138th Engineer Company, providing them use of a computer lab as part of a job training workshop.
Chris Martin of St. Louis, Mo., has been named director of corporate relations/associate director of development with the Southeast Missouri University Foundation.
The Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra is preparing for its first-ever concert tour of the East Coast, leaving Southeast Missouri State University on Monday, May 20.
Hilary Peterson, instructor of theatre and dance at Southeast Missouri State University, has been elected by her colleagues to the National Board of Directors of the American College Dance Festival Association for the Central region.
Lauren Potje, an Althoff Catholic High School student who has excelled in academics, athletics and community service, was named the recipient of the 11th annual Jack Buck Scholar-Leadership Award by Southeast Missouri State University.
Dr. Robert Hamblin, director of the Center for Faulkner Studies at Southeast Missouri State University, will deliver the keynote address at “The International Faulkner,” a conference being hosted by Lucian Blaga University in Sibiu, Romania, May 31 to June 1.
William Eddleman, vice provost and dean of the School of Graduate Studies at Southeast Missouri State University, was appointed today to the River Campus Board of Managers.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents today granted post-professorial merit to 20 faculty members and promoted two faculty members to the rank of professor and 11 to the rank of associate professor with tenure. In addition, 22 faculty members received non-tenure track merit.
Donald B. “Brad” Bedell, former president and member of the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents, received an honorary doctor of laws degree from the University during commencement exercises May 11.
Dr. James Stapleton, assistant to the President for Strategic and Entrepreneurial Initiatives and the executive director of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Southeast Missouri State University delivered the keynote address at the 23rd Annual Arkansas Small Business Awards Luncheon in Little Rock, Arkansas on May 2,2013.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents will consider an incidental fee schedule, special course fees, and a transcript fee to take effect with the fall 2013 semester when it meets May 11.
The following have been named outstanding students in the Department of Agriculture at Southeast Missouri State University for the 2012-2013 academic year.
The Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) approved full reaccreditation for Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Mass Media at the council’s meeting on May 3 in Phoenix, Ariz. Southeast’s mass communication program first received ACEJMC accreditation in 2005.
Spring commencement at Southeast Missouri State University is planned for 2 p.m. May 11 in the Show Me Center arena. Some candidates for graduation have reported interesting feature stories about themselves that could be developed in connection with commencement. These story tips with contact names and information are listed below. Students will begin assembling for commencement at 1:15 p.m. in the Student Recreation Center-North. With advance notice, the Southeast News Bureau is happy to make arrangements for you to meet and interview any of the graduates listed below between 1:15 and 1:30 p.m. May 11 in the Student Recreation Center-North. Call the News Bureau at (573) 651-5910 with any questions about these or other commencement stories.
A total of 1,333 students – 1,048 undergraduates, 283 graduate and specialist students, and two cooperative doctoral students – will receive degrees at Southeast Missouri State University’s spring commencement exercises at 2 p.m. May 11 in the Show Me Center.
The Department of Theatre and Dance at Southeast Missouri State University will hold its annual Senior Showcase, a cabaret for graduating seniors, at 7:30 p.m. May 4 and 2 p.m. May 5 in the Wendy Kurka Rust Flexible Theatre at the River Campus.
KRCU Public Radio announces plans to broadcast “Wits,” a live public radio program bringing some of the hottest comedians and most popular and critically acclaimed indie musicians to St. Paul, Minn. The show will air Sundays at 10 a.m. immediately following “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!”
Three junior honor students in the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics at Southeast Missouri State University have been awarded summer 2013 internships through the National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSF-REU) program.
Approximately 661 students from 29 area junior and senior high schools competed in the 35th annual Math Field Day April 16 at Southeast Missouri State University.
Dance pieces will be featured in the Theatre and Dance Second Stage Series event, “Last Chance to Dance-Spring,” scheduled for 7:30 p.m. May 5-6 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Chamber Music Sundays at Three will present “Where East Meets West” at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 5, in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
The Southeast Missouri State University Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Shane Mizicko will present the “Percussion Pops Family Concert” at 10:30 a.m. on May 4 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast’s River Campus.
The “Biennial Faculty Exhibition” will open May 3 in the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
“Them Bones” will be presented by the Southeast Wind Symphony and Concert Band at 7:30 p.m. on May 2 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Coffee Cantata” will be performed at 3 p.m. April 28 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Fashion Friday, a collaborative effort to celebrate fashion, support shopping and highlight local businesses, will be led by event director and Southeast Missouri State University student Jory Rapps on Friday, May 3, in downtown Cape Girardeau.
The Southeast Guitar Ensemble will perform in the “Spring Guitar Ensemble” concert, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. April 30 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
The Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra will present its final concert of the season, “Symphonic Spectacular,” at 7:30 p.m. April 29 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
KFVS12, the Southeast Missourian newspaper, and Southeast Missouri State University announce plans to present a debate May 28 between the candidates vying for Missouri's Eighth Congressional District seat. The event, to be hosted by the University, will be held in the 200-seat Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at the University's River Campus.
The Russian National Ballet Theatre will perform the quintessential ballet, “Swan Lake,” at 7:30 p.m. April 26 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents today retained the University’s long-standing tradition of textbook rental while positioning the University for the future. The Board also awarded a contract for the operation of the University bookstore to Follett Higher Education Group for the period beginning July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014, with four optional one-year renewal periods.
Southeast Missouri State University’s Jazz Series will close with “Bluer Than Blue” at 7:30 p.m. April 25 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast’s River Campus.
The Department of Theatre and Dance at Southeast Missouri State University will perform Dr. Kenneth Stilson’s original dark comedy, “Murphy’s Law,” April 25-28 in the Wendy Kurka Rust Flexible Theatre at Southeast’s River Campus.
Southeast Missouri State University is rolling out a new program, the first of its kind in the region, making dual credit courses for high school students more accessible and affordable.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents today awarded a contract for the University and branch banking services to U.S. Bank beginning July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2017.
The Missouri Department of Higher Education awarded the Southeast Missouri State University Regional Professional Development Center (RPDC) with a year of funding in the amount of $195,455.44 for the project, “Making Mathematicians: Learning to Think and Apply.”
The Enterprise Holdings Foundation has awarded a $4,000 grant to the Southeast Missouri University Foundation to support the Department of Theatre and Dance Senior Showcase, a cabaret for graduating seniors. The Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the company that operates the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car brands.
The Southeast Missouri State University Department of Mathematics will host students from 29 area high schools to compete in the 35th annual Math Field Day Tuesday, April 16, in the Show Me Center.
Choral Union Joining Choir on Patriotic Selections from 2013 National Memorial Day Choral Festival in Washington, D.C.
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Guest Composer and Conductor, Robert Ray, will lead the University Choir in his ‘Gospel Mass’ with the Choral Union joining them on additional patriotic selections from the 2013 National Memorial Day Choral Festival in Washington, D.C. at 7:30 p.m. April 23 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast’s River Campus.”
Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Music presents classical guitarist Zane Forshee in a free recital at 12:20 p.m. April 23 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast’s River Campus. The program is free and open to the public.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents will consider approving the awarding of a contract for University banking services when it meets on April 10.
Are you ready to be part of an elite group of entrepreneurs who are realizing their dreams of small business ownership? Do you want to jump-start an idea or give your current business that needed boost? If so, you cannot afford to miss the free training opportunity soon offered in Cape Girardeau and Sikeston, Mo., courtesy of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University.
The Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus will host a drawing class, led by Open Window Studio artist Kelly Hughes, from 9:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, April 16 to May 7.
Southeast Missouri State University’s Chamber Choir will perform at 7:30 p.m. April 18 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast’s River Campus.
Students in Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance will continue the tradition of an interesting variety and diversity of styles when they present “Spring into Dance 2013” at 7:30 p.m. April 18-20 and at 2 p.m. April 21 on the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall stage at Southeast’s River Campus.
Dr. Earl Hess, Stewart W. McClelland chair in history at Lincoln Memorial University, will present “The Civil War in the West – Why it Mattered” at the 2013 Harold Holmes Dugger Lecture at 8 p.m. April 11 in the University Center Ballroom at Southeast Missouri State University.
KRCU Public Radio will officially kick off its Spring Membership Drive on Wednesday, April 10, with a membership breakfast beginning at 8 a.m. in the John and Betty Glenn Convocation Center at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Enjoy signature items from 13 Cape Girardeau restaurants and businesses participating in the “Taste of Cape” restaurant hop, benefitting Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance April 23.
Dr. James Stapleton, executive director of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) and associate professor of entrepreneurship at Southeast Missouri State University, has been appointed assistant to the president for Strategic and Entrepreneurial Initiatives, effective immediately.
Dr. Gerald McDougall, dean of the Donald L. Harrison College of Business, and associate provost of Extended and Online Learning at Southeast Missouri State University, has been named interim provost and chief academic officer for the University.
In observance of Autism Awareness Month, a room dedicated to Autism awareness with activities and information from several Autism related organizations will be available at the southeast Missouri “Messy Morning” planned for April 6 at the Show Me Center.
Southeast Missouri State University students were presented with ADDY awards honoring their collaborative work at the Tri-State Advertising and Marketing Professionals ADDY Awards banquet March 1 at the Plaza by Ray’s in Cape Girardeau.
“Animal Planet” host and leading conservationist Jeff Corwin will speak April 10 at Southeast Missouri State University, closing out the 2012-2013 Speakers Series.
Theatre students at Southeast Missouri State University will present a series of one-act plays as the culmination of their “Directing II” projects April 9 and 30 and May 8 in the Wendy Kurka Rust Flexible Theatre at Southeast’s River Campus.
The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University is sponsoring the first annual CIE Creativity Festival April 4-6 in an effort to foster creative ideas and action across campus and throughout the Cape Girardeau community.
Chamber Music Sundays at Three will present “Brandon’s New Violin” at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 7, in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
The River Campus Art Gallery at Southeast Missouri State University will present four exhibitions of works created by the talented emerging artists in the Department of Art at the May 2009 Graduating Seniors Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) Exhibitions, April 8 through May 3.
The Southeast Missouri State University River Campus Art Gallery will follow the grand “Salon des Refusés” tradition in its newest exhibit, “Everyone Wins a Trophy,” which will feature Southeast students’ wide variety of artwork.
The “Annual Juried Student Exhibition” will be displayed beginning April 5 in the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum on Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Beth Henley’s comic volcano of a play, “The Miss Firecracker Contest,” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. April 3-6 and 2 p.m. April 6-7 in the Wendy Kurka Rust Flexible Theatre at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus.
Southeast Missouri State University has announced the winners in the National History Day in Missouri Region 9 contest held today at Southeast Missouri State University.
Thirty Southeast students will spend their spring break next week at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C., where they will participate in a four-day seminar on international policy. This remarkable opportunity allows Southeast students to work with the researchers and consultants who advise national leaders in the top levels of government as they develop policies and strategies that will affect the United States and the global community.
The 100th anniversary of the official adoption of the Missouri flag, which was designed in Cape Girardeau, will be celebrated with three days of festivities March 21-23 designed to preserve the area’s local and regional heritage.
The rich history of southeast Missouri will be on display with exhibitors and authors at a Regional History Fair March 22 at Centenary United Methodist Church’s Family Life Center, 300 N. Ellis, in downtown Cape Girardeau.
The online Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at Southeast Missouri State University is among the nation’s best online graduate business programs, according to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools 2014 rankings released March 12.
While many students choose to spend their spring break at home or on a beach, a few Southeast Missouri State University organizations are offering excursions for students seeking plans a little outside the box.
Southeast Missouri State University’s School of Visual and Performing Arts and Department of Theatre and Dance will host the American College Dance Festival Association Central Region Conference March 24-28.
KRCU 90.9 FM will be taking their midday classical music program “Caffe Concerto” to Southeast Missouri State University’s Sikeston campus on Tuesday, March 26, for a live broadcast.
BroadwayDemo in New York City has launched a demo website for top Southeast Missouri State University theatre and dance students that they can use for casting.
Ron Rosati, Provost or Chief Academic Officer at Southeast Missouri State University, has been tapped to lead The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) in Curtis. Rosati’s appointment was announced today by the University of Nebraska. Rosati has been Southeast provost since February 1, 2010.
About 525 area junior high and high school students are expected to compete in the National History Day in Missouri regional contest March 15 at Southeast Missouri State University.
The Department of Mass Media at Southeast Missouri State University will sponsor its first Alumni Day Wednesday, March 27, featuring an Alumni Seminar with recent graduates focusing on their first job and first five years after graduation.
The Southeast Missouri Department of Music will present ‘The Good, The Bad, The Opera” at 3 p.m. March 10 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
The River Campus Board of Managers is scheduled to meet at noon on Friday, March 8, in Conference Room 305 of the Seminary Building at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Brandon Hicks, an accounting major at Southeast Missouri State University, has been named the Missouri Society of CPAs Student of the Month for January 2013.
More than 70 employers will meet students seeking internships and jobs at the All in One Day Career and Internship Fair March 7 at Southeast Missouri State University.
The Southeast Missouri State University Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Shane Mizicko, will present its annual spring concert at 7:30 p.m. March 14 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast’s River Campus.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents Feb. 20 elected Kendra Neely-Martin, St. Louis, Mo., as its new vice president, effective immediately. Doyle Privett of Kennett was elected Board president in December.
Southeast Missouri State University Marketing Club students Kyle Jacobsmeyer of Florissant, Mo., Matt Biehl of Affton, Mo., and Markieta Huggans of St. Louis won high honors in the 2013 Collegiate DECA State Career Development Conference and Competition at the Four Seasons Lodge Feb. 21-22 in Lake Ozark, Mo.
Brady L. Barke, Interim Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance & Student Support Services, was selected as the Senior Associate to the President and Secretary to the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents. He will begin his new duties June 1, 2013.
The Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra, University Choir and Choral Union will combine March 12 to present “Five Mystical Songs” by the celebrated English composer, Ralph Vaughan Williams.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents Feb. 21 approved a resolution directing the issuance of System Facilities Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds Series 2013, the proceeds of which will be used to finance construction of a project that will expand instructional space and provide a housing option at the River Campus.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents Feb. 21 approved an incidental fee rate equal to the in-state incidental fee rate for all non-Missouri residents who are active duty military or veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces, including members of the National Guard or Reserves, their spouse and dependents.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents Feb. 21 approved new room and board rates, a $24.07 million Residence Life budget and an increase in the residence hall technology fee for fiscal 2014.
Southeast Missouri State University is closing the main campus in Cape Girardeau and its regional campuses in Kennett, Malden and Sikeston, Mo., at 3:15 p.m. today, Thursday, Feb. 21.
“Vaquero” will be presented by the Southeast Wind Symphony and Concert Band at 7:30 p.m. March 5 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Olympian and World Figure Skating champion Michelle Kwan will speak March 6 at Southeast Missouri State University as part of the 2012-2013 Speakers Series.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents will convene at 8:30 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 20, in the John and Betty Glenn Convocation Center at the River Campus in a strategic planning session to be led by Dr. William Weary of Fieldstone Consulting. More than 60 members of the University community have been invited to review with members of the Board the vision of the institution, an environmental scan, the University’s performance, obstacles, and to develop a planning guide for use over the next three to five years.
Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Political Science, Philosophy and Religion and the Political Science Honor Society are sponsoring “Is Involuntary, Warrantless Blood Drawing Constitutional? Missouri v. McNeely in the Supreme Court” at 6 p.m. Feb. 20 in Dempster Hall’s Glenn Auditorium.
Ludeane F. and the late Leonard R. Ruzicka will receive the 2013 Friend of the University Award later this month from the Southeast Missouri University Foundation.
Southeast Missouri State University is sponsoring a community women's luncheon, "The Power of Women,” on Wednesday, March 13, in an effort to connect female students at Southeast with opportunities, women mentors and resources in the community.
Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Nursing has announced its December 2011 and May 2012 baccalaureate graduating classes have achieved a 98.11 percent pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination-Registered Nurse (NCLEX-RN).
A group of Southeast Missouri State University business students has been chosen to participate in the 2013 Network of International Business Schools (NIBS) Worldwide Case Competition championship round March 4-8 in Leuven, Belgium.
Southeast Missouri State University will observe Eating Disorders Awareness Week with a series of special speakers, programs and activities Feb. 25-March 2.
The 1955 murder of Emmett Till and its influence on two famous American authors, William Faulkner and Harper Lee, will be the focus of an upcoming lecture at Southeast Missouri State University.
Celtic Nights, through the power and majesty of music and the hypnotic fury of dancing feet, will tell the story, “Journey of Hope,” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall on Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Chamber Music Sundays at Three will present “Meet Me in Paris” at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 3, in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Russell Nelson, who was selected to be the juror for this year’s annual “Juried Student Exhibition,” will have a solo exhibit of his work on display Feb. 25 through April 3 in the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus Art Gallery.
The director of the Missouri Department of Corrections will present the keynote address March 6 at Southeast Missouri State University’s 38th Annual Criminal Justice Day.
The Broadway classic and Tony Award-winning musical “Annie” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20-21 and Feb. 23, 8 p.m. Feb. 22 and at 2 p.m. Feb. 24 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus.
The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University will launch National Entrepreneurship Week, Feb. 17-23, with a variety of activities for students, business and civic leaders as well as high school student
The Jazz Sultans of Southeast Missouri State University, a regular feature of the Buckner Brewing Company that closed last weekend, will move their act down the block Feb. 7 to LoDo at 33 N. Main Street in the historic downtown district of Cape Girardeau.
“Civil War Times” is being hosted by the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum from 1-4 p.m. Feb. 16 at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
The River Campus Board of Managers is scheduled to meet at noon on today, Feb. 1, in Conference Room 305 of the Seminary Building at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Southeast Missouri State University choral alumni are hosting the first ever Choral Reunion Concert and Reception on Saturday, March 16, at Southeast’s River Campus.
A Southeast Missouri State University agribusiness major placed third at the state level at the Missouri Annual Farm Bureau Conference in December in Lake Ozark, Mo.
Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Music will present its second concert of the 2013 Jazz Series Feb. 8 featuring Reggie Thomas, jazz pianist on the faculty of Michigan State University.
A “Veterans Recognition Reception: In Their Own Words” will honor active military and veterans of all conflicts from 7-9 p.m. Feb. 13 in Glenn Auditorium of Robert A. Dempster Hall at Southeast Missouri State University.
Kenneth W. Dobbins, president of Southeast Missouri State University, was named one of nine Icons of Education in the January 2013 edition of Kansas City’s business magazine, Ingram’s. Recognized for his contributions and achievements which have set a standard for educational excellence, Dr. Dobbins was featured along with only four other Missouri educators.
The 35th annual high school art exhibition, “Exhibiting Excellence,” will be on display Feb. 10 through March 10 in the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
KRCU Public Radio at Southeast Missouri State University announces plans to air Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon’s State of the State address on Monday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m.
The Department of Music at Southeast Missouri State University will present Gabrielle Baffoni, clarinet, with Matt Yount, piano, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast’s River Campus as part of the University’s Faculty and Guest Recitals series.
Valuable information for agricultural operations will be shared at the 2013 Strategic Ag Outlook Meeting Feb. 5 at Southeast Missouri State University.
A freshmen studying pre-medicine, biomedical sciences option, will deliver a speech on proposed Missouri legislation for the instruction of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to high school students at the COMMrades’ Spring 2013 Speakers Showcase Jan. 23 at Southeast Missouri State University.
Southeast Missouri State University’s online bachelor’s degree programs have been ranked among the nation’s best this week, according to U.S. News & World Report.
Southeast Missouri State University will celebrate Black History Month in February with events designed to commemorate the heritage of African-Americans.
Dr. Bruce Skinner, assistant vice president for Student Success and director of Residence Life at Southeast Missouri State University, has earned designation as a certified auxiliary services professional through the National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS).
Total first-day spring semester enrollment is up 3.4 percent at Southeast Missouri State University, according to a preliminary enrollment report compiled after the first full day of classes of the spring 2013 semester.
Due to inclement weather, Southeast Missouri State University's campuses in Sikeston, Mo., and Kennett, Mo., will open at 9:30 a.m. today, Jan. 16. The Malden, Mo., campus is closed for today, Jan. 16.
Southeast Missouri State University will present “A Chorus Line,” winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for drama, at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 28 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall on Southeast’s River Campus.
48 Area High School Teams Competing in Fourth Annual Event
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Robots built by students from 48 area high schools are expected to invade the Show Me Center Jan. 26 for the fourth year of the FIRST Technology Challenge robotics competition in Cape Girardeau.
The creative endeavors of Emily Denlinger, assistant professor of art at Southeast Missouri State University, will be featured in the “Faculty Choice Art Exhibition,” which opens Jan. 28 in the River Campus Art Gallery.
Jay B. Knudtson of Cape Girardeau, executive vice president of First Missouri State Bank of Cape Girardeau, was appointed Jan. 3 by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon to a six-year term on the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents.
Dr. Morris Jenkins, professor and chair of the College of Health Sciences and Human Service, Department of Criminal Justice and Social Work, at the University Toledo, has been named dean of the College of Health and Human Services at Southeast Missouri State University.
September Hinkle of Fredericktown, Mo., a secondary education English major at Southeast Missouri State University, has been selected to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to participate in a study abroad program during the spring 2013 academic term.
The Institutional Actions Council of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools’ Higher Learning Commission (HLC) has reaffirmed its accreditation of Southeast Missouri State University.
The Department of Theatre and Dance at Southeast Missouri State University will hold an open house Jan. 14 to welcome back theatre and dance students and allow new students to meet faculty and staff.
Mingle with the cast of “Annie” and get a sneak peak of this upcoming musical while helping send Southeast Missouri State University senior performing arts students to Broadway at the Department of Theatre and Dance’s Extravaganza Saturday, Jan. 26, at the River Campus.
Two dramatic one-act operas, “Dido and Aeneas” and “Suor Angelica,” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 19 and at 3 p.m. Jan. 20 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Nathan Stephens, senior coordinator of the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center at the University of Missouri-Columbia, has been named assistant to the president for equity and diversity issues at Southeast Missouri State University.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents Dec. 14 elected Doyle Privett of Kennett, Mo., as its new president. His appointment is effective Dec. 31.
For the third consecutive year, Southeast Missouri State University has been ranked as the safest public four-year university in Missouri by StateUniversity.com, the leading website for college information.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents will consider approving new academic and residence hall space at the River Campus and renovation of the River Campus Cultural Arts Center to accommodate additional restroom facilities when it meets Dec. 13.
The Southeast Missouri State University Percussion Ensemble will present its fifth annual “Family Holiday Concert” at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast’s River Campus.
Dance pieces will be featured in the Theatre and Dance Second Stage Series event, “Last Chance to Dance-Fall,” scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
The Southeast Wind Symphony with Martin Reynolds, conductor, will perform in the concert, "Hot and Saxy," scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus.
Nine-time Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter and philanthropist John Legend will present the keynote address, “An Evening with John Legend,” at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Dinner Jan. 23 at the Show Me Center at Southeast Missouri State University.
Theatre students at Southeast Missouri State University will present a series of short scenes as the culmination of their “Directing I” projects Dec. 11 and 13 in the Wendy Kurka Rust Flexible Theatre at Southeast’s River Campus.
Dr. James Stapleton, executive director of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and associate professor of entrepreneurship in the Donald L. Harrison College of Business at Southeast Missouri State University, will receive the PRIDE Award during fall commencement exercises Dec. 15 in the Show Me Center.
A Southeast Missouri State University nursing student was honored with the “Rising Star” award at a recent March of Dimes Missouri Chapter Nurse of the Year event.
Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Music’s faculty jazz combo, the Jazz Sultans, will offer a jazz performance on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 6-9p.m. at the Buckner Brewing Company in downtown Cape Girardeau.
The Southeast Missouri State University Department of Music’s highly acclaimed jazz ensembles will present their annual holiday performance Nov. 30 at Buckner Brewing Company in downtown Cape Girardeau.
The Department of Theatre and Dance at Southeast Missouri State University will perform “On the Verge” Dec. 5-9 in the Wendy Kurka Rust Flexible Theatre at Southeast’s River Campus.
The Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra will combine with the University Choir and Choral Union to present the great choral and orchestral work, “Vespers,” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Dec. 4 at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Prospective Southeast Missouri State University students interested in majoring in dance are invited to attend Dance Day 2012, hosted by the Department of Theatre and Dance, on Saturday, Dec. 1, in the Earl and Margie Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts at Southeast’s River Campus.
Students enrolled in “Class Voice for Musical Theatre III” in the Department of Theatre and Dance at Southeast Missouri State University will perform a recital at 3 p.m. Dec. 2 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast’s River Campus.
Students in the Southeast Missouri State University Department of Theatre and Dance will be showcased in the biannual student dance recital, “Fall for Dance 2012,” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 29-Dec.1 and at 2 p.m. Dec. 1 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus.
Southeast Missouri State University emerging artists will be spotlighted in the annual Fall Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Graduating Seniors Exhibitions Nov. 28 through Dec. 9 in the River Campus Art Gallery.
Southeast Missouri State University’s equestrian team closed an exciting fall/winter season the weekend of Nov. 3 during a meet hosted by Northern Illinois University (NIU) in Wauconda, Ill.
Veterans Day, Nov. 11, marks the release of a new anthology “Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors,” Volume 1, published through a partnership between Southeast Missouri State University Press, Missouri Humanities Council, and Warrior Arts Alliance. This first volume in a planned series includes writing by four local veterans:
Dr. Erin Fluegge Woolf, professor of management at Southeast Missouri State University, recently graduated from the Leadership Missouri program sponsored by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
We are saddened to learn of the Hurricane devastation on the east coast and our thoughts and concerns go out to the victims and families of this tragedy. We have approximately 40 students from New Jersey and New York who have friends or family who also are suffering as a result of these events. In addition, I know that many of our alumni on the East Coast have been affected by this disaster.
Former St. Louis Cardinals Manager Tony La Russa will take questions from the media at a news conference prior to him speaking Nov. 8 in the Show Me Center as part of the 2012-2013 University Speakers Series.
Chamber Music Sundays at Three will present “Savages and Sultans: The Exotic in French Baroque Music” at 3 p.m. Nov. 18 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Women who have new venture ideas and would like to start a business, women who currently own or support a business, women who are leading business careers, or women who just want to be inspired to lead more entrepreneurial lives are invited to the Women Inspiring eNtrepreneurship (WIN!) Women’s Night Out from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15 in the River Campus Atrium at Southeast Missouri State University.
Students at Southeast Missouri State University and members of the Southeast community will join millions of people around the world to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 12-18.
Second City Communications, the corporate services division of the world-renowned improvisational theatre company, The Second City, will deliver an engaging and fun-packed presentation that will explore the use of improvisation to fuel creativity and innovation at noon, Nov. 12, in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at the River Campus.
Former St. Louis Cardinals Manager Tony La Russa Jr. will speak Nov. 8 on “Leading Successful Teams” as part of Southeast Missouri State University’s 2012-2013 Speakers Series.
The Southeast Missouri Music Academy will present its 13th annual “Standing Ovation” benefit concert at 4 p.m. Nov. 11 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University will host an afternoon of activities highlighting the rich history of Native American culture from 1-4 p.m. Nov. 10.
“Always Singing” is the theme of the University Choir and Chamber Choir performance scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology at Southeast Missouri State University will host an open house from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, in the Otto and Della Seabaugh Polytechnic Building on the Southeast campus.
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) students at Southeast Missouri State University who are preparing to become Family Nurse Practitioners will benefit from a $204,211 grant recently awarded to the MSN program by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Southeast Missouri State University and the United States Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) signed an agreement today to collaborate on placing the latest plant and soil technologies at the David M. Barton Agriculture Research Center to safeguard soil and water resources and promote farm profitability.
Due to unexpected work commitments, a reception at Southeast Missouri State University has been canceled for television, stage and screen actress, Annie Wersching, best known for her work in "24."
“The Crucible,” Arthur Miller’s exciting and powerful Tony Award-winning drama, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7-10, at 10 a.m. Nov. 9 and at 2 p.m. Nov. 10-11 in the Wendy Kurka Rust Flexible Theatre at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents Oct. 19 approved the promotion of two University staff members due to the announced retirement of Dr. Dennis Holt, Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Success and Dean of Students.
The Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology at Southeast Missouri State University will host an Advanced Technology Showcase from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2, in the Otto and Della Seabaugh Polytechnic Building.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents today approved the feasibility of building new academic space and a residence hall at the River Campus and authorized the administration to contract for design development services.
Dr. Beth Easter, associate professor of health, human performance and recreation and director of the sport management program at Southeast Missouri State University, was reappointed today to a three-year term on the Show Me Center Board of Managers.
Rhonda Weller-Stilson, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and director of the Earl and Margie Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts at Southeast Missouri State University, was reappointed today to a three-year term on the River Campus Board of Managers.
“Tribal Diversity” will be displayed beginning Nov. 2 in the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Family health communication is the subject of the 17th annual Low Lecture, hosted by the Department of Communication Studies Nov. 1 at Southeast Missouri State University.
Southeast Missouri State University will host the Mid America Print Council conference, “Pressing Prints/Pressing Palms: The Entrepreneurial Printmaker,” Nov. 1-3 at the River Campus.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents will consider the feasibility of constructing new academic space and a residence hall at the River Campus and authorizing the University to contract for architectural and engineering services for the projects when it meets Oct. 19.
KRCU Public Radio at Southeast Missouri State University announces plans to air a debate between incumbent Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill and Congressman Todd Akin
Two of America’s most prominent writers, William Faulkner and Robert Penn Warren, will be the focus of a literary conference being hosted by the Center for Faulkner Studies in the University Center, Oct. 25-27, at Southeast Missouri State University.
The Delta Regional Authority and the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University are partnering on an initiative to create more small businesses and jobs in the 252 counties and parishes in eight states that make up the federally designated Delta Regional Authority.
Southeast Missouri State University Department of Music’s faculty jazz combo, the Jazz Sultans, will offer a jazz performance on Thursday, Oct. 18, from 7-10 p.m. at the Buckner Brewing Co. in downtown Cape Girardeau.
Dr. Patricia Bradley, professor of English at Middle Tennessee State University, will be the keynote speaker for the Faulkner and Warren Conference being hosted by the Center for Faulkner Studies Oct. 25-27 at Southeast Missouri State University.
“Crystal Wagner: Transition Spaces 12.3,” a printmaking and mixed-media installation, will be on display beginning Oct. 30 in the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Jeremy McBroom of Cape Girardeau has been named director of the newly created Office of Military and Veterans Services at Southeast Missouri State University.
Southeast Missouri State University’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is an outstanding business school, according to The Princeton Review (www.PrincetonReview.com).
A reception will be held for the television, stage and screen actress, Annie Wersching, best known for her work in “24,” from 1-2:30 p.m. Oct. 25 in the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus Atrium.
Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Music is proud to present its annual Jazz Series season opener, “Meet the Band,” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast’s River Campus.
Forty years ago, the average price of a new home was $27,500, a new car was about $3,800, gas was 55 cents a gallon and the average annual income was $11,800. That year was 1972, the same year Southeast Missouri State University was notified it was one of the 10 colleges selected for an Air Force Reserve Officers Training Program to be instituted that fall.
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi -- the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines -- recently recognized the Southeast Missouri State University chapter of Phi Kappa Phi as a Chapter of Merit.
The Southeast Missouri State University Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Shane Mizicko, associate professor of music, will present its annual fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast’s River Campus.
“Faulkner Goes Digital: Computer Art by Max Cordonnier” is currently being exhibited in the Center for Faulkner Studies at Southeast Missouri State University.
A panel discussion on “Looking Ahead: Portraits from the Mott-Warsh Collection” will be held Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 6 p.m. in the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
The Alumni Association at Southeast Missouri State University will honor four individuals with Distinguished Service Awards during Homecoming festivities Oct. 20.
Nine alumni and one faculty member will receive Merit Awards presented by the Southeast Missouri State University Alumni Association Oct. 19 at the Copper Dome Society/Merit Recognition Program during the Homecoming celebration.
Southeast Missouri State University will present “Spirituals to Funk,” featuring the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Dr. John, and the five-time Grammy Award-winners, the Blind Boys of Alabama, at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall on Southeast’s River Campus.
The Department of Agriculture at Southeast Missouri State University has been awarded a two-year $30,000 grant entitled “The Missouri Higher Education Partnership for Agriculture Relevancy.”
Results of a study titled “The Economic Impact of Southeast Missouri State University on the Cape Girardeau Area and its Service Region” will be released Oct. 5 at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce First Friday Coffee.
Dance St. Louis will bring “New Dance Horizons,” a concentrated hit of brand new dance, to the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall.
Pressing Prints/Pressing Palms: The Entrepreneurial Printmaker, the 2012 Mid America Print Council (MAPC) Biennial Conference, will showcase an accomplished collection of James D. Butler’s work beginning Oct. 15 in the River Campus Art Gallery of Southeast Missouri State University.
Brandon Christensen, artistic director of Chamber Music Sundays at Three, is hosting a special concert with critically acclaimed Russian piano virtuosa Valentina Igoshina Oct. 14 at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Southeast Missouri State University and the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau are partnering on “An Afternoon and Evening of Ghost Storytelling: Where the River Turns a Thousand Chilling Tales” Saturday, Oct. 13, in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast’s River Campus.
The River Campus Board of Managers is scheduled to meet at noon on Friday, Oct. 5, in Conference Room 305 of the Seminary Building at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
The Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation at Southeast Missouri State University in cooperation with the PTA of Alma Schrader Elementary School is sponsoring “Walk to School Day” on Wednesday, Oct. 3.
Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance students have been selected to perform in “Dancing in the Streets” Sept. 29 in St. Louis for the fourth straight year.
Two Southeast Missouri State University students collaborated with a faculty member to co-author an article published in the September issue of American Nurseryman.
Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Agriculture will present its Agriculture Research Center Field Day on Wednesday, Oct. 3, from 1-4 p.m. at the David M. Barton Agriculture Research Center in Gordonville, Mo.
A Dental Dash 5K Run/Walk is planned for Nov. 3 in Cape Girardeau to help raise awareness about the Missouri Dental Association’s Mission of Mercy here next spring.
A composition by a Southeast Missouri State University faculty member will be featured during the National Memorial Day Choral Festival May 26, 2013, at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
The Department of Agriculture at Southeast Missouri State University has been awarded a two-year $18,000 grant to stimulate the development of innovative conservation and environmental protection methods.
For the fifth straight year, Southeast Missouri State University is one of the best colleges and universities in the Midwest, according to the Princeton Review.
Dr. Robert W. Hamblin, professor of English and director of the Center for Faulkner Studies at Southeast Missouri State University, will return to his alma mater, the University of Mississippi, on Wednesday, Sept. 26, to deliver a lecture on the racial integration of the school in the 1960s.
Southeast Missouri State University’s Bachelor of Science in human environmental studies/interior design option is continuing work this year on the path to becoming fully accredited by the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA).
Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, “Titanic: The Musical” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall on Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
The second annual “Men’s Choral Festival,” in which music will be learned in one day by male high school singers, will culminate in a concert scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Oct. 6 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
“Classical … and Not So Much!” will be performed by the Southeast Wind Symphony at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast’s River Campus.
Total fall 2012 enrollment at Southeast Missouri State University stands at 11,729 today, up 1.9 percent from this time last year, making Southeast one of the fastest growing public, four-year universities in Missouri with 18 consecutive years of enrollment growth.
During the week of Sept. 17-20, motor scooter and motorcycle parking areas at Southeast Missouri State University will change in an effort to improve safety for motor scooter operators and pedestrians, and to improve traffic circulation in campus parking lots.
General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.), who has devoted more than 50 years to public service, holding senior military and diplomatic positions across four presidential administrations, will kick off Southeast Missouri State University’s 2012-2013 Speakers Series Oct. 2.
The Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus will offer a watercolor landscape painting workshop for adults beginning Oct. 2.
Southeast Missouri State University and Mineral Area College (MAC) have entered into an agreement that will allow current and future Southeast students to transfer their credits to and earn an Associate of Arts (AA) degree from MAC.
Southeast Missouri State University has been awarded a five-year $1.1 million federal grant to continue the current successful Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program that began at Southeast in October 2003.
A news conference is scheduled for Sept. 17 at the Perryville Higher Education Center to announce a partnership with Mineral Area College and a facility upgrade for the Perryville Higher Education Center.
Southeast Missouri State University is listed this week among the best regional universities in the Midwest in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges by U.S. News and World Report.
“Grease,” one of the most popular and long-running Broadway musicals of all time, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26-29 and at 2 p.m. Sept. 30 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus.
An American University professor and Rhodes Scholar will present a lecture, titled “Thomas Jefferson and the Wall of Separation,” Sept. 25 at Southeast Missouri State University.
Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Music faculty jazz combo, the Jazz Sultans, will offer a jazz performance from 7-10 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 20, at the Buckner Brewing Company in downtown Cape Girardeau.
Redhawks Football Observing Sept. 22 as Missouri National Guard/Military Appreciation Game
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An assortment of activities for all ages is planned for Family Weekend Sept. 21-23 at Southeast Missouri State University, which also will include the Missouri National Guard/Military Appreciation Game.
Dr. Kazumi Shigesako, professor of English at Hijiyama University and the 2012 BioKyowa Visiting Japanese Scholar at the Center for Faulkner Studies at Southeast Missouri State University, will explore the relationship between literature and music in a public lecture on Thursday, Sept. 13.
The Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus will be hosting educational programs highlighting portrait art this month.
A play written by a Southeast Missouri State University faculty member has won first place in the Sixth Annual Stage West Southwest Playwriting Competition.
The Southeast Missouri State University Alumni Association will recognize five Southeast alumni from the St. Louis area at the 12th annual “Southeast Salutes” celebration from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, at Ces and Judy’s, 10405 Clayton Road in St. Louis.
Several new small businesses will open or expand in southeast Missouri in the next few months because of the help of an award-winning, nationally-recognized program that recently completed in Dexter, Mo.
Several new small businesses will open or expand in southeast Missouri in the next few months because of the help of an award-winning, nationally-recognized program that recently completed in Poplar Bluff, Mo.
“Songs and Art: A Woman’s Life from ‘Tot’ to ‘Todt’” will be presented by Lori Shaffer, soprano, with Matt Yount, piano, at 1 p.m. Sept. 15 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
The Center for Faulkner Studies at Southeast Missouri State University has announced the recipient of the 2012 BioKyowa Visiting Japanese Scholar award.
Southeast Missouri State University reports enrollment growth for the 18th consecutive year after the first full day of classes of the fall 2012 semester.
Beginning Sept. 3, KRCU will make programming changes that will bring more NPR News programming to the region and still offer great classical music during the midday and evening.
“Malcolm McCrae: Transition Spaces 12.2,” an exhibition of airbrush paintings, will be on display beginning Sept. 4 in the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
The bond between children and their caregivers and how the bond affects children from infancy throughout their childhood will be the topic at the Commrades’ Fall 2012 Speakers Showcase at noon Aug. 29 in the University Center Ballroom at Southeast Missouri State University.
“Looking Ahead: Portraits from the Mott-Warsh Collection” will be displayed beginning Aug. 28 in the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Officials with Southeast Missouri State University and the Missouri Army National Guard today entered into an agreement to launch a SHOW ME GOLD officer training program to begin at Southeast in fall 2013.
A news conference and signing ceremony is scheduled for Aug. 14, marking the start of a new officer training program at Southeast Missouri State University.
Special Collections and Archives in Kent Library at Southeast Missouri State University has received a $73,139 grant for digitizing original Civil War materials held by libraries, historical agencies and private individuals from the region and across the country.
Sara Edgerton and Paul Thompson, faculty members at Southeast Missouri State University, will present a recital of music for cello and piano entitled “Song Without Words,” Aug. 26 at Southeast’s River Campus.
Rice producer-oriented emerging technologies and new developments in rice research will be presented on Rice Field Day, hosted by The Missouri Rice Council and assisted by Southeast Missouri State University-Malden Aug. 23, at the Missouri Rice Research Farm.
Several new small businesses will open or expand in southeast Missouri in the next few months thanks to the help of an award-winning, nationally-recognized program that recently completed in Sikeston, Mo.
The Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum will host a welcome back Hawaiian Ice Social on Wednesday, Aug. 22, at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus.
Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Music will open the recital season for the fall semester with brass professors Marc Fulgham (trumpet) and Robert Conger (trombone) who will be joined by Matt Yount on piano at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall located in the Seminary Building at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus.
Dr. James Stapleton, executive director of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) and associate professor of entrepreneurship in the Donald L. Harrison College of Business at Southeast Missouri State University, has been named “Delta Distinguished” by the Delta Regional Authority (DRA).
Southeast Missouri State University senior Patrick Vining won the Cyril F. “Duke” Flad Outstanding Undergraduate Award with his fraternity, the Delta-Phi Zeta Southeast chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha, at the Lambda Chi Alpha 54th General Assembly July 20 in Phoenix, Ariz.
Auditions for Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance fall productions will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast’s River Campus.
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The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents today approved a plan to build out a mezzanine in the dome of Academic Hall as part of major restoration of the building currently under way.
The Department of Theatre and Dance at Southeast Missouri State University will hold an open house Aug. 20 for theatre and dance students to meet faculty and staff.
Carl Kinnison of Cape Girardeau, former Cape Girardeau Chief of Police, has been named director of the Law Enforcement Academy at Southeast Missouri State University.
Mark Hogan, the all-time winningest coach in Southeast Missouri State University baseball history, is retiring after 18 seasons, the school announced during a press conference at the Show Me Center Monday.
The Zeta Alpha Lambda Chapter of Phi Beta Lambda at Southeast Missouri State University sent 10 students to compete with more than 2,000 top students from across the country at the 2012 National Leadership Conference (NLC) June 24-27 in San Antonio, Texas.
KRCU Public Radio announces plans to air John Wesley Harding’s “Cabinet of Wonders,” a variety show recorded live at the City Winery in New York. It features an exciting mix of musicians, authors, comedians and other artists.
The Department of Agriculture at Southeast Missouri State University today held a grand opening ceremony for its Biomass/Biofuels Research and Demonstration Field at Southeast’s Sikeston campus.
As major renovation work and construction of a three-story addition continue this summer in efforts to modernize and update the Magill Hall of Science, Southeast Missouri State University recently hosted a reception to kick off the Magill Family Reunion and honor the building’s namesake.
The Department of Agriculture at Southeast Missouri State University will hold a grand opening ceremony July 19 for its Biomass/Biofuels Research and Demonstration Field at Southeast’s Sikeston campus.
Students at Southeast Missouri State University will enjoy expanded dining services later this fall that will include the opening of the popular Starbucks and Subway to serve the growing University population.
The Department of Agriculture at Southeast Missouri State University will hold a grand opening ceremony for its Biomass/Biofuels Research and Demonstration Field July 19 at Southeast’s Sikeston campus.
The American Red Cross and the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University invite you to “Rock ’n’ Roll Up Your Sleeve” to donate blood from 1 to 5 p.m. July 18 at the CIE blood drive at 920 Broadway in Cape Girardeau.
Dr. Michael Aide, chair of the Department of Agriculture at Southeast Missouri State University, has been elected president of the Missouri Academy of Science.
Offices at Southeast Missouri State University will be closed and classes will not be in session on Wednesday, July 4, in observance of the Independence Day holiday.
US Bancorp Foundation recently donated $1,750 to the Southeast Missouri University Foundation to support scholarships for students from underserved populations to attend Southeast Missouri State University’s academies for music, art, and theatre and dance.
The Student Aquatic Center at Southeast Missouri State University is sponsoring a “Beat the Heat” Weekend on Saturday, June 30, and Sunday, July 1, for the Cape Girardeau and area communities.
The First Annual Southeast Chamber Music Institute will hold two concerts featuring Chamber Institute faculty and students July 12 and 14 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Are you ready to be part of an elite group of entrepreneurs who are realizing their dreams of small business ownership? Do you want to “jumpstart” an idea or give your current business that needed boost? If so, you can’t afford to miss the no-charge training opportunity that will be offered soon in Dexter, courtesy of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University.
KRCU Public Radio announces plans to air “Marketplace Tech Report” and “Marketplace Morning Report.” Both programs will air during NPR’s “Morning Edition” beginning Monday, July 2.
“Our People, Our Land, Our Images,” an exhibition of photography which features the work of indigenous artists from North America, Peru, Iraq and New Zealand, will open July 6 in the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Southeast Missouri State University students may begin registering for 2012-2013 preferred, perimeter and evening parking permits beginning July 9 with a lottery system based on student seniority to determine distribution of the preferred decals.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents today approved a $98.3 million operating budget for the University and $36.7 million in auxiliary operating budgets, both for fiscal 2013, the year which begins July 1.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents today granted post-professorial merit to five faculty members and promoted 11 faculty members to the rank of professor and seven to the rank of associate professor with tenure. In addition, seven faculty members received non-tenure track merit.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents will consider approving proposed fiscal 2013 University operating budgets for the University and its auxiliary units when it meets June 20 in the University Center Ballroom A.
Several new small businesses will open or expand in southeast Missouri in the next few months because of the help of an award-winning, nationally-recognized program that recently completed in Perryville, Mo.
Select Southeast Missouri State University theatre and dance students traveled to New York City in May to perform before agents, casting directors, producers, alumni and friends of the University in a showcase and dance workshops.
Season ticket sales open to the public June 18 for the 2012-2013 season at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus. The sixth River Campus season will, once again, offer an amazing array of performing arts events by professional touring companies as well as the departments of Music, and Theatre and Dance at Southeast Missouri State University.
Due to a planned power outage, the Student Aquatic Center at Southeast Missouri State University will be closed during its evening swim from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 15.
Are you ready to be part of an elite group of entrepreneurs who are realizing their dreams of small business ownership? Do you want to “jumpstart” an idea or give your current business that needed boost? If so, you can’t afford to miss the no-charge training opportunity that will be offered soon in Crawford County, courtesy of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University.
There is still time to register for Southeast Missouri State University’s second annual summer Theatre and Dance Academy, an intensive theatre and dance educational experience for students in kindergarten through high school.
The River Campus Board of Managers is scheduled to meet at noon on Friday, June 8, in Conference Room 305 of the Seminary Building at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Are you ready to be part of an elite group of entrepreneurs who are realizing their dreams of small business ownership? Do you want to “jumpstart” an idea or give your current business that needed boost? If so, you cannot afford to miss the no-charge training opportunity that will be offered soon in Poplar Bluff, Mo., courtesy of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University.
Dr. Nicholas Thiele, superintendent of the Bloomfield R-XIV Schools, has been named director of Southeast Missouri State University’s regional campus at Malden.
Trent Ball, associate dean of students, and Michael Ignacio, TRIO intake specialist with Academic Support Centers, at Southeast Missouri State University, have been elected as the public institution representative and member-at-large respectively to the Missouri College Personnel Association (MoCPA) Board for the 2012-2013 term.
The Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus is hosting Waterworx, a four-day, summer academy for youth June 5-8.
The Community Caring Council (CCC) of Cape Girardeau, in cooperation with the Office of Residence Life at Southeast Missouri State University, recently collected unwanted items from residents of the residence halls as they moved back home for the summer.
The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University has been recognized by the Southern Growth Policies Board with a 2012 Innovator Award.
Eight members of the Southeast Missouri State University football team involved in an alleged April 13th hazing incident have received a range of penalties from the University’s judicial review process.
The Donald L. Harrison College of Business at Southeast Missouri State University recently held its annual awards banquet and honored several outstanding students and faculty members.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents today approved special course fees to cover the cost of consumable supplies or other expenses unique to some classes.
Are you ready to be part of an elite group of entrepreneurs who are realizing their dreams of small business ownership? Do you want to “jumpstart” an idea or give your current business that needed boost? If so, you can’t afford to miss the no-charge training opportunity that will be offered soon in Kennett, Mo., courtesy of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents will consider an incidental fee schedule and special course fees to take effect with the fall 2012 semester when it meets May 12.
Southeast Missouri State University has been awarded a $500,000 U.S. Department of Energy grant to develop a Satellite Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) to train students on energy engineering.
Residents from across the region interested in learning more about asthma are invited to "Asthma Day in the Park" May 19 in Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau as a part of Asthma Awareness Month.
Dr. James Stapleton, executive director of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and associate professor of entrepreneurship at Southeast Missouri State University, was recently elected to the Association for Enterprise Opportunity Board of Directors.
Using social media as an effective tool in a business marketing communication strategy is the focus of an upcoming workshop to be offered via Interactive Television (ITV) in Cape Girardeau, Kennett, Malden, Perryville, Poplar Bluff and Sikeston, Mo.
A Northwest High School student who has excelled in academics, athletics and community services was named the recipient today of the 10th annual Jack Buck Scholar-Leadership Award by Southeast Missouri State University.
The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) and Southeast Missouri State University recently announced the winners of the first annual Redhawks Open Business Plan Competition.
KRCU at Southeast Missouri State University announces plans to air the first-ever full 13-week season of “Radiolab,” an experiential investigation that explores themes and ideas through a patchwork of people, sounds and stories.
Students enrolled in Southeast Missouri State University’s four-year agriculture program in Sikeston, Mo., launched a working farm operation at the regional campus May 1, sewing 25 acres of soybeans and soaking up real-world experience.
Dust off the Britannica, and brush up on those Pop-Up Video reruns. When all else fails, let the tunes clue you in. You’ll need it as of May 5, when KRCU brings listeners “Ask Me Another,” a rambunctious new show from NPR that challenges contestants with an hour of puzzles, word games and trivia. The 13-part series hosted by comedian Ophira Eisenberg airs locally on Saturdays at 11 a.m. on 90.9 and 88.9 FM.
Spring commencement at Southeast Missouri State University is planned for 2 p.m. May 12 in the Show Me Center arena. Some candidates for graduation have reported interesting feature stories about themselves that could be developed in connection with commencement. These story tips with contact names and information are listed below. Students will begin assembling for commencement at 1:15 p.m. in the Student Recreation Center-North. With advance notice, the Southeast News Bureau is happy to make arrangements for you to meet and interview any of the graduates listed below between 1:15 and 1:30 p.m. May 12 in the Student Recreation Center-North. Call the News Bureau at (573) 651-2552 with any questions about these or other commencement stories.
The largest graduating class in the history of Southeast Missouri State University will receive degrees at spring commencement exercises planned for 2 p.m. May 12 at the Show Me Center.
Sindy Puckett of Jefferson City, Mo., with her faithful companion, Eleanor, at her side, is set to cross the stage at Southeast Missouri State University’s spring commencement ceremony May 12, making her the first legally blind student to receive a graduate degree from the institution.
Southeast Missouri State University’s highly acclaimed jazz ensembles, Jazz Lab and Studio Jazz, will perform May 3 at Buckner Brewing Company in downtown Cape Girardeau.
The Collegiate Farm Bureau at Southeast Missouri State University will hold a Farm Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 5 at the David M. Barton Agriculture Research Center.
Three still life artists with pieces in “Zeuxis: Reflections” will give a talk May 4 in the John and Betty Glenn Convocation Center at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
The Department of Theatre and Dance at Southeast Missouri State University will hold its annual Senior Showcase, a cabaret for graduating seniors, at 7:30 p.m. May 5 and 2 p.m. May 6 in the Wendy Kurka Rust Flexible Theatre at the River Campus.
Student-choreographed dance pieces will be featured in the Theatre and Dance Second Stage Series event, “Last Chance to Dance,” scheduled for 7:30 p.m. May 7 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Helping small businesses successfully sell to the government is the focus of an upcoming workshop to be sponsored by the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University through its Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC).
The Southeast Missouri State University Percussion Ensemble and Steel Drum Band, under the direction of Shane Mizicko, will present the “Percussion Pops” Family Concert at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 5, in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at the River Campus.
Beginning in May, KRCU is making a series of weekend programming changes that will bring public radio’s favorite entertainment programs to more listeners.
Mark Alnutt, senior associate athletics director for administration at the University of Missouri, has been named director of athletics at Southeast Missouri State University.
Theatre students at Southeast Missouri State University will present a series of one-act plays as the culmination of their “Directing II” projects May 1, 3 and 8 in the Wendy Kurka Rust Flexible Theatre at Southeast’s River Campus.
Enjoy signature items from nine Cape Girardeau restaurants by participating in the “Taste of Cape” restaurant hop, benefiting Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance April 24.
“Zeuxis: Reflections,” an exhibition of still life paintings, will be displayed beginning May 1 in the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
The Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra, University Choir, and Choral Union will combine to present one of the great choral and orchestral masterpieces of all time, Gabriel Fauré’s “Requiem.” This masterwork will be presented in concert in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall on the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 1.
Lt. Kenny Mayberry of the University Police at Southeast Missouri State University recently graduated from the FBI National Academy Program at Quantico, Va.
KRCU at Southeast Missouri State University announces plans to air “Song Travels with Michael Feinstein,” a program that works to uncover the intimate journey singers and songs take with one another, each changing the other through the course of a lifetime. “Song Travels” will air Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m., beginning April 17.
The founder and president of Platinum Sports and Entertainment Management will present Tales from the Field: Representing Athletes in Changing Times” when he speaks at 6 p.m. April 24 at Southeast Missouri State University.
Southeast Missouri State University will offer its second annual summer Theatre and Dance Academy, an intensive theatre and dance educational experience for students in kindergarten through high school.
The Southeast Missouri State University Guitar Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. May 2 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast’s River Campus.
Would you like to be a crime scene investigator, rock star, engineer or meteorologist someday? Would you like to rock climb, build LEGO™ robots or learn to be a zookeeper for a week? From engineering to singing, entrepreneurship to pottery and baking to dance, Cape Girardeau area youth can try it all by enrolling in Southeast Missouri State University’s Horizons Summer Youth Enrichment program.
The Opera Workshop of the Department of Music at Southeast Missouri State University will present its spring 2012 program at 3 p.m. April 29 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast’s River Campus.
For the third time over the past four years, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District will convene court at Southeast Missouri State University, Chief Judge Kurt Odenwald has announced.
Are you ready to be part of an elite group of entrepreneurs who are realizing their dreams of small business ownership? Do you want to “jumpstart” an idea or give your current business that needed boost? If so, you can’t afford to miss the no-charge training opportunity that will be offered soon in Sikeston, Mo., courtesy of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University.
The Moscow Festival Ballet will bring the enduring literary classic “Don Quixote” to life at 7:30 p.m. April 27 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
“Kathy Smith: Transition Spaces 12.1” will open April 24 in the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
The Department of Theatre and Dance at Southeast Missouri State University will perform “Reckless” April 26-29 in the Wendy Kurka Rust Flexible Theatre at Southeast’s River Campus.
The Southeast Missouri State University Concert Band and Southeast Wind Symphony, under the direction of Martin Reynolds, conductor, will perform in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast’s River Campus at 7:30 p.m. April 26.
Southeast Missouri State University is sponsoring a community women’s luncheon, “Reflecting Women Forward,” on Friday, April 27, in an effort to connect female students at Southeast with opportunities, women mentors and resources in the community.
The Enterprise Holdings Foundation has awarded a $4,000 grant to the Southeast Missouri University Foundation to support the Department of Theatre and Dance Senior Showcase, a cabaret for graduating seniors.
The Southeast Missouri State University Department of Mathematics will host students from 24 area high schools to compete in the 34th annual Math Field Day Tuesday, April 17.
The Department of Recreation Services at Southeast Missouri State University has announced that Betsi Stuckel, a junior from St. Louis, Mo., has been named its March 2012 Employee of the Month.
James Crews and Travis Mossotti will present a reading of their prize-winning poetry at Southeast Missouri State University at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18, in the University Center Indian Room.
Cantus Choralis, Southeast Missouri State University’s Chamber Choir, will pay tribune to the late Dr. Gary Miller, former director of the Earl and Margie Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts, in a concert at 7 p.m. April 12 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall.
The musical comedy “Young Frankenstein” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. April 22 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
This April, millions of people around the world will recognize April as Parkinson’s Awareness Month. Cape Girardeau County residents are working hard to make their contribution on a local level.
The Delta Regional Authority and the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) are partnering on an initiative to create more small businesses and more jobs in the 252 counties and parishes in eight states that make up the federally designated Delta Regional Authority.
Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Music will present its final concert of the 2011-2012 Jazz Series, “Hooked on Jazz!” which will feature Marie Meunier, jazz vocalist, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19, in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall, located in the Cultural Arts Center at Southeast’s River Campus.
A team of Southeast Missouri State University students earned second place and was the top ranking undergraduate team at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Southwest Central Regional Student Conference March 30-31 in Lakewood, Colo.
Are you ready to be part of an elite group of entrepreneurs who are realizing their dreams of small business ownership? Do you want to “jumpstart” an idea or give your current business that needed boost? If so, you can’t afford to miss the no-charge training opportunity that will be offered soon in Charleston, Mo., courtesy of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University.
Midwest Agri-Chemico, Inc., and Midwest Grain and Barge Company of Cape Girardeau, Mo., donated a Kawasaki 4010 Mule today to the Department of Agriculture at Southeast Missouri State University.
Jay Wolz of Cape Girardeau, who has a 25-year career in marketing and communications along with eight years experience in newspaper and television media, has been named director of alumni relations and annual giving at Southeast Missouri State University.
Four nursing students and a nursing faculty member at Southeast Missouri State University will attend the National Student Nurses Association conference April 11-15 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Fourteen Southeast Missouri State University students are eligible to represent Southeast at the Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference June 24-27 in San Antonio, Texas.
Students attending Southeast Missouri State University-Sikeston rolled up their sleeves as volunteer telethon panel members at the Kenny Rogers Children’s Center televised telethon March 25.
The “Spring into Dance 2012” concert performed by students in Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance will continue the tradition of interesting variety and diversity of styles when it comes to the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall stage April 12-15.
Zane Riley of Blodgett, Mo., a public relations major at Southeast Missouri State University, was elected to the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) as the vice president of advocacy at the PRSSA 2012 National Assembly in Charlotte, N.C., this month.
KRCU Public Radio announces plans to broadcast “World Café’s 20th Anniversary Special.” The two-hour program is an eclectic blend that includes blues, rock, world, folk and alternative country.
The River Campus Art Gallery at Southeast Missouri State University will present four collections of works created by the talented emerging artists in the Department of Art at the May 2012 Graduating Seniors Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) Exhibition April 9 – May 4.
Dr. Peter Gordon, director of the Center for International Business Programs and professor of marketing at Southeast Missouri State University, will be honored with the Marketing Management Association’s (MMA) Innovative Marketing Award for 2012 at the MMA Annual Conference March 29 at the Drake Hotel in Chicago.
Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Music is proud to announce the performance of the two highly acclaimed jazz ensembles, Jazz Lab and Studio Jazz, from 8-11 p.m. on Friday, March 30, at Buckner Brewing Co.
The Southeast Missouri State University Department of Music’s faculty jazz combo, the Jazz Sultans, will offer a jazz performance from 7-10 p.m. April 5 at Buckner Brewing Co. in downtown Cape Girardeau.
Are you ready to be part of an elite group of entrepreneurs who are realizing their dreams of small business ownership? Do you want to “jumpstart” an idea or give your current business that needed boost? If so, you can’t afford to miss the no-charge training opportunity that will be offered soon in Perryville, courtesy of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University.
A Southeast Missouri State University faculty member will premier his latest 3D animated film April 2 in the Wendy Kurka Rust Flexible Theatre at the River Campus.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents today approved the creation of a new college with the combination of the College of Science and Mathematics and the School of Polytechnic Studies. The new college will become the College of Science, Technology and Agriculture effective July 1, 2012.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents today approved new room and board rates and a $22.64 million Residence Life budget for fiscal 2013.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents today approved an incidental fee rate equal to the in-state graduate incidental fee for all students enrolled in three online master’s degree programs – the Master of Science in criminal justice, the Master of Science in organizational management and the Master of Education Technology.
Southeast student Levi Bollinger of Jackson, Mo., candidate for a Master of Arts in English—creative writing, has been invited to read his poems at the St. Louis Humanities Festival in St. Louis on April 13.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents will consider room and board rates for fiscal 2013, including the Residence Life budget and rental rates for non-traditional housing, when it meets March 23.
KRCU Public Radio will officially kick off its Spring Membership Drive on April 3 with a membership breakfast beginning at 7:30 a.m. in the Barbara Hope Kem Statuary Hall in the Aleen Vogel Wehking Alumni Center on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University.
Bill Nye, scientist, engineer, comedian, author and inventor -- best known as “the Science Guy” -- will speak at Southeast Missouri State University April 3 as part of the 2011-2012 University Speaker Series.
The “Annual Juried Student Exhibition” will be displayed March 30 to April 22 at the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Chamber Music Sundays at Three will present “Bach Cello Suites, Part II” at 3 p.m. April 1 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Kendra Neely-Martin of St. Louis, a member of the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents, received the 2012 St. Louis American Young Achiever Award Feb. 23 during the Salute to Young Leaders Networking Awards Reception. She was recognized as one of 20 young leaders/professionals age 40 and younger from the St. Louis region for professional and community accomplishments.
The Southeast Missouri State University Choir will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 29, in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast’s River Campus.
About 500 junior high and high school students from across the region participated in the National History Day in Missouri District 9 contest March 9 at Southeast Missouri State University.
The Southeast Missouri State University Art Gallery will follow the grand Salon des Refusés tradition in its newest exhibition featuring Southeast students’ wide variety of art work.
Southeast Missouri State University Department of Music faculty members Timothy Schmidt, bass-baritone, and Matt Yount, piano, will present a recital of American and British music at 3 p.m. March 25, in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast’s River Campus.
Dr. Diana Rogers-Adkinson, chair of the Department of Special Education at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, has been named dean of the College of Education at Southeast Missouri State University.
Several area junior high and high school students participating in the 56th Annual Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair at Southeast Missouri State University last week went one step further, using their data to write a paper and make an oral presentation for the Missouri Junior Academy of Sciences district competition held in conjunction with the Science Fair.
Allen Vizzutti, trumpet virtuoso, will be the featured guest artist with the Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra in the upcoming March 27 concert, “Trumpet Spectacular.”
A group of Southeast Missouri State University business students won first place in the 2012 Network of International Business Schools (NIBS) Worldwide Case Competition held Feb. 26-March 2 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Southeast Missouri State University and SEMO Health Network have joined forces in a new partnership that will extend the reach and services of the mobile health center, Southeast Health On Wheels, known as the S.H.O.W. Mobile.
Prospective students interested in attending Southeast Missouri State University’s regional campuses in Sikeston, Malden and Kennett, Mo., in fall 2012 recently attended dinners at the respective campuses to learn about the Southeast A+ Scholarship and the many resources available to them.
The Golden Dragon Acrobats will combine award-winning acrobatics, traditional dance, spectacular costumes, ancient and contemporary music and theatrical techniques in a breath-taking and spellbinding performance at 7:30 p.m. March 23 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus.
The Ken Ludwig comedy “Lend Me a Tenor” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. March 22-24 and March 29-31 and at 2 p.m. April 1 in the Wendy Kurka Rust Flexible Theatre at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
The Southeast Missouri State University Choir will be touring Thursday, March 22, and Friday, March 23, as a part of their “170 Miles to Memphis” tour.
The Southeast Missouri State University Percussion Ensemble and Steel Drum Band, under the direction of Shane Mizicko, will present its annual spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 22, in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at the River Campus.
Southeast Missouri State University’s Horticulture Club and Collegiate Farm Bureau are co-sponsoring an initiative to collect new and gently used shoes March 25-April 1 as part of the Soles4Souls shoe campaign.
Dwayne Hilton, the organist for the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium, will perform and speak March 17 at a fund-raising event hosted by the Southeast Missouri Music Academy and the local chapter of the National Federation of Music Clubs, the Encore Club.
Southeast Missouri State University officials will announce a new partnership to extend the reach and services of Southeast Health On Wheels, known as the S.H.O.W. Mobile, at a news conference at 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 9, in the River Campus Atrium.
Dr. Erin Rae Fluegge Woolf, professor of management at Southeast Missouri State University, will join an elite group of 30 Missouri business and state leaders chosen to participate in Leadership Missouri, a seven-month leadership enhancement program sponsored by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
A Southeast Missouri State University professor of physics and engineering physics will give a presentation on a modern building technique that produces structures certified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as tornado-proof and earthquake-proof March 14 on the Southeast campus.
The Brain Injury/Stroke Resource Group, facilitated by the Department of Communication Disorders at Southeast Missouri State University, is hosting activities for Brain Injury Awareness Day during its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. March 19 in the University Center Ballroom.
The School of Polytechnic Studies at Southeast Missouri State University will host an open house from 1:30-3 p.m. Saturday, March 24, in the Otto and Della Seabaugh Polytechnic Building on the Southeast campus.
While many students choose to spend their spring break at home or on a beach, a few Southeast Missouri State University organizations are offering excursions for students seeking plans a little outside the box.
An article written by a Southeast Missouri State University assistant professor of physics, demonstrating the role of smart nanostructures in the development of novel therapeutic approaches for treating central nervous system (CNS) disorders, is currently featured in one of the world’s most influential scientific journals focused on advanced drug and gene delivery systems.
Southeast Missouri State University students received ADDY awards honoring creative excellence in advertising at the annual ADDY Awards banquet Feb. 24.
Several new small businesses will open or expand in southeast Missouri in the next few months because of the help of an award-winning, nationally-recognized program that recently completed in Caruthersville, Mo. Seven potential new entrepreneurs graduated from the Operation JumpStart (OJS) small business training program held recently in Caruthersville.
Dr. Bill Eddleman, vice provost and dean of the School of Graduate Studies at Southeast Missouri State University, has now seen more than 800 species of birds in his lifetime.
The River Campus Board of Managers is scheduled to meet at noon on Friday, March 9, in Conference Room 305 of the Seminary Building at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Due to illness, the Southeast Missouri State University faculty voice recital by Leslie Jones, contralto, and Matt Yount, piano, has been rescheduled for March 19.
The National History Day in Missouri district contest will once again be hosted by Southeast Missouri State University March 9 in the University Center.
The Department of Communication Studies at Southeast Missouri State University will again host the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) Region 7 speech, debate and theater tournament at the University Center on Friday, March 2 and at Jackson High School on Saturday, March 3.
The Southeast Missouri State University Concert Band and Southeast Wind Symphony, under the direction of Martin Reynolds, conductor, will perform in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast’s River Campus at 7:30 p.m. March 8.
Southeast Missouri State University’s Greek community has teamed up with the American Red Cross to host a four-day blood drive Feb. 26-29 at the University Center.
The Southeast Missouri State University Department of Music’s faculty jazz combo, the Jazz Sultans, will perform from 7-10 p.m. on First Friday, March 2, at the Buckner Brewing Co. in downtown Cape Girardeau.
Southeast Missouri State University marketing club students Stephanie Holland of Ste. Genevieve, Mo., and Rebecca Talken of St. Charles, Mo., won high honors Feb. 16-17 in the 2012 Collegiate DECA State Career Development Conference and Competition at the Four Seasons Lodge in Lake Ozark, Mo.
The Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra will present a program of Baroque masterworks as the first of its spring subscription series concerts March 6 at the River Campus.
Southeast Missouri State University Department of Music faculty members Leslie Jones, contralto, and Matt Yount, piano, will present a recital at 7:30 p.m. March 1 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast’s River Campus.
The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) will mark National Entrepreneurship Week, Feb. 18-25, with a variety of activities for students, businesses and civic leaders.
David Ross, the first and only director of the Show Me Center for 25 years at Southeast Missouri State University, has announced his retirement, effective May 31.
Two-time National Football League (NFL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Super Bowl champion Kurt Warner will speak as part of the 2011-2012 University Speaker Series at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 29 in the Show Me Center.
Byron McCauley, director of public relations at KnowledgeWorks in Cincinnati, Ohio, will present the Department of Mass Media’s Michael Davis Lecture Feb. 29 at Southeast Missouri State University.
The Tschaikowski St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
St. Louis native Becky Grass will be exhibiting her textile art Feb. 27 to March 20 in the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus Art Gallery.
The Donald L. Harrison College of Business at Southeast Missouri State University recently launched a Master of Science degree program in Organizational Management (MSOM), which is geared toward managers and those seeking management positions who are currently in the workforce. The program is available face-to-face on campus and online as a Web-delivered program.
A visiting scholar will take her audience back to 1937 with an historical performance when she presents “Amelia Earhart, Live” Feb. 16 at Southeast Missouri State University.
Ian Clarke, one of the leading player/composers in the flute world, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Lawrence and Donna Marler of Ste. Genevieve, Mo., will receive the 2012 Friend of the University Award later this month from the Southeast Missouri University Foundation.
The Chamber Music Sundays at Three series will continue its 2011-2012 season with “Percussion and Strings” at 3 p.m. Feb. 19 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Prospective Southeast Missouri State University students interested in majoring in theatre and dance are invited to audition for scholarships at a Scholarship Day Feb. 25.
Are you ready to be part of an elite group of entrepreneurs who are realizing their dreams of small business ownership? Do you want to “jumpstart” an idea or give your current business that needed boost? If so, you can’t afford to miss the no-charge training opportunity that will be offered soon in Park Hills, Mo., courtesy of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University.
Officials with the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University and the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) today announced a $170,556 investment to assist flood-impacted Missouri counties recover by providing training and technical assistance to disadvantaged microentrepreneurs.
Kenneth W. Dobbins, president of Southeast Missouri State University, today thanked Governor Jay Nixon for his announced amendment to his recommended budget for Fiscal Year 2013 that restores $40 million in funding to the state’s public colleges and universities.
Southeast Missouri State University will host FAFSA Frenzy for high school seniors and their families from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 12 in Dempster Hall on the corner of New Madrid and Henderson Streets on the main campus in Cape Girardeau and at the University’s Sikeston Campus at 2401 N. Main Street in Sikeston, Mo.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon and Delta Regional Authority Co-Chair Chris Masingill will announce a federal grant being awarded to the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Southeast Missouri State University at a news conference at 10:30 a.m.Wednesday, Feb. 8, in Kem Hall in the Aleen Vogel Wehking Alumni Center.
The Tony Award-winning romantic comedy “The Pajama Game” will take the stage at 8 p.m. Feb. 22-25 and 2 p.m. Feb 26 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus.
"Civil War: Heroes and Horror" is being hosted by the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 on the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus.
The Collegiate Farm Bureau chapter at Southeast Missouri State University will celebrate “Thank a Farmer Week” Feb. 6 by bagging groceries at Food Giant in Cape Girardeau.
WORDSFAIR, a biannual celebration of creative writing, music and art hosted by Journey Student Literary Magazine, will be held on Friday, Feb. 17, from noon to 5 p.m., in the University Center Ballroom A at Southeast Missouri State University.
The Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus is offering a historical performance workshop for adults, given by Ride into History, the historical performance touring troupe, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 18-19 in the John and Betty Glenn Convocation Center.
Sara Edgerton, a cellist and faculty member in the Department of Music at Southeast Missouri State University, will present a recital of music for cello and piano on Sunday, Feb. 12, on the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University.
More than 500 area students will perform in the 14th annual Clark Terry/Phi Mu Alpha Jazz Festival Feb. 10-11 on the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University.
The Southeast Missouri State University Department of Music’s faculty jazz combo, the Jazz Sultans, will perform with special guest artist Allen Beeson from 7-10 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Buckner Brewing Co. in downtown Cape Girardeau.
KRCU at Southeast Missouri State University announces plans to air a series of documentaries in celebration of Black History Month. The documentaries will air Sunday mornings at 9 a.m. beginning Feb. 5 on 90.9 FM in Cape Girardeau and 88.9 FM in Ste. Genevieve and Farmington, Mo.
The 34th Annual High School Art Exhibition will be displayed on Feb. 12 in the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Southeast Missouri State University’s Earl and Margie Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts is hosting the Southeast Missouri Single Reed Day Concert on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall of the River Campus.
Are you ready to be part of an elite group of entrepreneurs who are realizing their dreams of small business ownership? Do you want to “jumpstart” an idea or give your current business that needed boost? If so, you can’t afford to miss the no-charge training opportunity that will be offered soon in Cape Girardeau, courtesy of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University.
The second concert of the 2011-2012 Jazz Series at Southeast Missouri State University will feature trumpeter Allen Beeson who will join the Southeast Studio Jazz Ensemble and the Jazz Lab Band Feb. 10.
Southeast Missouri State University has been ranked as the safest public four-year university in Missouri by StateUniversity.com, the leading website for college information.
Students in Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance will hold a staged reading of the historical drama, “Royal Gambit,” written by Hermann Gressieker, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4 in the Wendy Kurka Rust Flexible Theatre at the University’s River Campus.
Southeast Missouri State University will celebrate Black History Month in February with events designed to commemorate the heritage of African-Americans.
How music benefits cognitive, physical and psychological health and ways to derive those benefits will be the topic at the COMMrades’ Spring 2012 Speakers Showcase at noon Jan. 25 in the University Center Ballroom at Southeast Missouri State University.
Total first-day spring semester enrollment is up .5 percent at Southeast Missouri State University, according to a preliminary enrollment report compiled after the first full day of classes of the spring 2012 semester.
Emily Booth, art instructor and exhibitions coordinator at Southeast Missouri State University, will be the featured faculty artist in the annual Faculty Choice Exhibition.
The Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus will offer watercolor landscape painting workshops for adults beginning Feb. 7.
Chamber Music Sundays at Three presents a violin and piano recital at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 28 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
KRCU Public Radio at Southeast Missouri State University announces plans to air Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon’s State of the State address on Wednesday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m.
Southeast Missouri State University’s online bachelor’s degree programs and online graduate programs in business and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) were ranked in the first-ever edition of Top Online Education Program by U.S. News and World Report released this week.
Southeast Missouri State University’s equestrian team will host its first ever home competition with an Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) Meet March 10-11 at Cape Fox Run Stables.
L. Douglas Wilder, the nation’s first elected African-American governor and the keynote speaker at Southeast Missouri State University's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Dinner, will take questions from the media at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 18 in the Show Me Center north meeting room.
Southeast Missouri State University Department of Music faculty members Paul Thompson, flute, and Matt Yount, piano, will present a recital at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast’s River Campus.
A group of St. Louis alumni of Southeast Missouri State University and Angels’ Arms of St. Louis have joined with the St. Louis 35th Annual Builders Home and Garden Show in February to provide support for St. Louis foster children wishing to attend Southeast Missouri State University.
The Southeast Missouri State University Department of Music will present Mozart’s comic masterpiece, “Così fan Tutte” at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 21 and 3 p.m. Jan. 22 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast’s River Campus. The opera is part of the Southeast Student Ensembles Series and will feature a student cast along with faculty member, Dr. Tim Schmidt.
Are you ready to be part of an elite group of entrepreneurs who are realizing their dreams of small business ownership? Do you want to “jumpstart” an idea or give your current business that needed boost? If so, you can’t afford to miss the free training opportunity that will be offered soon in Piedmont, courtesy of the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Southeast Missouri State University.
Program to Explore Animal Science, Pet Behavior, Wildlife Conservation
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KRCU at Southeast Missouri State University announces plans to air “The Animal House,” a weekly discussion program that explores the latest in animal science, pet behavior and wildlife conservation. “The Animal House” will air Sunday mornings at 10 a.m., beginning Jan. 8.
Participants will have the opportunity to help send Southeast Missouri State University senior performing arts students to Broadway at the Department of Theatre and Dance’s exclusive evening Extravaganza Jan. 28 in downtown Cape Girardeau.
KRCU at Southeast Missouri State University announces plans to air “Piano Jazz Rising Stars,” a series focused on the young "legends" of today who are adventurously taking jazz into the 21st century. “Piano Jazz Rising Stars” will air Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m., beginning Jan. 10.
Dustin Schroeder, a Southeast Missouri State University student from Jackson, Mo., has been awarded a Missouri Concrete Association (MCA) scholarship for the spring 2012 semester.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents approved a change of title for Dr. William Eddleman from Senior Associate Provost and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies to Vice Provost and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies effective Jan. 1, 2012.
The level of teamwork and a participant’s contribution to a job are keys to job satisfaction and motivation, according to a study by a business faculty member and MBA student at Southeast Missouri State University.
Recreation Services at Southeast Missouri State University will sponsor its second annual “family Fun Day” for all faculty, staff and students at the University on Jan. 1.
Winners of the 2011 Fault-Line Film Festival at Southeast Missouri State University were recently announced and awarded at a special screening during Global Entrepreneurship Week.
Winner of the first-ever BIG Idea Competition have been announced by the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Harrison College of Business at Southeast Missouri State University.
The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University recently announced that Sandra Cabot was named interim director of the Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC).
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents today named Southeast’s newest residence hall overlooking Houck Stadium the William A. and Christene Merick Residence Hall.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents today approved $29 million in System Facilities Revenue Bonds Series 2011B, the proceeds of which will be used to help fund construction of a new residence hall on the north end of campus and a new chiller and boiler plant at the Show Me Center complex.
At a ribbon cutting ceremony on Dec. 1, it was announced that ACCION Delta, a partnership between microlending industry leader ACCION Texas Inc. and the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Southeast Missouri State University, is now providing affordable capital to startups and small businesses in the Missouri and Kentucky Delta region. ACCION Delta’s new regional office is located at the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) in Cape Girardeau.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents will meet at 2 p.m. Dec. 15 in the University Center Ballroom to consider approving a resolution to issue $29 million in System Facilities Revenue Bonds Series 2011B, the proceeds of which will be used to help fund construction of a new residence hall on the north end of campus.
SIKESTON, Mo., Dec. 13, 2011 – Officials with the Department of Agriculture at Southeast Missouri State University met with a supporting group of community leaders, agribusiness professionals and area producers last week at Southeast Missouri State University’s Sikeston, Mo., campus.
Several new small businesses will open or expand in southeast Missouri in the next few months because of the help of an award-winning, nationally-recognized program that recently concluded in Poplar Bluff, Mo.
Southeast Missouri State University’s Academic Support Centers (ASC) will be presented with an award for an Innovative Academic Support Initiative by the American College Personnel Association's (ACPA) Commission for Academic Support in Higher Education (CASHE) at the 2012 ACPA Conference in March in Louisville, Ky.
Valdis Zalite, director of TRIO/Student Support Services at Southeast Missouri State University, was installed recently as the president-elect of the TRIO tri-state chapter, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska (MKN), and Trent Ball, Southeast associate dean of students, academic support centers, was installed as the president-elect of the regional TRIO Association, Mid-America Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel (MAEOPP), at the regional TRIO conference in Wisconsin.
The Center for Faulkner Studies at Southeast Missouri State University has created a hypertext version of one of William Faulkner’s most popular short stories, “Barn Burning.”
Fall commencement at Southeast Missouri State University is planned for 2 p.m. Dec. 17 in the Show Me Center arena. Some candidates for graduation have reported interesting feature stories about themselves that could be developed in connection with commencement. These story tips with contact names and information are provided.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has awarded the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) a $71,000 grant to assist small businesses impacted by severe flooding earlier this year.
Representatives from the U.S. Small Business Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Delta Regional Authority today outlined new grants recently awarded to the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University.
Retired Lt. Gen. Clyde Vaughn to Deliver Commencement Address
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Southeast Missouri State University will hold winter commencement exercises at 2 p.m. Dec. 17 in the Show Me Center during which 656 students--543 undergraduates and 113 graduate students will receive degrees.
Dr. Susan Swartwout, professor of English at Southeast Missouri State University and publisher and editor of the Southeast Missouri State University Press, will receive the PRIDE Award during commencement exercises in the Show Me Center.
The River Campus Board of Managers is scheduled to meet at noon on Friday, Dec. 9, in Conference Room 305 of the Seminary Building at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
L. Douglas Wilder will present the keynote address at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Dinner Jan. 18 at Southeast Missouri State University.
Theatre students at Southeast Missouri State University will present a series of 10-minute scenes as the culmination of their “Directing I” projects Dec. 13 and 15 in the Wendy Kurka Rust Flexible Theatre at Southeast’s River Campus.
Due to inclement weather, Southeast Missouri State University's campuses in Kennett, Malden and Sikeston, Mo., are operating on a delayed start Tuesday, Nov. 29, and will open at 11 a.m
Southeast Missouri Music Academy student Elizabeth Ansberry was named runner-up in the Missouri Music Teachers Association eighth grade piano competition Nov. 6 in St. Joseph, Mo.
Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Music is proud to announce the annual holiday performance by their two highly acclaimed jazz ensembles at a local restaurant in Cape Girardeau.
The Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra will be joined by Southeast’s Choral Union and University Choir to perform the festive choral work, “Gloria,” by the celebrated Baroque composer, Antonio Vivaldi, Dec. 6 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall on the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University.
A free, small business training session on “Web-Based Tools” will be offered Dec. 12 in Cape Girardeau and at Southeast Missouri State University’s regional campuses in Kennett, Malden and Sikeston, Mo.
Student choreographed dance pieces will be featured in the Theatre and Dance Second Stage Series event, “Last Chance to Dance,” scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
“Sister’s Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi’s Gold” will bring a night of laughter and suspense to Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus Dec. 11.
The Southeast Missouri State University Wind Symphony will present its second concert of the 2011-2012 academic year at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance at Southeast’s River Campus.
The Southeast Missouri State University Percussion Ensemble will present a family holiday concert on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 10:30 a.m. in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at the River Campus.
Southeast alumnus “Uncle Scotty” Cox and his radio morning show partner, Carissa, were honored by the Country Music Association with an award for radio personality of the year Nov. 9 at the 2011 CMA Awards in Nashville.
The Department of Theatre and Dance at Southeast Missouri State University will perform “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead” Dec. 8-11 in the Wendy Kurka Rust Flexible Theatre at Southeast’s River Campus.
Productions are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8-10 and for 2 p.m. Dec. 11.
Prospective Southeast Missouri State University students interested in majoring in theatre and dance are invited to audition for scholarships at a Scholarship Day Dec. 3.
The Southeast Guitar Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Students enrolled in “Class Voice for Musical Theatre III” in the Department of Theatre and Dance at Southeast Missouri State University will perform a recital at 7 p.m. Dec. 4 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at the River Campus.
The Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus is offering floral oil painting workshops for adults from 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 22 and 29 and Dec. 6 and 13.
The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University has been recognized as the top partner in the state of Missouri for Global Entrepreneurship Week.
Southeast Missouri State University emerging artists will be spotlighted at the annual Fall Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Graduating Seniors Exhibition Nov. 28 through Dec. 9 in the River Campus Art Gallery.
Students in the Southeast Missouri State University Department of Theatre and Dance will be showcased in the biannual student dance recital, “Fall for Dance 2011” at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1-3 and at 2 p.m. Dec. 3 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at the Southeast River Campus.
The Southeast Missouri State University Department of Music’s faculty jazz combo, Sultans of Swing, will offer its final jazz performance of the semester from 7 to 10 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17, at the Buckner Brewing Company in downtown Cape Girardeau.
Mary Moore Johnson, professor of business law at Southeast Missouri State University, has been appointed to serve a four-year term on the Supreme Court of Missouri’s Committee on Civic Education as its higher education representative.
Dr. Duane King, the leading historian of the Cherokee Trail of Tears chapter of American History, will be in Cape Girardeau this week to deliver two presentations. Both presentations are free and open to the public.
Southeast Missouri State University’s Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum will host an afternoon of activities highlighting the rich history of Native American culture.
Auditions for Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance spring productions will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 21 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast’s River Campus.
Prospective Southeast Missouri State University students interested in majoring in dance are invited to attend Dance Day hosted by the Department of Theatre and Dance on Saturday, Dec. 3.
Students in Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance will hold a staged reading of “Keely and Du” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 in the Wendy Kurka Rust Flexible Theatre at the University’s River Campus.
Kendra Neely-Martin, a 1994 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, has been appointed by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon to the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents effective immediately.
The University Choir and Cantus Choralis will perform at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Kenneth W. Dobbins, president of Southeast Missouri State University, recently chaired the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) annual conference and 50th Anniversary Gala in Boston, Mass.
KRCU at Southeast Missouri State University announces plans to air five “best-of” programs in the series, an experiential investigation that explores themes and ideas through a patchwork of people, sounds, and stories. In each episode, “Radio Lab” experiments with sound and style allowing science to fuse with culture and information to sound like music. “Radio Lab” will air Fridays at noon beginning Nov. 4 with a repeat broadcast Sunday mornings at 9 a.m., beginning Nov. 6.
Southeast Missouri State University officials will acknowledge a gift of art works from the New York Artists Equity Association, including works recently added to the permanent collection of the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum, with a news conference at 1 p.m. Nov. 2 in the Museum.
Students at Southeast Missouri State University and members of the Southeast community will join millions of people around the world to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 11-19.
Dr. Diana Bruns, chair of the Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology and professor of criminal justice and sociology at Southeast Missouri State University, has been appointed interim dean of Southeast’s College of Health and Human Services effective Jan. 4.
The Southeast Missouri Music Academy will present its 12th annual Standing Ovation concert at 4 p.m. Nov. 13 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
News conferences will be held at Southeast Missouri State University's regional campuses at Kennett, Malden and Sikeston Nov. 1 to announce the opening of Business Service Centers at these sites.
The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University was recently awarded grant renewals on two Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs Act (PRIME) grants from the U.S. Small Business Administration as well as new funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Delta Regional Authority and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
—“Hamlet,” one of William Shakespeare’s most popular and powerful tragedies, will be performed at 7:30 Nov. 9-12 and 2 p.m. Nov. 13 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus.
A best-selling author and professional workplace consultant who offers insights on the “power of community” to ensure “organizational effectiveness” in the 21st century will speak during Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 15 at Southeast Missouri State University.
“Bringing Fashion to the Healthcare Market” topic of Bakersmith’s Presentation
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The chief executive officer and president of Scrubs & Beyond will present the keynote address at the kick off of Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 14 at Southeast Missouri State University.
The School of Polytechnic Studies at Southeast Missouri State University will host an open house from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, in the Otto and Della Seabaugh Polytechnic Building on the Southeast campus.
The Fault-Line Film Festival will showcase the creativity and innovation of students through filmmaking during Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 14-19 at Southeast Missouri State University.
Board Okays Resolutions with Intent to Issue Bonds to Fund $26.75 Million Project
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The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents today approved the feasibility of the University constructing a new residence hall on the north end of campus to open in fall 2013 and authorized the administration to contract for architectural and engineering services.
A Women Inspiring eNtrepreneurship (WIN!) Conference is planned for Nov. 11-12 at Southeast Missouri State University and will be a part of the annual Global Entrepreneurship Week festivities coordinated by the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents today authorized Southeast officials to contract for architectural and engineering services to complete a Greek Housing master plan and assess related utility infrastructure needs.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents today approved incidental fees equal to in-state undergraduate incidental fees for all students enrolled in the totally online Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN) degree program.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents today appointed Scott Blank as a director on the Missouri Research Corporation Board of Directors.
Department of Computer Science Moving to School of Polytechnic Studies
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The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents today approved several organizational changes, including moving the Department of Computer Science from the College of Science and Mathematics to the School of Polytechnic Studies, upgrading the organizational classification of the School of Polytechnic Studies from a school to a college and changing the name of the School of Polytechnic Studies to the College of Polytechnic and Agricultural Studies.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents today reappointed Troy Vaughn, director of Recreation Services at Southeast, to a three-year term on the Show Me Center Board of Managers.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents today appointed Rhonda Weller-Stilson and reappointed Dr. Ron Rosati to the River Campus Board of Managers.
The Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology at Southeast Missouri State University will host an “Advanced Technology Showcase” from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, in the Otto and Della Seabaugh Polytechnic Building.
Matthew Coley and Ronni Kot Wenzell, percussion, will perform as part of the Southeast Missouri State University Guest Artist and Faculty Recitals Series at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast’s River Campus.
“What was the Faith of George Washington and Does it Matter?” is the topic of a lecture to be presented by Dr. Peter Lillback Thursday, Nov. 3, at Southeast Missouri State University.
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents will consider the feasibility of constructing a new residence hall on the north end of campus and whether to authorize a contract for architectural and engineering services when it meets Oct. 21.
Guitarist Patrick Rafferty will be featured as part of the Guest Artist and Faculty Recitals Series at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
“New York Artists Equity Association: Recent Gifts” will open Nov. 1 in the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Centers Expand Regional Campuses’ Mission to Serve Their Communities
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Ribbon cutting ceremonies are planned for Nov. 1 as Southeast Missouri State University opens Business Service Centers at its regional campuses in Sikeston, Malden and Kennett, Mo., to serve aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners in the Bootheel.
KRCU 90.9 FM at Southeast Missouri State University announces plans to broadcast “Squeezebox Stories,” a sound-rich, narrative-driven public radio documentary exploring the social history, multicultural adaptation and musical variations of the accordion.
Southeast Missouri State University’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is an outstanding business program, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company features the school in the new 2012 edition of its book, "The Best 294 Business Schools" (Random House / Princeton Review) that went on sale Oct. 11.
Laurie Everett, owner of Annie Laurie’s Antiques in downtown Cape Girardeau, was honored last week at the Cape Area Chamber of Commerce for her entrepreneurial initiative. Everett is a recent graduate of the Operation Main Street: Business Success Series, a multi-session training program offered by the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University, and funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Department of Labor.
Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Music will present its annual Jazz Series season opener, “Basically Blues” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast’s River Campus.
Michael J. Fox will speak as part of Southeast Missouri State University’s 2011-2012 University Speaker Series at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26 in the Show Me Center.
The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University, together with the Delta Regional Authority (DRA), completed a series of training workshops in September to introduce organizations in eight Mississippi Delta states to the tools and training resources needed to jump-start their microenterprise development efforts.
New York Times Bestselling author Heidi Durrow will read from her novel, “The Girl Who Fell from the Sky,” at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 1, in Glenn Auditorium of Robert A. Dempster Hall. “The Girl Who Fell from the Sky” is the winner of the Bellwether Prize, awarded for issues of social justice and has become a national book club favorite. Her book will be available for purchase at the event, and a booksigning will follow the reading. The event is free and open to the public.
Those interested in jumpstarting their business idea or expanding their small business are invited to attend an exciting training opportunity coming to Pemiscot County in southeast Missouri.
D’Ann de Simone’s thought-provoking collaged prints will be spotlighted at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus Art Gallery beginning Oct. 24.
In a dazzling team-up worthy of the great comic book superstars, Tim Mooney will partner two of the greatest playwrights of all time in a tag-team display of stamina, talent and memory, combining his two one-man shows, “Molière than Thou” and “Lot O’ Shakespeare,” into an astonishing single evening of 17th century passion, drama and hilarity at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
The Southeast Missouri State University Alumni Association will present the Southeast Heritage Plaza Unveiling Ceremony as a part of Homecoming activities at 11 a.m. Oct. 22 at the Aleen Vogel Wehking Alumni Center at 926 Broadway in Cape Girardeau.
The Southeast Missouri State University Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Shane Mizicko, will present its annual fall concert on Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast’s River Campus.
“Wendy Cooper: Transitions Spaces Series 11.3,” opens Oct. 21 in the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
The Alumni Association of Southeast Missouri State University will honor five individuals with Distinguished Service Awards during Homecoming festivities Oct. 22.
The annual Beckwith Memorial Archaeology Lecture will be delivered by Corin Pursell, who will discuss “Kincaid: The Return to a Prehistoric Illinois Metropolis” at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 20 in the John and Betty Glenn Convocation Center at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
The Tony Award- and Emmy Award-winning group Blast! is one of the most exciting phenomena ever to appear live on stage. Having performed all over the world, Blast! will bring its combination of brass, drums, intricate moves and unique music to the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m.
The Southeast Missouri State University Student Nurses Association will host the Missouri Nursing Students Association (MONSA) state convention Oct. 14-15 at the Plaza Convention Center in Cape Girardeau.
Michael Lund, a Rolla, Mo., native who is the author of the popular series of novels set alongside historic U.S. Highway 66, will discuss his latest novel, “Route 66 Sweetheart,” at 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 17, in Room 336 of Southeast Missouri State University’s Kent Library.
Grammy Award-winning artist Mark O’Connor and Patrice Jackson, award-winning cellist, will present free master classes and lecture demonstrations Oct. 10 as part of their residency at Southeast Missouri State University.
The Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation at Southeast Missouri State University in cooperation with the PTA of Alma Schrader Elementary School is sponsoring “Walk to School Day” on Wednesday, Oct. 5.
Frank Hartzell of Washington, Mo., has provided a $500 gift to the Southeast Missouri University Foundation to establish the Alpha Xi Delta Scholarship for Outstanding Women, in Honor of Patricia Lewis Hartzell through the Southeast Missouri University Foundation.
Sandy Ortiz, director of the Southeast Health on Wheels (S.H.O.W.) Mobile program at Southeast Missouri State University, has been selected by Gov. Jay Nixon to participate in the Delta Leadership Institute beginning next week in St. Louis.
Team entries will be accepted and acting auditions for the 2011 Fault-Line Film Festival will be held on Oct. 3 in the Forrest H. Rose Theatre at Southeast Missouri State University.
Southeast Missouri State University’s first and only 3-D animated short film, “Death to the Different,” directed by award-winner Peter Chanthanakone, assistant professor of industrial and engineering technology, will be presented at the 11th Kansas International Film Festival on Oct. 4 at 7:45 headlining the 3D Animation Short Film Block. It will later play every hour on the hour Friday, Oct. 7, at the Blackdoor Gallery on 124. Spanish St. as part of the First Friday Arts Event.
KRCU Public Radio at Southeast Missouri State University announces plans to broadcast American RadioWorks’ “Tomorrow’s College” series as part of its Documentary and Specials offerings Sunday mornings at 9 a.m. beginning Oct. 2.
Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Agriculture will present its Agriculture Research Center Field Day on Wednesday, Oct. 12, from 1-4 p.m. at the David M. Barton Agriculture Research Center in Gordonville, Mo.
The Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra will present its Gala Season Opening Concert on Tuesday, Oct. 11, with a program featuring the Grammy Award-winning artist, Mark O’Connor.
KRCU public radio at Southeast Missouri State University was recently awarded a second grant from the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation (MCHF) in support of the station’s local Discover Nature program.
Just as Southeast Missouri State University has experienced 3.6 percent increase in fall 2011 enrollment, the number of motor scooters and motorcycles on campus has increased as well.
“The Cab Calloway Orchestra” will perform a mix of jazz, jump, blues and boogie music when it takes the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall stage Oct. 7 at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Students in Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance will hold a staged reading of “The Emperor Jones” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8 in the Wendy Kurka Rust Flexible Theatre at the University’s River Campus.
The Southeast Missouri State University Department of Music is pleased to announce the first program featuring the Wind Symphony for the 2011-2012 season Oct. 6 at Southeast’s River Campus.
Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Agriculture is hosting its ninth “Agriculture Educational Field Day” from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at the David M. Barton Agriculture Research Center facilities, the Charles L. Hutson Horticulture Greenhouse and the Charles Nemanick Alternative Agriculture Gardens.
Southeast Missouri State University has set another enrollment record for the 11th straight year with undergraduate and graduate student headcount standing at 11,510 for the fall 2011 semester.
Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Music presents Christopher Goeke, tenor, with John Shelton, piano, Sept. 25 as a featured performer in the Guest Artist and Faculty Recitals series for the 2011-2012 River Campus season.
Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Music faculty jazz combo, The Jazz Sultans, will offer a jazz performance from 7 to 10 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22 at Buckner’s Brewpub in downtown Cape Girardeau.
Two Southeast Missouri State University jazz bands will be featured at the Buckner Brewing Company in downtown Cape Girardeau Sept. 30 as a part of Family Weekend events.
The Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus along with the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri are proud to host a lecture Sept. 30 and art critique Oct. 1 with special guest Dr. Grant Lund.
Southeast Missouri State University will offer 10 pairs of free tickets to the Department of Theatre and Dance’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s hit musical, “Into the Woods” during its final two performances Oct. 1-2 as part of the Theater Communications Group’s (TCG) a Free Night of Theatre (FNOT), a national project designed to attract new audiences to live performances.
The Clerical-Technical-Service Employee Staff Council and the Professional Staff Council have now joined as partners in the “Redhawks Rally Against Hunger” canned food drive during Family Weekend Sept. 30-Oct. 2 at Southeast Missouri State University.
Southeast Missouri State University will again team up with KMOX Radio this year in presenting the KMOX Jack Buck Scholar-Leadership Award at Southeast Missouri State University.
Two leading international business experts will speak to students in Southeast Missouri State University’s Donald L. Harrison College of Business this month.
The Tony Award-winning musical “Into the Woods” will kick off the 2011-2012 Southeast Missouri State University River Campus theatre and dance production series at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28-Oct. 1 and 2 p.m. Oct. 2 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall.
Southeast Missouri State University is donating two shuttle busses to Joplin, Mo., to assist in their recovery efforts after the city lost its fleet in the May tornado that devastated the city.
Southeast Missouri State University wildlife and conservation major Hollie Lybarger of Fenton, Mo., recently returned from an internship over the summer at the Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa.
Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance students have been selected to perform in “Dancing in the Streets” Sept. 24 in St. Louis for the third straight year.
The Southeast Missouri State University Alumni Association will salute five Southeast alumni from the St. Louis area from 6-8 p.m. Sept. 22 at Ces and Judy’s, 10405 Clayton Rd. in St. Louis.
The Department of Agriculture at Southeast Missouri State University is hosting a Horticulture Open House from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Charles L. Hutson Horticulture Greenhouse.
A dozen downtown Cape Girardeau business owners recently completed Operation Main Street: Business Success Series, a multi-session training program offered by the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University and funded in part by the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Small Business Administration.
The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University will offer two new marketing webinars in September for small business owners to develop and use new techniques to grow their businesses.
The Department of Music at Southeast Missouri State University will present a performance of Baroque music to be performed by the notable period music ensemble, the Kingsbury Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16 in the glorious acoustics of the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall on the River Campus.
Acclaimed “Oprah Winfrey Show” and National Geographic journalist Lisa Ling will speak at Southeast Missouri State University Sept. 20 as part of the 2011-2012 University Speaker Series.
The Earl and Margie Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts (HSVPA) celebrates its fifth season and welcomes members of the community with an afternoon of free entertainment for the entire family during a Kick-Off Open House scheduled for 1-4 p.m. Sept. 17 at the River Campus.
The Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Sara Edgerton, will present a brief, light-hearted preview of the upcoming 2011-2012 symphony season at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus.
The Department of Music at Southeast Missouri State University will present a performance of Baroque music to be performed by the notable period music ensemble, the Kingsbury Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16 in the glorious acoustics of the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall on the River Campus.
Professor Noboru Yamashita, the recipient of this year’s BioKyowa Visiting Japanese Scholar award at Southeast Missouri State University’s Center for Faulkner Studies, will present a lecture on Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner on Thursday, Sept. 8.
The Department of Theatre and Dance at Southeast Missouri State University will perform a “New Student Showcase” at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17 in the Wendy Kurka Rust Flexible Theatre at the River Campus.
For the fourth straight year, Southeast Missouri State University is one of the best colleges and universities in the Midwest, according to The Princeton Review.
The River Campus Board of Managers is scheduled to meet at noon on Friday, Sept. 9, in Conference Room 305 of the Seminary Building at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
KRCU at Southeast Missouri State University announces plans to host a free folk music concert as the kick-off event to the station’s fall fundraising campaign.
The Harrison College of Business at Southeast Missouri State University recently announced Tim Couch and Deanna Dippold as the first recipients of two new scholarships at the University.
Special Collections and Archives in Kent Library at Southeast Missouri State University is conducting a survey of original Civil War source materials held by libraries, museums, historical societies, genealogical societies, archives, individuals, State Historic Sites or other organizations and institutions.
Undocumented workers in the United States will be the topic of two presentations at the Commrades’ Fall 2011 Speakers Showcase at noon Aug. 31 in the University Center Ballroom at Southeast Missouri State University.
Have you ever dreamed of opening a small business or wished you could be self-employed? Does your current business need a boost? If so, you can’t afford to miss two small business training programs to be co-sponsored by the Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce and the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Southeast Missouri State University.
The Southeast Missouri State University Wind Symphony has been selected to play for the Missouri Music Educators Association state convention in January.
The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Southeast Missouri State University (CIE) has two small business webinars scheduled in August and September which will be open to the public at no charge, with advance registration.
University Again Greets More than 1,900 Beginning Freshmen
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Total enrollment at Southeast Missouri State University continues to grow with 10,875 students enrolled after the first full day of classes of the fall 2011 semester.
Southeast Missouri State University anthropology student Jennifer Rickard discovered a shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea with six other participants in an underwater archaeological school program offered by the Cape of Cavalleria Ecomuseum on the island of Menora, Spain.
Southeast Missouri State University’s first and only 3-D animated short film, “Death to the Different,” directed by award-winner Peter Chanthanakone, assistant professor of industrial and engineering technology, was presented at the New York City International Film Festival on Aug. 22.
The St. Louis Society of Women Certified Public Accountants selected Andrea Metcalf, a senior accounting student at Southeast Missouri State University, as one of two recipients for its 2011 scholarship.
Robert Fruehwald, professor of music, will perform the first of Southeast Missouri State University’s Guest Artist and Faculty Recitals series for the 2011-2012 River Campus season at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 1 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall.
Southeast Missouri State University has named 897 students to its Dean’s List for academic achievement during the 2011 summer session. Students named to the list earned at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale and completed at least six degree credit hours during the summer session.
Dr. Margaret Waterman, professor of biology at Southeast Missouri State University, has been awarded a $498,725 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant under the Research Coordination Networks – Undergraduate Biology Education (RCN-UBE) program.
Southeast Missouri State University will host several prominent speakers to share their experiences and stories during the 2011-2012 University Speaker Series.
Auditions for “Fall for Dance 2011” are scheduled for 1 p.m. Aug. 27 for faculty and guest artist choreography and at 6 p.m. Aug. 31 for student choreography. Both auditions will be in Parker Hall.
