Southeast Missouri State University

Southeast Missouri State University's Student Missouri State Teachers Association (SMSTA) was recently honored with the SMSTA Service Project of the Year award during the 2019 Missouri State Teachers Association conference. Southeast's SMSTA was recognized for a literacy walk project to promote literacy and the joy of reading at Jefferson Elementary School in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

The following students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University beginning in Spring 2020.

Catapult Creative House is holding its final Artist of the Month exhibition, "Strung Together," featuring the work of Southeast Missouri State University artist Gabriella "Gabby" Yurevich.

Southeast Health Sciences, Athletic Training Students Repeat as Winners of Regional ACSM Quiz Bowl

The following students have been awarded scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2020-2021 academic year:

Eighteen graduate students and five faculty supervisors from Southeast Missouri State University's Department of Communication Disorders recently provided hearing, speech and language screenings to 110 students in kindergarten through second grade at the Lift for Life Academy in St. Louis, Missouri.

Southeast Missouri State University students with the Department of Agriculture are currently conducting herbicide trials and research as part of plant science research at the David M. Barton Agricultural Research Center.

Southeast Missouri State University has announced its 2019 Homecoming winners, including Man and Woman of the Year, overall and float winners. Justin Jacobs, a senior from Barnhart, Missouri, and Francesca Bucci, a senior from Gurnee, Illinois, were crowned the 2019 Man and Woman of the Year at halftime of the Southeast Homecoming football game on Saturday, Oct. 26, on Houck Field.

The winners of the inaugural Hult Prize Challenge at Southeast Missouri State University were announced at a Common Hour program Nov. 6. This year's challenge topic was "Bold Businesses for a Better Planet." Participating teams, using the topic as inspiration, created startup businesses that have a positive impact on the planet with every sale completed, dollar earned and decision made. The Douglas C. Green Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship hosted the competition.

Students in Southeast Missouri State University's hospitality management program have created the University's first hot sauce - being marketed as Hawk Sauce - a fiery condiment heating up the campus and local community.

Six female Southeast Missouri State University undergraduate economics students joined other female students of economics at the "Economics and Women" colloquium Oct. 18 at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. The students are members of Southeast's Women in Economics organization and traveled to the colloquium with their faculty advisor Dr. Natallia Gray, associate professor of economics.

Southeast Missouri State University student Jay Wade has landed a leading role in the Alabama Shakespeare Festival's (ASF) production of "Pipeline," Oct. 17-27 in Montgomery, Alabama. Wade, a senior theatre major, acting option, from St. Louis, Missouri, will be playing Omari in this powerful play that delves into the issue of the "school-to-prison" pipeline that can ensnare people of color.

Five Southeast Missouri State University students were recently awarded $5,000 Anheuser-Busch (AB) Better World Scholarships and were recognized during the Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship and Awards Gala held Sept. 21 at America's Ballroom in St. Louis, Missouri.

Southeast Missouri State University is pleased and proud to welcome our newest students for the fall 2019 semester.

Eight Southeast Missouri State University students recently took a 12-day adventure trip to Buena Vista, Colorado, to explore interpersonal skills and self-discipline while rock climbing, whitewater rafting, backpacking and mountaineering.

Southeast Missouri State University has announced its summer 2019 graduates.

"Information Overload," featuring the work of Southeast Missouri State University artist Ethan Mirgeaux, is the first featured Student Artist of the Month exhibit at Southeast's Catapult Creative House.

Southeast Missouri State University student Veronica Southworth is spending her summer as a camp counselor at Camp Henry in Newaygo, Michigan, making sure summer campers have fun and create lifelong memories.

Southeast Missouri State University student Chelsey Milashoski is learning what it takes to be an obstetrics (OB) nurse this summer as a student nurse intern with the Acute OB Delivery Unit at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois.

Southeast Missouri State University student Francesca Bucci is combining her passion for comedy and public relations this summer as a marketing and design intern at Stage773 in Chicago, Illinois. Bucci, a senior double majoring in mass media, public relations option, and theatre, acting option, from Gurnee, Illinois, says she feels right at home on the stage, bringing beloved characters to life and even making audiences laugh and forget their worries for a little while. But there's a lot of work that goes on behind the curtain, and Bucci is getting a front row seat to see what it takes to run a successful performance and tenant venue.

It's that time of year when pesky mosquitoes can take a bite out of summer. But Southeast Missouri State University sophomore Delilah Sayer isn't letting that deter her from learning more about the insect at Washington University's Tyson Research Center where she's examining climate change's impact on parasite prevalence in mosquitoes' and their ability to transmit disease.

Southeast Missouri State University student Grant Reid is getting a bird's eye view of the world's largest e-commerce company this summer, serving as a software development engineer intern with Amazon in Seattle, Washington. Reid, a senior computer science major with a minor in mathematics of Pleasant Plains, Illinois, works with Amazon Web Service's (AWS) Cognito team. As a subsidiary of Amazon, AWS provides on-demand cloud computing platforms to individuals, companies and governments. The Cognito team specifically helps companies, large and small, with authentication, authorization and user management services for web and mobile apps.

Ten Southeast Missouri State University students in the TRIO/McNair Scholars Program recently completed a two-week Summer Research Institute as part of the 2019-2020 McNair cohort.

Ten Southeast Missouri State University student members of the Zeta Alpha Lambda chapter of Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) brought home seven awards in individual and team events at the Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference June 24-28 in San Antonio, Texas.

Southeast Missouri State University senior Jenna Klingebiel is a self-described "biology nerd." It's not surprising that Jenna has immersed herself this summer in a National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) at the University of Iowa College of Medicine in Iowa City, Iowa, where she is working with researchers to better understand Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) - a serious gastrointestinal disease in premature infants.

Seven Southeast Missouri State University students from Southeast's Donald L. Harrison College of Business and Computing traveled to the third annual Foundation for Economic Education Conference (FEECon) in Atlanta, Georgia, June 13-15.

Redhawks Equestrian Team rider Payton Ruddy is saddled up in the nation's capital this summer, where she's harnessing knowledge in preparation for a future career shaping agriculture policy. Payton, a Southeast Missouri State University junior from Shelbyville, Kentucky, is interning in the Washington, D.C., office of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

Southeast Missouri State University has announced its spring 2019 graduates.

Southeast Missouri State University student Erika Bone is rubbing elbows with lawmakers in the nation's capital this summer, learning the vital role of constituent relations, as she charts a future career in campaigns and public policy. Bone is interning in the Washington, D.C., office of U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri, building on previous experiences she gained working in his Cape Girardeau office.

Adrienne Brauer knows all about preparation, cadence, tempo and pace as a long-distance runner on the cross country and track teams at Southeast Missouri State University. This summer, though, she's repurposing those skills off the course in a National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) at Washington University in St. Louis where she's working with Dr. Petra Levin, biology professor and co-director of the plant and microbial biosciences graduate program, putting in the hours, preparing for graduate school and earning the experience for a career centered in microbiology research.