Southeast Missouri State University

Southeast Missouri State University senior Aaron Wendel was recently honored with the Rising Star Award from the St. Louis chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) during its St. Louis ImPRessions Awards ceremony Nov. 15.

The Catapult Creative House Student Studios at Southeast Missouri State University announces its final Artist of the Month exhibition of the year titled "SEMO Storyboard."

Words are powerful, and some words can cut deep. In the fourth annual Skin Deep Project, Southeast Missouri State University students are learning how to take control of the words that define them by proclaiming words of empowerment and redefine who they really are.

Southeast Missouri State University graduate student Seth Sievers of Jackson, Missouri, has been awarded a Student Research Grant by the Central States Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine for his thesis project surrounding a study of Division I American football linebackers.

Southeast Missouri State University senior Heather Leslie of Bartlett, Tennessee, is taking the fall semester off to continue traveling across the nation, working on the Discovery Channel's "Street Outlaws: Memphis" and "Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings."

Southeast Missouri State University's Hoover Center, a facility offering supportive programming during the daytime hours to well and frail senior adults age 60 and older, is a unique space serving the elderly and their families in the Cape Girardeau and Jackson areas. The Center also serves as an educational training facility for Southeast undergraduate students majoring in family studies and communication disorders.

Southeast Missouri State University is pleased and proud to welcome our newest students for the fall 2018 semester.

Three Southeast Missouri State University students from the Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation won the Student Quiz Bowl at the Central States Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Conference Oct. 18 in Kansas City, Missouri.

As the only adult day program in the greater Cape Girardeau area, Southeast Missouri State University's Horizons Enrichment Center serves a need for developmentally disabled adults, their families and students in the southeast Missouri area.

The Catapult Creative House Student Studios at Southeast Missouri State University announces its third Artist of the Month exhibition of the season titled "Among the Flowers." The exhibition will feature the work of Southeast artist Madison Ellers of Crystal Lake, Illinois, who is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Education, art education.

Zackary Koeller, a senior from Jackson, Missouri, and Danielle Bergfeld, a senior from Effingham, Illinois, were crowned the 2018 Man and Woman of the Year at halftime of the Southeast Missouri State University Homecoming football game on Saturday, Oct. 13, on Houck Field.

The Catapult Creative House Student Studios' Artist of the Month series continues its 2018-2019 season with "Built Up: An Individual's Examination of Home" featuring the work of Southeast Missouri State University art major Erin Gericke.

Southeast Missouri State University sophomore Adam Schween told the University's Board of Regents that the River Campus provides some of the best facilities in the country and has afforded him a fantastic educational experience.

Redhawks senior tight end and scholar athlete Bud Hilburn is taking advantage of all the opportunities - both academic and athletic - Southeast Missouri State University has to offer.

The Catapult Creative House Student Studios' Artist of the Month exhibition series opens the 2018-2019 season with "Flowers: Pointless or Purity," featuring the work of Southeast Missouri State University student artist Darian Norfleet.

Southeast Missouri State University student Myriah Bernard was recently selected to serve as a student delegate at the 42nd World Federation of United Nations Association's (WFUNA) Plenary Assembly and 3rd Global Youth Forum in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

Southeast Missouri State University student Marqusha Oliver traveled to New York City this summer to intern in one of the city's finest and most highly respected art galleries.

"An American Hero," a Southeast Missouri State University original production, has been honored with the New York Musical Festival's (NYMF) Best of Festival Production Award. In addition, Adam Schween, a junior musical theatre major from Germantown, Tennessee, received the Award for Outstanding Individual Performance for his portrayal of the lead character, Thomas.

The pesky microorganism associated with causing dental cavities is at the heart of McNair Research being conducted this summer by a Southeast Missouri State University student. Breiona Catching, a senior from St. Louis, Missouri, double majoring in microbiology and medical laboratory science, is participating in McNair Research at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) in the Diversity Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program.

Southeast Missouri State University student Kayla Chapman refers to dolphins as co-workers at her six week recreational therapy internship at Island Dolphin Care in Key Largo, Florida. Chapman, a senior majoring in recreation and parks administration from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, applied for the internship to gain a unique experience in animal assisted therapy.

For some, the lazy days of summer are a welcome respite. And for others, like Southeast Missouri State University students Blake Trickey and Tyler Howard, the past couple of months have been spent facilitating artificial photosynthesis and working with 3D micro-lasers. Trickey and Howard are spending the summer in National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) - one in the United States and the other overseas. The two are making the most of their time in preparation for careers in the sciences after graduation.

Southeast Missouri State University seniors Jacey Clemens, Raymond Killian and Terry Pletka are learning what it takes to work behind the swing with the Gateway Grizzlies.

Southeast Missouri State University student Emma Ahern of Webster Groves, Missouri, has learned there's no monkeying around this summer at the Saint Louis Zoo.

A Southeast Missouri State University faculty member and student recently joined more than 150 faculty and students at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education's (AACTE) 2018 Washington Week in Arlington, Virginia.

Southeast Missouri State University student Jenna Kirkbride is spending her summer bringing educational, interactive and fun activities to military families across the nation with Project Youth Extension Service! (YES).

Southeast Missouri State University student Dalton Cowan is applying his mathematics skills this summer as an actuarial intern with Allstate, one of the largest insurance companies in the United States.

Southeast Missouri State University has announced its spring 2018 graduates.

Southeast Missouri State University's Conservatory of Theatre and Dance will offer two sneak peeks of its upcoming performance of "An American Hero" in New York City with two non-ticket dress rehearsals of the show at Southeast's River Campus.

Southeast Missouri State University senior Heather Keesee says being a Libra - a natural people pleaser - makes hospitality management a great career fit for her. She is interning this summer at the Beau Rivage MGM Resort in Biloxi, Mississippi, where she is shadowing management in hopes of launching a career in the industry.

Southeast Missouri State University student Connor McGarr is learning to protect our nation's power grid as an information technology (IT) intern with Ameren, a Fortune 500 utility company.