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Southeast Missouri State University provides student-centered education and experiential learning with a foundation of liberal arts and sciences, embracing a tradition of access, exceptional teaching, and commitment to student success that significantly contributes to the development of the region and beyond.

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Southeast does a great job providing the Success Center, tutors and other resources that we need to be successful academically.

- ADRIANNA MURPHY

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It gave me all the opportunities I needed to pursue my major and get the career I desired.

- LOGAN CALLAHAN

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Roll up your sleeves, and get to work. Learning at Southeast is about doing, so here you’ll take that lecture and put it to practice. And with a plethora of student activities, organizations, leadership opportunities, intramural sports and the rec center, you can do all that you like.

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If I weren’t here and didn’t have the professors that I had and the support that I had all throughout the university, I would have given up.

- AUDREY SMITH

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Southeast Alum Returns from Broadway to Design ‘Sister Act’

Southeast Missouri State University alumnus and Scott City, Missouri, native Matthew Buttrey has returned to his stomping grounds from The Big Apple to guest design the production of “Sister Act” being performed at the River Campus this weekend. The Jeanine Larson Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance is presenting “Sister Act” at 7:30 p.m. tonight […]

Accelerated Collegiate Experience Jump-Starting Cape Central Students’ College, Career Goals

Seventeen-year-old Jordan “Eli” Arnn wants to become a neonatal surgeon. She knows she has a long road of schooling and studying ahead of her to land her dream job, which is why she’s started now. Arnn is a Cape Central High School junior pursuing her Associate of Arts simultaneously with her high school degree through […]

Ribbon Cutting March 7 for Sikeston Autism Center

The new Southeast Missouri State University Autism Center for Diagnosis and Treatment at Southeast’s Sikeston Campus will hold a ribbon cutting and open house from 4:30-6 p.m. March 7 at the regional campus at 2401 N. Main in Sikeston, Missouri. The ribbon cutting ceremony, sponsored by the Sikeston Chamber of Commerce, will be held at […]

Launch Your Career at Southeast Spring 2019 Career Expo

More than 140 employers will be on hand to meet students at Southeast Missouri State University’s 2019 Spring Career Expo, sponsored by Career Services, March 7 at the Student Recreation Center. The event, scheduled for 10 a.m.-2 p.m., will provide a variety of opportunities to students in search of employment and professional skill development. Employers […]

Southeast Announces Recipients of Competitive President’s Scholarship

Five outstanding area students have been selected as recipients of Southeast Missouri State University’s competitive President’s Scholarship for the 2019-2020 academic year. The awardees are Alexandra Jostes of Rochester, Illinois; Karli Rose of Kinmundy, Illinois; Jennifer Tenholder of Florissant, Missouri; Charles “Luke” Collins of Jackson, Missouri; and Alona Jenkins of St. Louis, Missouri. The students […]

Southeast McNair Scholar Shares Research Experiences with Board of Regents

Southeast Missouri State University senior Mary Ramey told the University’s Board of Regents today that Southeast’s faculty and programs have given her professional experiences and a solid foundation for launching her future career. Ramey, a senior applied mathematics and cybersecurity double major from Sikeston, Missouri, transferred to Southeast as a sophomore after several of her […]