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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 Missouri Symphony, University Choir, Choral Union to Perform Handel’s ‘Messiah’

The Southeast Missouri Symphony will join forces with the University Choir and Choral Union to perform Handel’s famous oratorio, “Messiah,” on Tuesday, Nov. 27 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall on the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University. The concert is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Also on the program will be Joseph Haydn’s […]

Southeast MBA Program Named a ‘Best’ Business School by Princeton Review

Southeast Missouri State University’s MBA Program has been ranked among the nation’s outstanding business schools by The Princeton Review. The rankings reflect the Southeast MBA Program’s growing reputation as a top-tier institution in the state as well as nationwide. Princeton Review included only three Missouri schools in its 2019 Best Business School rankings – Southeast’s […]

Southeast Mass Media Professor Shares Film, Screenwriting Skills with Students

Fred Jones, professor of mass media at Southeast Missouri State University, teaches film courses and coordinates the University’s annual Fault Line Film Festival, but he still finds time for screenwriting, which has earned him national and international recognition. Jones’s feature-length screenplay, “Sunbeam,” recently received honorable mention recognition at the University Film and Video Association’s conference […]

Arrow Honored with Seven Awards in Three National Competitions

The Arrow, the student newspaper at Southeast Missouri State University, placed first in two categories of the College Media Association Pinnacle Award and was honored with seven awards in total at the Associated College Press (ACP) /College Media Association (CMA) Fall National College Media Convention Oct. 25-28 in Louisville, Kentucky. The Arrow won the first-place […]

Ninth Annual Fault Line Film Festival Showcases Regional Student Talent

Filmmaking students from Southeast Missouri State University, area high schools and other institutions from across the Midwest will present their films and showcase their creative talent at Southeast’s annual Fault Line Film Festival in November. The main gala event is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9, in Forrest H. Rose Theatre at Southeast. […]

Southeast Launching New Minor in Spanish for the Health Professions

As the need for culturally competent health care professionals increases, Southeast Missouri State University is focusing on preparing and educating students with the skills and knowledge to meet the marketplace demand and serve the community. Beginning in fall 2019, Southeast students pursuing degrees in health-related fields will be able to graduate with a Spanish for […]