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Southeast Missouri State University has announced its President’s List for undergraduate academic achievement during the spring 2021 semester. Students named to the President’s List earned a 4.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, completed at least 12 hours of standard graded credit, achieved no grade below an A and received no failing grades in [...]
Southeast Missouri State University has announced its Dean’s List for undergraduate academic achievement during the spring 2021 semester. Students named to the dean’s list earned at least a 3.75 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, completed at least 12 hours of standard graded credit, achieved no grade below a B and received no failing [...]
Outstanding students, faculty and staff were recently honored at the annual Student Life and Leadership Awards and Provost Awards program at Southeast Missouri State University. The awards honor students, student organizations and University professionals who support the intellectual, professional, personal, social and cultural needs of the campus community. This year’s awards honored 40 students and [...]
Southeast Missouri State University has been awarded the 2021-2022 Military Friendly® Spouse School designation. The Spouse School designation is a prominent continuation of the University’s rankings from Military Friendly®, which also recently awarded Southeast a 2021-2022 Top 10 Schools and Gold designation. A Spouse School designation recognizes the University’s commitment to not only serve veterans [...]
Southeast Missouri State University will celebrate the graduation of 1,446 spring and summer graduates in five ceremonies on May 14 and 15, 2021. Ceremonies will be in the Show Me Center and approximately 225 graduates are expected to participate in each ceremony. Tickets are required for all guests and have been distributed in advance to [...]
Southeast Missouri State University’s Charles Hutson Horticulture Greenhouse recently became the first retailer in Cape Girardeau to be certified by Proven Winners, a brand composed of leading plant propagators around the world. The certification makes Southeast one of only two retailers in the southeast Missouri region to hold the designation. Greenhouse manager Melissa LaPlant said [...]
Southeast Announces Spring 2021 President’s List
Southeast Announces Spring 2021 Dean’s List
Southeast Awarded 2021-2022 Military Friendly® Spouse School Designation
Southeast’s Spring and Summer Commencement Celebrates More Than 1,400 Graduates
Southeast’s Charles Hutson Greenhouse Earns Proven Winners Certification