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  • A crowd of students cheer at a football game while waving a Rowdy Crowd flag.

    Behind The Scenes: Homecoming Facts

    What does it take to plan the University's biggest alumni event? How many alumni directors have there been? And, how many times has the big event been canceled? For answers to these questions and more, Alumni Director George Gasser takes us inside everyone's favorite celebration.
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  • Kamila Allen smiles while sitting in her classroom.

    Teaching Through Tragedy

    Southeast Missouri State began as a teacher's college in 1873, and, we've seen remarkable educators graduate and lead their own classrooms. In this extraordinary year for educators, we visit with two alums in their very first year of teaching and share the memories of many more who helped  students through troubling and devastating current events.
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  • A group of students sits on the stairs and rails outside Cheney Hall.

    Campus Curiosities: Cheney Hall

    From Lucius Cheney's untimely demise to the urban legends passed through generations, we take a look at everything Cheney Hall. Ghost stories, ghost hunting, good memories, and plenty of history help us share this beloved residence hall and the place it holds in the hearts and memories of alumni.
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Inside the Dome Podcast

In our Inside the Dome podcast, Alumni Director George Gasser and Marketing Director Tonya Wells talk with the SEMO community and share the SEMO stories you need to hear. In our first episode: what's it like to see the earth from space. You guessed it, we visit with former NASA astronaut Linda Godwin.
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In This Issue

  • Close up of the gum tree trunk and its brightly colored gum in the foreground with students walking in the background.

    The Rise & Fall of the Gum Tree

    It's everyone's favorite tradition or the one that makes you go ewww. SEMO students have been sticking gum to things long before Seattle had a sticky wall. We take at look at the birth and rebirth and rebirth and, you get the picture, of the Gum Tree.
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  • Students cheer at opening week while wearing matching t-shirts that read SEMO Redhawks.

    Remembering Opening Week

    Do you remember your first week at college? While Freshmen Convocation and the Ice Cream Pigout welcome students to campus these days, tearful goodbyes and the items you forgot to pack are still universal experiences when families finish move-in and Opening Week starts.
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  • A student writes notes while conducting research in a laboratory

    Research in 60-ish Seconds

    What are SEMO students doing to help cancer patients have more efficient medication doses? We learn about the project which received a National Science Foundation grant with professor Dr. Santaneel Ghosh in our new series, Research in 60-ish Seconds.
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Doesn't matter if you're looking for football, soccer, track, or tennis, we have all the Redhawk stories and events to keep you updated on your favorite teams.

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