Tuesday, March 9, 2021

/ CAMPUS

Southeast Kicks Off Slate of Solar Eclipse Countdown Events

Southeast Missouri State University will kick off its celebration of the Great American Solar Eclipse– an event promising the sight of a lifetime on Aug. 21 – with a slate …

Dedication of Malden Rice Research Greenhouse Planned March 27

A dedication ceremony is set for 10 a.m. Monday, March 27, for the new Rice Research Greenhouse at Southeast's Malden Campus. The 1,500-square-foot facility will help broaden rice breeding research …

Southeast Team Finishes Fifth in National Collegiate Landscape Competition

A team from Southeast Missouri State University finished fifth March 15-18 in Hardscape Installation at the National Collegiate Landscape Competition at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Patrick Hoffmann, from …

Feminist Thought vs. Radical Intolerance Focus of Community Engagement Series

Join members of the Southeast and Cape Girardeau communities from 5:30-7 p.m. March 29 in the Oscar Hirsch Room in the Cape Girardeau Public Library in a moderated panel discussion …

/ EMPLOYEE

Employee Benefits to be Discussed at March 30 Open Forum

The Benefits Review Subcommittee will hold a benefits open forum at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 30, in Glenn Auditorium of Dempster Hall. Faculty and staff are invited to this meeting where representatives from the subcommittee and the University’s benefits consultant, Mercer, will discuss potential benefit cost savings and gather input from the campus community.

Annual Fixed Asset Inventory Due April 21

The annual fixed asset inventory reports have been sent out electronically this year. The reports were distributed to financial managers separately by organization number via email on March 21, from DoNotReply_Assets_Tracking@semo.edu. Please review, sign and return your report(s) with any corrections to the Purchasing department by Friday, April 21. If you have any questions or did not receive your report(s), please contact the Purchasing department at (573) 651-2202.

BOGO Faculty/Staff Tickets Now Available for 'Spring Into Dance'

Buy one get one free tickets are now available for "Spring Into Dance" at the River Campus at 7:30 p.m. April 6. A maximum of two tickets may be purchased with two free tickets received. Tickets must be purchased at the River Campus Box Office and you must present your faculty/staff ID.

Six Flags St. Louis Tickets on Sale Beginning Today

Six Flags St. Louis tickets are now available to all employees and students for purchase in the Human Resources office located in Academic Hall, lower level, Room 012. One-Day single ticket price is $42 or a season pass is $60. Tickets will be available to purchase Monday through Friday 8 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. Payment by cash, check, Visa, MasterCard or Discover is acceptable. For more information regarding Six Flags St. Louis, please visit https://www.sixflags.com.

/ ACADEMIC

Dr. Julie Weathers Named Southeast Department of Agriculture Chair

Dr. Julie Weathers, associate professor of agriculture at Southeast Missouri State University, has been named chair of the University’s Department of Agriculture, making her the first woman to hold this …

GetEducated.com Ranks Southeast Online BA in Psychology a ‘Best Buy’

Southeast Missouri State University’s Bachelor of Arts in Psychology has been ranked the #21 “Best Buy” among similar distance education programs by GetEducated.com’s national online degree review team. Southeast’s program …

Southeast Business Plan Competition 2017 Announced

The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Southeast Missouri State University announces the inaugural Southeast Business Plan Competition taking place April 26. The Southeast …

/ ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

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/ REDHAWKS

Cleveland One of Eight Players in College Slam Dunk Championship

Senior Antonius Cleveland is the first Southeast Missouri player to make the College Slam Dunk Championship and will join seven other players at the event on Thursday, March 30.

Baseball Hits the Road for Three-Game Series

Southeast continues its road stretch this weekend in Edwardsville, Illinois, with a three-game Ohio Valley Conference series against SIUE. The series opener will take place today, March 24, at 6 p.m. All games are broadcast live on the radio at ESPN 92.9 FM.

Softball Opens Ohio Valley Conference Play

Southeast’s softball team opens Ohio Valley Conference play with two doubleheaders on the road this weekend. The Redhawks head to Tennessee Tech on Saturday, March 25, and preseason-favorite Jacksonville State on Sunday, March 26.

Volleyball Sets Spring Schedule, Opens Tomorrow

The Redhawks are set to open their spring slate at UT Martin. Southeast is scheduled to play a Saturday double-header with its first match against the Skyhawks at 10 a.m. Afterwards, SEMO will do battle with Memphis at 11:15 a.m.

Tennis Has Two Home Matches

Southeast’s women’s tennis team hosts Tennessee State at 2 p.m. today, March 24, and Belmont at 10 a.m. on Sunday, March 26. Both matches are at the Redhawks Tennis Complex.

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