Tuesday, March 9, 2021

/ REDHAWKS

Matukewicz Wins OVC Coach of the Year, Terry Earns Offensive Player of the Year, Hall Takes Defensive Player of the Year Honors

Southeast Missouri claimed three of the four major 2018 Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) football awards in voting conducted by league head coaches and communication directors today. Senior running back Marquis Terry was named Offensive Player of the Year, while junior linebacker Zach Hall was tabbed the Defensive Player of the Year. The duo's coach, Tom Matukewicz, earned the Roy Kidd OVC Coach of the Year honor.

Redhawks Host Stony Brook in First Round of FCS Playoffs Saturday

#20 Southeast Missouri (8-3) will host #15 Stony Brook (7-4) in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Division I Football Championship Saturday. Kickoff is set for 1:04 p.m., CT, at Houck Field. Saturday's game will be broadcast live on the radio at Real Rock 99.3 FM. Watch live on ESPN3. SEMO makes just its second NCAA Playoff appearance and hosts a playoff game for the first time in program history.

Matukewicz Named Finalist for Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year Award

Southeast Head Football Coach Tom Matukewicz is a finalist for the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year Award. Fifteen coaches who have helped write some of the great storylines in college football were selected Monday as finalists for the 32nd STATS FCS Eddie Robinson Award, which honors the national coach of the year.

Terry and Hall Named Finalists for National Awards

Running back Marquis Terry and linebacker Zach Hall are finalists for STATS National Awards this season. Terry is a finalist for the Walter Payton National Offensive Player of the Year Award and Hall is a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Defensive Player of the Year Award.

Women's Basketball Hosts Western Illinois Tonight

The Southeast Missouri women's basketball team plays host to Western Illinois in its home-opener tonight. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. at the Show Me Center. All games are broadcast live on the radio at ESPN 1220 AM. Watch live on ESPN+. Live stats available at GoSoutheast.com.

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/ CAMPUS

Southeast Alumnus Telling St. Louisans’ Stories at FOX2 News

Southeast Missouri State University graduate Derrion Henderson hasn’t wasted any time putting his multimedia journalism skills to work in a major media market with FOX2 News, KTVI, in St. Louis, …

Southeast Public Relations Student Honored with PRSA ‘Rising Star’ Award

Southeast Missouri State University senior Aaron Wendel was recently honored with the Rising Star Award from the St. Louis chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) during its …

Southeast to be Closed for Thanksgiving Break

Offices will be closed and classes will not be in session as Southeast Missouri State University observes fall break and the Thanksgiving holiday. Classes are not in session Nov. …

Next Newswire to be Published Nov. 27

Due to the upcoming Thanksgiving break, this will be the only edition of the Southeast Newswire this week. The Newswire will resume twice weekly distribution on Tuesday, Nov. 27. Items to be considered for that edition should be submitted at https://news.semo.edu/newswire-submission-form/ by noon on Monday, Nov. 26.

/ EMPLOYEE

Kunkel Named Interim Chair of Department of Criminal Justice, Social Work and Sociology

Dr. Karl Kunkel, professor of sociology, has been named interim chair of the Department of Criminal Justice, Social Work and Sociology effective Nov. 14. He will serve through July 31, 2019. Kunkel replaces Dr. Jeremy Ball, former department chair, who is no longer affiliated with the University.

/ ACADEMIC

Winners Announced of 2018 Southeast Innovation Challenge

The winners of the inaugural Southeast Innovation Challenge were announced at a Common Hour program Nov. 14 hosted in Academic Auditorium by the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and …

Changes to Kent Library's 'My Library Account' Postponed

Kent Library was scheduled to move to single sign-on for ‘My Library Account’ this week. However, due to unforeseen issues with the vendor, Kent Library will not be able to implement this change at this time. For more information, contact the Kent Library Circulation Desk at circulationdesk@semo.edu or (573) 651-2232.

/ ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

‘Christmas Jukebox’ Brings Swinging Holiday Classics to River Campus

“Christmas Jukebox” presented by the Department of Music and The Jeanine Larson Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance will perform at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 in the Donald C. Bedell …

BOGO Faculty/Staff Tickets Available for 'Handel's Messiah'

Buy one get one free tickets are available for the combined Southeast Missouri Symphony, University Choir and Choral Union performance of Handel's "Messiah" at the River Campus at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 27. A maximum of two tickets may be purchased with two free tickets received. Tickets can be purchased at the River Campus Box Office, Show Me Center Box Office or Athletics Box Office, and you must present your faculty/staff ID.

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