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Southeast Missouri State University is now offering a Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness that combines horticulture and cannabis. The degree option is brand new and SEMO is one of the few institutions and perhaps the only school that offers it. Students who complete the degree will be familiar with agribusiness, horticulture and cannabis and the chemistry side of the plant.

Dr. Tamara Zellars Buck is an award-winning faculty member, Dean of Mass Media at Southeast Missouri State University, as well as a proud SEMO alumnus. Tamara shares her journey to SEMO, and her passion for journalism, helping her shape her professional future in media, as well as the students she teaches and mentors.

Kara Clark Summers, Cape Girardeau County Clerk and President of the Missouri Association of County Clerks and Election Authorities discussed the changes for voters in the state, as well as the new voter ID law and what it means in this election cycle.

Chandrakanth Bogra, a Computer Science Major at Southeast Missouri State University, discusses his work as a Graduate Assistant in Mathematics Department. He conducts research himself and works as a teaching assistant using his skills in many fields. He is very good at numbers and calculations, which he learned in his undergraduate degree, which helps him to make his work great. He talked about his career and opportunities in IT, his hobbies, and how Semo played an important role in his life.

Late in December 2022, KRCU Public Radio spoke with BJ Tanksley, the Director of Broadband Development about the nearly $3 million received in federal grants through the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), to enhance the ongoing efforts of the Office of Broadband Development to expand high-speed internet access statewide. Residents are asked to 'map' their broadband access through Jan. 13, 2023.

On this edition of Going Public, we talk with United Way of Southeast Missouri Executive Director Elizabeth Shelton and their efforts to tackle transportation issues in the region.

'Share the Harvest' is administered by the Conservation Federation of Missouri and the Missouri Department of Conservation, and processing costs of the donated meat is covered by the program. Once a deer has been donated and processed, the meat is distributed to one of the Southeast Missouri Food Bank's partner agencies to be shared with families and individuals in need. Throughout the Holiday Season, multiple food distribution sites in the 16-county area will also be available to help those in need.

The Salvation Army will not be serving a Thanksgiving meal in Cape Girardeau this year however they are in need of donations to their food pantry to help those in need as well as volunteers to ring the bell during their Red Kettle Campaign. We spoke with Salvation Army Captain Lily Reinier and Elizabeth Shelton, Executive Director of the United Way of Southeast Missouri.

Southeast Missouri State University's Board of Governors gave approval to proceed with awarding a contract to Faber-McGee Commercial Construction for the construction of the first phase of the Houck Multiuse Complex on August 23, 2022.

At Southeast Missouri State University, Computer Science major Shruthi Sepuri talks about her work as a graduate assistant in the Chemistry division. She keeps an eye on her academic development and employs a variety of skills to function as a teaching assistant. She discussed her lecturers and how they helped her with assignments.