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In the midst of the Great Depression, the federal Public Works Administration or PWA – part of President Franklin Roosevelt’s alphabet soup of New Deal agencies – funded construction of Southeast’s new library. Completed in 1939 between Albert and Leming halls, directly across from Academic Hall.

St. Vincent’s College opened in 1838 to prepare young Catholic men for the priesthood. For almost one hundred and fifty years, the institution educated seminarians, and considering their reputation for hospitality, this college overlooking the Mississippi River served as Cape Girardeau’s “front door,” giving steamboat travelers an impressive and warm welcome.

Inaugurated on October 5, 1980, Bill Stacy left a lasting legacy as Southeast's 12th president, fostering the creation of two notable academic programs and a breadth of university facilities, notably the Show Me Center in 1987. A graduate of Southeast himself, Stacy’s nine-year tenure guided the university through the “times of excess,” when the quality of American education was called into question.

As Southeast Missouri State’s 14th president, Dr. Kala Stroup ushered in a number of firsts for the University – the first female president, hiring the first African American deans at Southeast, and moving to the NCAA division one in athletics, which secured an invitation to join the Ohio Valley Conference.

Under his 16-year tenure as president, Dr. Kenneth Dobbins ushered in tremendous growth for the university, effectively guiding Southeast into the 21st century.” Serving from 1999-2015, Dobbins got his start at Southeast in 1991 as the president of finance and administration until 1993 when became vice president. He served in this position until his inauguration as our 17th president six years later.

Beloved teacher, gifted orator, and avid photographer, Dr. Harold Oscar Grauel wore many hats over a 43-year-long career as English professor, department chair, and head of the divisions of English, foreign languages, philosophy, and speech.

On this episode of 'Exposition', Caffe Concerto host, Mary Mims speaks with student performers in the role of 'Carmen'— Elizabeth Brennecke and Morgan Goad. She also talks with the director, Dr. Chris Goeke, Professor of Voice and Director of Opera, about the upcoming Southeast Opera Theatre and Southeast Department of Music production of Carmen, and the process of adapting this major work to a smaller-scale performance.

This week on 'SEMO Spotlight' we speak with Philip Francis, who graduated from Southeast Missouri State in May 2023.

The H-Bomb’s significantly larger blast and fallout – covering several hundred miles – required the coordinated evacuation of all major US cities with rapid cross-country military deployment. These mock nuclear attacks served as a report card, and our country’s inadequate patchwork of outdated highways, unpaved roads, dangerous tunnels, and narrow bridges failed miserably.

Long before Tik Tok, Google, KRCU, KFVS TV, heck even KFVS radio, Southeast students were kept informed by their campus newspaper, The Arrow. Our paper has been dependably reporting the local, national, and international news, sports, opinions, and features from a college perspective since 1911; making it one of the longest-running student newspapers in the country.