If there’s any take away from my college career, it would be to step out of your comfort zone and take risks. Whether that risk is to apply for a job you want or to start a conversation with someone you are dying to be friends with, do it. You have four years, make the most of it.

SEMO’s River Campus is presenting Fall for Dance, a bold and eclectic collection of dance pieces featuring a variety of styles from ballet to jazz. The performances will be held at 7:30 p.m on Nov. 17-19 and at 2 p.m. on Nov. 20 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall.

The “See Me” series introduced the Ken Burns 2012 documentary “The Central Park Five” about the wrong convictions of five teenager Black and Latino boys over the rape and assault of a white Central Park female jogger back in 1989.

On the ballot this year, alongside many state representative and judge candidates, are four amendments and a voting option for a constitutional convention, a gathering of delegates that will work to revise or amend the Missouri Constitution before the public votes on their proposed revisions.

The 16-inch LX200 model is newer than any other current telescope owned by the department and provides much more power in terms of what it can see and track in the sky.

Hannah Porter, a SEMO Senior was recently honored with the 'Student Veteran Leadership Award' for her outstanding work for the Veteran Services. She was one of 33 military and veteran students nationwide who were nominated.

The solar panel construction started in Nov. 2021 after SEMO joined Ameren’s Neighborhood Solar Program. Chairman and President of Ameren Missouri Mark Birk said the parking lot’s solar canopies are capable of providing “equivalent to what 130 homes use.”

The use of technology integration in classrooms is growing throughout the world. At Southeast, many instructors use Apple products such as Macbooks or iPads in their curriculum. AR480 Introduction to Virtual Reality (VR) at SEMO is teaching students to create their own VR environments. VR instructor Jeremy Griffin picked up the course when the university sent out an email for professors who were interested in teaching AR480.

As tragedies escalate in Europe, many have voiced concerns about a rise in cybersecurity attacks. On Feb. 25, 2022, Information Technology sent an email to the Southeast community regarding cybersecurity vigilance. According to the email, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are aware of these issues and are urging the public to be cautious of ransomware, keylogging, and device-takeover attacks.

“The 1st to Ever Do It” Jeopardy event in Dempster Hall on Wed. Feb. 9th, hosted by Southeast Missouri State University's Black Student Union, was the group's first of many planned events for the month of February.