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Southeastern Oklahoma State University will be closed on Monday, January 26, in the interest of health and safety of students, faculty, and staff with ongoing winter weather conditions. Essential services will be provided to residential students on campus, but other academic and business functions will be closed. Online and remote learning classes will proceed as scheduled. This closure applies to the Durant and McCurtain County campuses. Other satellite facilities will follow local guidance.

The parade in downtown Durant kicks off Homecoming on Oct. 24.
DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern Oklahoma State University will celebrate homecoming on October 24-25-26.
Traditional events include the parade, alumni golf tournament, the Alumni Association banquet honoring the Distinguished Alumni and Former Faculty award recipients, pre-game tailgating, and football game. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 26, at Paul Laird Field as the Southeastern Savage Storm host Henderson State.
This year’s award recipients are as follows:
Distinguished Alumni
— James Parrish, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Executive Director of Education/School Programs and Senior Director of the School of the Choctaw Language
— Col. Tuan That Ton, U.S. Army Senior Defense Official and Defense Attache’ to Vietnam
— Rick Wells, Principal and Founder of Wells Hospitality Group, LLC, One Heart Ventures, LLC, and The Seed Project Foundation
— Dr. J. Herbert Taylor (Posthumously), molecular biologist and geneticist
Distinguished Former Faculty
— Dr. Mary Ann Craige, music professor
— Vicki Hudson, health, physical education and recreation professor
For a complete schedule of events, visit https://www.se.edu/alumni/