Category: In the News

Bloomer Sullivan Arena hosted two commencement ceremonies at Southeastern Oklahoma State University over the weekend. On Friday night, master’s degrees and certificates were conferred, while on Saturday morning, baccalaureate degrees were awarded. This spring’s graduating class included students from 33 states, five countries, and numerous sovereign tribal nations, with just under 50 percent being first-generation […]

DURANT, Okla.  – Southeastern Oklahoma State University professor of computer science Dr. Ming-Shan Su recently presented an IT Camp for Beginners at the Donald W. Reynolds Community Center and Library in Durant. The camp featured a two-day workshop on 3D Printing and Design for participants of all ages on July 12 and 13. Over 60 […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Joseph R. Biden announced recently his intent to appoint Jane Semple Umsted, curator of the Semple Family Museum of Native American Art at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, to the Board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian Arts. In addition to her curation of the SFM, Jane Semple Umsted is […]

A student team from Southeastern Oklahoma State University earned top prizes in the 2023 Collegiate National Leadership Conference of Future Business Leaders of America, Inc. (FBLA-Collegiate) that was held June 22-25 in Atlanta, Georgia. More than 800 college students and educators from 138 colleges and universities competed nationally and only the top ten are recognized in […]

Southeastern Oklahoma State University will be closed on Tuesday, July 4, 2023 in observance of Independence Day. Regular business hours will resume on Wednesday, July 5. As a reminder, Southeastern’s summer hours are 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday through July 28. Summer Commencement is July 28-29; fall classes begin Aug. 21.

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern Oklahoma State University President Dr. Thomas W. Newsom has announced the hiring of Josh Manck as the university’s Executive Director of Communications. Manck will also serve as Special Assistant to the President. Manck brings nearly 20 years of broad-based communications experience and will lead Southeastern’s office of marketing and communications.  “Josh will bring […]

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern Oklahoma State University will honor eight Distinguished Alumni during homecoming festivities September 22-23. This year’s award recipients are as follows: Distinguished Alumni — Lt. Governor Chris Anoatubby (’17), currently serving as the Lt. Governor of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma —  Mr. Wren Baker (’01), Vice President and Director of Athletics at West […]