Category: In the News

DURANT, Okla. – Faculty, staff and students honored Southeastern Oklahoma State University president Sean Burrage at a farewell reception Wednesday in the Sidewalk Café. The University and the Faculty Senate presented Burrage with plaques of appreciation. Under his leadership, Southeastern achieved record enrollment, along with financial stability. After five years, Burrage is leaving the University […]

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern Oklahoma State University will be among the 30 colleges and universities participating in the Texoma College Fair, scheduled for Thursday, October 24. The event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Bloomer Sullivan Arena on the campus of Southeastern. Some 500 prospective students are expected to attend. […]

Dr. Mary Ann Craige Mrs. Vicki Hudson DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern Oklahoma State University will honor two individuals with the Distinguished Former Faculty Award during homecoming festivities October 24-26. This year’s Distinguished Former Faculty Award recipients are Dr. Mary Ann Craige, music professor, and  Vicki Hudson, health, physical education and recreation professor.     Collectively, they taught […]

DURANT, Okla. – Trombonist Paul Compton and Pianist Michael Schneider will present a recital of duo works and solo piano repertoire on Tuesday, October 1, on the campus of Southeastern Oklahoma State University. A public master class will be presented at 4 p.m., with a recital following beginning at 7:30 p.m. Both events will be […]

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern Oklahoma State University will honor four Distinguished Alumni during homecoming festivities October 24-26. This year’s Distinguished Alumni Award recipients are James Parrish, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Executive Director of Education/School Programs and Senior Director of the School of the Choctaw Language;  Col. Tuan T. Ton, U.S. Army Senior Defense Official and […]

DURANT, Okla. – Noted attorney Sharla J. Frost will be the guest speaker at the Women’s Entrepreneur Seminar at Southeastern Oklahoma State University on October 22. The event is free and will be held from 9 am. to 2 p.m. in the Hallie McKinney Ballroom. Frost graduated from Southeastern in 1984 and is a Distinguished […]

  DURANT, Okla. – Southwest Airlines Co. recently announced the launching of an innovative career program called Destination 225° which provides pathways to becoming a competitively qualified candidate for future Southwest First Officer positions. On a compass, 225° is the southwest directional heading, and Destination 225° was developed to lead aspiring pilots to Southwest Airlines. […]

For more information, contact: Sheridan McCaffree, Executive Director Regional University System of Oklahoma (405) 942-8817, or smccaffree@ruso.edu     Dr. Bryon Clark named Interim President at Southeastern RUSO to conduct national search for permanent position   OKLAHOMA CITY – The Regional University System of Oklahoma (RUSO) has appointed Bryon Clark, Ph.D., as interim president of […]

  DURANT, Okla. – With an enrollment of 4,824 students this fall, Southeastern Oklahoma State University has reached unprecedented heights. Records indicate and University officials believe this to be the highest enrollment since the school opened its doors in 1909. It also represents a 7.6% increase over last fall’s enrollment. “We are continuing to see […]