Category: In the News

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern Oklahoma State University will be reopening its Durant campus to the general public on Monday, July 6. From that date through July 31, the University will be open Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the reopening will bring about some new safety requirements. Beginning […]

Tuition remains flat as enrollment continues to grow at Southeastern Oklahoma State University DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern Oklahoma State University remains committed to providing students with higher education opportunities at an affordable cost. To this end, University officials recently announced that there will be no tuition or fees increase at Southeastern this year. In addition, […]

From left to right – Tiffany Tate, Stacey Estep, April Lehrling, and Alisha Ridenour DURANT, Okla. – Four individuals have been recognized with awards from the Southeastern Staff Association in 2020. Tiffany Tate, coordinator of disability services, was selected as the Storm Rookie of the Year. She has been at the University for two years, […]

Prospective students learn more about opportunities at Southeastern. DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern Oklahoma State University is always looking for new opportunities to make higher education more affordable to students. The University recently announced the establishment of the “Stronger Storm Scholarship’’ that will provide a $1,500 tuition waiver beginning this fall to all first-time, full-time (12 […]

DURANT, Okla. – Summer enrollment appears to be reaching record levels at Southeastern Oklahoma State University as planning continues for the fall semester. Although summer classes are already underway, enrollment continues for the second term, which begins on June 29. Through today, summer enrollment is at 2,940 students, which represents an increase of 22.5% over […]

DURANT, Okla. – Dr. Tim Boatmun recently received the Oklahoma Online Excellence Award for Individual Leadership. The award was presented by The Council for Online Learning Excellence (COLE), an initiative of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education’s Online Education Task Force. Boatmun, vice president for enrollment management at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, was recognized […]

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern Oklahoma State University employees will start returning to campus on June 1 as part of a phased in approach during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the first step as the University begins planning for the return of students for face-to-face classes this fall. “We are looking forward to having our students […]

DURANT, Okla. – A 15-member task force has been created to make recommendations on how Southeastern Oklahoma State University can safely and responsibly repopulate the campus in anticipation of the Fall 2020 semester. Among the many sources the task force will be utilizing information from will be the Centers for Disease Control, American College Health […]

DURANT, Okla. – The Faculty Senate at Southeastern Oklahoma State University recently announced its award recipients for this year. Among the honorees were Dr.  Bryon Clark, retired interim president, Lifetime Achievement Award; Riley Coker, Professor of the Year; and Alisha Ridenour, Adjunct Professor of the Year. Awards were also presented for teaching, service, and scholarship […]