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Southeastern fall commencement ceremonies to be held on Friday and Saturday

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern Oklahoma State University will hold its 2023 fall commencement ceremonies on Friday, December 15, and Saturday, December 16, in Durant. On Friday, December 15, master’s degrees will be conferred at 6 p.m., and Saturday, December 16, baccalaureate degrees will be awarded at 9 a.m. Both ceremonies will be held in Bloomer […]

College Baseball Hall of Fame to Induct Metheny

Tran wins “Best Paper” award from Academy of Business Research Conference

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern Oklahoma State University assistant professor of accounting and finance Dr. Arthur Tran was named the winner of the “Best Paper” award at the Academy of Business Research Fall Conference in Biloxi, Miss., this month. The Academy of Business Research is an international society of scholars and practitioners. In the last decade, […]

SE graduate Tim Birdsong named Inland Fisheries Division Director for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

AUSTIN, Texas – Southeastern Oklahoma State University alumnus Tim Birdsong has been selected as Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) next Inland Fisheries Division director. Birdsong has served as interim division director since July, following the promotion of Craig Bonds to chief operating officer. Birdsong is a 2002 Southeastern graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Biology – […]

Hockersmith elected to America’s SBDC Board of Directors

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Dr. Michele Hockersmith, State Director of the Oklahoma Small Business Development Center housed on the campus of Southeastern Oklahoma State University, has been elected to the Board of Directors for America’s Small Business Development Center and recently attended her first meeting in the nation’s capital. Hockersmith has held the position of State […]

103rd Southeastern Candlelighting concert to be held December 11

DURANT, Okla. – The 103rd Candlelighting Concert will be held on Monday, December 11 at 7:30 p.m. in historic Montgomery Auditorium on the campus of Southeastern Oklahoma State University. This year’s theme is “Home for the Holidays” and will feature a wide variety of musical styles, from sacred classics such as How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling […]

Metheny to be Inducted into Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame

Persistence pays off as Petty wins OPSA Teacher of the Year award

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern Oklahoma State University assistant professor of political science Dr. Sondra Petty is the winner of the 2023 Teacher of the Year award from the Oklahoma Political Science Association, as announced at its annual conference this month. The Teacher of the Year is awarded annually and “honors current instructional faculty of any […]

SE alum Gerber wins Distinguished Service Award from American Forensics Association

Dr. Matthew Gerber – a 1997 graduate of Southeastern Oklahoma State University and associate professor at Baylor University – has been selected as a recipient of the American Forensics Association’s Distinguished Service Award. The AFA Distinguished Service Award recognizes long-term service to the American forensics communities that has positive impact on the field in terms of current […]