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SOUTHEAST ANNOUNCES FIRST DAY SPRING ENROLLMENT FIGURES
Preliminary unofficial figures indicate spring semester enrollment at Southeast Missouri State University will be about the same as in spring 1999.
Total headcount at Southeast stood at 7,526 on Jan. 18, the first day of spring semester classes. The figure is expected to increase by several hundred before the official census is taken in the fourth week of the semester.
Total undergraduate student headcount is 6,614, almost the same as the 6,683 on the first day last year. Total graduate student headcount stands at 912, almost the same as the 922 reported on opening day in spring 1999.
The report shows: returning freshmen headcount at 1,593, up 12.2 percent from spring 1999, reflecting the large number of freshmen who enrolled at Southeast this fall. The University has fewer juniors and senior than last year, 1,360 and 1,855 respectively, reflecting the smaller freshman classes three and four years ago. Sophomore headcount is 1,300, which is roughly the same as last year.
The number of degree seeking master's students stands at 642, up 4.4 percent from spring 1999. Total headcount for graduate students in the specialist program stands at 96, up nearly 13 percent from this time last year. Today's report also shows doctoral headcount at 13, up from 7 at this time last spring.
The official spring semester census report will be available after Feb. 11.
PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS INVITED TO 'SHOW ME DAY' FEB. 5
Prospective students and their parents are invited to "Show Me Day" Feb. 5 on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University.
"Show Me Day," scheduled for noon in the University Center, is an opportunity for all individuals interested in attending college to take a closer look at Southeast and check out the numerous options Southeast provides, said Stacy Busch, Southeast admissions counselor.
The day's events will begin with a "College Fair" in which students may browse through informational displays of the University's various academic departments. Professors from each department will be on hand to answer questions, Busch said. Students also will be able to get information about the total Southeast experience, from career choices, academic majors and residence life to financial aid, career services and student activities.
Following the "College Fair" portion of the day, students and parents will hear brief presentations from Jay Goff, Southeast director of admissions; Dr. Kimberly Barrett, associate provost and dean of students; and Tanya Efken, president of Student Government.
Students and their parents will break up into small groups to tour the campus. Busch said both walking and bus tours will be available, and students will have the opportunity to view a Southeast residence hall room. After campus tours, a financial aid and residence life presentation will be given. The day's activities will end with a reception.
If you are interested in registering for Show Me day, call the Admissions Office at (573) 651-2590.
FORMER PRESIDENT SCULLY TO CELEBRATE 90TH BIRTHDAY AT OPEN HOUSE
Dr. Mark Scully, president emeritus of Southeast Missouri State University, will celebrate his 90th birthday at an open house celebration on campus Jan. 30.
The event is planned for 1 to 4 p.m. at Wildwood. Those with whom Scully has shared a friendship over the years are invited to stop by and offer their congratulations. Parking will be available in the Robert A. Dempster Hall lot and continuous shuttle service will be provided from there.
Hosting the celebration will be Dr. Kenneth W. Dobbins, Southeast president, and his wife, Jeanine Larson Dobbins, coordinator of the Missouri Statewide Early Literacy Intervention Program based at Southeast, along with Jane Cooper Stacy, director of alumni development at Southeast.
Scully served as president of Southeast from 1956 to 1975. He is the 10th president of the University.
CAPA DONATES $1,000 TO FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
The Cape Area Personnel Association (CAPA) recently donated $1,000 to the Southeast Missouri University Foundation to support two scholarship funds.
The organization's donation will be divided evenly between the Restricted CAPA Human Resource Scholarship and the Endowed CAPA Human Resource Scholarship.
The Restricted CAPA Human Resource Scholarship will be awarded to students pursuing a human resource management major in business, who are members of the student chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and who have at least a 3.0 grade point average. Recipients also must show financial need and be a permanent resident of the Southeast Missouri region. The Scholarship Office will select the recipients. The award is renewable.
The Restricted CAPA Human Resource Scholarship was awarded for the first time in fall 1998.
The Cape Area Personnel Association is a professional organization comprised of individuals from businesses in Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Scott City, Perryville and surrounding communities whose primary responsibilities are human resource or training functions within their organizations. Southeast students are eligible for associate membership.
SOUTHEAST ENSEMBLE, FACULTY FEATURED IN PERFORMANCE FOR MISSOURI MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION
The 2,500-member Missouri Music Educators Association (MMEA) has invited the Southeast Symphonic Wind Ensemble to open its 2000 Conference and Clinic next week with a concert at Tan-Tar-A at the Lake of the Ozarks.
The ensemble was selected for this honor through taped auditions and is only one of three Missouri college groups invited to perform at the conference. Also featured on this concert will be Southeast faculty members Dr. James Sifferman, as piano soloist, and Paul Thompson, flute soloist.
Prior to the MMEA performance, the students and faculty members will present community concerts in Mexico, Mo., and Columbia, Mo., as well as school concerts and clinics in Mexico, Warrenton, Mo., Columbia and Jefferson City, Mo.
The Southeast Symphonic Wind Ensemble provides Southeast students, both music majors and non-music majors, with exposure to the finest wind and percussion literature. This ensemble has distinguished itself in recent years with performances at five MMEA conferences and two divisional meetings of the College Band Directors National Association. During this same period, the ensemble has performed eight world premieres and 11 American premieres of works for contemporary wind band. The students have had the opportunity work with composers and conductors such as Karel Husa, Normand Lockwood, Don Freund, Jim Croft, Ray Cramer, Richard Strange, Frigyes Hidas (Hungary) Laszlo Marosi (Hungary), Geir Knutson (Norway) and Col. Jaroslav Gorbal (Ukraine).
Dr. Robert Gifford, professor of music and coordinator of winds and percussion at Southeast, is the conductor of the Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Gifford currently is serving as Government Relations/Coalition Chair of the Missouri Music Educators Association and president of the Southwest Division of MENC: The National Association for Music Education.
MISSOURI COLLEGE BAND DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION HONORS SOUTHEAST STUDENTS
The Missouri Chapter of the College Band Directors National Association has selected eight members of the Southeast Symphonic Wind Ensemble to perform in the 2000 Missouri All-Collegiate Band.
They are Augustus Davis, Matt Martin and Erin Mirly, all of Jackson, Mo.; Rick Castens of DeSoto, Mo.; Jared Prost of Perryville, Mo.; Jami Castor of Farmington, Mo.; Christa Sharp of Edwardsville, Ill.; and Amy Arnold of Scott City, Mo.
Membership in the All-Collegiate Band is an honor for young musicians much like a young athlete's selection for an All-State team, said Dr. Robert Gifford, director of the Symphonic Wind Ensemble.
Twenty-six college and University band programs from around the state will be represented in the All-Collegiate Band.
"Southeast is pleased to have eight students selected," Gifford said.
The band will rehearse for three days at Tan-Tar-A at the Lake of the Ozarks, Mo., presenting a concert for the Missouri Music Educators Association at its conference Jan. 28.
Ray Cramer, director of bands at the University of Indiana, will conduct this year's ensemble.
1,588 STUDENTS NAMED TO DEAN'S LIST AT SOUTHEAST
Southeast Missouri State University has named 1,588 students to its Dean's List for academic achievement during the fall 1999 semester.
Students named to the list earned at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale and completed at least 12 degree credit hours during the fall session.
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