School of Polytechnic Studies; Department of Agriculture
Southeast Missouri State University agribusiness/animal science major Morgan Reid recently completed an internship at Empire Calf Ranch in Sublette, Kan., an experience she describes as “once-in-a-lifetime.”
A Southeast Missouri State University student, Ryan Marx of St. Louis, gained international public relations insight with 18 students from other institutions while attending the International Public Relations Seminar this summer in London.
College of Health and Human Services (Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation)
Southeast Missouri State University athletic training student Danielle Schmidt is gaining professional experience while completing a six-week internship with The Methodist Hospital System in Houston, Texas.
Earl and Margie Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts (Department of Theatre and Dance)
St. Louis, Mo., native and Southeast Missouri State University student Ryan O’Fallon is interning as an assistant this summer at Whitecliff Summer Playhouse in Sunset Hills, Mo.
College of Science and Mathematics (Department of Environmental Science)
Brandon Sauceda, a Southeast Missouri State University environmental science major, recently worked with world-renowned scientists during his internship with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Ga.
College of Liberal Arts (Department of Global Cultures and Languages)
Southeast Missouri State University anthropology student Jennifer Rickard discovered a shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea with six other participants in an underwater archaeological school program offered by the Cape of Cavalleria Ecomuseum on the island of Menora, Spain.
Southeast Missouri State University student Kelly Owens is working as an architectural historian for the Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands (CEMML).
College of Health and Human Services (Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology)
Allyson Arns, Southeast Missouri State University criminal justice alumna, is interning with the Madison County Probation and Court Services Department in her hometown of Edwardsville, Ill.
College of Health and Human Services (Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation)
Danielle Huebner of Red Bud, Ill., is a Southeast Missouri State University sport management major interning with Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C.
College of Health and Human Services (Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation)
Southeast Missouri State University sport management alumnus Jared Swantner is interning with the Nashville Outlaws, a collegiate summer baseball team of the Prospect League.
Earl and Margie Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts (Department of Theatre and Dance)
Saint Peters, Mo., native and Southeast Missouri State University theatre student Marissa McWilliams is interning as a first hand this summer at McLeod Summer Playhouse.
Earl and Margie Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts (Department of Theatre and Dance)
Southeast Missouri State University acting student Lindsay Prawitz is teaching a youth acting class for Southeast’s Theatre and Dance Academy this summer.
Earl and Margie Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts (Department of Theatre and Dance)
Saint Robert, Mo., native and dance major Chance Hill, who had never danced prior to attending Southeast Missouri State University, was awarded a scholarship to attend Duke University’s American Dance Festival, a prestigious summer program that has trained some of the best dancers in the country.
College of Health and Human Services (Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation)
Southeast Missouri State University athletic training major Katie Leible of St. Louis, Mo., is interning with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim minor league baseball team.
Southeast Missouri State University historic preservation student Megan Atzert is gaining professional experience through an internship with the Franklin County Planning and Zoning Department in Franklin County, Missouri.
Southeast Missouri State University historic preservation major Stephanie Schwartz is interning with the Historic Quincy Business District in her hometown of Quincy, Ill.
Molly McMurphy, Southeast Missouri State University historic preservation major from Sullivan, Mo., is interning as an archivist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in St. Louis.
College of Health and Human Services (Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology)
Wade McElfresh, a Pleasant Plains, Ill., native, is a Southeast Missouri State University student interning with the U.S. Marshals Service at the Central District of Illinois in Springfield.
College of Liberal Arts (Department of Global Cultures and Languages)
Rebecca Kehe, a Southeast Missouri State University student from Florissant, Mo., is interning with STL Security Limited, a Korean electronics company.
College of Science and Mathematics (Department of Biology)
Southeast Missouri State University wildlife and conservation major Hollie Lybarger of Fenton, Mo., is interning at the Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa.
Jeanine Holtgrave, a Southeast Missouri State University dance major from O’Fallon, Ill., is interning as a performer this summer at McLeod Summer Playhouse in Carbondale, Ill.
St. Rose, Ill., native and Southeast Missouri State University student Rachel Richter is interning this summer at Georgia Shakespeare in Atlanta, Ga., for the second consecutive year.
Southeast Missouri State University student Brad Rolen has performed professionally every summer since his freshman year in college and stays involved with the theatre at Southeast during the school year, all while maintaining Dean’s List status.
“Language is the key to the world,” is a motto Davina Watson, a German and literature major at Southeast Missouri State University, lives by. This motto has spurred her to study several languages, including Spanish, Arabic and German, with vigor.
College of Business – Finance and International Business
“The most important thing that Southeast has given to me is the opportunity to lead,” Southeast Missouri State University senior Bryan Kujawa said of his time as a student at the University. Since his first semester at Southeast in fall 2007, Bryan has done just that.
Besides forgetting which side of the road cars drive on, Southeast Missouri State University student and tennis player Elizabeth Nyenwe has made a smooth transition to Southeast's campus in Cape Girardeau from her life in London, England.
Southeast Missouri State University bio-medical science major Vandana Grewal says the biggest difference between the United States and her home country of India is the wealth of opportunities available.
Coming from one of Europe's largest cities to study through an international exchange program, Ignacio Bonet Ybarra did not expect to end up in a small, rural community in Missouri.
College of Liberal Arts: English - Creative Writing
Students who live in Myers Hall at Southeast Missouri State University have Emily Seagraves, Southeast student and resident assistant (RA), to help them make the transition into college as smooth as possible.
College of Health and Human Services: Sports Management
The muddy banks of the Mississippi River don’t exactly compare to the sunny coasts of Australia, but Southeast Missouri State University student-athlete Hayley Abbott doesn’t mind calling Cape Girardeau home—for now.
Ben Hooe of Iuka, Ill., a double major in biomedical sciences and chemistry, will graduate in May 2011 after a university career jam-packed with classes, student organizations and internships.
College of Health and Human Services, College of Liberal Arts
For William Harris, deciding what he wanted to do was sin esfuerzo (effortless). As a double major in nursing and Spanish, he took every opportunity to study abroad and gain all the practical experience he could.
When Eric Johnson of Breese, Ill., enrolled at Southeast Missouri State University, he made a decision to be active on the University’s campus and jumped in with both feet.
Spending a semester studying abroad may be intimidating to many students, but for Southeast Missouri State University student William Aubuchon, it was an opportunity he could not pass.
For Allie Borowiak, playing softball throughout her college career with the Redhawks softball team was a way of life. This chapter came to a halt, though, after this Southeast senior had career ending shoulder surgery.
Hannah Bagnall, a musical theatre major at Southeast Missouri State University recently had the opportunity to participate in a summer internship in London.
Dominique Thomas of Kirkwood, Mo., does more than just act in Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance. He's a jack-of-all-trades.
Joseph “JoJo” Ramos may be a recent addition to the stage, but audiences at Southeast Missouri State University’s theatre performances would never know any different.
Jonathan Kessler of Evansville, Ill., is working side-by-side with researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as he pursues a future in the field of physics.
Some say “the sky’s the limit,” while others live that philosophy. Southeast 2009 Woman of the Year, Emily Brown of O’Fallon, Mo., became involved at Southeast Missouri State University as soon as she stepped foot on campus
College of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation
Uncertain of a major, Jill Hermann from Bloomsdale, Mo., considered possibilities from interior design to accounting before deciding dietetics was right for her. “It wasn’t until I took a basic nutrition class that I found a deeper interest.”
Graduation is still a few weeks away, but biomedical science major Mary Grace Deline, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., has more experience and familiarity in the hospital than some medical students.
From the shores of California to Capitol Hill—via Cape Girardeau; that’s the path senior Hannibal Vaivao has traveled. Vaivao came to Southeast as a transfer student, but he quickly made it his home.
Lanie Haertling, of Nashville, Ill., dedicates each day to better herself as a Christian and influence others to do the same. As a member of Campus Outreach and Campus Crusade, two Christian organizations at Southeast Missouri State University, Lanie does not have to look far for support and encouragement in her faith.
Wade McElfresh, of Pleasant Plains, Ill., believes that a person’s college experience can only be as good as he or she wants it to be, and in that case, Wade is having the time of his life.
Volunteering is something that not all people enjoy. Southeast Missouri State University freshman Kelsey Magee, of Columbia, Ill., thrives on it. Kelsey, an elementary education major, volunteered in many organizations in high school, and she said she looks forward to becoming involved in more volunteer projects at Southeast.
Southeast Missouri State University freshman Hunter Hempen, of Breese, Ill., has been directing and producing short films since he was a freshman in high school and is now a film and television major at Southeast.
For many college students, class time is the busiest part of their day. Class seems like a break, however, to Southeast Missouri State University junior Lauren McNamara.
Southeast senior Rita Jo Dirnberger of Cape Girardeau, Mo., says her education at Southeast has prepared her for her future beyond school. Rita Jo, an accounting major, got a taste of the “real world” environment through two different internships.
A spring internship with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington D.C. allowed Sara Head to experience many interesting opportunities.
Southeast student Paul Veneziano of Cape Girardeau recently completed an internship at the Woodward Resource Center, in Woodward, Iowa. Paul, a senior psychology major, served as a psychologist’s assistant.
Southeast Missouri State University student, Sarah Tochtrop of De Soto, Mo., recently danced her way through a week-long internship at Jump Rhythm Jazz in Chicago, Ill.
Southeast student Hannah Ragsdale, of Imperial, Mo., completed an internship at the Charles L. Hutson Horticulture Greenhouse on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University.
Rachael Waddle of Mount Carmel, Ill., a senior at Southeast Missouri State University recently interned over the summer at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Southeast Missouri State University performing arts major Cody Heuer says two years ago, he had no idea he had the ability to control an entire house with just a song.
Thomas Statler of Twentynine Palms, Calif., a senior at Southeast Missouri State University, is interning at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles.
Aimee Cocran, global studies major and native of Sikeston, Mo., is taking full advantage of opportunities to study abroad. She attended the University of Monterrey for the past two semesters and plans to participate in the student EuroTrip.
College of Health and Human Services / College of Liberal Arts
Teresa Koebbe, a senior at Southeast Missouri State University, is interning this summer with the Secret Service at the federal courthouse in St. Louis.
Doug Kluesner, a mass communication major with an emphasis in public relations and a management minor, is interning at SSM St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles, Mo.
Mahala Harpster of St. Peter, Ill., is a sophomore at Southeast Missouri State University working toward a double major in agribusiness and animal science and interning at Southeast's David M. Barton Agriculture Research Center.
Desmond Gray of Bellwood, Ill., a fine arts major at Southeast, will be singing his way into the hearts of visitors to “The Sweetest Place on Earth,” Hershey Pa.
For most Southeast students, traveling abroad means participating as a student in a foreign country. Not for Southeast art education major, Brenna Schlader of Columbia, Mo. For Brenna, the role was actually reversed because she was the teacher.
Hannah Korte, a biomedical sciences major at Southeast, describes her independent research in the fungal molecular biology lab as rewarding and challenging.
Southeast junior Spencer Mares of St. Peters, Mo. was diagnosed with leukemia on June 17, 1991, at the very young age of three. He says that his experiences from his childhood have made nursing school slightly easier.
Southeast senior Mallory Simmons of Salem, Ill., recently completed an internship in Washington, D.C., at the Department of State. This was a different experience for this elementary education major who has a concentration in science and would like to earn a master’s degree in school administration someday.
Those in the health care industry must be compassionate and love what they do. Lindsey Hueter, a senior at Southeast, learned this through her clinical work.
For one international student from Beijing, China, choosing to attend Southeast was a decision that she is proud of. As a public relations major, Chen Chen understands the importance of getting involved on campus.
Southeast senior historic preservation major Hallie Fieser completed an internship at the National Park Service Midwest Regional Office in Omaha, Neb., this past summer that could, quite possibly, point her future career path in a new direction.
Andrew Valleroy is a biomedical sciences major who plans to attend graduate school at University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine. Originally from Hillsboro, Mo., Valleroy loves the atmosphere of Cape Girardeau. His favorite memories include hiking and fishing at local conservation areas and Trail of Tears State Park. The memory that tops all others is the one in which he and Joe Gholson accepted the charter placard for establishing the Chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta, the national pre-health professional honor society, at Southeast Missouri State University.
Southeast sophomore and St. Louis, Mo., native, Ryan Hollingsworth, says he is grateful to have the opportunity to receive a higher education, after winning a battle with cancer in 2007. A business management major, Ryan already has begun to use the knowledge he acquired from his major to begin his own clothing line, “Living Sacrifice.”
For Scott City native, John Casebolt, a trip to Washington, D.C., last spring break to participate in the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) think tank program, altered the route to graduation a bit for this engineering/physics and applied mathematics major and political science minor. John was offered an internship with the CSIS, which he is currently serving in this spring.
A Jackson, Mo., native has done anything but stay close to home for college. Matthew Huber traveled over 8,000 miles to attend International Summer School in Schmalkalden, Germany. “My favorite moment at Southeast was my summer in Germany. I was able to meet so many people from across the world.”
Amon Seabaugh, of Leopold, Mo., had a busy last semester on Capitol Hill. He is interning with U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, who was recently re-elected to her seventh term as the Missouri Eighth District representative to the U.S. Congress.
Matt Taylor, a telecommunications and computer networking major at Southeast Missouri State University, had an excellent opportunity this past summer to complete a prestigious internship with Abbott Laboratories. A native of Cape Girardeau, Mo., Matt traveled to Abbott Park, Ill., about 40 miles north of Chicago, to intern for this pharmaceutical company.
Caleb Daughhetee took the scenic route on his way from Charleston, Mo., to Southeast Missouri State University. After graduating from Kelly High School, he went to Colorado Springs, Colo., to visit the prestigious Air Force Academy.
Anna Powell, a literature major and historic preservation minor from Risco, Mo., has a passion for travel. As a missionary child, she spent a number of years in the Philippines and Honduras. This summer, however, that passion led her to Europe.
For Meghan Seher, perhaps the biggest factor in choosing Southeast was her visit to the Department of Communication. “I wanted to major in Public Relations. I looked at other colleges but I really like the communication programs at Southeast.”
Two Southeast theatre majors are working hard to perfect their art this summer. Cody Heuer, a native of Cape Girardeau, Mo., and Charles Davis, a native of St. Charles, Mo., are both working at the Orris Theatre in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., as it presents two major productions: “Cabaret” began June 19 and ran through July 6, and “Fiddler on the Roof” will begin July 17 and run through Aug. 3.
Scott Crean is a Belleville, Ill., native who attended Althoff Catholic High School, and will graduate from Southeast in December 2008. He is majoring in corporate communication and public relations and minoring in integrated marketing communications.
When you ask Billy Garrett what he’s involved in on campus, you will need to pull up a chair because he has a long list. Billy is from Florissant, Mo. but he says enjoys the simple pleasures of Cape Girardeau and says, “My favorite thing to do in Cape Girardeau is go on a late-night trip out to Don’s to pick up a slinger or some bucks and cheese. Also a trip down to the river and mural downtown is always a good journey. I like doing things that are special to the region.”
Corset, bonnet, scarf, apron and clogs. This was the summer wardrobe for Katherine Warfield during her internship. The smile that topped the outfit, however, was entirely hers. “My favorite part of the internship was getting dressed in 18th century clothes and going out with the public. I like to talk to people about what I do and how much I love it. Getting to play with the kids is great.”
Last year a bulletin in Dempster Hall caught Nelson Elliott’s eye. As a direct result months later, he would find himself walking a foot bridge suspended 130 feet in the air surrounded by the treetops and wildlife of a rainforest and traveling to slave castles -- the “point of no return” for slaves sold to Europeans by their captors.
Senior graphic design major Zachary Penrod of St. Charles, Mo., spent a summer as an intern with the Touchwood Creative firm in downtown St. Louis. The firm handles large presentation projections for companies' employee conferences. They use multiple media forms such as animation and video to achieve this end.
Chances are if you have been to a basketball or football game at Southeast in the last year, you have seen Cara Bigler on the sideline keeping school spirit high. Like so many other Sundancers have done throughout the years, Cara takes pleasure in pumping up crowds by putting her cheer and dance moves on display.
