SEMO Spotlight
by Ella Tinsley
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About this podcast
SEMO Spotlight highlights alumni, students, faculty and staff and their successes.
Episodes
- SEMO Spotlight: Virginia Subasinghe Shares How Embracing Involvement Within the Accounting Department Led to Her Professional Development · 7 minIn this episode of 'SEMO Spotlight', we speak with Virginia Subasinghe, a senior majoring in accounting. She is an international student from Sri Lanka, President of the…
- SEMO Spotlight: Mary-Beth Ogden Shares her Desire to Help her Community Through Political Science · 6 minOn this episode of SEMO Spotlight, graduate student Mary-Beth Ogden talks about her experience working for the Department of Anthropology, History, & Political Science and how…
- SEMO Spotlight: Dr. Laura Hatcher Shares Her Journey to Becoming the Director of the New Center for Civic Engagement and Democratic Practices · 12 minIn this episode of ‘SEMO Spotlight’, we speak with Dr. Laura Hatcher, who is the director of the new Center for Civic Engagement and Democratic Practices and former department…
- SEMO Spotlight: Graduate Student Emily Hudgins Receives a 'Fulbright' Award for Macroinvertebrate Studies · 11 minSEMO grad student Emily Hudgins earns a 10‑month 'Fulbright' to study how aquatic insects on Indonesia’s Nusa Penida respond to sediment changes and involve locals in helping…
- SEMO Spotlight: Samuel Kawadza, Former ISA President and EHHS Senior Senator · 11 minIn this episode of ‘SEMO Spotlight’ we speak with Samuel Kawadza who has just finished his Junior year as a Communication Disorders Major at SEMO. He is originally from Zimbabwe…
- SEMO Spotlight: Spring 2026 Graduating Senior Taylor Slavens Shares Wisdom and Memories Before Commencement · 7 minIn this episode of 'SEMO Spotlight', we speak with Taylor Slavens. Taylor shares fond memories, stories from the Arrow, and words of wisdom for the Freshmen of SEMO.
- SEMO Spotlight: Brian Donavant Shares What First 90-Credit Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice at SEMO Means for Students · 7 minIn this episode of 'SEMO Spotlight', we speak with Brian Donavant, chair and professor for the College of Criminal Justice, Social Work & Sociology. We discuss the current degree…
- SEMO Spotlight: The Conservatory of Theatre and Dance Seniors are Broadway Bound · 5 minIn this episode of 'SEMO Spotlight', we speak to Broadway-bound senior, Miko Hare, and Sara Steffens, the Jeanine Larson Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance Administrative…
- SEMO Spotlight: Louise Isenberg, Sole Freshman Assistant Costume Shop Director · 4 minIn this episode of 'SEMO Spotlight', we speak with Louise Isenberg, a freshman in her second semester, majoring in technical theater with a focus in costume design, who has…
- SEMO Spotlight: Fidel Atuo, Ph.D. Shares How Birds Reveal the Health of Southeast Missouri’s Changing Wetlands · 4 minIn this episode of 'SEMO Spotlight', we speak with Associate Professor. Dr. Fidel Atuo, from the Biological and Environmental Sciences Department at Southeast Missouri State…
- SEMO Spotlight: Paul Hinkle Campaigns for Campus Safety, Communication, and Serving Students · 4 minIn this episode of 'SEMO Spotlight', we speak with student government candidate Paul Hinkle, who discusses his background, current SGA role, and goals as he campaigns for vice…
- SEMO Spotlight: Jenna Brock Shares Student Government Association (SGA) Journey and Current Campaign Efforts · 4 minIn this episode of 'SEMO Spotlight', we speak with Jenna Brock, a junior majoring in business administration and music, who serves as a Senior Senator for the Harrison College of…
- SEMO Spotlight: Patric Sullivan Gives a Closer Look at the Technical Theatre Side of the Dobbins Conservatory · 5 minIn this episode of 'SEMO Spotlight', we speak with Patric Sullivan, the scene shop supervisor at the Jeanine Larson Dobbins Conservatory for Theatre and Dance. He gives a…
- SEMO Spotlight: Dr. Seigel Shares Research on Invasive Species and Talks About Opportunities for Students · 6 minIn this episode of 'SEMO Spotlight', we speak with Professor Dustin Siegel (PH.D.) from the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences. The discussion revolved around…
- SEMO Spotlight: Senior Advertising Major Allie Murphree Shares Her Experience with SE Creative · 6 minIn this episode of 'SEMO Spotlight', we speak with Allie Murphree, a senior advertising major and agency director of SE Creative, a student-run advertising organization.
- SEMO Spotlight: Abbie Van Pelt’s Well‑Rounded Path Through Opportunities at SEMO · 5 minIn this episode of SEMO Spotlight, we speak with Abbie Van Pelt, a junior BFA Musical Theater with two minors. One is in Human Resources and the other is Integrated Marketing and…
- SEMO Spotlight: Ivan Bradley And An Inside Look Into The Music Education Major · 3 minIn this episode of 'SEMO Spotlight', we speak with Ivan Bradley, a junior majoring in music education.
- SEMO Spotlight: Celebrating 34 years of SEMO’s Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi · 5 minIn this episode of 'SEMO Spotlight', we speak with Marge Phillips, a long-time member and past president (as well as several other officer positions) of the Honor Society of Phi…
- SEMO Spotlight: How Saying 'Yes' Led Dr. Abram Book to the 'Vernon Gantt Award' · 5 minIn this episode of SEMO Spotlight we speak with Dr. Abram Book, an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies and Modern Languages. Dr. Book discusses his…
- SEMO Spotlight: SEMO Student Leader Leola Poe Champions Equity and Minority Voices On and Off Campus · 5 minIn this episode of SEMO Spotlight, we speak with Leola Poe, a Public Relations (PR) Major at Southeast Missouri State University who details her future ambitions to use PR and…
