In this episode of Inside The Dome, we talk with Marquis Scott and Pernell Witherspoon--SEMO alums, former football players, forever Alpha brothers and friends--about their SEMO experience, their careers, and why they return to campus every year.
We welcome Dr. Trudy Lee, Vice President for Advancement and Executive Director of the Foundation at Southeast Missouri State University to the pod. This conversation has laughs, stories, and maybe even a few tears. Hear how Dr. Lee came to the University and more importantly, how SEMO became her home.
We sat down with Dr. Allen Gathman for a fascinating conversation about everything from his long career at Southeast, biology, birding and heavy metal harping. Listen to all of the fascinating threads his conversation with George and Tonya took.
After attending the same high school, Ian and JP are now both getting to know the SEMO community as freshmen students. We sat down for a conversation about their Southeast experience so far and their plans for the future.
Dr. Joseph L. Jefferson is an Assistant Professor of Trombone/Euphonium and Director of Jazz Studies at Southeast Missouri State University. From his beginnings in small-town Virginia to being a SEMO educator, we’ll talk with Dr. Jefferson about finding music, finding love and more in this episode of Inside the Dome.
Dr. Linda Godwin is a 1974 alum of Southeast Missouri State University and an astronaut. After growing up in Jackson, Missouri, Godwin joined NASA in 1980 and eventually was part of four missions into space. Godwin shares memories of her adventures, thoughts on the future of space exploration, and, of course, her time at Southeast in this inaugural Inside the Dome podcast.
Inside the Dome shares the stories of the Southeast Missouri State University community through in-depth interviews hosted by SEMO’s Director of University Marketing, Tonya Wells, and the University’s Director of Alumni Relations, George Gasser. Although many interviews will feature alumni, listeners also may hear from other members in the Southeast community about who they are, what they’ve done, where they’re going, and why they have the will to do.