Over the past academic year, Southeast Missouri State University reached 75.3% of an "ambitious" goal to retain 80% of first-time students. Despite this record retention rate, they've seen a 3.9% decline in enrollment. Going Public spoke with Southeast's vice president for enrollment management and student success, Dr. Debbie Below about this new data.

3.1 billion people on the planet are using some form of social media today and out of those users, 6.8% have reportedly exhibited symptoms characteristic of social media or internet addiction. Missouri’s freshman Senator, Josh Hawley recently proposed legislation to regulate these big social media tech companies - Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter - and call it the Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology Act, or the “SMART” Act, for short. It would essentially reduce screen time on

Summer break for Missouri legislators started a month ago today. The 2019 legislative session was a dense one , and in that last week, they finished a bridge-repair bonding plan, completed language for the HB 126 abortion bill, and completed a proposal to establish term limits for statewide officials, among other things. In this episode of Going Public, we speak with State Rep. Kathy Swan from Missouri District 147 about some of the issues both the House and General Assembly faced this spring.

For this episode of Going Public, we talk with Denise Lincoln, a local historian who played a large part in the renaming of the courthouse lawn to Ivers Square and in establishing the United States Colored Troops Memorial which will receive its dedication on Saturday. CH: Could you tell us about who it was named after and his importance in local history. DL: You know a name is a name, and especially when you roll back history to enslavement times, a name is very, very specific to what's real and

On this installment of Going Public, we talk with Southeast President Carlos Vargas. about Missouri Governor Mike Parson’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2020 and it’s impact on Southeast Missouri State’s budget. The audio from the interview is from the television program “Focus on Southeast.”

Today on Going Public, we talk with George Gasser, who's been named the new director of alumni services at Southeast Missouri State University. He'll be taking over for Jay Wolz, who announced his retirement at the beginning of the semester. Gasser currently serves as an assistant director of admissions for recruitment at Southeast.

On today's episode of Going Public , we sit down with AJ Hendershott, the educational regional supervisor for the Missouri Department of Conservation, about concerns with chronic wasting disease, also known as CWD. The disease, which is fatal to deer, has been found in white-tailed deer in 11 Missouri counties. AJ Hendershott: The department is monitoring CWD across the state. We take a look at taxidermist opportunities, we look at some of the deer processors, we get samples from deer, and we're

Baby boxinettes have been introduced in our listening area to promote safe sleep and reduce infant mortality. For “Going Public,” Southeast Missouri State University’s director of Health Communication and KRCU's “To Your Health” host Brooke Hildebrand Clubbs sat down with Dr. Alan Barnette, a neonatologist at Saint Francis Medical Center, and Morgan Nesselrodt, project coordinator for the "First Birthday" Project, to discuss why the boxinette program was developed and where it is headed.

The Center for Speech and Hearing at Southeast Missouri State University was recently awarded a grant that provides training and resources to enable the center to provide services to patients suffering from Parkinson's. The program is called "Speak Out!" and Dan Woods spoke with Amy Herren, Clinic Coordinator with Southeast's Center for Speech and Hearing. The program is offered at no cost, thanks to the grant. More information about the "Speak Out!" program News Release about the Center - Oct.

On this episode of Going Public, we talk with Mary Becker, who recently authored a report by the Missouri Hospital Association that outlines the risk of primary care shortage for rural Missouri.