Dan Woods spoke with Southeast President Carlos Vargas on September 20, 2016. They discussed several topics including the new Rust Center for Media and about the freshman enrollment increase for the fall semester. Dr. Vargas said that the university is very excited about the new Rust Center for Media and noted its special significance for the Rust family. He noted, "It was the result of the efforts that Gary and Wendy's sons have put in motion to try to honor their father." The Mass Media

On Thursday, August 18, Dan Woods sat down for his monthly conversation with Southeast President Carlos Vargas. It happened to be on move-in day at Southeast. Dr. Vargas and Dan talked about an increase in freshman attending the university and about the new Towers Cafe. He also told Dan about the two big goals for the university this year. Vargas: When I talk to students and to people in general right now, I talk to them about two goals for this year: increase our retention and increase our

Woods: It's a very busy time as we welcome students back for another semester and we have about a 10% increase in freshman I think you told me? Vargas: It is exciting, isn't it? I think we're gonna have around 170 more freshman compared to last year. This is about where we would like to be. It's between 1700 and 1800 students...I think that's a good number. So, we're excited that even though the graduation rate in Missouri has not really been going up and as a matter of fact it's actually been

Let's start with some recent news about the rape case at Stanford University. In that case, there has been a national uproar because some have said the student convicted of assaulting an unconscious woman behind a dumpster on campus was too lenient. This is a serious topic to be sure. I wanted to ask you how our university handles these types of situations and it just so happens that Southeast has produced a new brochure to help students and faculty navigate through this area. Why don't you tell

Dan Woods sat down with Southeast President Carlos Vargas on Wednesday, May 25 and talked about a range of topics including the Spring 2016 commencement, next year's budget for higher education in Missouri, how tuition rates at Southeast compare with other area institutions and an update on the Greek Village. Woods: So, it's been a busy month...inauguration at the beginning of the month and then commencement and I understand we had a record-breaking number of graduates. Vargas: Yes, this Spring

Dan Woods sat down with Southeast President Carlos Vargas on Wednesday, April 20 and talked about a range of topics including the upcoming Presidential Inauguration on May 5 and updates on the Diversity Task Force and the search for a new Athletic Director. Related News Releases and More Information: • Arrow Newspaper Wins Awards • Southeast Missouri State University Presidential Inauguration • Southeast's Department of Theatre and Dance Being Renamed • Southeast Senior Kevin Windham Appointed

KRCU's Dan Woods sat down with Southeast President Dr. Carlos Vargas on Monday, March 21, 2016. In Segment 1 : Dr. Vargas talks about his interest in sports and how he uses athletics as a way to connect with students. He also talks about the search for a new Athletic Director. In Segment 2 : Dr. Vargas talks about funding for higher education in Missouri for FY17 and about Senate Bill 589 that proposes to remove the current ban on carrying concealed weapons in higher educational institutions.