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Southeastern University to help students affected by California school’s closing
LAKELAND, Fla. – With the June 13th announcement that California’s Bethany University was closing its doors because of financial difficulties, the affected students are getting a helping hand from Southeastern University (SEU) in Lakeland, Fla., and other affiliated higher-education institutions. Bethany students who transfer to Southeastern and remain for the 2011-2012 academic...

Southeastern University to graduate 399 ...

LAKELAND, Fla. – Southeastern University will graduate its largest class ever – 399 students – during Spring Commencement on Friday, May 6th, at the Lakeland Center. Ninety-two of those students will receive master’s degrees; 307, bachelor’s degrees. The ceremony will begin at 7:30 p.m. The Commencement speaker will be Craig Groeschel, founding and senior pastor of...

Southeastern University SIFE students ad...

LAKELAND — Nine Southeastern University students who represent a service organization’s local chapter — fresh from victory in a regional competition where they showcased their chapter’s successes in the greater Lakeland area — will advance to a national competition next month in Minnesota. The organization is Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), a non-profit international...

Public invited to free seminar featuring...

LAKELAND, Fla. – If you’re a business communicator and would like to learn how to better connect with people to compel them to purposeful action, you’ll want to hear self-described “persuasion expert” Nancy Duarte speak at Southeastern University on Friday, March 25th. The public is invited to attend her one-hour free session which will begin at 9 a.m. in room A115 of the...

Public invited to free seminars featurin...

LAKELAND, Fla. – The public is invited to see and hear Dr. Marvin Olasky – editor-in-chief of the national news magazine World, author of 22 books and thousands of articles, and the unofficial “intellectual father of compassionate conservatism” – in free seminars March 24th at Southeastern University. One of the seminars, titled “How to Avoid Overusing or Underusing the...

Former President, Secretary of State reu...

LAKELAND, Fla. – President George W. Bush and Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State (2005-2009), teamed up again for several hours on Thursday afternoon, March 10, 2011, this time in Lakeland as the keynote speakers for Southeastern University’s 5th Annual National Leadership Forum. It was President Bush’s second visit to the 87-acre campus; he and Mrs. Laura Bush were keynoters...

Southeastern University’s leadership spe...

LAKELAND, Fla. – Southeastern University’s National Leadership Forum continued March 10, 2011, the second of three days, with more highly successful people such as Super Bowl winning quarterback Kurt Warner and evangelist Franklin Graham describing the traits that it takes to lead others to excellence. Likening leadership from the business community to champions in the sports...

National Leadership Forum kicks off with...

LAKELAND, Fla. – Southeastern University’s annual three-day National Leadership Forum got underway March 8, 2011, with a prestigious lineup of renowned authorities who shared their expertise on leadership in a Christian context. They centered on servant leadership, a biblical concept and core value at Southeastern which is affiliated with the Assemblies of God. Servant leaders are...

Southeastern University’s musical worshi...

LAKELAND, Fla. – While most Southeastern University students are enjoying a well-deserved spring break next week, March 7-11, 2011, a dozen from the musical worship team known as the Southeastern Singers will be bringing their gospel message to church congregations in Maryland and New York. Led by the Worship Director Seth Ready and his wife, Nirva – both accomplished Christian...

Southeastern University completes reaccr...

LAKELAND, Fla. – Southeastern University has just completed a routine 10-year reaffirmation visit by an On-Site Review Committee from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). SACSCOC is the recognized regional accrediting body in 11 U.S. Southern states and in Latin America for those institutions of higher education that award associate,...

See ‘Snowmen’ free at Southeastern Unive...

LAKELAND, Fla. – The public is invited to a free viewing of the recently released “Snowmen,” a PG-rated movie that follows three boys as they hatch a scheme to become famous by setting a world record. Through a comedic series of stunts and a journey of self-discovery, the trio conquers neighborhood bullies, learns from and teaches their parents lessons, and realizes that fame...

Gungor to perform at Southeastern Univer...

LAKELAND, Fla. – Tickets are now on sale for a worship concert featuring Gungor, a nationally known Christian band with a fresh, original and unique sound. The band’s founder and leader, Michael Gungor, co-wrote distinguished songs such as “Friend of God” and the Dove Award-winning “Say So.” The concert is set for Thursday, March 17th in Southeastern University’s Bush...

Southeastern University professor to hel...

LAKELAND, Fla. – Dr. Peter F. Althouse, associate professor of Religion at Southeastern University, has been appointed to serve on a research-grant committee of the Illinois-based Association for the Sociology of Religion (ASR). The association is an international group of 700+ scholars who seek to advance theory and research in the sociology of religion. Dr. Althouse will serve...

Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium set f...

LAKELAND, Fla. – Lakeland-area women who are thinking of starting their own business or perhaps already own one, are invited to Southeastern University on January 31st for a free two-hour session that could help set them on a track toward success. The session, called a Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium, will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. in Room A121 of the Business & Education...

Southeastern University piano professor ...

LAKELAND, Fla. – Young-Ah Tak, a world-class pianist and Southeastern University assistant professor of Piano, will give a solo recital January 24, 2011, at First Presbyterian Church, 175 Lake Hollingsworth Drive. The public is invited to attend; there is no admission charge. Start time is 7:30 p.m. Ms. Tak will play works by Beethoven, Schubert and Zaimont as part of the...

Southeastern University graduates 235

LAKELAND, Fla. – Southeastern University’s fall commencement took place on Friday night, December 17th, with a graduating class of 235, including 65 master’s degree graduates. Southeastern conducts two commencement exercises each academic year; the second one is held in the spring. The Rev. Wayne Cordeiro, senior pastor of one of the nation’s fastest-growing churches, New Hope...

Dr. Kent Ingle named president of Southe...

LAKELAND, Fla. – Southeastern University in Lakeland, Fla., has named its next president with the selection of Dr. Kent Ingle of Washington state. Meeting in special session Wednesday, December 15, 2010, to consider their Presidential Search Committee’s recommendation, the Southeastern Board of Regents interviewed Dr. Ingle in the morning and then voted to elect him in the...

Southeastern University’s Presidential S...

LAKELAND – The Board of Regents committee that’s searching for a new Southeastern University president has set its sights on one candidate – Dr.of Washington state – and invited him to meet with the Lakeland campus community December 14-15, 2010. Search Committee chairman Wayne Blackburn said his group will recommend Dr. Ingle for the top job when the regents meet on campus...

SEU Presents An Evening with Mark Lowry

Christmas is right around the corner. What do you get the person who has everything? Consider giving tickets to an evening of laughs. Southeastern University presents An Evening with Mark Lowry at the Polk Theatre on Jan. 19 at 7:30 p.m., and in addition to providing an evening of fun, proceeds will benefit a good cause. The event is a fundraiser for the Southeastern’s Department...

Southeastern University celebrates Diamo...

LAKELAND, Fla. – Nov. 4, 2010 marks 75 years that Southeastern University has been educating and equipping students for ministry-related fields, professional careers and the marketplace. Now located on 87 acres on Lakeland’s east side, the private educational institution began as the Alabama Shield of Faith Institute in a rustic two-story building in New Brockton, Ala. There were...

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