Three Lakeland institutions — Florida Southern College, Florida Polytechnic University and Southeastern University — made the cut when U.S. News and World Report released its annual college rankings earlier this month.
Tag: Southeastern University
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More College Sports Planned for Lakeland Highlands Road
A strip of pasture fronting Lakeland Highlands Road north of the Polk Parkway is transforming into a place for college athletes to practice and play. Southeastern University says it plans to place athletic facilities on 36 acres donated by Ed and Mary Jane Holloway just north of Sam’s Club, The Ledger reports. That land abuts […]
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HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION ceremonies for Polk public schools will be held in June in outdoor settings, the schools superintendent announced. Dates for ceremonies are forthcoming. SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY is eliminating 34 faculty positions across academic disciplines at its main campus in Lakeland, citing reduced tuition revenues resulting from the pandemic | SEU statement Source: The Ledger
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Southeastern U’s EKGs for Athletes Led to Student’s Heart Surgery
Madi Hecox is cleared to play basketball following surgery she had after Southeastern University’s mandatory electrocardiograms for student athletes discovered heart issues. Source: ABC Action News
Posted inEducation
SEU President Ingle: Listening Ignites Leadership
Southeastern University’s president talks with The Business Observer about how SEU has grown enrollment 215 percent in eight years and expanded from 30 to 112 satellite campuses in four years. The key is a leadership style based on listening, he says: “Be other-oriented, people-centric. Try to understand where people are coming from. “What are their […]
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Southeastern University Announces Pilot Training Program
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SEU Plans to Double Number of Armed Sentinels
The program has provided 132 hours of arms and law enforcement training to eight Southeastern University faculty members, who carry concealed weapons on campus. It has gotten national attention as proposals to arm more teachers are being debated following the Parkland school shootings. Source: Fox 13 News
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SEU President Discusses School’s Armed Faculty
Dr. Kent Ingle’s appearance on “Fox and Friends” came a day after Polk Sheriff Grady Judd, who worked with Ingle to establish the program, praised it on “Fox and Friends” in his second appearance on the show in a week. Source: YouTube: Southeastern University
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Southeastern University From Above
Aerial photos posted to Instagram by Alex Kautz illustrate why Southeastern University won the city of Lakeland’s commercial beautification award this month. Source: Instagram: Alex Kautz
Posted inCrime / Justice
Lawmaker Questions Sheriff Training of SEU Staff
The WESH report shows some of the training given by the Polk Sheriff’s Office to nine Southeastern University staffers to neutralize active shooters. Rep. Carlos Smith, an Orlando Democrat, says the school employees shouldn’t be allowed to carry weapons on campus as special deputies because they’re not on the sheriff’s payroll. Source: WESH Orlando
