Student Stories

Get There: Into Ending the Spread

Biology major Baily Baker is on a mission to stop contagious diseases by better understanding them and how they're transmitted.

Get There: Into Marketing Leadership

MBA student Peyton LeSaicherre is combining her passion for marketing and customer engagement to become a future business leader.

Get There: Into Empowering New Educators

With a strong educational background and scientific prowess, alumna Kristin Ripley (’12 and ’20) is working to make the world of teaching a more welcoming place for future teachers.

Get There: Into Creating Community

When Brazilian-born Thais Lindemayer Gomes transferred to Southeastern from her junior college, she instantly found more than a way to continue her academics at an even higher level; she found others who shared her passion for building a vibrant international community on campus.

Get There: Into Creating Digital Interface Advancements

With a mind for creativity and a passion for helping others, alumnus Cody Coumes (’10) helps design digital interfaces for assisting with various user needs.

Get There: Into Caring for Animals

Chasing her dreams with a passion for animals, integrative biology major Rachel Rodrigue is developing a resume to earn her dream job as a large exotic animal veterinarian.

Get There: Into Adventures in Accounting

Alumna Janice Ezegbunam (’04 and ’05) has forged a rewarding career in accounting, enjoying the opportunity to experience a variety of different areas in the field along the way. Today she works for Deloitte, one of the big four accounting firms.

Get There: Into Following a Dream

Stephanie Gabrie has chased her dream of building a successful career in communication and marketing from Honduras to Southeastern—and soon to L.A., having already lined up a post-graduate position in marketing.

Get There: Into Professional Sales

Inspired by his father’s business acumen and having already conquered international sales competitions, MBA student Gabe Pevey is on a fast track to an unstoppable career in professional sales.

Get There: Into Bringing Music to Others

Music major Miranda Sensat is taking her first steps toward her dream career as a music professor.

Get There: Into Inspiring Children

Having knocked out an entire semester worth of college credits as a high school dual enrollment student, elementary education major Alyse Rivault is able to take a fast track to making an impact on future generations.

Get There: Into Creating a Better Workplace

William Garrett Newton, an industrial/organizational psychology major, is learning to use his leadership skills and interest in understanding others to give both companies and employees a competitive advantage.

Get There: Into Creating a Visual Language

With a lifelong love for art, Miah Madrigal is following her passion into an in-demand career as a professional graphic designer.

Get There: Into Boundless Curiosity

With a life-long interest in understanding the human body, integrative biology major Folorunsho Kykoyi moved from Nigeria to Hammond in pursuit of her dream of one day becoming a doctor.

Get There: Into Communicating with the World

Having already picked up experience both in front of and behind the camera, mass communication major Grace Stalsby is on her way to reaching thousands as an on-screen news anchor.

Get There: Into Bringing Liftoff to Life

Connor Miller, a recent engineering technology graduate with a passion for math and science, has already landed his dream job straight out of college--becoming a software engineer for Boeing.

Get There: Into Being a Star for Others

In addition to acting in major movies and shows, recent graduate Laney Steibing is on a path to helping others as a licensed social worker.

Get There: Into Helping People Find Their Voice

After seeing first-hand the impact speech-language pathologist can have, communication sciences and disorders major Madison Harmon was inspired to build a career on helping people better connect with others and the world around them.

Get There: Into Combating Cancer

Chemistry major Philip LeRiche is on track to becoming an oncologist, using his skills and knowledge to annihilate cancer.

Get There: Into Procuring Success

With an extended internship in procurement already under her belt, supply chain management major Kelis Wilson is already well on her way to her dream job of traveling the world as a senior purchasing and procurement manager.