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Southeastern's
Mission and Goals
The mission of Southeastern is to lead the educational, economic
and cultural development of southeast Louisiana. In order to do
this, Southeastern has developed Vision 2005, strategic priorities
directed towards Southeastern's mission and core values.
Click here to learn more about Southeastern's Vision 2005
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Southeastern's
Accrediting Agencies and Institutional
Memberships
Southeastern is accredited by the Commission on Colleges
of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award
Associate, Baccalaureate, and Master's degrees.
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The University is a member of and is fully accredited by the:
- Accreditation
Board for Engineering and Technology (Baccalaureate level)
- American
Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (Baccalaureate
level)
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American
Chemical Society (Baccalaureate level)
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American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association (Master's level)
- Association
to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (Baccalaureate and
Master's level)
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Council
for Social Work Education (Baccalaureate level)
- Joint
Review Committee on Educational Programs in Athletic Training
(CAAHEP) (Baccalaureate level)
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National
Association of Industrial Technology (Associate and Baccalaureate
level)
- National
Association of Schools of Art and Design (Baccalaureate level)
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National
Association of Schools of Music (Baccalaureate and Master's
level)
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National
Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (Baccalaureate
and Master's level)
- National
League for Nursing (Baccalaureate and Master's level)
- SOPHE/AAHE
Baccalaureate Programs Approval Committee (SABPAC) (Baccalaureate
level)
Southeastern
Louisiana University is a member of the following organizations:
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Academy
of Criminal Justice Sciences
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American
Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
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American
Association of College for Nursing
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American
Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
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American
Association of State Colleges and Universities
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American
Association of University Administrators
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American
Association of University Women
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American
College Health Association
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American
College Personnel Association
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American
Council on Education
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American
Family and Consumer Sciences Association
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Association
for Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
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Association
of International Educators (NAFSA)
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Association
to Advanced Collegiate Schools of Business-International
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Conference
of Louisiana Colleges and Universities
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Council
of Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Programs of the National
League for Nursing
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Council
of Southern Graduate Schools
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EDUCAUSE
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Gulf
Regional Interstate Collegiate Consortium
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International
Technology Education Association
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Louisiana
Academy of Sciences
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National
Association for Business Teacher Education
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National
Association of College and University Business Officers
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National
Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture
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National
Association of College Auxiliary Services
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National
Association of College Stores
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National
Association of Student Personnel Administrators
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National
Collegiate Athletics Association
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National
Commission on Accreditation
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New
Orleans Museum of Art
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Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
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Southern
Business Administration Association
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Southwestern
Business Administration Association
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Southeastern's
Family
Southeastern
Louisiana University is a diverse family of students from over
30 states and over 50 foreign countries. Southeastern faculty
and staff are dedicated to student success, and take the extra
step to guide them along in their academic journeys. Our professors
mirror the success we want students to achieve -- the majority
of them
hold the highest degree in their field, and faculty, not graduate
students teach 99% of our classes!
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Southeastern
Louisiana University began as a grass roots movement by the people
of Hammond and the surrounding area, who recognized the need for
an institution of higher education in order to further the educational,
economic, and cultural development of southeast Louisiana. What
began as a junior college supported by local taxes has developed
into a major university. Southeastern has grown to meet the evolving
needs of southeast Louisiana and the Florida parishes, with a
campus area that now covers approximately 1,141 acres.
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On
September 14, 1925, Hammond Junior College began to operate
under the auspices of the Tangipahoa Parish School Board,
with its President, Linus A. Sims, a faculty of three women,
two men and forty students. The two-year coeducational institution
offered basic undergraduate work in arts and sciences that
culminated in a teaching certificate.
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In
1928, Hammond Junior College became Southeastern Louisiana
College, and formally adopted into the state educational system
under the control of the State Board of Education.
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In
1937, the State Board of Education authorized curricula for
several four-year programs.
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In
1938, an amendment to the 1920 Louisiana Constitution granted
Southeastern Louisiana College the same legal status as other
four-year colleges.
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WW II, returning G.I.s caused exponential growth of the college,
necessitating intense expansion of the size of campus and
number
of buildings to accommodate the tremendous growing momentum.
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In
1946. Southeastern was formally approved and accepted into
full membership in the Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools (SACS), as a four-year degree-granting institution.
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In
1960, the State Board authorized Southeastern to offer master's
degrees
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On
June 16, 1970, Governor John J. McKeithen signed into law
the legislative act turning Southeastern Louisiana College
into Southeastern Louisiana University.
As
Southeastern celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2000, Southeastern
implemented screened admissions standards for the first time.
Since then Southeastern has received full approval from the Board
of Regents for several additional graduate degree programs. In
fall 2003 Southeastern topped its highest record of enrollment
ever, with 15,662 students.
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