That figure stands at 210. Total headcount for graduate specialists stands at 85, up 15 percent from this time a year ago. A final spring semester census report will be available at the end of the fourth week of spring semester classes. These students will be in Cape Girardeau for five weeks, studying English at the University. Host families from Cape Girardeau and Jackson who can extend gracious U.S. hospitality are being sought.
Host families receive a subsidy for helping host a student.
Over the years, home-stay families have told University officials that hosting these students is an enriching experience, and that they receive far more from this experience than they ever give, she added. The Southeast Missouri State University Department of Music will host a benefit concert Feb. 26 in Academic Hall. The concert, beginning at 8 p.m., is the second annual benefit recital given to raise funds for the Betty Sue Palsgrove Memorial Scholarship. Select students, as well as Department of Music faculty members, will be featured in this event. The concert is being sponsored by Sigma Alpha Iota, a professional music fraternity for women, for which Betty Sue Palsgrove served as an active member and advisor.