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Southeastern University is a private Christian university in Lakeland, Florida, United States. It was established in 1935 in New Brockton, Alabama, as Southeastern Bible Institute, relocated to Lakeland in 1946, and became a liberal arts college in 1970. It is the largest Assemblies of God educational institution in the United States.

History

Southeastern University was founded in 1935 in New Brockton, Alabama, by Assemblies of God Alabama District superintendent J.C. Thames and other Southeastern district leaders as the Alabama Shield of Faith Institute.[1][2] It was renamed the South-Eastern Bible Institute (SEBI) in 1936. Originally located in a former high school building in New Brockton, Alabama, it opened its doors to students on November 4, 1935, under the direction of four faculty members. Two years later, in May 1937, the first graduation exercises were held. Seventeen students received diplomas for the two-year academic program.[citation ^needed]

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Southeastern offers 55 bachelor's degrees, 16 master's degrees, and two doctoral degrees. Since President Kent J. Ingle came to Southeastern in 2011, the university has launched 80 extension sites across the nation, an increase from the previous year's 50 extension sites. The sites are in 29 states, including Florida, which has 19. The degrees offered at the sites include a variety of associate, bachelor's, and a master's degree in ministry and leadership.[citation ^needed]

In 2017, the university was granted an exception to certain provisions of Title IX expressed in several regulations under 34 C.F.R., which allowed Southeastern to legally discriminate regarding gender identity and sexual orientation for religious reasons.[5]

In the spring of 2020, the university began taking steps to respond to financial challenges, citing the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason for such financial hardships. This included a reduction in the number of faculty working at the institution (a reduction of 162 faculty members down to 128), salary cuts for all administrators, and a hiring freeze.[6]

Academics

Southeastern University is organized into six colleges. The College of Arts & Media houses the Department of Communication, Department of Humanities, and Department of Music. The other five colleges are the Jannetides College of Business and Entrepreneurial Leadership, the College of Education, the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, the College of Christian Ministries and Religion, and the College of Natural and Health Sciences.

Southeastern University offers 80 majors leading to the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degrees. In addition to these, the university also offers 16 master's degrees and two doctoral degrees. They also incorporate a full online program that offers 23 of their own campus degrees including nine undergraduate degrees, thirteen master's degrees, and two doctoral degrees.

Rankings

Southeastern University was ranked #331-440 in the National Universities category by U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges in 2022-23.[7]

Library

The Steelman Library is the academic library at Southeastern University. It provides customer service to both in-person and online students of Southeastern University.[8]

The library collection contains over 100,000 books, 800 periodical titles, 2,500 videos, and other multimedia for class courses and research. The Steelman Library houses a Curriculum Lab that includes children's materials and textbooks for education students.[9]

Student life

Bauer Hall serves as the male residence hall.

LGBT policy

Southeastern University views gay marriage as a sin against the will of God, and as an "illegitimate moral option" for any Christian.[10] The school has obtained a Title IX exemption in regards to gender identity and sexual orientation discrimination for their human sexuality policy.[5]

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