Jefferson meets Southeast

Fourth-grader Keilen James and other students from Jefferson Elementary School make their way down the stairs from Academic Hall on the Southeast Missouri State University Campus during a tour of the school on Wednesday, April 16, 2008. (Aaron Eisenhauer)

Jefferson Elementary students make their way past stacks of reference books in Kent library during their tour of the Southeast Missouri State University campus on Wednesday, April 16, 2008. (Aaron Eisenhauer)

Jefferson Elementary students board a school bus to be taken from the River Campus to the main campus of Southeast Missouri State University. (Aaron Eisenhauer)

Students gather on the steps of Academic Hall before dispersing over the rest of the campus. (Aaron Eisenhauer)

Students view the instructional materials center. (Aaron Eisenhauer)

Library associate Twylla James shows students some of the reference materials in Kent Library. (Aaron Eisenhauer)

Students check out a piece of art made from old tires on the main level of Kent Library. (Aaron Eisenhauer)

Students pause to inspect a large mural in the lobby of Kent Library. (Aaron Eisenhauer)