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Quadriplegic rugby player to speak at SEMO

A quadriplegic rugby player from St. Louis will speak on overcoming adversity and disability Tuesday on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. Kerri Morgan, captain of the St. Louis Rugby Rams quad rugby team, will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Crisp Hall, room 125. Morgan is paralyzed from the waist down and plays quad rugby, a sport for quadriplegics of varying degrees of paralysis. As captain of the Rams, Morgan is one of the few female players in a male-dominated sport. The sport, once known as murderball, was the subject of a 2005 Oscar-nominated documentary. The event is being sponsored by the university's debate team and is free and open to the public.

Dobbins appointed to AASCU board

Dr. Ken Dobbins has been appointed by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities to their board of directors. Dobbins is the president of Southeast Missouri State University. His term on the AASCU will be three years. According to a news release, members of AASCU "work to extend higher education to all citizens, including those who have been traditionally underrepresented on college campuses."

-- From staff reports