CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Leaders at Southeast Missouri State University will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the Roy Blunt Health Professions Hall on Thursday, April 9.
The groundbreaking ceremony will start at 11 a.m. on Normal Avenue, adjacent to Kent Library.
The 55,000-square-foot facility will provide new academic and lab spaces for SEMO’s health profession students.
The SEMO Board of Governors approved demolition of the Dearmont complex in April 2025. The Roy Blunt Health Professions Hall will be built on the site.
According to the university, construction is expected to be finished by late 2027.
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