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- Features
- John Ashcroft to Serve as Spring 2009 Commencement Speaker
- Clapp Children’s Literacy Fund Awards Teacher and Student
- Music Organizations Collaborate to Present the Famous “Carmina Burana”
- Truman Forensics Concludes Season with Strong Showings at National Tournament
- Index Recognized at Missouri Conference
- McGahan Fund Sends Students to Conference
- Announcements
- Applications for Student Representative to the Board of Governors Due May 1
- 35th Annual Service Recognition Banquet
- BIOL 444 Presents: From Local to Global: Student Engagement in Global Maternal Health
- Bulldog Bistro Cookbooks Available Now
- Senior Agriculture Students Sell Eco-Friendly Simple Silk Lotion
- Parents Invited to Share Stories About Kids
- Staged Reading Class Presents the “Ten-Minute Play Festival”
- Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Symposium
- Register Your Organization Early for the Fall 2009 Activities Fair
- The Student Activities Board Presents: Drive-In Movie Night
- The University Boiler Will Be Shut Down From May 11-22
- Study Abroad Scholarship Opportunity for Kingston University
- Pickler Memorial Library
- Career Center Spring Training
- Second Annual Ozarks New Energy Conference: Solutions for Energy Independence
- Truman Intramural Recreational Sports Planner
- Open Forums Scheduled for Finalist for the Dean of Social Science and Humanities Position
- Open Forums Scheduled for Finalist for the Dean of Arts and Letters Position
- Retirement Reception for Joanne Jackson
- Retirement Reception for Jeff Romine
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Features
John Ashcroft will address students as the commencement speaker for the May graduation ceremony. Commencement will take place at 2 p.m. May 9 at Stokes Stadium with Pershing Arena as the rain site.
A master of arts in education student and an area teacher recently received $500 each to purchase children’s literature for their professional practices thanks to the Dr. Kay Clapp Children’s Literacy Fund.
Carl Orff’s exciting “Carmina Burana” is scheduled for 8 p.m. May 2 in Ophelia Parrish Performance Hall. The first movement has appeared in hundreds of film scores and commercials. This presentation will cover the entire, 52-minute work presented in it’s “chamber” version with choir, percussion, duo pianists and soloists.
The Truman Forensic Union competed in its final tournament of the 2008-2009 season in nearby Springfield, Mo., April 16-20, attending the National Forensic Association Championship Tournament co-hosted by Missouri State University and Drury University.
The Index, Truman’s student-produced newspaper, received several awards last weekend at the Missouri College Media Association’s annual conference.
Three Truman students were recently able to attend the National Student Nurses’ Association 57th Annual Convention thanks to the help of a former University professor.