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- Features
- GlobeMed Raises Health Awareness
- President Signs Sustainability Initiative
- Truman Included on 2008 President’s Honor Roll
- Barklage Named Student Recycler of the Year
- Truman Students Recognized at Phi Beta Lambda State Leadership Conference
- Students to Receive Academic Honor Awards
- Index and Sports Editor Receive SPJ Awards
- Faculty Attend Language and Literacy Conference
- Scholarship Opportunities
- Spring 2009 Commencement Information
- Announcements
- Senior Picnic
- Spring 2009 Commencement
- Advancement Offices have Moved to McClain Hall 205
- Farewell Retirement Receptions
- General Honors in Arts and Sciences Medal Ceremony
- Professional Development Institute Applications
- Bulldog Bistro Cookbooks Available Now
- Parents Invited to Share Stories About Kids
- Staged Reading Class Presents the “Ten-Minute Play Festival”
- Pickler Memorial Library
- Truman Clothing Sale
- The next issue of the Truman Today will be published June 2
- May 2009 Student Recreation Center Hours
- Office of Citizenship and Community Standards Contest Winners
- Study Abroad Scholarship Opportunity for Kingston University
- Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Symposium
- 2009 Summer Orientation Dates
- Second Annual Ozarks New Energy Conference: Solutions for Energy Independence
- Register Your Organization Early for the Fall 2009 Activities Fair
- Truman Showcase Dates
- 2009-2010 Calendar
- Bookstore Bulletin
- Notables
- Notes
- On Campus Calendar
- Submission Information
- Archives
- PDF Version
Features
GlobeMed students visited the Dominican last summer to teach maternal health education among sugarcane field workers.
President Darrell Krueger signed Truman’s Sustainability Initiative at the Local Foods Banquet April 23. It will establish a President’s Sustainability Action Committee to identify and evaluate ways to modify University practices to create a more ecologically sound, socially just and economically viable campus and community.
Truman has been included on the 2008 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, released earlier this year. Launched in 2006, the Honor Roll recognizes colleges and universities nationwide that support innovative and effective community service and service-learning progress.
Rachel Barklage, a junior English major from Springfield, Mo., was awarded the 2008-2009 Student Recycler of the Year Award at a ceremony April 29.
Truman students and advisors attended the 50th Annual Missouri Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) state Leadership Conference March 27-29 in Jefferson City, Mo.
The Annual Academic Honor Awards Assembly, which recognizes outstanding students who have dedicated time, energy and talent to their academic achievement, will take place at 5 p.m. May 8 in the Student Union Building Georgian Room.
The Society of Professional Journalists recently recognized the Index as the Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper in Region 7. This is the Index’s second consecutive year winning the award.
The first Language and Literacy Conference, a collaborative effort between the Communication Disorders and Education Programs, with the help of the Regional Professional Development Center, took place on campus April 24.
Abbott & Fenner Business Consultants will be awarding up to $1,000 each year to the winner of this scholarship. To apply students must submit an essay on one of the two topics that appear on the scholarship page of their website at http://www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm. Application deadline is June 20.
Graduates should report to Baldwin Auditorium by 12:30 pm. Pictures will be taken in Baldwin Auditorium starting at noon. Following the Commencement Ceremony, the University will host a reception on the Mall near the Student Union. This reception is for all students, family members, guests, faculty, staff and administration.