Notables
Nabil Alghalith, professor of business administration, had his paper entitled, “Using Course-Embedded Assessment: Defining and Assessing Ethical Reasoning Skills of MIS Students,” accepted for publication in a forthcoming issue of The Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice.
Charles Boughton, instructor of business administration, and Katherine Jackson, associate professor of business administration, had their paper entitled, “The History and Future of Student-Managed Investment Fund Consortia,” accepted for publication in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Accounting and Finance.
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) chapter at Truman was a Certified Gold Star Chapter for the 2017-18 academic year. NSCS is an ACHS-certified, nonprofit honors organization that recognizes and elevates high-achieving undergraduates who excel academically during their first and second year of college. With its three pillars of scholarship, leadership and service, NSCS provides career and graduate school connections, leadership and service opportunities and gives out more than a million dollars in scholarships, awards and chapter funds annually. The achievement of Certified Gold Star status is highly coveted among the 320 chapters throughout the country. All Certified Gold Star Chapters were leaders in implementing engaging, student-centered events on their campus and in their local community, including a new member induction ceremony, Integrity Week and PACE, or Planning to Achieve Collegiate Success.
The Truman volleyball team earned the AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2017-18 season from the American Volleyball Coaches Association. The award honors collegiate and high school volleyball teams that displayed excellence in the classroom during the school year by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade point average on a 4.0 scale or a 4.10 cumulative team GPA on a 5.0 scale. The Truman volleyball team has earned the distinction in four of the last six seasons, 11 times in total.
