Vol. 12 - Truman Week 2007

Truman’s Public Relations Office provides the University community with a weekly newsletter during the academic year titled Truman Today.

Each online issue of the Truman Today is sent via e-mail Monday afternoons during the academic year to all students, faculty and staff. Truman Today serves as the University’s information newsletter announcing various financial aid updates, campus events, scholarship opportunities, internship opportunities and University deadlines. In addition to the online version, printed copies of the Truman Today are dispersed across campus on Tuesdays.

Truman Today is a useful source for first-year students to find information. Students, faculty and staff can also access Truman Today articles and announcements by clicking on Truman Today headlines in TruView. Parents can subscribe to receive the online version each week.
 
For more information, please call 785.4243 or e-mail kbest@truman.edu.

First-year students who are interested in volunteering on campus or in the Kirksville community should go to the SERVE Center to become acquainted with the opportunities available. 

The SERVE Center, currently located in the Student Union office, assists and promotes student involvement in community service.

The SERVE Center provides information about organizations that are looking for volunteers and assists volunteers in contacting someone involved in a particular project. Students can fill out an information sheet at the SERVE Center, on the Web site at http://serve.truman.edu/, by e-mail at serve@truman.edu or by phone at 785.7222. This allows the Center to notify a volunteer of an opportunity that appeals to their interests.

SERVE Center Adviser Amy Currier said she estimates that at least half of Truman students participate in some form of service for various reasons. They may serve for the opportunity to get involved, for the chance to help and interact with community members, or simply to continue the volunteering they began in high school.

The SERVE Center on Truman's campus is a big help to the students and to community members seeking volunteers. The Center matches students' individual tastes with agencies in the community and on campus. Their motto "Helping You Help Others" reflects this purpose.
In addition to the many ongoing service projects in which students and groups participate, numerous unique opportunities and events are planned each year.

The SERVE Center coordinates a citywide service project called the Big Event. Each spring, Truman students say a big thank you to the people of Kirksville for their support of the University. This gathering of volunteers is the largest event sponsored by Truman's SERVE Center each year.

In the fall, students help set up, clean up and direct runners at the NEMO triathlon. They also raise money for the Northeast Missouri Special Olympics during the annual "Bowl for Gold" event. This fall the SERVE Center will host the second annual Big Week of Giving, a weeklong service event.  During The Big Week of Giving, The SERVE Center teams up with other organizations on campus to host different service events each day.  In addition, students are encouraged to donate canned foods, clothing, and toys all week.

Fifty volunteers lead games and entertain children at the Thompson Center Halloween Carnival, and students interact with the elderly at the St. Andrews Holiday Tea party. Student groups organize the Ryle Holiday Market each winter to raise money for Victim Support Services.

Spring events include organizing and visiting schools for a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.  In addition, each spring students join The SERVE Center in raising awareness for heart disease by wearing red on Wear Red Day and raising money for The American Heart Association's Heart Walk. 

Bus stop located near Centennial Hall

Students who do not have a car can use Kirk-Tran for transportation.

Kirk-Tran is the public transit service administered by the City of Kirksville. Kirk-Tran operates a new fixed route service that stops at assigned destinations around town Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Kirk-Tran costs $2 for each time a passenger boards the vehicle.

A bus stop is located near Centennial Hall at Franklin and Randolph Streets. Students will be able to travel to destinations such as Hy-Vee and Wal-Mart. The bus schedule is available on the City’s Web site at http://www.kirksvillecity.com/Kirk_Tran_Bus_Schedule.htm.

To serve those who are not able to utilize the fixed route, there is a demand-response service available. Reservations may be made by calling 665.8404 in Kirksville, and toll-free 1.877.666.KIRK (5475) outside of Kirksville, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Tremendous opportunities are available to students through internships. Truman sponsors the Missouri Government Internship Program and the Harry S. Truman Presidential Museum and Library Internships. Truman State University also is an affiliate of The Washington Center (TWC) internship program.
 
The Missouri Government Internship Program offers a unique opportunity for juniors or seniors to intern at the Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo., with a public official, legislator or state agency during the spring semester. The internship, which is open to all majors, provides an inside look at state government.

The interns live in Jefferson City during the spring semester and receive a stipend of $2,200. Interns may earn up to 15 hours of credit.
Truman students interested in spending a summer in Washington, D.C., are given that opportunity through the Truman in Washington internship program affiliated with The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars (TWC).

To be eligible for the Truman in Washington Internship Program, students must have a 3.25 grade point average. Selection for the program is competitive, with the University sponsoring only five students during each summer semester to participate. The annual program awards participants credit hours for their internship work and an independent study project.

The Harry S. Truman Presidential Museum and Library Internship provides an opportunity for a student to spend a summer at the Truman Library, located in Independence, Mo.

The internship is open to all Truman juniors and seniors who meet University requirements for an internship. Students can earn up to 10 hours of credit for this full-time internship. This is an eight-week unpaid internship. After being selected by a University committee and the Truman Library staff, the intern may work in a variety of areas of the Library including archives, public relations, marketing, educational programming, museum development or visitor services. Assignments are based on the interns’ abilities and interests along with the Library’s needs. The internship offers a five-hour (in-state) tuition scholarship.

When thinking about an internship, it is important to plan ahead for living arrangements. The University allows students who are accepted into a University-sponsored internship to be relieved of their residence hall contract without being charged a termination fee.

Since the Kohlenberg Lyceum Series began in 1899 as a lecture course, its aim has been to broaden the cultural experience of students, faculty, staff and the community through speakers, music and drama. Each year the Series brings a wide selection of attractions to the Truman campus that include professional musicians and dance troupes.
 
The performances scheduled for the 2007-2008 season include Tonic Sol-fa, Ballet Gran Folklorico de México, “The Nutcracker,” the Peking Acrobats and “Twelfth Night.”

Tickets for Truman students are free and available one week prior to each performance in the Student Activities Board Office located in the Student Union Building Governors Room.

Call 660.785.4016 for more information.

Wondering what to do with your empty aluminum cans, used paper and rinsed glass items? Recycle them.

Recycle bins are available to the University community in all buildings on campus. These bins help the Recycling Center with its goal to reduce solid waste quantities as much as possible.

The University began its recycling program in October 2001 and purchased a cardboard baler to use in the Center. The University recycles 1,000 pounds of cardboard each day with the baler. Cardboard material bins are located outside of most buildings.

Truman’s Recycling Center is located in Building No. 4 in the Dulaney/Baldwin Complex at the south end of campus.

Students are encouraged to volunteer to assist the Recycling Center at the center or in the residence halls.

In addition, Student Senate will be providing recycling bins to all first-year students living in the residence halls to promote recycling as an integrated daily activity. The students will be able to keep them when the move out of the residence halls.

For more information about recycling at Truman or to volunteer, contact Recycle Coordinator Howard Worcester at 785.7672 or howard@truman.edu.

Welcome to Truman State University and your first issue of the campus newsletter, Truman Today.

Truman Today is a weekly online publication for students, faculty and staff, which provides the University community with information about news and events at Truman.

Future issues will be available through TruView, and printed copies will be posted across campus. In addition, the first 10 issues will be distributed in residence hall mailboxes.

Students, faculty and staff can check out the Truman Today online on Monday afternoons at http://trumantoday.truman.edu.

Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007

A more detailed Family Day brochure will be mailed in early September.

Reception on the Mall
8-9 a.m. • Student Union Mall

Library Tours
9-11 a.m. • Pickler Memorial Library
Tours will begin every 10 minutes.

Parent Seminars
9-9:50 a.m. & 10-10:50 a.m.
Location: To be announced
Topics: To be announced

Presidential Address
11 a.m.
B­aldwin Auditorium

Tailgate Lunch
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Red Barn Park
The menu will be listed in the September mailing. Each lunch costs $6.50. The lunch is free for Truman students with meal plan. R.S.V.P. will be required.

Centennial Hall Senate and staff will host the Annual Festival Centennial
Time: TBA
Centennial Hall Courtyard
Free food, games, contests and music

Bulldog Football vs. Pittsburg State (Kan.)
2 p.m. • Stokes Stadium
General admission tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for children under 12 and senior citizens. Reserved seating is $8. Admission is free to students with a Truman ID.

InPulse
7 p.m. • Baldwin Auditorium
Admission is $2. Students with a Truman ID get in free.

Extras
Friday, Oct. 12
Truman’s Jazz Ensemble Jazz Lab I and Jazz Lab II
8 p.m. • Baldwin Auditorium

Saturday, Oct. 13
Red Barn Arts & Crafts Festival
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Downtown Kirksville

Sunday, Oct. 14
Cantoria Singers, Wind Symphony Band and University Orchestra Concert
2 p.m. • Baldwin Auditorium

Call 660.785.4016 for more information about Family Day.

Pickler Memorial Library
1-5 p.m. • Aug. 19
7:30 a.m.-8 p.m. • Aug. 20-23
7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. • Aug. 24
1-5 p.m. • Aug. 25-26

Student Recreation Center
11 a.m.-7 p.m. • Aug. 20-24
9 a.m.-7 p.m. • Aug. 25
11 a.m.-7 p.m. • Aug. 26

Fall semester 2007

Aug. 19 - First-year students move-in day
Aug. 20-24 - Truman Week
Aug. 25 - Upper-class students move in
Aug. 27 - Classes begin
Sept. 3 - Labor Day holiday (no classes)
Sept. 25 - Lyceum - Tonic Sol-fa
Oct. 10 - Lyceum - Ballet Gran Folklorico de México
Oct. 13 - Family Day
Oct. 19 - Midterm break (no classes)
Oct. 22-26 - Homecoming Week
Oct. 27 - Homecoming
Nov. 21-23 - Thanksgiving break (no classes, offices closed)
Dec. 4 - Lyceum - “The Nutcracker”
Dec. 7 - Last day of classes
Dec. 10 - Final exams begin
Dec. 12 - Reading Day
Dec. 14 - Final exams end
Dec. 15 - Commencement
Dec. 15 - Interim begins

Spring semester 2008

Jan. 13 - Residence halls open (10 a.m.)
Jan. 14 - Classes begin
Jan. 21 - Observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes, offices closed)
Feb. 16 - Lyceum - The Peking Acrobats
March 10-14 - Midterm break
March 17 - Classes resume
March 24 - Spring break (no classes)
April 22 - Lyceum - “Twelfth Night”
May 2 - Last day of classes
May 5 - Final exams begin
May 7 - Reading Day
May 9 - Final exams end
May 10 - Commencement

Web Sites

Home page
http://www.truman.edu

Master Calendar
http://calendar.truman.edu/

Truman Today
http://trumantoday.truman.edu

Visitor’s Guide
http://www.truman.edu/pages/105.asp

Information Technology Services
http://its.truman.edu

Phone Numbers

Academic Affairs...................................................785.4105
Business Office......................................................785.4149
Center for Student Involvement.............................785.4222
Computer Help Desk.............................................785.4544
Emergencies..................................................................911
Financial Aid..........................................................785.4130
Fix-It Line...............................................................785.4687
Food Services.........................................................785.4197
Health Center.........................................................785.4182
Library...................................................................785.4038
Parking Services....................................................785.7400
Recreation Center..................................................785.4847
Residential Colleges..............................................785.4409
Residence Life......................................................785.4227
Registrar................................................................785.4143
Student Affairs......................................................785.4111
Truman Bookstore................................................785.4212

Cardboard

Corrugated cardboard only. Please flatten and stack cardboard. Drop-off sites are available by most dumpsters on campus.

Not acceptable
    Wax coated cardboard
    Feed/Seed sacks
    Pop/Soda carriers
    Anything with food scraps

Newspapers

Can be tied with a string, put in paper bags, placed in a cardboard box or placed loose in newsprint containers.
NOTE: Advertising supplements that come in the newspapers can stay with the newspapers when recycled.

Mixed Office Paper

Can be tied with string, placed in cardboard box or paper bags or placed loose in mixed office paper containers.

Acceptable
    Computer paper
    Typing paper
    Writing paper
    Photocopy paper
    Envelopes
    Light pastel colors
    File folders
    Unwanted residential mail
    Staples
Not acceptable
    Carbon paper, other sensitized paper
    Blueprint paper
    Film, photographs, tape or glue
    Metal objects, spiral binders, fasteners

Plastic Bottles and Jugs

Check the bottom of the container for the recycling logo. Inside the logo is a number identifying the type of plastic. Generally, plastics accepted for recycling at Truman are No. 1 and No. 2 only. Containers must be rinsed. Please discard all caps and lids.

Acceptable
    Milk jugs
    Juice jugs
    Food containers
    Detergent bottles
    Shampoo bottles
    Butter containers
    Bleach jugs
    Yogurt containers
    PET?containers
Not acceptable
    Motor oil bottles

Hard Books

Can be placed in book recycle containers or placed with papers.

Acceptable
    All books
    Spiral binders
    Books with glued ends

Magazines

Only slick or shiny magazines and catalogs accepted.

Examples
    Time,  Newsweek, National Geographic, Catalogs, etc.

Cans

All aluminum cans are acceptable. Please rinse the cans and remove labels if possible.

Shredded Paper

All shredded paper must be in bags and tied securely.

Acceptable
    White paper
    Colored paper
    Any paper that can be placed in mixed office.

Glass

All glass is acceptable. Please rinse the containers and remove labels if possible.

Printer Cartridges

Place in any recycling container.

Simple things you can do

• Use both sides of your paper. (Recycle paper after use.)
• Encourage your students to use both sides of their paper - both for drafts and papers they turn in.
• Recycle your newspapers, magazines, hard books, soda cans and plastic bottles.
• Use e-mail for notices.
• Write to remove your name from “junk” mail lists. Go to http://www.newdream.org/junkmail/.

Truman encourages students, faculty and staff to ride their bikes to and from campus. First-year students who live on campus may enjoy having a bike in order to make trips around the Kirksville community.
 
Bike racks are available around the perimeter of the campus. For the safety of pedestrians, people are encouraged to not ride their bike in the interior of campus on the walkways. Maps with designated bike paths can be picked up at the Public Safety office.

For safe riding, if students do bring a bike to campus, they should remember to also bring along a bike helmet and a proper bike light for night riding.

Students are also encouraged to voluntarily register their bike with the Department of Public Safety (DPS). For more information about bike safety, call 660.785.4176.

First-year students may obtain their permanent ID cards at the ID Office located in Kirk Building 112. The office is open from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Aug. 19. Students can make appointments to avoid standing in line Aug. 19. Appointments can be made for times between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Aug. 20 or 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Aug. 21-22. Students will need to bring their temporary meal card to exchange for a permanent ID.
 
Student parking decals for students who did not pre-register their vehicles will be available at Parking Services located in the Public Safety Building. The cost is $50 per academic year. The park-and-save decal is available for $15 per academic year, which allows a student to park in selected lots. The Public Safety Building will be open from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Aug. 19. Students can also purchase decals from the cashiers window in McClain Hall. For more information about Parking Services, call 785.7400 or visit the Department of Public Safety Web site at http://police.truman.edu.

The Student Activities Board presents Truman Week comedian Ronnie Jordan at 9 p.m. Aug. 25 in Baldwin Auditorium. This event is free to all. Contact Amanda Rhodes at akr635@truman.edu for more information.

Ekklesia, Truman’s campus outreach of the Kirksville Church of Christ, is sponsoring a visit from former professional football player Willie Franklin. The Funds Allotment Council is assisting in Franklin’s return to Truman to speak. He will speak to the Truman football team and anyone else who is interested at 6 p.m. Aug. 26 in the Ryle Hall Main Lounge. Ladies of the church will provide a free meal beginning at 6:30 p.m. Franklin played football for Oklahoma State University and professionally for the Los Angeles Rams and Baltimore Colts. He now speaks to college students and urges them to make spiritual goals. Franklin will teach an informal Bible class at 7 p.m. Aug. 27 in the Ryle Hall Main Lounge. He will also have a keynote address at 7 p.m. Aug. 28 in the Baldwin Hall Little Theatre. Franklin will also be able to visit with people from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 27-28 under the tent on the Mall. Ekklesia will be giving away ice-cold watermelon under the tent and hand held purple fans shaped like football helmets that say “Tru-Fans.” Contact Ekklesia’s campus house at 665.5003 or go to the church’s Web site http://www.kirksvillechurchofchrist.com for more information about Franklin’s visit.

New and returning students are invited to attend the Activities Fair from noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 6 on the Quadrangle. Organizations, departments and outside vendors will display the services they have to offer to students. Contact the Center for Student Involvement at 785.4222 for more information.

Campus events are also available on the Master Calendar located online at http://calendar.truman.edu.