Vol. 18 No. 33 - June 2, 2014

Opportunities for local and regional high school students to participate in men’s soccer, women’s soccer or volleyball summer camps will be available from July 11-20 on campus.

Women’s soccer head coach Mike Cannon will be hosting a three-day individual summer camp for all girls entering grades 9-12, beginning July 11 and running until July 13. For $200 ($180 if the participant is commuting), campers will participate in small-sided games, training with members of the Truman women’s and men’s coaching staffs, along with current and former players, as well as compete in both scrimmage and tournament competition. A total of six sessions will occur during the event. Information is available by visiting the Truman women’s soccer camp website.

Head volleyball coach Ben Briney will be running a three-day individual camp for all girls entering grades 8-12 inside Pershing Arena, July 14-16. For $270 ($210 if the participant is commuting), players will get personalized instruction from Briney, assistant coach Megan Wargo-Kearney and current players. Information is available by visiting the Truman volleyball camp website.

Men’s soccer head coach Duke Cochran will host a three-day individual summer camp for all boys entering grades 11 and 12, along with recent high school graduates. For $200 ($180 if the participant is commuting), campers will participate in small-sided games, training with members of the Truman men’s and women’s coaching staffs, along with current and former players, as well as compete in both scrimmage and tournament competition. A total of six sessions will occur during the event. Information is available by visiting the Truman men’s soccer camp website.

The Truman men’s basketball team will conduct their Elite Camp from 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 2 in Pershing Arena. The camp is open to all boys entering 9 through 12 grades. Cost is $45 per camper, which includes a T-Shirt. For more information or to sign-up, visit TrumanStateBasketball.com or call assistant coach Chris Foster at 660.341.6182 or email at cfoster@truman.edu.

For information on all of Truman’s summer camp options, visit TrumanBulldogs.com/SummerCamps14.

Students from Truman’s Forensic Union (speech and debate team) competed in the National Forensic Association championship tournament, April 18-21 in Ann Arbor, Mich., and finished second in team sweepstakes in Lincoln-Douglas Debate.

This accomplishment marks the third consecutive year the Truman team has ranked in the top five nationally. Additionally, the team’s individual events competitors were ranked sixth in President’s Division III Sweepstakes (small school division) at the tournament.

Freshman Donnie Richardson reached the quarterfinals in the Lincoln-Douglas division. Seniors Myra Milam, Maddisen Ebert and Nicholas Gorman all reached the octofinals while senior John Carney reached double-octafinals. The team performed admirably in speaker awards as well, with Milam taking fourth, Gorman taking fifth, and Richardson taking sixth.

The Forensic Union has consistently remained one of the top performing speech and debate programs nationally for more than a decade, with multiple national championship finishes and top-10 placements in national sweepstakes. Students interested in joining the program should contact Kevin Minch, interim director of forensics at kminch@truman.edu, or Russell Luce, director of debate, at rluce@truman.edu.

Since its inception in 1992, the McNair Program at Truman, which is designed to prepare students from underrepresented backgrounds for entry into graduate school with the ultimate goal of obtaining a Ph.D., has produced 37 Ph.D. recipients, with another 31 currently enrolled, and 171 master’s degree recipients, with 25 currently enrolled. Applications are accepted Oct. 1 to Nov. 1. For more information about the McNair Program or eligibility requirements, visit mcnair.truman.edu or email mcnair@truman.edu. The nine McNair Scholars that graduated May 10 include:

Analia Albuja earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology and will begin the Ph.D. program in social psychology at Rutgers University this fall.

Briana Bonner received a Bachelor of Science degree in health science and will start the joint master of occupational therapy/master of public health program at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Megan Hohenstein earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology and will begin the Master of Arts in Education program in research and evaluation methodology at the University of Florida.

David Hutchinson received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and will start the Ph.D. in history program at the University of Michigan.

Randall Miller earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology and is applying to graduate programs in industrial/organizational psychology.

Louise Strickland received a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication disorders and will begin a master’s program in education at one of the four institutions to which she has been accepted.

Alexis Morris earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry and will start the Ph.D. program in chemistry at the University of North Texas.

Miquela Taffa earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and will begin the joint master of social work/master of public health program at Washington University in St. Louis.

Kylie Warner earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication disorders and will begin the Master of Arts degree in communications disorders at Truman this fall.

The Kirksville Community Band will perform twice this summer and all musicians in the community are encouraged to participate.

Rehearsals will begin June 2 and take place every Monday evening from 7-9 p.m. throughout June and July in the high school band room (148). The two performances are scheduled for July 4 and July 18.

For more information, contact Jesse Krebs at jkrebs@truman.edu.

The University Board of Governors will meet at 1 p.m. June 14 in the Student Union Building Conference Room.