Vol. 9 No. 36 - July 19, 2005

John Fraire, Truman’s new associate vice president for enrollment management, began his duties July 18.
    “John brings considerable depth of experience to Truman,” Truman State University President Barbara Dixon said. “He has an impressive record of success in enrollment management at three different universities, and I am confident he will provide outstanding leadership for us in this area.”
    “It is both exciting and humbling to have been offered this opportunity,” Fraire said. “I was attracted to this position because Truman is a nationally recognized academic institution with a strong liberal arts tradition. As an enrollment manager, it is important for me to work at a university that is academically driven and understands enrollment as an academic concern. I have been very impressed with everyone I met, especially the financial aid and admissions offices, and I look forward to working with President Dixon, the faculty, students and staff of Truman.”
    Fraire has just completed a six-month research project as the executive director of the New Latino Visions (NLV) Theatre Company in Kalamazoo, Mich.
    He previously served as dean of admissions for Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Mich., where he increased freshman enrollment by 35 percent over four years, established a minority student initiative recruitment program and increased minority admits by 28 percent.
    Fraire also served as the director of admission at Brooklyn College/City University of New York in New York, N.Y., where he instituted a plan that increased enrollment three consecutive years. He also served as director of undergraduate admissions at Pace University in New York, N.Y. Fraire began his work in admissions at Harvard University where he served as a senior admissions officer.
    Fraire received his B.A. degree in government from Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., and his M.A. in administrative planning and social policy from Harvard as well. He is currently completing his Ph.D. program in history at Western Michigan University.
    In addition to Fraire’s extensive admissions background he is a published playwright and has been involved in professional theatre for over a decade. He currently serves as an evaluator supervisor for the Gates Millennium Scholarship Program in San Francisco, Calif.

The Kansas City Society of CPCU has announced the Percy S. Lorie Scholarship for the 2005-2006 academic year.
    This scholarship is intended for students who have completed at least 90 hours of college level classes and are majoring in insurance or a related field.
    Deadline for application is Oct. 1.
    Applications are available online at http://kansascity.cpcusociety.org/page/48832/.

Construction continues this summer on the Magruder Hall building.
    During the third and final phase of the project, the north end of the building has been replaced with three floors that complete a rectangular design. The plans for phase three include large and small classrooms, offices and labs for physics, a new cyber cafe next to a new division office, more informal meeting spaces, and a new planetarium-multimedia auditorium.

The Truman State University Alumni Association and the Office of Advancement invite all August graduates to the Senior Picnic

11 a.m.-1 p.m.
July 20
Student Union Building Georgian Room

Free pizza, drinks and dessert.
Free gift and door prizes.

R.S.V.P. to 785.4133 or e-mail alumnievents@truman.edu.

August graduates who are not able to attend the lunch should stop by McClain Hall 100 and pick up their free gift with their Truman student ID.

For more information, contact Denise Smith, manager of alumni relations, at dlsmith@truman.edu or 785.4133.

Student Recreation Center

July 30-31
closed

Aug. 1-5
11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Aug. 6-7
closed

Aug. 8-12
11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Aug. 13-14
closed

Aug. 15-19
11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Aug. 20-21
closed

Pickler Memorial Library

Aug. 6-7
closed

Aug. 8-12
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Aug. 13-14
closed

Aug. 15-19
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Aug. 20-21
closed

Aug. 22
1 p.m.-5 p.m.

The Public Relations Office encourages people representing a chartered organization or a recognized department/division/program of Truman State University to submit on-campus events to the master calendar at http://www.truman.edu/pages/203.asp.

Off-campus events will not be posted on the calendar unless they are alumni events affiliated with Truman Alumni Chapters.

Melissa Passe, clinical supervisor in communication disorders; Sheila Garlock, clinical supervisor in communication disorders; Hilary Noll, a senior communication disorders major from Kirksville; Bobbie Putman, a communication disorders graduate student; and Jaime Lummis, a junior communication disorders major from Pleasant Hill, Ill.; participated in KTVO’s 13th annual Children’s Safety, Health and Fitness Expo June 8 at the NEMO Fairgrounds.

The next issue of the Truman Today will be Aug. 2. The Truman Today is printed biweekly during the summer. Submit items for the Aug. 2 issue by July 27 to kbest@truman.edu.