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Kirksville and Truman Partner to Host State Special Olympics
The Truman campus recently served as the site of the 2025 Special Olympics Missouri State Summer Games. Between athletes, coaches, family members and spectators, more than 1,000 people came to Kirksville, May 30-June 1, for a weekend full of athletics, fun and community support. This was the first time Kirksville hosted the event. Truman facilities
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Truman Looks to Expand Internship Opportunities
To bolster opportunities for students, Truman created the position of director of internships and tapped Kim Sprought for the role. Sprought has been tasked with enhancing, facilitating and promoting meaningful internships and enriching career-related experiences for Truman students. She will collaborate with students, faculty, employers, alumni and other stakeholders to create and sustain a diverse
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Theatre Department Takes Show on the Road
Truman Theatre’s production of “Ride the Cyclone” was invited to be performed at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in Des Moines, Iowa. For more than 50 years, KCACTF has supported and celebrated all things theatre at colleges and universities. Truman is in Region 5, which includes schools from Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska,
Giving Matters
Baldwin Auditorium: Take a Seat, Leave a Legacy
The Baldwin Hall Auditorium Seat Naming Campaign offers the chance to name a seat for yourself or dedicate one in honor/memory of a loved one. Baldwin Hall Auditorium has been an integral part of the campus and Kirksville communities since the 1950s. As the largest performance space in the area, every student who comes to
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The Del and Norma Robison Planetarium recently installed two new Norxe P60 projectors, increasing its resolution to 4K and drastically improving the brightness. Along with the new projectors, the planetarium added an autoalignment and auto blending system that maintains projector alignment. This provides a clearer image across the entire dome and significantly reduces regular maintenance