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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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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
Giving Matters
Foundation Fund Brings Distinguished Speakers to Campus
The Holman Family Distinguished Speaker Series was named for Squire Paul and Meeda (Daniel) Holman by their children to honor their parents’ long association with Truman and is funded through an endowment with the Truman State University Foundation. In March, Anthony Ray Hinton, author of “The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom
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Interactive Events Highlight Potential Legal and Justice Careers
Students interested in careers related to the justice and legal systems were able to participate in the first-ever Tru Crime Day on campus in March. Sponsored by Interdisciplinary Studies and Criminal Justice Studies, Tru Crime Day offered engaging panels, workshops, discussions and activities that allowed attendees to discover the science behind investigations, explore real-life cases