Around the Quad
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
Around the Quad
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
Alumni Profiles
Ope Amosu is combining his business acumen and West African culinary roots to achieve the American Dream. By all measures, Ope Amosu (’10) was doing everything “the right way.” After graduating with a business degree, he landed a job in his hometown of Houston, Texas, where he earned an MBA from Rice University. He secured
Sports
Bulldog Football Dominates Tiffin for Crossroads Bowl Championship
After dropping their first three games of the season, the Bulldog football team finished strong winning seven of their last eight to earn a spot in the America’s Crossroads Bowl for the third time in Hobart, Indiana. The Bulldogs roughed up Tiffin 29-10 to win their third Crossroads Bowl Championship in as many appearances. Junior
Alumni Profiles
Emily Tolipova harnesses the power of art to raise awareness for wildlife. As an artist, Emily (Pulley) Tolipova’s favorite subject matter is birds, which is fitting given how certain events influenced her life like a feather floating in the wind. For each little twist and turn Tolipova saw an opportunity and used it as a