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
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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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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
Sports
Staggs Elevated to Legend Status at Missouri Sports Hall of Fame
Kirksville native and 1966 Truman State University graduate Rod Staggs was chosen as a Legend for the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in January. Staggs was a 1997 inductee into the Truman Athletics Hall of Fame and enshrined in the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. Staggs was a member of the Bulldog football
Focus on Students
Tomás Orjuela Muñoz is making the most of his college experience by staying active, and sometimes by creating his own opportunities. There are a lot of words that could be used to describe Tomás Orjuela Muñoz, but “idle” isn’t one of them. He’s no stranger to teaching salsa classes at the Student Recreation Center or
Sports
Coombs Named Director of Athletics
In December, Signe Coombs was selected as the next director of athletics at Truman following a nationwide search. A former Division I student-athlete, she previously served as the senior associate director of athletics and senior woman administrator at Georgia Southwestern State University. “Not only does Signe have a wealth of experience in athletics, she has
Faculty Spotlight
From her family profession and connection to the University, Katie Judd seemed cosmically bound for her place at Truman. A common storybook theme is a protagonist drawn to a particular path, as if forces beyond their control are setting the stage for them to fulfill their destiny. In hindsight, Katie Judd’s story appears to have