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Alumni demonstrated their Bulldog pride on the most recent Truman State University National Spirit Day on April 5, 2013. This tradition began in 2011, when the Truman Alumni Association Board of Directors designated the first Friday in the months of April and October as Truman State University National Spirit Days. To celebrate Spirit Day, the
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• Warren Gooch, professor of music, was given the Governor’s Award for Excellence. Each year, the Governor’s Award is presented to one faculty member at each institution of higher education in Missouri. The award is based on effective teaching, innovating course design and delivery, effective advising, service to the university community, commitment to high standards
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Connecting Students with Career Opportunities
Polly Matteson, assistant director and employer relations coordinator of the Truman State University Career Center, works to develop recruiting relationships with employers from various career fields. Many of these relationships are made possible through connections with Truman alumni who work with an employer. Matteson says, “The value of alumni connections cannot be over emphasized. It
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Students Produce New Web-Based Journal
A new publication titled Harry: A Journal of Thought and Action highlights the many kinds of innovative activities, creative endeavors and cutting-edge ideas emerging from Truman State University. The reporting is done entirely by Truman undergraduate students under the mentorship of Marilyn Yaquinto, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and an assistant professor in the Department of
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Middle Schoolers Explore Future Careers
Last October, approximately 120 seventh- and eighth-grade students from Green City, Mo., and Milan, Mo., spent a day touring the Truman campus and attending presentations from Admissions, ROTC, Upward Bound and the School of Health Sciences and Education departments. The programs provided students with information about topics of their interest in health professions and education
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Students Work with Children in After-School Program
For the past two years, a number of Truman students have been donating their time in the Kirksville community to inspire a love of learning in children ages 4-14 through the Peace program. Peace is a non-profit after-school program that involves volunteers going to the Devlin Place housing complex located several blocks southwest of campus
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Tom Vernon Ritchie, Professor Emeritus of Music
Tom Vernon RitchieTom Vernon Ritchie, professor emeritus of music at Truman State University, died Feb. 20, 2013, in Bloomington, Ind. He was 90 years old. He spent the final years doing what he enjoyed most—writing music and attending opera and other musical performances at the IU Jacobs School of Music. Ritchie was a professor of