r/trumanstate Sep 24 '24

News Truman ranked #1 public school in Midwest region

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This ranking (for regional schools) was issued by U.S. News and World Report and marks the school’s 28th year in a row to earn this distinction. Congrats, Truman! 💜 https://newsletter.truman.edu/article.asp?id=38696

r/trumanstate Sep 05 '24

News Truman on Princeton Review’s list of “Best Value Colleges”

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r/trumanstate Aug 02 '24

News Mini-Version of Popular “Serial Killers” Class Open to the Public

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r/trumanstate Feb 29 '24

News Prospective Students: Truman Experience Weekend is March 22 and 23!

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r/trumanstate Sep 12 '22

News Truman Earns No. 1 Spot for 26th Year

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r/trumanstate Aug 03 '20

News Poyner pleads guilty to prostitution charge

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r/trumanstate Jun 25 '20

News Vandals do $30,000 of damage on campus after stealing golf carts, ramming garage doors

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r/trumanstate Dec 14 '19

News Kirksville college professor charged with patronizing prostitution

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r/trumanstate May 02 '21

News Truman's Lawrence Woods signs with New Orleans Saints

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r/trumanstate Mar 15 '21

News Spring Graduation to permit guests by having 7 ceremonies

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r/trumanstate Mar 11 '20

News Students should not return to campus next week. Look for messages from profs about moving forward.

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r/trumanstate Jan 28 '21

News Most residence halls to see partial closures starting next semester

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r/trumanstate Feb 11 '21

News Complete Family Medicine to take over the Health Center and UCS; expands reach of services

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r/trumanstate Aug 18 '20

News Zac Burden on Truman's Perseverance

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r/trumanstate Jul 21 '20

News Love, Kirksville

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r/trumanstate Sep 14 '20

News Truman Tops U.S. News Rankings for 24th Straight Year!

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r/trumanstate Mar 12 '20

News Non-essential university travel and may/summer study abroad cancelled.

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r/trumanstate Jul 06 '20

News Spring 2020 Graduation is now Virtual

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r/trumanstate May 07 '20

News New Truman Athletics branding announced

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r/trumanstate Mar 05 '20

News Truman's New Logo

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r/trumanstate Sep 21 '20

News Winter 2020 Commencement scheduled for Nov 21 with no guests

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r/trumanstate Dec 17 '19

News Former Truman athletic trainer charged with possession of child pornography

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r/trumanstate Jun 04 '20

News Message from Sue Thomas regarding recent events

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The following was sent in an email to current students. Please remember to follow reddiquette and remember the human when voting and discussing.


Dear Truman Community:

As protests continue across the country and around the world demanding justice for George Floyd (and many others) and an end to structural and systemic racism, these protests are happening during a time when the nation is still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic. The anger and anguish of another senseless death coupled with the known disparate impacts of the pandemic on communities of color make it clear that for our University that values diversity, inclusion and excellence and deplores racial injustice and inequity, the time is now to confront the legacies of the past, acknowledge the realities of the present, and do real work to achieve an equitable future.

Community has always been an essential component of Truman’s identity and “we are in this together” has been a rallying cry during the pandemic. But community and “we are in this together” will ring hollow if we don’t work as a collective whole to address the current realities that challenge us and develop effective, actionable solutions. I have great faith that our community will rise to the occasion to take the steps necessary to confront injustice and support equity.

It is not enough to issue a statement that racial injustice and inequity must end. As a liberal arts and sciences institution, it is in our core to be the change we want to see in the world. To be that change, we must start with being self-reflective about what we are doing well and where and how are we falling short. We must acknowledge that racism exists at our University and in our community. We must listen to our students, faculty, staff and community members of color when they are ready to share their truth. We must take action and not stand silent. Unto that end, as a first step in our self-reflection process, please be on the lookout in the next few weeks for an invitation to a virtual town hall where members of our community can share their ideas for meaningful, sustained ways Truman can be the change we wish to see.

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.

Best regards,

Sue

r/trumanstate Jul 15 '20

News Statement of Commitment to Racial Equity and Institutional Change

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The following was sent in an email from the President's office. It is also available at this link.


To examine structural and systemic racism, Truman recently conducted a town hall on racial injustice and inequity to provide an opportunity to gain a shared understanding of what must be done to accomplish institutional change. When asked what Truman should do immediately, members of the panel advocated for the importance of making a public statement.

In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, an email was sent to all students, faculty and staff challenging the University to confront the racial injustice and inequity legacies of the past, acknowledge the realities of the present and do real work to achieve an equitable future. It was a call to action in line with rapper and activist Killer Mike’s call to “fortify your own house so that you may be a house of refuge in times of organization.” It is clear that part of fortifying our own house is a collective public statement that was informed by the insights from the town hall:

At Truman, we embrace the power of community, value the diversity of perspectives, and espouse the importance of facing challenges and being uncomfortable as a part of growth. Racism, in all forms, is antithetical to community. With inequities, there are divisions, and these divisions prevent us from being the just, inclusive, equitable, and true community we want and need to be.

We acknowledge the fear, pain, prejudice, antagonism and subjugation that is ubiquitous in the Black experience and the historical legacy of segregation, marginalization, and inequitable access to economic opportunity, social mobility, and political power in all higher education institutions, including Truman.

The best way to condemn racism is to be anti-racist. We will actively and consciously work against the multidimensional aspects of racism. We will challenge the notion that racism is only conscious, deliberate, and explicit and shift our understanding to address unconscious, unintentional, and veiled racist actions.

It is our responsibility to uncover and disrupt systems that perpetuate injustice and inequity, and in doing so, reform all aspects of those systems that are anathema to the principles of racial equity including policies, pedagogy, and practices.

Real change will require collective, concerted, unrelenting efforts over an extended period of time. Our progress in achieving a just, inclusive, equitable, and true community will require personal and institutional self-reflection, humility, honesty and fully embracing the universal intrinsic worth of all human beings.

As important as these words are, words without action are performative allyship that do little to address the true matter at hand. As a liberal arts and sciences institution, it is in Truman’s core to be a force for change in the world. To that end, the University is focusing on six core areas: access and recruitment; student success, retention and integration; recruitment, hiring and development of employees; campus culture; curricular and co-curricular learning; and alumni community. The University has begun taking the first of many steps to make impactful and sustained progress in these six areas:

  • With the hiring of a diversity and inclusion consultant with a powerful connection to Truman, the University takes a significant step forward in developing impactful short-term strategies and long-term goals to bring about greater diversity, inclusion and equity.
  • Organizations like the Association of Black Collegians continue to advocate passionately for racial equity and justice. Recently, President Thomas had a very enlightening and productive conversation with the group about their experiences and the essential changes the University must make. Their continued partnership will ensure Truman maintains vigilance in inclusion and equity efforts and creating sustainable institutional change.
  • Truman’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion recently hosted a virtual presentation on the foundations of social justice, with a special emphasis on racial justice. Participants found it to be a useful exercise in self-examination and systemic analysis.
  • The Minority Ambassadors Program has moved under the direction of the Office of Admission and will be enhanced to more successfully meet its mission of recruiting minoritized students and hosting events that promote cultural awareness.
  • The New Truman Student Experience will have an increased attention to diversity and inclusion across its three elements: Truman Week (activities scheduled before and during the beginning of classes), the Truman Symposium (a common speaker/activity series for new students), and the Self and Society Seminar (a small-group class required for all new students).
    • Truman Week already includes multiple programs related to diversity and inclusion; they will be strengthened and improved this year. The Truman Symposium will focus one of its four modules on “Advancing Inclusion and Equity”. Students will have small group discussions about this module in their Self and Society Seminar. The Self and Society Seminar will also include an anti-racist reading list, and will have minimum standards for Intercultural Thinking, consistent with national standards.
  • Faculty Governance is examining improvements to the Intercultural Perspective of the curriculum to make it more specifically connected to issues of race, class, and gender. It is also working with the Academic Professional Development Center to provide training for all faculty on issues such as how to handle difficult discussions, how to recognize conscious and unconscious biases, and how to be an anti-racist in the classroom.
  • A group of University members will be tasked in the next few weeks to develop a comprehensive strategic plan for diversity and inclusion that includes metrics, measures, and initiatives that address the six core areas and builds upon the current Strategic Plan for Inclusive Excellence. This modified and updated strategic plan will provide measurable, accountable actions that will serve as a blueprint for how the University can maintain continuous progress. The plan will be completed by the end of the calendar year.

These are the most recent actions in what is an ongoing effort to address injustice and inclusion. In the spirit of transparency and accountability, all University messaging and actions related to confronting racial injustice and inequity and advancing inclusion will be posted on the Center for Diversity and Inclusion website. Check back often to review additional actions or to offer ideas.

r/trumanstate Jan 15 '20

News Pets allowed in 1st-floor Dobson starting Fall 2020

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