Communication blog
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Detours garners national award
November 16, 2010Detours magazine, produced by Truman State students through the Department of Communication, received high honors during a recent national competition. …more
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Truman Speech Team Follows the Yellow Brick Road to Success
November 10, 2010The Truman Forensics Team kicked off the month of November with a trip to the wonderful land of Oz – The Norton of Oz to be precise, which was the theme for the 63rd Annual L. E. Norton Memorial Bradley University Tournament. Known widely as one of the toughest competitions of the regular competitive season, […]
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Attention TSU media students: Scholarship opportunity
November 4, 2010The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation, in association with Ernst & Young LLP and the Grable Foundation, is offering four scholarships in honor of Fred Rogers, the creator and long-time host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. The scholarships are intended to support and encourage aspiring undergraduate students to pursue careers in children’s media and […]
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Student media scores election night victory
Members of the Truman Media Network–KTRM, News36 and the Index–provided live coverage of the 2010 election on cable (News36), over the air (KTRM) and online (Index). Among the election night coverage highlights: TMN scored the first live media interview with Rep. Rebecca McClanahan, who lost her seat in the Missouri House.
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Forensics Team Success
November 1, 2010The Truman State University Speech and Debate Team traveled to Omaha, Nebraska October 22-24 and brought back 12 awards. Senior Dylan Clark made it to semifinals in debate and received a 9th place individual speaking award. Freshman Nick Gorman made it to the octofinal round and received a fourth place speaking award. In junior varsity […]
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Summer 2011 opportunity for Communication students
October 25, 2010The Office of Admission at Truman State is looking for dedicated and energetic students to organize, facilitate programming, and provide guidance to first year students and their parents for nine summer orientation sessions. Admissions offers a stipend, housing during the program, and leadership experience. Students should apply by visiting http://ol.truman.edu/ or stopping by Ruth W. […]
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Speech Team: already gearing up for Nationals
October 5, 2010The Truman Speech and Debate team traveled to Illinois State University this past weekend to check out the site of the 2011 National Championship Tournament. Of the four students attending, three were freshman, but all were entered in varsity events. “I wanted the novices to be entered in the varsity category so that they could […]
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Truman State forensics team opens the season with a bang!
September 29, 2010The Truman State Forensics Team opened the season with several final round finishes in Bowling Green, Ky. …more
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Truman students participate in speech and theatre convention
September 28, 2010Front Row (left to right) Sharon Roettger Duggan-Jinga (1990, Fort Zumwalt West, O’Fallon), Doug Erwin (1992, McCluer, Florissant), Carol Grindle Swinderman MacArthur (1992, Nevada R-5), Katie Rucinski (2000, Blue Springs South), Abigayle Richardson (current Truman student) Back Row (left to right) Jennifer Forrest-James (1993, Parkway South, St. Louis), Michael Hachmeister (1992, Parkway South, St. Louis), […]
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A new school year: New media managers
August 20, 2010Truman State media–The Index, Detours, News36, and KTRM (FM)–have some new faces for the 2010-2111 school year. These co-curricular media–all members of the Truman Media Network–serve Truman State, Kirksville, and beyond with traditional media channels and the Internet. The new media managers include: Hannah Douglas–Executive Producer, News36 Brenna McDermott–Editor in Chief, Index Stephanie Hall–Editor, Detours magazine James Megahan–General Manager, KTRM […]