On Friday, May 9th, Katie Hirsch received the Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Exercise Science Award for the 2013-2014 Academic Year. Alyssa Whitlock received the Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Health Science Award. They received these awards as voted on by the Health & Exercise Sciences Faculty members. Congratulations Ladies!
Erika Holliday, junior Health Science major was one of four Truman students to attend the University of Missouri-St. Louis’ Sue Shear 21st Century Leadership Academy. The 21st Century Leadership Academy was a week-long, residential program May 18-23 that encouraged student leaders to consider careers in public policy and provided leadership skills training with a focus on diversity to help them be successful. The institute included meetings with female elected officials, government leaders, and policy advocates as well as a trip to Jefferson City to meet state leaders and a mock legislative session. Academy graduates are currently working in legislative and executive offices in Washington DC and Jefferson City, attending law schools and graduate schools around the country, teaching or working in healthcare fields and leading campus political groups.
Briana Bonner, senior Health Science major and McNair Scholar, presented her research, “Are You Satisfied? : An Evaluation of Participant Satisfaction of Adults with Developmental Disabilities Receiving Service from the People Achieving Connections Together (PACT) Center” at the 28th National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) in Lexington, KY, which was held from April 2-5, 2014.