President's Office

Dear Colleagues: I know it has taken a bit of time, but I can now share that we have an interim provost!  I appreciate your patience as I worked through what would best position us to move our academic mission forward while we search for our next provost. While there are members of our community […]

Dear Colleagues: When we unveiled the Truman State University 2021-2025 Strategic Plan, we announced that there would be a Strategic Plan Oversight Committee (SPOC) responsible for assessing the University’s progress in achieving the goals of this plan by monitoring the Foundational Metrics utilizing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This May we plan to launch the work […]

Dear Colleagues: It is with immense sadness that I inform you that Tim Schwegler, Head Coach of the Bulldog Men’s and Women’s Track and Field and Cross Country Teams, passed away this morning. Tim graduated from Truman in 1980 and 1986.  He returned to the Truman community in 2006 to serve as an assistant coach […]

Hello Colleagues! This past weekend, Truman’s Board of Governors held their annual April meeting in conjunction with meetings of the Foundation and Alumni Boards and the Foundation’s annual recognition celebration.  We honored a number of individuals whose generosity has gained them entry into one of our prestigious recognition societies.  In addition, the Distinguished Corporation/Foundation Award was presented to […]

Good morning, Truman Community! As you will see in the announcement below, Provost Janet Gooch has been named the next chancellor of the University of Illinois Springfield and will begin her new position on July 1, 2022. Janet has contributed significantly to our University since 1995, most recently as the Executive Vice President for Academic […]