President's Office

Dear Colleagues: The Truman State University Board of Governors met on campus this past Saturday for their annual June retreat/meeting under the leadership of Board Chair K. Brooks Miller, Jr.  On a very full and productive day, the Board conducted a retreat Saturday morning in the Presidential Reading Room in Pickler Memorial Library and held […]

On May 28, 2021, the CDC issued Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated-guidance.html).  Key among the recommendations is that fully vaccinated people can “Resume activities without wearing masks or physically distancing, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules and regulations, including local business and workplace guidance.” To […]

Starting this fall, all classrooms on campus will operate under their original usage guidelines. Based on a variety of factors, including a decrease in the number of active cases, an increase in vaccination rates, and updated guidance from the CDC, classrooms will return to their usual capacities beginning Fall 2021.  This will permit all in-person […]

Dear Truman Community: I hope your summer has begun well.  At the start of the new academic year, we will begin our work in earnest to make a positive impact on the eight foundational metrics of our new strategic plan.  To successfully realize the promise of the strategic plan, we must have an integrated approach […]

              Dear Truman Community: As we begin the final week of this most challenging academic year, there are many words that come to mind.  The one I embrace is pride. We can take great pride in the fact that we have been on campus and in person the entire […]