President's Office

The last few weeks of the semester are always some of the toughest, but Fall 2020 has been especially challenging.  Your stress level might be higher than usual.  Your usual coping strategies might feel worn out.  You might feel worn out too.  But no matter what, we truly are in this together, and as we […]

Dear Colleagues: Truman Homecoming 2020 “Close or Apart, We are Bulldogs at Heart” was a wonderful celebration thanks to all of you!  While a number of the traditional Homecoming events were cancelled due to the pandemic, I was delighted that many of our students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends participated in multiple socially distanced and […]

Dear Truman Community: We are completing our tenth week on campus and that is certainly something to celebrate!  While the semester has been challenging and exhausting, being together has given us a cherished opportunity to create impactful and transformative curricular and co-curricular experiences that are hallmarks of a Truman education. However, with COVID-19 cases surging […]

Dear Truman Faculty, Staff and Students, In any other year, today would be the beginning of a long holiday weekend.  Marking the end of the summer, Labor Day weekend often involves traveling, large social gatherings, or other activities that are not appropriate in the midst of a pandemic.  So, in this very different year, we […]

Good morning Truman Faculty, Staff, and Students! We have come to the end of the first week of classes and it has been quite an uplifting week.  Our campus has come back to life with the energy and joy of being together.  The sounds of lively conversations, engaged learning, and celebrations have returned.  We have […]