President's Office

Dear Colleagues: As you will recall, given the state appropriation uncertainty that existed at the time of the June 16 meeting of the Board of Governors, the Board approved a Fiscal Year 2019 Operating Budget developed using the appropriation recommended by Governor Greitens in the Executive Budget (a 7.73% decrease to the core appropriation for higher education). […]

As a reminder, the Board of Governors took no action in regard to Salary Policies for Fiscal Year 2019 at their June 2018 meeting given appropriation uncertainty.  The Governor has until June 30 to sign the appropriation bills.  It is the intention of the Board to hold a meeting on July 9 to finalize the budget […]

Dear Colleagues: The Truman State University Board of Governors met this past Saturday for their annual June meeting and retreat under the leadership of Board Chair Cheryl J. Cozette.  The Board welcomed two new Board members:  Mike McClaskey and K. Brooks Miller.  Both individuals are Truman alumni and their bios can be found on the […]

Dear Colleagues: As you may be aware, on May 18 the Legislature submitted their budget bill to the Governor for signature.  While the Governor recommended a 7.73% decrease to the core appropriation for higher education (plus an additional 10% cut that could be earned back through performance-based funding), the Legislature’s budget reflects higher education funding […]

President Thomas will hold her final coffee (and chocolates) for this academic year on Wednesday, April 25, at 3:30 p.m. in the Conference Room of the Student Union Building (SUB 3000). Members of the Intellectual Property Committee (Donna Liss, Chief Information Officer; Kevin Minch, Associate Provost; and Warren Wells, General Counsel) will be present to […]