President's Office

Dear Colleagues: It is with great appreciation that I inform you that Dr. Lou Ann Gilchrist has graciously agreed to postpone her retirement previously scheduled for August 31 and continue in the role of Vice President for Students Affairs for the Fall 2017 Semester. As you are aware, we conducted a search for the next […]

Dear Colleagues: The members of the Truman State University Board of Governors met this past Saturday in the Student Union Building.  Mike Bazemore, Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance and Operations, and Liz Jorn, Faculty Athletics Representative and Instructor in Health and Exercise Sciences, provided the annual athletics report, and Jeremy Hopkins, Vice Chair of […]

Dear Colleagues: I am pleased to announce the formation of the Vice President for University Advancement Search Advisory Committee.  The Committee will be of assistance to me as we reinitiate the search for the next Vice President for University Advancement.  Five members of the Truman community have graciously agreed to serve: Janet Gooch, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost […]

Dear Campus Colleagues: Unfortunately, late Friday afternoon, the Governor withheld additional funding from higher education.  Truman, along with the other four year public higher education institutions, will be subject to a 9% reduction in core funding as opposed to the 6.58% that was recommended in the budget sent to the Governor (the Governor initially recommended […]

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 Mike LaBeth. During their retreat on Saturday morning, the Board heard a report on the University’s Sesquicentennial (150 years) Celebration and viewed the renovation progress at Baldwin Hall.  In […]