Dear Colleagues:<\/p>\n
An immense thank you to everyone who helped orchestrate a fabulous Truman State University Homecoming Celebration!\u00a0 Students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends are individually special, but all of us combined are the magic of Truman and that is what we celebrated this weekend.\u00a0 It was a great pleasure to be involved in such a fun-filled weekend and it is one more example of why I am truly proud to be a Bulldog!\u00a0 Speaking of bulldogs, if you have not already, go visit the\u00a0newly named\u00a0Roger J. Johnson Patio to view the\u00a0bronze bulldog which was unveiled during a\u00a0ceremony\u00a0on Saturday.\u00a0\u00a0Thanks to a generous donor, the bulldog statue is a fun and distinctive\u00a0addition to the Sesquicentennial Plaza and will certainly be a focal point from this point forward.<\/p>\n
The members of the Board of Governors participated in the weekend events in conjunction with their annual October meeting.\u00a0 Board Chair Cheryl J. Cozette led the meeting at which the Board officially recognized Carter Brooks Templeton for his service as Student Representative to the Board of Governors from April 2016 to July 2018.<\/p>\n
Representatives from RubinBrown LLP reported on the annual audit of the University, and Dr. Ernie Hughes, Vice President for University Advancement, provided an update on Advancement\/Foundation Board activities.\u00a0 The Board heard comments from Justin Naumovitz, a 1995 graduate of Truman in regard to the Wrestling program.\u00a0 I provided a President\u2019s Report reflecting many of the initiatives taking place on campus including status updates on the selection of an enrollment management\u00a0consultant (the selected\u00a0consultant, SEM Works, began their work on campus today), a branding and identity consultant (the Request for Proposals closes on October 16), and the Missouri\u00a0Department of Higher Education call for MoExcels workforce\u00a0development proposals.\u00a0 In addition, the Board reviewed financial reports, received updates on enrollment management and on-campus construction projects, and heard reports from their three committees.<\/p>\n
In terms of an action item, the Board approved architectural services for the Greenwood Center Windows\/ Recreation Center Improvements Project, a project which will replace two-thirds of the windows in the Greenwood Building as well as replace the Recreation Center alarm system (original to the building) and diagnose the HVAC controls systems which has been experiencing significant temperature variations.<\/p>\n