Established:	1867
Type:	Public, secular
President:	Barbara Dixon
Faculty:	370
Undergraduates:	5,700
Postgraduates:	250
Location:	Kirksville, Missouri, USA
Campus:	Rural, 140 acres (57 ha)
Athletics:	NCAA, MIAA
Mascot:	Bulldog
Website:	http://www.truman.edu

Truman State University is a public liberal arts and sciences university in Missouri and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. About 5,700 students attend Truman, pursuing degrees in 43 undergraduate and 9 graduate programs. It is located in the city of Kirksville in northeastern Missouri and is named after President Harry Truman, the only President born in the state. Until 1996, the school was known as Northeast Missouri State University. The name was changed, along with its mission statement to better reflect the change toward a regional mission. Truman State University logo File links The following pages link to this file: Truman State University Categories: Logos | Missouri government images ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The term public school has three distinct meanings: In the USA and Canada, elementary or secondary school supported and administered by state and local officials. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... Barbara Dickson OBE (born 27 September 1947) is a Scottish actress and singer, known for her work on stage (Blood Brothers) and television (Band of Gold). ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... Kirksville is a city in Adair County, Missouri, United States. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... NCAA redirects here. ... The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) is a college athletic conference which operates in the midwestern United States (in the states of Kansas and Missouri). ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... Truman State University Athletics logo File links The following pages link to this file: Truman State University Categories: Logos ... For other uses, see Bulldog (disambiguation). ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... This does not cite its references or sources. ... A liberal arts college is an institution of higher education found in the United States, offering programs in the liberal arts at the post-secondary level. ... For the community in Florida, see University, Florida. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... The Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC) is a consortium of state-supported liberal arts colleges. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see City (disambiguation). ... Kirksville is a city in Adair County, Missouri, United States. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... For the victim of Mt. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

Campus

The campus is located on the south side of Kirksville. Truman's main campus is situated around a slightly wooded quadrangle, also known as the "Quad." It is two blocks south of the town square which includes a twelve screen movie theatre and various eateries. Kirksville is a city located in Adair County, Missouri. ... The Universitätscampus Wien, Austria ( details) Campus (plural: campuses) is derived from the (identical) Latin word for field or open space. English gets the words camp and campus from this origin. ... Quadrangle of University of Sydney In architecture, a quadrangle, or more colloquially, quad, is a space or courtyard, usually square or rectangular in plan, the sides of which are entirely or mainly occupied by parts of a large building. ...

Notable buildings on campus include, Pickler Memorial Library, the Kirk Memorial(the oldest building on campus, built in 1922), and the brand new science building Mcgruder hall. Pickler Memorial Library, was named after Samuel M. Pickler, who donated funds to rebuild the library after it was destroyed by fire in 1924. Renovated in 1993, it is now houses the main computer lab, as well as approximately 450,000 volumes of various works. The front lobby area of Pickler Memorial Library is known as "the Cage" or "the Bubble". Kirk Memorial is a small, domed structure near the center of campus. The structure is dedicated to John Kirk, the fifth president of the university. Currently, it houses Truman's debate team, in addition to a few administrative offices. Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This Computer lab, called by Marling School for boys, is laid out in such a way as to reduce cabling clutter, and maximise space for workstations. ... For other uses, see Dome (disambiguation). ...

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History

Truman State University was founded in 1867 by Joseph Baldwin as the First Missouri Normal School and Commercial College. Baldwin was considered a pioneer in education, and his school quickly gained official recognition in 1870 by the Missouri General Assembly, which designated it as the first public teaching college in Missouri. The Joseph Baldwin Academy for Eminent Young Scholars, a summer program serving gifted 8th-10th graders, is also housed at Truman. Joseph Baldwin Joseph Baldwin was a pioneering educator, born to Joseph and Isabella (Cairns) Baldwin October 31 (some sources say Oct. ... The Missouri General Assembly is the state legislature of Missouri. ...

A region of 25 Missouri counties was designated as the school's college district. The counties are as follows: Adair, Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Chariton, Clark, Howard, Knox, Lewis, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Macon, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Putnam, Ralls, Randolph, St. Charles, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, Sullivan and Warren. Adair County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Audrain County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Boone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. ... Callaway County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. ... Chariton County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Clark County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Howard County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Knox County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Lewis County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Lincoln County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Linn County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Marion County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Macon County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Monroe County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Montgomery County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Pike County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. ... Ralls County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Randolph County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... St. ... Schuyler County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Scotland County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Shelby County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Sullivan County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Warren County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ...

As the school continued to grow, Basil Brewer wrote the school song "The Purple and White" in 1902. The song's popularity prompted the university to adopt the school colors as purple and white. Thirteen years later, in 1915, the bulldog became the official mascot of the college (two bulldogs are currently the "mascots" of the university, Spike and Simone). For other uses, see Bulldog (disambiguation). ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ...

In 1924 a fire destroyed Old Baldwin Hall and the library. Both Baldwin Hall and the library were rebuilt, with $25,000.00 allotted for the new library donated by Samuel M. Pickler, a member of the first graduating class of 1870, former faculty member, and a local merchant. The broad pond in the quadrangle (a prominent feature in pre-1924 photographs of the campus) was pumped dry in a futile attempt to put out the fire. The depression was filled in with debris from the ruined buildings and covered with grass, which now serves as the quadrangle ("Quad") of the campus.

The college was renamed Northeast Missouri State University in 1972, and in 1983, the university was awarded the G. Theodore Mitau Award for Innovation and Change in Higher Education by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. Northeast Missouri State continued pushing for excellence. On June 20, 1985, Governor John Ashcroft signed a bill that designated the university as Missouri's only statewide public liberal arts and sciences university. This changed the school's mission to a state-wide rather than a regional (northeast) objective. As such, nearly 100 programs were dropped in the span of six years, including all two-year programs and included those that did not fulfill the liberal arts mission. AASCU logo The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) is an organization of state-supported colleges and universities that offer degree programs leading to bachelors, masters or doctoral degrees. ... is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... John David Ashcroft (born May 9, 1942) is an American politician who was the 79th United States Attorney General. ... In the history of education, the seven liberal arts comprise two groups of studies, the trivium and the quadrivium. ...

The school continued to win praise from such publications as US News and World Report and the university's reputation continued to spread. By the 1990s, the university was no longer solely a teachers' college. The college now had a nationally-known accounting division, schools of science, mathematics, computer science, and literature. Ten years after Governor Ashcroft's designation, Governor Mel Carnahan signed legislation renaming the school Truman State University. Several schools had petitioned for the Truman name. Truman State University is designated by statute as Missouri's premier public liberal arts and sciences institution. U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ... It has been suggested that Accounting scholarship be merged into this article or section. ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... For other meanings of mathematics or uses of math and maths, see Mathematics (disambiguation) and Math (disambiguation). ... Computer science, or computing science, is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their implementation and application in computer systems. ... For other uses, see Literature (disambiguation). ... Melvin Eugene Mel Carnahan (February 11, 1934 – October 16, 2000) was an American politician who was Governor of Missouri from 1993 to 2000. ...

Campus lore

• The weather vane atop Kirk Memorial is welded in place so that it will always point northeast, in honor of the school's previous name and its location.
• "The Ghost of Centennial Hall" is named "Joan," who has been said to be a student killed in an auto accident in the 1970s. In addition, "Charlotte" and an unnamed little boy have haunted Grim Hall for 70 years, and "Gina" watches over the women of Ryle. See external link "Truman Ghost Stories," below.
• Students traditionally stuck their chewing gum on a redbud tree on the east side of campus. This "gum tree" was decorated in colorful wads, and at times, it even sported students' names. The tree was vandalized and knocked down by an unknown party in 2000, but students quickly adopted another tree.
• For many years, an irregularly-shaped portion of sidewalk (which had previously been home to a tree) was called the "sacred potato," and it has been the focus of a number of rituals and superstitions: one should never step on it if one had a test that same day; sticking a knife into a potato on the spot at midnight warded off a failing grade. Else stepping on the sacred potato had been rumored to cause one to either fail their next test or become pregnant. Around 2002, campus facilities replaced the sidewalk, sparking student complaints.
• The sunken garden, site of many student weddings, is actually the cellar left from the Baldwin Hall fire of 1924.
• Due to the frequency of student weddings in the sunken garden, a campus myth came into common circulation. It is alleged that if a new couple has their first kiss at midnight on one of the two benches located in the sunken garden, the couple will eventually get married.
• A brass plaque beneath a peach tree just north of Baldwin Hall honors the senior euphonium and bass trombone performer, known as "Smarsh," who was killed in a car accident July 3, 1994. He is also remembered with the Robert Scott Marshall Memorial Scholarship.
• A row of large, clapperless bells is fixed in a brick wall on the quad. According to legend, the "virgin bells" ring when chaste undergraduates pass by (officially known as the Bell Wall, the monument dates from the 1967 centennial celebration, and was donated by local businessman Joe Burdman).
• The statue of President Truman in Pickler Memorial Library is said to bestow good fortune on any student who borrows a penny from his hat for a test. Beware, however, for any good fortune might be negated if the penny is not returned the same day. These 'Truman Pennies' are placed by students studying for tests in the library, and it is also considered good luck to place a penny in the hat.
• The annual football game against Northwest Missouri State University was established in 1930 when Northwest president Uel Lamkin sent Fair a polished hickory stick from the farm where the former president Eugene Fair was born. The "Hickory Stick" has since been contested annually. [1]

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Leadership

University presidents

• Joseph Baldwin (1867-1881)
• William P. Nason (1881-1882)
• Joseph Blanton (1882-1891)
• William D. Dobson (1891-1899)
• John R. Kirk (1899-1925)
• Eugene Fair (1925-1937)
• Walter H. Ryle (1937-1967)
• F. Clark Elkins (1967-1969)
• Eli F. Mittler (1969-1970)
• Charles J. McClain (1970-1989)
• Robert A. Dager (1989-1990)
• Russell G. Warren (1990-1994)
• W. Jack Magruder (1994-2003)
• Barbara Dixon (2003-Present)

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Board of Governors

Truman State's Board of Governors consists of ten members. Each member is appointed by the Governor of Missouri to serve a four-year term, with a student representative serving for two years. The ten members must meet residential requirements defined by Missouri law as follows: The Governors of Missouri since its statehood in 1820 are: Alexander McNair 1821-24 Frederick Bates 1824-25 Abraham J. Williams 1825-26 John Miller 1826-32 Daniel Dunklin 1832-36 Lilburn W. Boggs 1836-40 Thomas Reynolds 1840-44 Meredith Miles Marmaduke 1844 John C. Edwards 1844-48 Austin...

• Four voting members from inside Truman's regional boundary, provided that not more than one person from the same county is selected.
• Three voting members from in-state, provided that not more than one person is from the same college region defined by Missouri state law.
• Two non-voting members from out-of-state. Current U.S. Housing and Urban Development secretary Alphonso Jackson, a graduate of Truman, served on the board in this capacity for two terms.
• One non-voting member who is a current full-time Truman student. Student groups have lobbied the state to allow this member to vote. The Truman Student Senate recently passed a unanimous resolution calling for a student to become a voting member of the Board of Governors and sent the resolution to every member of the Missouri Legislature.

The current Board of Governors includes the following members: The United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is the head of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, concerned with The Secretary is a member of the Presidents Cabinet. ... Alphonso Roy Jackson (born September 9, 1945, in Marshall, Texas) is the current and 13th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). ...

• Randa Rawlins; Chair; Columbia, MO
• Mark S. Wasinger; Vice Chair; Hannibal, MO
• Cheryl J. Cosette; Secretary; Columbia, MO
• Matthew C. Barnes; Houston, TX
• Peter T. Ewell; Boulder, CO
• Wilma Maddox; Macon, MO
• Matthew W. Potter; St. Louis, MO
• Kenneth L. Read; Kirksville, MO
• John W. Siscel; St. Louis, MO
• Emily S. Kiddoo; Student Representative; Memphis, MO

The Board of Governors also includes two committees: the Audit Committee, whose members are Cheryl J. Cozette, Wilma Maddox, and Sarah Burkemper; and the Truman State University Foundation Board of Directors, the members of which are Randa Rawlins, Mark S. Wasinger, and Cheryl J. Cozette.

Residence Halls

In the 1960s the university built Dobson Hall (1961), Ryle Hall (1963), Missouri Hall (1965) and Centennial Hall (1967). There are three other residence halls on campus: Blanton-Nason-Brewer (1948, Brewer added in 1959), Ezra C. Grim Hall (1923), and West Campus Suites (2006). A halls of residence, British English (almost always halls and not hall) or a residence hall (North American English) is a type of residential accommodation for large numbers of students. ...

The residence halls are maintained by ResLife, an administrative body of professionals and students who live in the halls and act as advisors/directors ("SA's"). Incoming freshmen arrive a week earlier than the other students and spend this orientation time in friendly competition against the other halls. Themed door decorations, movie nights, games, and dorm-specific t-shirts are an ongoing part of ResLife's goal to foster a sense of community in residential living at Truman.

Dobson Hall

Dobson Hall is coed by wing and houses roughly 400 students who share community bathrooms. As of the spring semester of 2006, keypads have been installed on the bathroom doors and will be used as opposed to keys. Each floor is equipped with a lounge and a kitchenette (except first floor). There is a pool table and foosball table on the first floor, with a recently added ping-pong table. Mail is distributed in a common mail-box area and packages are picked up by residents at the hall desk. The hall houses a computer lab and in-house laundry facilities. It does not have a cafeteria, so students usually travel to nearby Ryle Hall for meals, though some travel to Missouri Hall or to Centennial Hall. A kitchenette is a cooking area in small apartments, hotel rooms, college dormitories, or office buildings. ... One of a number of cafeterias at Electronic City campus, Infosys Technologies Ltd. ...

Ryle and Centennial Halls

Ryle Hall is the second largest hall and Centennial Hall (or "C-Hall") is the largest. These two coed dorms each house nearly 600 students in suite-style rooms. The standard arrangement is two rooms, or four people, sharing one bathroom. Floors, three, four, and five feature kitchenettes, and every floor except the first has a lounge. Ryle also has a spacious main lounge that is often used for small on-campus events. Each dorm features a cafeteria, computer labs, mailboxes, vending machines, ATM machines, laundry rooms, and also house a classroom used by the Residential College Program (RCP). The primary difference between the two dorms is that Ryle's cafeteria is located on the first floor, beneath its large lounge area. Centennial's cafeteria bisects the second floor, and the lounge area sits directly below with a pool table, ping pong, a large television, and piano for entertainment purposes. Soda pop and snack machines A vending machine is a machine that dispenses merchandise when a customer deposits money sufficient to purchase the desired item (as opposed to a shop, where personnel is required for every purchase). ... Outdoor ATMs may be free-standing, like this kiosk, or built into the side of banks or other buildings. ...

Missouri Hall

Missouri Hall (aka "MO Hall") is a coed residence hall that houses 518 students, making it the third largest on campus. Missouri Hall is made up of seven different wings. On both the north and south sides of the building, three wings join with a common lounge. The two common lounges are linked by a seventh "crossover" wing. From overhead, the building is shaped like an elongated asterisk. While each wing is either male or female, each "house" (the north or south side of a single floor) includes both male and female wings. The building also houses a large cafeteria, study rooms, laundry facilities, and many public kitchens.

Missouri Hall opened its doors in 1965 as an all-male residence hall. Construction delays prevented the entire building from being ready for the 1965 season. Because only the north side had been finished, many students who were originally supposed to be housed on the south side instead had to share beds with other students in the on-campus apartments. Eventually those men were permitted to move into the building as construction was completed. Truman's Residential College Program, in its earliest manifestation, was located in Missouri Hall. With a high percentage of first year students each fall term, more students get their start at Truman in Missouri Hall than any other place on campus. During the mid 1990s, Missouri Hall was converted from an all-male dorm to the current coed facility.

A renovation of Missouri Hall began in the summer of 2006. This extensive renovation and addition project left the building unoccupied for the 2006-2007 academic year. In addition to behind the walls and cosmetic upgrades, the building now features retrofitted air conditioning, renovated bathrooms, wiring upgrades, and improved community spaces. Both laundry and kitchen facilities are located on each floor. With only minor tasks left to complete, the building opened on time this fall. While traditionally a building of predominately first year students, Missouri Hall had a strong upperclass renewal rate last year. The building does feature two houses available only for first-year students, but the majority of the students will be upperclassmen for the first time in many years.

Blanton-Nason-Brewer

Blanton-Nason-Brewer (aka BNB), offers three floors of suite-style living arrangements to students, but is currently closed for renovations and will reopen as a co-ed building upon completion. Originally three separate buildings it will, upon completion of the renovation, appear as one building with integrated crossovers. The north wing, Brewer Hall, is primarily populated by members of Greek organizations. The east and south wings, respectively Nason Hall and Blanton Hall, will be single sex by suite. The residence hall is slated to re-open in the Fall of 2008.

Grim Hall

Grim Hall is the smallest residence hall on campus, with a capacity of 68 residents. It is also unusual in its hardwood flooring and house-like appearance. Originally a dormitory for nurses at the adjacent Grim-Smith Hospital, it was later acquired by the University in the 1930s. For many years Grim was also the "International Dorm" by striving to maintain a population of at least one third foreign students. Because of its small size, Grim Hall sometimes feels more like a coed fraternity than a large housing complex; much of its personality comes from its residents differentiating it from the large dormitories.

West Campus Suites

The West Campus Suites, just northwest of Centennial Hall, opened its doors to 416 students in Fall 2006. The first three floors house mostly upperclassmen, and the top floor in the four-story building houses first-year students. Each room (with the exception of single rooms for eight student advisors and apartments for the hall director and community coordinator) consists of two bedrooms attached to a central living room, sink, kitchen cabinets, large bathroom, and independent climate control systems. Each floor has its own dedicated lounge, study rooms, laundry facilities, trash and recycling center, campus events bulletin board, and end-of-the-hall study carrels containing computers with internet access.

Other Living Options

Apartments

Truman offers the option of three campus-owned apartments for student living: Randolph, Campbell, and Fair. Randolph and Campbell Apartments provide residents with a kitchen area, while students living in Fair Apartments use their meal plan to eat on campus. Fair is located across the street from Violette Hall, Campbell is located next to the tennis courts, and Randolph is located behind Dobson Hall.

Farm Hall

Located at the University Farm, only a handful of students, often majors in agricultural science, live here each year. Their work on the farm helps them gain useful first-hand experience, as well as help pay for room and board.

Student organizations

Truman is host to a variety of student organizations. The Greek community contains almost 20% of the campus in nineteen fraternities and eleven sororities[2]. There are numerous other professional, religious, honorary, cultural, and special interest organizations on campus [3].

Bulldog Party

The Bulldog party is a student advocacy group at Truman State University.^[1][2] Since 1999] the Bulldog Party nominee for student government president has won 4 times (in 2001,2004,^[3]2005,2006^[4]).^[5][6] The Bulldog Party has been lobbying the Missouri government since to secure a voting student representative on the governing board of all Missouri universities.^[7] Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Greek Life

There are sixteen on-campus fraternities and eleven sororities. The fraternities are governed by the Interfraternal Council (IFC), which includes the twelve nationally recognized greek fraternities on campus: Alpha Gamma Rho, Alpha Kappa Lambda, Alpha Tau Omega, Beta Theta Pi, Delta Chi, Lambda Chi Alpha, Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Tau Gamma, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Phi Kappa Theta, Phi Kappa Tau, Phi Lambda Phi and Phi Sigma Kappa. The sorotities are governed by the Panhellenic Council, which is made up of five internationally recognized sororities on campus: Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Delta Zeta, Sigma Kappa, and Sigma Sigma Sigma. The organizations do service around the community, provide leadership on campus, and provide a social outlet for students. Alpha Gamma Rho (ΑΓΡ) is a social-professional fraternity in the United States, with over 65 university chapters. ... Alpha Kappa Lambda (ΑΚΛ) is an American collegiate social fraternity for men founded at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1914. ... ATΩ (Alpha Tau Omega) is an American fraternity. ... Beta Theta Pi (ΒΘΠ) is a social collegiate fraternity that was founded at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, USA, where it is part of the Miami Triad which includes Phi Delta Theta and Sigma Chi. ... Delta Chi (ΔΧ) (del-ta kai) or D-Chi is an international college social fraternity formed on October 13, 1890 at Cornell University initially as a professional fraternity for law students. ... Lambda Chi Alpha (ΛΧΑ), headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is one of the largest mens general fraternities in North America with more than 250,000 initiated members and chapters at more than 300 universities. ... Pi Kappa Phi is a national social fraternity that was founded in the spirit of nu phi, meaning non-fraternity. ... Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity or Sig Tau is a U.S. all-male college social fraternity founded on June 28, 1920 at University of Central Missouri (then known as Central Missouri State Teachers College). ... ΣΦΕ (Sigma Phi Epsilon), commonly nicknamed SigEp or S-P-E, is a social fraternity for male college students in the United States. ... Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE or Teke, pronounced T-K-E or IPA , as in teak wood) is a college fraternity with chapters in the USA, and Canada, and affiliation with a German fraternity system known as the Corps of the Weinheimer Senioren Convent (WSC). ... Phi Kappa Theta (ΦΚΘ) is a national social fraternity with over 50 chapters and colonies at universities across the United States. ... Phi Kappa Tau (ΦΚΤ) is a U.S. national college fraternity // Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity (commonly called Phi Tau) was founded in the Union Literary Society Hall of Miami Universitys Old Main Building in Oxford, Ohio on March 17, 1906. ... Phi Sigma Kappa (ΦΣK) is a fraternity devoted to three cardinal principles: the promotion of Brotherhood, the stimulation of Scholarship, and the development of Character. ... Alpha Gamma Delta (ΑΓΔ) Founded in 1904, Alpha Gamma Delta is an international fraternity for women dedicated to academic excellence, leadership development, high ideals and sisterhood. ... Alpha Sigma Alpha (ΑΣΑ) is a US national sorority founded on November 15, 1901 at Longwood College (now University) in Farmville, Virginia. ... Delta Zeta (ΔΖ) is a college sorority founded on October 24, 1902, at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. ... Sigma Kappa (ΣΚ) is a sorority founded in 1874 at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. ... Sigma Sigma Sigma (ΣΣΣ), also known as Tri Sigma or Sigma, is a national American women’s sorority with membership of more than 92,000 members (as of August 1, 2006). ...

Debate

A notable feature of Truman State University is its debate team. With a history of excellence stretching back to the late 1800s, Truman has won two national titles in parliamentary debate, competing in the National Parliamentary Debate Association national tournament. Truman won the 2000 NPDA final round on a 7-0 decision, as well as the 2004 NPDA final round on a 9-0 decision. // Invention of the Jacquard loom in 1801. ... Debate (North American English) or debating (British English) is a formal method of interactive and position representational argument. ... The National Parliamentary Debate Association (NPDA) is one of the two national intercollegiate parliamentary debate organizations in the United States. ... The National Parliamentary Debate Association (NPDA) is one of the two national intercollegiate parliamentary debate organizations in the United States. ... The National Parliamentary Debate Association (NPDA) is one of the two national intercollegiate parliamentary debate organizations in the United States. ...

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Quiz Bowl

After two years, Truman finally won the College Bowl (CBI) Region 11 Championship in 2004, and placed 7th at Nationals. ACO won its first outright NAQT ICT Division I invitation in 2005, and repeated as College Bowl Regional Champions that same year. At the CBI National Championship, Truman placed fourth and senior Matt Magruder became the first All-American College Bowl player. ACO successfully hosted its first high school quiz bowl tournament in the Fall of 2006 and has continued this tradition every semester since. College Bowl is a format of college-level quizbowl run and operated by College Bowl Company, Incorporated. ... National Academic Quiz Tournaments (LLC) is a question-writing and quizbowl organizing company founded by former players in 1996. ...

Truman State ACO is restarting its tradition of hosting the college tournament, Brainal Leakage, which this year was a mirror of Princeton's PARFAIT tournament. The 2007 event saw 10 teams from Illinois, WashU, Drake, Minnesota, UMR, and Kansas State compete in Violette Hall with Illinois A emerging as the champion with a perfect 9-0 record. On January 26th, 2008, ACO is set to host a mirror of Penn Bowl, another important national tournament that promises to bring many top schools to compete in Kirksville.

Campus media

Publications include Detours, a travel magazine published each semester, the Index, the weekly newspaper distributed every Thursday, and the student literary annual, Windfall. Academic periodicals include the quarterly Sixteenth Century Journal, and GHLL, the Green Hills Literary Lantern, an annual venue for fiction and poetry, recently moved from print to online format. Broadcast media include two radio stations—the alternative format KTRM 88.7 FM "The Edge" and 89.7 FM, and Dobson Radio 107.5 FM, as well as a National Public Radio feed of KBIA-FM in Columbia. Its range extends roughly ten miles (15 km) from campus. The University maintains an information channel, where News 36, a half-hour television news program, airs twice a week. The Truman State University Index is a weekly student newspaper distributed at Truman State University and throughout the Kirksville, Missouri community. ... KTRM is an FM non-commercial/educational radio station operated by students at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri. ... NPR redirects here. ...

Alternative media options include The Monitor, an alternative newspaper which has been around since 1995, and is published mostly online, as well as "Gadfly", a cultural magazine.

A Cappella Groups

Truman's a cappella groups carry a strong cult following due to their ability to energize a crowd with their voiced versions of contemporary songs. True Men, the all-male a cappella group was the first to be founded on campus, followed by Minor Detail, the all female group, and Sweet Nothings, the co-ed group on campus. Each group now carries their large fan bases and maintain good relations with each other.

Yearbook

The Echo yearbook, whose funding was reallocated by the administration in March 2007, will be published through spring 2007. The Echo has been published continuously on campus since 1909.

Athletics

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Truman is a member of NCAA Division II and plays in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association conference. The athletic department sponsors 21 teams (11 men's and 10 women's) more than any other school in Missouri. Among Truman's most recent successes include: four regional championships for women's volleyball, a regional berth for men's basketball in 2006, and undefeated regular seasons for both men's and women's soccer. In March 2006, the women's swim team won their sixth consecutive national title, beating rival Drury University after losing to them earlier in the year. The team holds the record for most national titles won in their division.[4] [5] The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) is a college athletic conference which operates in the midwestern United States (in the states of Kansas and Missouri). ... Drury University is a private liberal arts college in Springfield, Missouri. ...

Indoor sports are played in the Pershing Arena (named for general John J. Pershing who attended Truman the 1880s). Indoor sports include: Men and women's Swimming, Wrestling (M), Volleyball (W), and Basketball (M/W). Outdoor offerings are; Soccer (M/W), Golf (M/W), Football, Baseball, Softball, Track (M/W), Cross-country (M/W), and Tennis (M/W). Stokes Stadium is the site for home football games and track meets. John Joseph Black Jack Pershing (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948) was an officer in the United States Army. ...

In addition to intercollegiate athletics, recreational teams exist for lacrosse, rugby union (Bulls and Bullets), roller hockey, Ultimate (JujiTSU and TSUnami), men's volleyball and men's and women's soccer. For other uses, see Lacrosse (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... Roller Hockey is a form of hockey played on a dry surface using skates with wheels. ... Ultimate (sometimes called ultimate Frisbee in reference to the trademarked brand name) is a non-contact competitive team game played with a 175 gram flying disc. ...

Truman students passed a resolution in the Spring of 2007, adding a $50/semester fee to all students taking six or more credit hours to help support athletic facilities on campus. The addition of lights to Stokes Stadium was one of the first projects completed with the help of the student athletic fee.

Notable Alumni

• Robert J. Behnen, a genealogist and former Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives;
• James Carter, current deputy undersecretary for international affairs at the United States Department of Labor's bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), formerly deputy assistant secretary of economic policy at the United States Department of the Treasury and associate director at the White House National Economic Council;
• John W. Cauthorn, a former Republican member of the Missouri State Senate;
• Lenvil Elliott, former professional American football player who played running back for nine seasons in the NFL.
• Jenna Fischer, actress, best known for her role as Pam Beesly, in the U.S. adaptation of The Office;
• Kevin C. Fitzpatrick, a non-fiction writer best known for his research of Dorothy Parker and the Algonquin Round Table.
• Harry Gallatin, Truman men's basketball player, NBA player for the New York Knicks and the Detroit Pistons, coach of the New York Knicks, and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame;
• Alphonso Jackson, 13th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) serving under George W. Bush, resigned amid allegations of political favoritism;
• Glen Jacobs, WWE wrestler best known as "Kane", played both football and basketball for Truman;
• Harry H. Laughlin, was a leading American eugenicist in the first half of the 20th century;
• Rebecca McClanahan, RN and professor of Nursing, and current Democrat member of the Missouri House of Representatives;
• Mike Morris, former long snapper for the Minnesota Vikings and is a current radio host on KFAN in Minneapolis.
• Al Nipper, a Major League Baseball coach and a former pitcher who played for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians.
• Ken Norton, boxer, one of the few to beat Muhammad Ali;
• General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing, American Army Officer who achieved rank of General of the Armies;
• Mary Rhodes Russell, judge on the Supreme Court of Missouri, appointed in 2004 and retained in 2006.
• Rhonda Vincent, bluegrass singer, International Bluegrass Music Association's female vocalist of the year 2000-2006.

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See also

• Liberal arts colleges
• The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America, a book by David Horowitz that mentions TSU professor Marc Becker

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References

1. ^ Bulldog Party Alumni Association
2. ^ Bulldog Party
3. ^ http://index.truman.edu/PDF/2003-2004/April22/Page%2011.pdf
4. ^ Elections bring new members, issues to Senate - News
5. ^ Alliance party dominates elections - News
6. ^ ONLINE UPDATE Szewczyk wins Student Senate presidency - News
7. ^ Groups lobby for BOG student vote - News

External links

• Official website
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• Truman State Athletics
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• Campus Map
• Truman Index Newspaper