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What's Happening at Truman

Check out all the great things happening around campus and throughout our community.

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Tru Crime Day Provides Interactive Look at the Justice System

The first-ever Tru Crime Day, sponsored by Interdisciplinary Studies and Criminal Justice Studies, will take place on campus March 26.

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SAB to Host Battle of the Bands

SAB will host Battle of the Bands from 6-8 p.m. March 4 in the Student Union Building Georgian Rooms.

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Entrepreneur Speaker Series Features Alumnus

Brian Gardner will speak from 12-1:20 p.m. March 18 in the Doug & Diane Villhard Innovation Lab located in the Pickler Memorial Library, as part of the TRU-Entrepreneur Speaker Series.

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Applications Open for Summer Grants-In-Aid-of-Scholarship and Research

The Office of Student Research is accepting applications for Grants-in-Aid of Scholarship and Research (GIASR).

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"Truman is a liberal arts and sciences school that gives you a vast array of skills that prepare you for the future."
Mitchell Heberer

Class of ‘21

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