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Entrepreneur Speaker Series Returns with Start-up Founder and Investor Alumnus
Cody Sumter will kick off the 2024-25 Tru-Entrepreneur Speaker Series at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 11 in the Doug and Diane Villhard Innovation Lab in Pickler Memorial Library.
Theatre Schedule Features Comedy, Musicals, Myths and Nostalgia
From murder mysteries to mythological figures and childhood musical favorites, the 2024-25 Truman Theatre schedule offers something for all audiences.
“New” Piano is Music Department Crown Jewel
One of the Music Department’s Steinway D concert pianos returned to campus this summer after undergoing a complete rebuild. The piano is from 1922 and is believed to have been purchased the same year Kirk Building opened, since that was the main performance venue at the time.
High School Classmates Start Medical Careers with Truman Undergrad
Gracie LaFoe (left) and Lauren Reid pose for a picture on the campus of Palmyra High School. Longtime friends and members of the same graduating class, both students are planning to attend medical school after Truman.
Tech Byte: Protect Data With Good Practices
As a new academic year begins, IT Services is reminding all students and employees of steps they can take to be safe in the digital environment.
Mitchell Heberer
Class of ‘21