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06/04/2026

Business education classes were very popular with bachelor’s and master’s degrees as well as one-year and two-year certificate programs being offered beginning in 1968. One of the skills these students learned was shorthand, and our photos shows students in two of these classes. One features instructor Dora Clark teaching shorthand, and the other shows students taking transcription using shorthand.

06/03/2026

Happy FIRST Summer Orientation day, Bulldogs!

This is your reminder that today we’ll have new incoming Fall students on campus today, registering for classes! Make sure to give them a proper Bulldog welcome!

Some of our campus restaurants will also be open!

Einstein’s in the SUB will be open from 9:45am-3:00pm
Starbucks in the library will be open from 1:00pm-5:00pm

Stop on by and enjoy, and cheer on our new Bulldogs!

06/02/2026

Summer classes have begun, Bulldogs! Give all of our summer students your support as they continue their educational journey!

Eight week summer courses started yesterday, June 1st.

The first five week courses and the ten week courses started last week, on May 26th.

The second five week courses begin on June 29th.

Happy studying, Bulldogs!

But wait, there's more!

The first session of this summer's Joseph Baldwin Academy will be starting this weekend, on Saturday, June 6th and ends on Friday June 26th.

Upward Bound students arrived on campus yesterday, June 1st, and will be here until June 26th.

Make sure you give all our campus scholars the warmest welcomes and wish them the best of luck!

06/01/2026

Welcome to June, Bulldogs!

It is our pleasure to inform you that this month we will be seeing our newly-admitted students on campus, and in the library especially! It's registration season for Truman's incoming freshman class!

We will be having summer orientations on:

June 3
June 9
June 15
June 18
June 24
June 29

Keep your calendars marked for those days, because not only will we be extra busy on campus, but we'll also have Starbucks and Einstein's Bagel Co. open!

Starbucks will be open from 1-5pm and Einstein's from 9:45am-3pm.

Those hours will be posted again on the orientation dates, as will a reminder that campus will be jam-packed with excited new freshmen! Come by and give them a warm welcome!

05/28/2026

These two photos are from the High School Senior Day held April 5, 1940. This annual recruitment event was for high school seniors in 25 northeast Missouri counties. About 1800 people attended and were treated to donuts before the opening assembly followed by an opera performed by the college students, then lunch, a tour of campus, songs from the choir ensemble, and a dance. The first photo shows high school seniors in line for donuts. The second photo has four faculty members in the foreground, left to right: Edward Avison, Ruth Curtis, Janet Leslie, Clifton Cornwell, Jr. (college student), and Otho Barnett.

05/27/2026

PIckler Memorial Library might be closed on Fridays, Bulldogs, but that doesn't mean the campus isn't bustling!

Come down on the 29th to see the Special Olympics Missouri opening ceremony at Stokes Stadium!

The gates open at 6:30pm and the opening ceremony begins at 7:30pm.

Truman State University is proud to host the second annual opening ceremony for the Special Olympics in Missouri, and hopefully Kirksville will continue to host the Special Olympics for many years to come!

Come on down and help give a big Bulldog welcome to the athletes!

05/26/2026

The library will be closed over the weekends, but you can stop by Monday-Thursday to find your summer reading books!

Summer Hours:
Monday-Thursday - 8:00am-6:00pm
Friday-Sunday - Closed

05/25/2026

Happy Memorial Day, Bulldogs. We hope you'll take the time to honor the fallen American servicemen on this important day.

Whether together with friends and family, or on your own, remembrance and reflection helps build mindfulness and gratitude for the lives lost to protect our freedoms.

Pickler Memorial Library is closed in honor of Memorial Day, but we will be open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and we hope to see you then.

05/21/2026

In honor of May being Get Caught Reading Month, this week’s photo shows the English faculty at NMSU in 1994. Did you have any classes with them? Seated: Alanna Preussner, Linda Seidel, Dona Truitt, Ben Bennani. Standing: Heinz Woehlk, Hugh Moore, Mary Lou Woehlk, Jim Barnes, Jeanne Lebow, Dennis Leavens, Ann McEndarfer, Chett Breed, Arnold Preussner.

05/20/2026

Hey there, Bulldogs- Pickler Library has an important question for you:

Are you missing your Echo yearbooks?

Most years from 1930-2007 are available from the Special Collections and University Archives department.

Email [email protected] with the years you need and your mailing address, and we can send them to you free of charge.

Take a stroll down memory lane and show your family and friends what your college days were like!

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Kirksville, MO
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