Truman State University Top Questions

The best thing about Truman is the fact that it is academically challenging, but not ridiculously so. I had no trouble making mostly As and a few Bs while still having time for fun and extracurriculars. If I could change one thing about Truman, I would renovate all of the academic and residence buildings. The administration currently is doing just that, so it's important for students to be patient about it! As far as school pride, Truman doesn't have a lot because our athletic teams are Div. II, and we rarely win much of anything except in women's swimming and women's volleyball. The football games are a lot of fun to attend, though, and there are several renovations going on to our stadium including brand-new lighting and field turf coming soon!

Truman is home. When I walk across the quad and duck as a frisbee almost hits me, I feel at home. When I open up the "Index" on Thursday mornings and read that Truman has won yet another swimming championship, I feel at home. When I sit a boiling hot or freezing cold classroom in McClain, I feel at home. When I sneak Taco Bell into the library, I feel at home. When I watch friends perform in theater productions in Ophila Parrish I feel at home. Truman is home to me in so many ways. Yes, there are buildings and policies that have room from improvement but thats part of its charm. Small things, like the face of Missouri Hall, may change but overall the heart of Truman stays the same.

Truman is a great place to get a great education. It is in a really small town, so you have to be creative to have fun. You cannot get by being a lame person and pretending to be cool by going to clubs or bars all the time. You have to bond with other students and create your own fun.

You are definitely not a number at Truman. My advisor knows my name whn running into to eachother off campus. Many of my teachers will say hello and some stop to chat when seen on campus. I've also met staff taht will talk to you if waiting in line at the store. Truman is small enough that we can enjoy the classes and the familiarity but big enough that there are so many options for one to fill their time with. You have to try not to be invovled. Most time on campus is spent either with friends or studying. Basic fact about Truman...you have to study hard. Academia is great, but I wish the school was more supportive of its athletics. Besides football, volleyball, and basketball I've havent seen much attendance to athletic events.

I really like that Truman seems small, but in actuality is pretty large. You can walk across campus in 10 minutes and none of my classes are very big, but on the other hand there's 6000 undergrads-that's a lot! I don't think people know of Truman. If I say I go there, usually they ask where that is, and then they say they've never heard of Kirksville. I think then they assume it's some podunk college. However, if they have heard of Truman, they're impressed (usually because a relative or a friend goes there). It's DEFINITELY a college town. There is no doubt about that. Kirksville is dead when school is out. Businesses reduce their hours, etc. I think some of the locals have attitudes with Truman students, because they assume we're all brats who order them around and think we're better than them, but that's really not the case. Everyone I know is always polite to people-no matter who they are. I think there is a lot of school pride, it just isn't as overt as at some other colleges. Our sports teams, for the most part (there are exceptions), don't do so well. I don't think anyone can say they came here for the athletics. There's an interesting dynamic here. There's hardcore KU fans, and hardcore MU fans, and various other colleges-people have a lot of pride in colleges other than Truman. But when it all comes down to it, we all chose Truman not because of sports, but because we know we're getting a good education. Perhaps a better education here than at those state schools. And that's where our pride comes in.

The big picture is that you want college to make you stand out of the crowd when you go to get a career. While it's important to have fun, you don't want to blow these years by being drunk and skipping class. College is where we go to become adults, not to experience the "best years of our lives." Most of my time up here is spent in class, doing homework, working and hanging out with friends. I think Truman's administration is fine, but keep in find every administration is committed to making as much money as they can. Missouri is currently ranked 47th in the nation for state funding of education, so the universities are scrambling to cover costs. Truman definitely wants your money and will say and do almost anything to get it. They will not lower their standards for admission though. Their reputation is everything. Not a lot of school pride. There are the dedicated few who are hardcore, but this school is about academics, not so much sports. Biggest student complaints: -Losing scholarships -Crappy Parking -It's hard -Small, boring town

The best thing about Truman is the size. It is big enough that its not like high school and classes are around 20 to 30 people. But its also small enough that you will see at least 5 people you know on your way to class in the morning. When people find out that I go to Truman they never know where it is. So i have to explain to them that its basically in the middle of nowhere. Or people say, "oh you go to Truman. Do you know so and so?" I know its a big school but no I don't know everyone on campus. The town of kirksville definitely survives because its a college town. The biggest controversy on campus is the security of the dorms. One of the dorms actually had a couple crime incidents this year including theft and a sexual intruder. There is not a whole lot of school pride on the athletic side. No one really goes to sporting events. But I do feel that 90{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of students at Truman love it there. One experience that i will always remember was when brother Jed came to campus. There was a big riot on the quad. Even though he was bashing students and making outrageous comments, everyone stuck together and banned against him. It really showed that no matter if you know/like the other person or not, you share a bond with these people just because you both have experienced the truman as a community.

the school is not too small. there are too many people to know all of them, so i have found a great group of friends, and i know no one who has not done so. the town is so small, you have to make your own fun. the best part of the campus is its proximity to thousand hills state park.

I absolutely love Truman. Because the student body is so diverse and intellectual everyone seems to be open to almost anything. Nothing seems too controversial to talk about. Especially in class since the sizes are so small we get to have in depth meaningful conversations with our teachers and eachother that matter, and help our education continue. Kirksville is definitely a college town. There isn't much to Kirksville however I love it because (having lived in saint louis all my life) I like being able to walk a few minutes down the road and seeing a lot of the main stores in town. One complaint that I hear from students is that Truman's expectations are too high. I know I often feel that if I put the same work and effort into another school (like mizzou) I would have an A. Basically it is agreed among most students that whatever letter grade you have here is one higher than that in reality.

Well the administration kinda sucks because they are completely against the Greek System. When Brother Jed comes to campus and tells us were all going to hell because we fornicate it's pretty funny.