Student Services

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Student Affairs is responsible for the administration of a variety of facilities, services, and activities designed to enhance the out-of-class experiences of students. Student Affairs programs and services include Campus Recreation, Center for Student Involvement, Greek Life, ID Office, Leadership Development and Student Activities, Multicultural Affairs, Office of Citizenship and Community Standards, Residence Life, SERVE Center, Student Health Center, Student Union, University Career Center, University Counseling Services, and the Women’s Resource Center.

In addition to serving as advocates for student needs, Student Affairs contributes to the liberal arts and sciences culture of Truman State University through emphasizing the holistic development of students. Through services, activities, and programming Student Affairs offer students opportunities to connect with Truman and the surrounding community; explore cultural and other forms of human diversity; demonstrate intellectual competence and reflective judgment; practice habits that promote physical, emotional, social and spiritual well-being; and develop skills of effective leadership and responsible citizenship.

The Student Affairs Office is located in 112 Kirk Building, phone (660) 785-4111, or online at http://saffairs.truman.edu.

Campus Recreation provides programs, facilities, and services for enhancing the health and well being of students faculty, and staff. The Fitness/Wellness Program offers wellness workshops, personal training, and a myriad of noncredit classes from step aerobics to martial arts and dance. Intramural Recreational Sports sponsors healthy competition in individual and team sport activities. The Student Recreation Center contains many areas for self-directed activities: three-court hardwood floor gym, jogging track, aerobics/dance studio, auxiliary gym with multipurpose floor, and a weight room and fitness areas filled with exercise equipment. Supported primarily by student fees, Truman students, faculty and staff have a voice in the operation of the Student Recreation Center through the Recreation Center Advisory Committee. For more information call (660)785-4847.

The Career Center, located in the McKinney Center, assists students and alumni in exploring career paths compatible with individual skills, interests and values, and helps them in investigating internships, full-time employment, and graduate school possibilities.

The Career Center coordinates campus interviews, sponsors career fairs, posts job opportunity listings, and offers workshops on career planning, job search, and graduate school admissions topics. An extensive career resource library supplies tools useful for establishing networks of information and contacts, and features a computerized system of interactive guidance and information. Staff are available for individualized assistance ranging from critiquing résumés to conducting mock interviews.

As part of the overall Student Union program, the Center for Student Involvement provides programs and services in the areas of campus programming, student organizations, and leadership development and recognition programs. Student Involvement also advises Connections, Homecoming Committee, First-year Activities Coordinating Team, and SERVE Center.

It is the policy of the University to make every effort to comply with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, which state that no qualified person with a disability shall, on the basis of disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity which receives or benefits from Federal assistance. The Americans with Disabilities Act defines a person with a disability as someone who (a) has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits that person in one or more major life activities (such as walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, working, performing manual tasks and caring for oneself), (b) has a record of such an impairment, or (c) is regarded as having such an impairment.

Disability Services helps address the needs of individuals with disabilities and provides guidance and support for adjustment to the University community. A general list of services may include, but would not be limited to, recording of written materials for individuals with visual impairments; providing note-takers; special arrangements for test taking; adaptive living arrangements; referral and assistance with adaptive technology; and other services according to the needs of the individual. For assistance in accessing University services or programs, please contact the office located in the Student Health Center, McKinney Building, phone (660)785-4478, e-mail vwehner@truman.edu.

Upon acceptance, students with diagnosed learning disabilities may gain access to support programs by contacting the Disability Services Office and providing the following documentation:

1. A comprehensive psycho-educational evaluation conducted within the past three years by a licensed psychologist; or,
2. Verification that the student was diagnosed by a licensed psychologist or credentialed special education professional using commonly recognized protocols, and received services within the past three years as a learning disabled student; and,
3. Any relevant educational, medical, or diagnostic records which would provide additional information.

If these criteria cannot be satisfied, students may present the results of a current evaluation performed at their own expense by a licensed psychologist to the Disability Services Office for verification of a learning disability.

Students already enrolled at Truman State University who suspect that they have a specific learning disability should seek assistance from the Disability Services Office, where they can be referred to a licensed psychologist. The results of the evaluation will be submitted to the Disability Services Office for verification of learning disability status.

Cafeterias which serve the residence halls are open to all students, faculty, and staff. Off-campus meal plans are available to students who do not live in University housing and may be purchased at the Cashier’s window of the Business Office. Students who live in residence halls are issued a student photo identification card which they must bring with them to each meal. Students living in the residence halls have the option of a 215 block meal plan with 50 dining dollars, a 165 block meal plan with 100 dining dollars, 140 block meal plan with 150 dining dollars, or 750 dining dollars. The dining dollars include a designated amount of additional funds that can be used during designated times and Sunday evenings at Mainstreet Market, Jazzman’s, Freshens, and the Convenience Stores to purchase additional food, or in the Residence Halls for meals outside of their chosen meal plan. A 165 block meal plan with 100 dining dollars is available for students living in Campbell and Randolph apartments and off campus.

Transferability is available in the Mainstreet Market in the Student Union and the Convenience Stores for persons holding meal cards. Credit allowances and hours are posted in the Market. A variety of fast-food type products as well as conventional entrees are available to everyone at a reasonable charge. Also available to all students, faculty and staff is a declining balance program called Bonus Bucks. Bonus Bucks may be purchased from the Food Service Office in increments of $50. Bonus Bucks can be used in the residence hall cafeterias, in Mainstreet Market of the Student Union Building, or at the Convenience Stores.

The Student Health Center, located mid-campus in the McKinney Center, is staffed by a physician, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and a medical secretary. The Center is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. when classes are in session. Visits to the clinic are on an appointment basis or through regularly scheduled walk-in clinics. Students are charged a nominal fee for physicals, laboratory testing, allergy injections, and for most medications dispensed or treatments performed.

All incoming students are required to submit a confidential medical history which includes proof of immunizations. Students who do not provide the required information will be blocked from class registration for the following semester. Students requesting a waiver from the immunization policy for medical or religious reasons must have titers performed. In the event of a disease outbreak, any student who is not immune by titer or proof of immunization may be required to leave campus due to state regulations.

The International Student Affairs Office (ISAO) promotes diversity on campus through the recruitment and support of international students and scholars. The ISAO provides services, including recruitment, admissions, orientation, immigration counseling, advising and programming to assist international students in their adjustment to the American academic system and American culture.

For more information, contact the International Student Affairs Office, Kirk Building 120. Phone: (660) 785-4215; Fax: (660) 785-5395; E-mail: intladmit@truman.edu. For online information, read the ISAO website at http://iso.truman.edu.

The mission of the Multicultural Affairs Center is twofold. First, by focusing on recruiting, supporting and retaining students of color (African-American, Native American, Asian American and Latino), the Center helps these students make the academic, social, and personal transition from high school to college and become active and successful throughout their Truman career. Just as important, the Center’s creative and thought-provoking programming seeks to create a pluralistic and integrated University environment and to foster understanding among the diverse populations of the Truman community.

Multicultural Affairs sponsors a wide variety of exciting programs. Examples of academic programming include the Scholastic Enhancement Experience (SEE); our ongoing collaboration with the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program; and Directions, an orientation program for freshmen from underrepresented populations. In additional, Multicultural Affairs sponsors a tutoring program, study halls, and a peer mentoring program. The department also sponsors programming to encourage a campus-wide understanding and appreciation of diversity. These include Montage, the annual freshman week program; Unity, the campus celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King; and heritage month activities spread throughout the year.

All vehicles parked in University parking lots are required to obtain and properly display a valid permit. Parking decals are sold at the Cashier’s Office in McClain Hall or at the Department of Public Safety, hours M-F 8:00am-2:30pm. Students and employees must have their license plate numbers and vehicle information when they register their vehicles. Visitors are requested to stop by the Department of Public Safety building and obtain a visitor parking permit. There is no charge for visitor permits.

The regulations pertain to all vehicles, including, but not limited to, motorcycles, motor scooters, mopeds, trucks, automobiles, and buses. A campus map with Parking and Traffic Regulations may be picked up any time at the Public Safety building or the Cashier’s Window or may be viewed on our Web page, http://police.truman.edu.

Students and faculty/staff who own, maintain or operate motor vehicles on the University campus are responsible for violations regardless of whether or not that individual had possession or was operating the motor vehicle at the time of the violation. It is the responsibility of the owner to advise any driver of University rules and regulations. Lack of space is not an acceptable excuse for violation of any parking regulation.

Parking decals remain the property of the University and are issued to park in designated areas. Parking decals serve as permission to park and do NOT guarantee a parking space close in proximity. Decals are NOT transferable from one vehicle to another.

Students have one week from the first day of the fall and spring semesters to register vehicles. After the initial registration period, a vehicle must be registered within 48 hours from the time it is brought to the University.

All vehicles in University parking lots must have up-to-date registration and should be operational. In the event that a vehicle becomes disabled, please notify the Department of Public Safety at (660) 785-4176.

The Truman ID card serves as a multipurpose identification card, library card, meal card (when a meal plan has been purchased), and laundry debit card (when cash value is added to the card). The card may also serve as an ATM/Debit card when the cardholder has a U.S. Bank checking account and the card is activated. The Truman ID Card Office is located in Kirk Building 112. The hours of operation are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m.

The ID cards are non-transferable and University property. As such, forgery, alteration, or misuse may result in disciplinary or monetary sanctions. The ID card should be carried at all times while on campus property to identify oneself when requested.

A $20.00 replacement fee is charged for lost and stolen cards. (The ID Office accepts checks or charges to your student account. Go to the University Cashier to pay with cash or credit card). A lost or stolen card should be reported to the ID Office, Kirk Building 112, (660) 785-4123. After office hours, a lost or stolen ID card should be reported to the Department of Public Safety, (660) 785-4176. If your Truman ID card has been lost or stolen and it has been activated to act as your U.S. Bank ATM/Debit card, notify U.S. Bank immediately at 1-800-872-2657.

The Student Union serves as a community center for Truman State University. Affectionately nicknamed “the SUB,” the Union fulfills its community role by supporting programs, meetings, and providing opportunities for dining, relaxation and personal development. The SUB administrative office serves as the nerve center for the Union. The SUB provides services ranging from the scheduling of events to the reserving of hall tables. The SUB also plays host to many services essential to student success. A wide variety of food service is available in the Union. Mainstreet Market Place is located on the main floor and provides a wide variety of dining choices. The Union also includes a coffee shop and smoothie stand on the main floor. The official Truman State University Bookstore is located on the lower level of the SUB. The top floor currently includes the Center for Student Involvement (CSI), which is responsible for supporting campus programming, the more than 200 student organizations, and student leadership. Also located in the Union are the offices for Student Senate, Student Activities Board, Funds Allotment Council, and the SERVE Center. The SUB will be continuing a renovation over the next few years to improve service and support.

A number of services are available to students or prospective students through the Assessment and Testing Office. Various standardized tests are administered via paper and pencil-based or computer-based modes of testing. In most cases, results can be interpreted to the student by testing personnel. Tests administered include:

1. Tests for college juniors and seniors as required by the University as part of the University Assessment Program.
2. Undergraduate admissions tests: American College Testing Program (ACT)
3. CLEP tests for course credit. (See Academic Policies and Procedures.) A brochure explaining opportunities for credit by examination is available from the Registrar’s Office or on their website at http://registrar.truman.edu.
4. National tests for admission to graduate and professional programs: Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT), Graduate Record Examination (GRE), Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT), Law School Admissions Test (LSAT), and the Miller Analogies Test (MAT).
5. National and state tests for students and the community for evaluating proficiencies, licensing or certifying purposes: actuarial exams, the Praxis Series exams, the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS), the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE), and the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX).
6. National examinations serving local community needs: The General Education Development (GED) high school equivalency tests for the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the ACT.
7. Correspondence exams for Truman students.

University Counseling Services (UCS) provides individual, group, and relationship counseling free of charge to all registered Truman students. In addition, the staff of UCS provides educational programming and consultation and referral services to the University community. UCS also sponsors a peer education program (STEP), which provides programs on sexual assault, diversity, and related issues. Visit the UCS website at http://ucs.truman.edu.

The Women’s Resource Center (WRC) works to broaden the minds of students, faculty, administrators, and staff by providing programs, services, and facilities to meet the educational, personal, physical, and safety needs of women on campus. The Center’s staff seeks to encourage the development of self-awareness, self-esteem, and self-confidence, promoting leadership opportunities, and serve as a catalyst for change. Located in Ryle Foyer, the WRC is unique because it was created by students, for students, and is run by students. For information call (660) 785-7224.

The Writing Center, located in McClain Hall 303, provides the University community with a comfortable environment for writers to talk and write. Writing Consultants work with writers at all levels of competence, from all disciplines, at any stage of the writing process – inventing, drafting, revising, and editing – or for sharing ideas about writing strategies and techniques. The Center serves writers either by appointment or during walk-in hours without an appointment. For more information, call (660) 785-4484.