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Since April 2009, the Presidential Search
Committee has been working
diligently to identify the top applicants
for the presidency of Truman State
University. Darrell W. Krueger has been
serving as president since Oct. 16, 2008,
and on Dec. 21, 2009, the Committee
announced its finalist for Truman’s next
president: Troy D. Paino, Provost and Vice
President for Academic Affairs at Truman
State University.
Following a national search, the
Committee―composed of 15 members of
the University community representing
faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the Board
of Governors―narrowed the pool of 66
applicants to five. Next, the Committee
performed due diligence checks including
phone reference and other background
information checks and conducted
interviews. Among the five candidates,
Paino and one other applicant stood out
Presidential Search Committee
Names Paino as Finalist
above all the rest. The
Committee invited both
candidates for on-campus
interviews, and Paino
accepted the Committee’s
invitation.
The Committee’s
announcement on Dec. 21
noted that Paino has provided
strong evidence that he has
the leadership experience and knowledge to
continue Truman's development as a
nationally recognized public liberal arts
university. In January, the Committee plans
to host a series of on-campus meetings and
forums in order for the University
community to have an opportunity to
interact with Paino.
Members of the Presidential Search
Committee include: Chair Kenneth L.
Read (’73), Board of Governors; Jim
Cherrington (’85), Alumni Association
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Board; Cheryl J. Cozette,
Board of Governors; Julia
DeLancey, professor of art;
Peter T. Ewell, Board of
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(’83), Board of Governors;
James Guffey, Faculty Senate
president/professor of
mathematics; Karen Haber,
Board of Governors; John
Hilton (’02), Board of Governors; Matthew
W. Potter (’96), Board of Governors; John
W. Siscel, III, Board of Governors; Cody
Sumter, Board of Governors student
representative; Mark S. Wasinger, Board of
Governors; Janice Weddle (’05, ’06), Staff
Council member; and Chuck Woods (’86),
former president of the Truman State
University Foundation Board.
For more information visit
http://governors.truman.edu/
presidentialsearchcommittee.asp.
Student Success Center Offers Variety of Academic Resources
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Truman now provides another
support system for the academic
success of its students. The Student
Success Center, located in Kirk Building,
offers a variety of programs and services to
help develop students’ individual learning
and classroom performance. A multi-faceted
peer academic support program, the center
provides individual and group tutoring,
supplemental instruction, peer mentoring,
study skills workshops, academic workshops
and weekly podcasts.
The center opened in fall 2009, and its
45 student workers provide tutoring. The
University hired Todd Phillips, director of
the Student Success Center, in 2008 to
begin laying the foundation for the center
and its programs.
“One of the things that Truman figured
out was that—since this is a highly selective
university—the majority of people
who come to Truman have never
struggled academically,” Phillips
said, explaining the reason for
having a success center at Truman.
“When [Truman students] start to
struggle, it’s a big deal,” he said.
“They’re motivated, they want to
do well, and so they’re willing to
do what it takes.”
Phillips said the center helps
students with a variety of
academic needs. “Some people
are here because they’re trying to survive in
a class that they’re in. Other people are
here because they’re surviving, but they
want to succeed and they want to do well,
and other people, they come in here
because they don’t want to just do well,
they want to be the best,” Phillips added.
Victor Adimoraegbu, Truman junior and
Student Success tutor, said he enjoys
interacting with other students and
engaging with course material. “It’s a winwin
situation when it comes to tutoring
because you not only help someone know it
better, but you also know it better yourself,”
Adimoraegbu said.
Phillips said he hopes the Success
Center, though still in its beginning
phases, can continue to evolve to
accommodate the needs of the Truman
community.
For more information, visit
http://successcenter.truman.edu/.
―Jesslyn Tenhouse
2 Truman Review