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Check out all the great things happening around campus and throughout our community.

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Vienna Boys’ Choir to Perform in Lyceum Series

The world-famous Vienna Boys’ Choir will take the stage at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 in Baldwin Auditorium for the next installment of the Kohlenberg Lyceum Series.

Jeanette Hill

TRU-Entrepreneur Speaker Series Features Biotech Alumna

Jeanette (Robbins) Hill (’84) will speak from 12:30-1:20 p.m. Nov. 13 in the Doug & Diane Villhard Innovation Lab located in the Pickler Memorial Library, as part of the TRU-Entrepreneur Speaker Series.

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Theatre Season Features the Musical “Ride the Cyclone”

The Truman Theatre season will continue with the quirky, edgy musical, “Ride the Cyclone,” Nov. 7-9 and Nov. 15-17.

Christine Knapp

Alumna Returns as Visiting Ofstad Scholar

As part of the Ofstad Visiting Scholar Program, alumna Christine Knapp will present a lecture at 12 p.m. Nov. 15 in the Student Union Building Conference Room 3000.

Gokhan-Mulayim

Global Issues Colloquium Examines Turkey’s Private Security Industry

As part of the Global Issues Colloquium, Gokhan Mulayim will present a talk at 7 p.m. Nov. 7 in Violette Hall 1010 and via Zoom.

"Truman is a liberal arts and sciences school that gives you a vast array of skills that prepare you for the future."
Mitchell Heberer

Class of ‘21