First-Year Experience
Truman’s first-year experience introduces new students to a rich intellectual community that inspires you to connect your academic interests to the world around you. Your quest for knowledge and your drive for success brought you to Truman. As you embark on a new educational journey and begin building your future, you’ll be challenged to explore your interests, hone your essential skills, and develop connections with your fellow students, faculty, and the broader community.
Building Connections
Summer Orientation
An important step in preparing for your arrival as a new Truman student is to participate in an orientation session. Designed to provide you and your family additional information and support for your transition to Truman, orientation is a required part of your Truman experience.
Truman Week
Truman Week is all about welcoming first-year and transfer students before returning students arrive on campus. A schedule of fun activities helps you connect with your new classmates as you get a feel for campus life.
First-Year Seminar
A course required of all new students, First Year Seminar encourages you to invest yourself in the Truman community of students, faculty, staff, and Kirksvillians. You’ll cultivate your habit of curiosity and discover why a liberal arts and sciences education is so successful at developing versatile thinkers and proactive doers.