What is Truman Week?
Truman Week is designed to help all first-year students, national and international, adjust to college life at Truman. This one-week program takes place the week before the fall semester begins and counts for one credit hour towards a student’s degree requirements. Students take part in classes, campus and community tours, a variety of social events, introductions to majors and other activities that introduce them to Truman. Students begin one of their fall semester courses with their college professor during Truman Week as to provide a supportive environment for the students’ academic transition to Truman. For freshman international students who come to Truman during the fall, Truman Week becomes a part of their Orientation, taking place after the formal international Orientation sessions. The Truman Week class and credit is only made available to beginning freshman, but the many social events throughout the week are open to international exchange and transfer students.
