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Getting Involved

There are several ways to get involved on campus.Below are some general areas that students can be-come involved as early as the first week on campus.Your building’s Hall Senate is a student government which provides programming and events gearedtowards residents in that community. They are also great mediums for advocating changes within thehalls. You can be involved as a representative from your house or by serving on the executive commit-tee.

The Residence Hall Association (RHA) is the parent organization for the Hall Senates. RHA servesin a unique capacity as the central student government for all on-campus residents. RHA is the combi-nation of a programming body and a policy forming body all wrapped into one organization. RHA iscomprised of students elected by fellow residents. This organization is a great opportunity to get in-volved in Residence Life on a larger scale! To learn more about RHA, visit http://rha.truman.edu.

There are several opportunities for employment within your hall as well. Each hall has scholarship,work-study, and institutionally paid employment opportunities available. Possible options for work in-clude, but are not limited to: Residence Hall Desk Attendant; Night Monitor; Hall Staff Assistant; or Re-ceptionist/Clerical workers in the Residence Life Office. Applications for these jobs as well as otheron-campus employment are available at https://trupositions.truman.edu/jobs. Working for Residence Lifeprovides the convenience of living close to where you work, as well as providing a flexible schedule.Talk to your Hall Director when you arrive on campus for more information.

Greek Life strives to provide guidance and support for students’ out-of-classroom involvement. Stu-dent Affairs staff works in partnership with 30 Greek organizations to develop programs and policiesthat encourage a sense of belonging, promote self-governance, challenge students to gain new skillsand knowledge, and enable students to participate in positive individual and societal change. You canlearn more about the Greek organizations on campus by visiting http://greeklife.truman.edu.

The Student Recreation Center provides programs and services for en-hancing the health and well-being of students, faculty, and staff. The FitnessWellness Program offers wellness workshops, personal training, and amyriad of non-credit classes from step aerobics to martial arts. IntramuralRecreational Sports sponsors healthy competition in individual and teamsport activities. The Student Recreation Center contains many areas forself-directed activity: a three-court hardwood floor gym, jogging track, aero-bics/dance studio, auxiliary court gym with multipurpose floor, and a weightroom and fitness area filled with state-of-the-art exercise equipment. Foradditional information, visit http://recreation.truman.edu.

The Center for Student Involvement (CSI) is a central resource forTruman’s 250+ active student organizations. These organizations aregrouped in the following categories:� Campus Media� Cultural� Departmental/Professional� Greek Governing Boards� Greek Social Fraternities and Sororities� Honorary� Recreational/Sports� Religious� Residence Life Environment� Service� Special Interest� Student Government/Political

Each semester begins with an Activities Fair which is an opportunity forstudents to learn more about Truman’s student organizations. As part of theoverall Student Union program, the CSI provides programs and services inthe areas of campus programming, student organizations, leadership develop-ment, and recognition programs. The CSI is housed in the Student Union,and advises the student activities fee-funded Student Activities Boardthat provides entertainment for the student body. In addition, the CSI advisesthe Funds Allotment Council. The Center for Student Involvement alsocoordinates volunteer opportunities through the SERVE Center. More information about the CSI can be found at http://stu-dentinvolvement.truman.edu.

Athletics is committed to enhancing the University’s commitment to a lib-eral arts and sciences education by providing a positive experience for over450 student athletes. Truman State University is a member of the NationalCollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II and is a charter memberof the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA). Athleticssponsors 20 different sports teams. Men’s sports include football, basketball,swimming, soccer, tennis, baseball, cross-country, indoor/outdoor track, andwrestling. Women’s sports include volleyball, basketball, swimming, soccer,tennis, golf, softball, and cross-country/ indoor/outdoor track. For more in-formation, visit http://gobulldogs.truman.edu.

The Kirksville Community has much to offer students as well. Check outhttp://www.truman.edu/pages/105.asp to find out more about Kirksville.

Getting Involved On Campus and In Your Community

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