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STEM Stoskopf begins as VPSA Truman gets NSF grant BY RYAN PIVONEY Staff Writer
Janna Stoskopf started as Truman State University’s new vice president for student affairs Jan. 11. Stoskopf previously served as assistant vice president and dean of student life at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota. She assumes the responsibilities of Lou Ann Gilchrist, who retired at the end of fall 2017. Stoskopf’s hiring was the result of an open search, the second process to fill the position after the first search during summer 2017 failed to do so. Stoskopf was selected by University President Sue Thomas and the VPSA Search Advisory Committee out of 19 candidates, said committee member Luis Ortiz. After the first attempt to find a new VPSA fell through, the committee was able to successfully narrow the pool down to two candidates with a second search, who were brought to campus. Ortiz said Stoskopf was more personable and well-qualified and took more of a student-first approach than the other candidate. Ortiz said the candidates were vetted on experience with crises, and Stoskopf stood out because of her experience with mental health and how much she focused on and valued it. Campus mental health is expected to be a priority in the near future. In a statement to TMN, Thomas said Stoskopf has relevant experience, is student-centered and made a terrific impression in her interview on campus. She said Stoskopf is to start by learning about the goals, operations and needs of different areas of student affairs. “She was the preferred candidate across all evaluations, and I am confident she will enhance the student
for scholarships BY DANA BARTCH Staff Writer
Photo by Lawrence Hu/TMN Janna Stoskopf speaks during her open forum at Truman State University in December before being hired as VPSA. experience and help to make Truman even better,” Thomas said in the statement. Stoskopf said her goal right now is to meet students, faculty and staff to better understand Truman life. “[Students] can expect openness and approachability,” Stoskopf said. “I like to go out and meet students where they are, but I also like them to feel comfortable coming in to visit me. They can expect a true student focus and a willingness to listen and collaborate on new ideas and hearing ways we can meet student needs better.” Stoskopf said she is not actively focusing on any one project just yet, but she said she hopes to get feedback from students in particular about where their needs are not sufficiently met.
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Vice President for Student Affairs: Campus Recreation Career Center Citizenship & Community Standards Counseling Services Dining
Health Center & Disability Services Multicultural Affairs Residence Life Student Union & Student Activities
Truman State University’s Science Technology Egineering and Mathematics program has received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation, part of which will provide financial aid for students. The grant will be implemented May 1, 2018, with the goal of helping alleviate the financial burden of students pursuing degrees in the STEM program and further developing the program to ensure students are well-equipped. To qualify for a STEM scholarship, students must go through an application process after applying to Truman, have the intention of majoring in the STEM field and score above a threshold on the math section of the ACT. “[Forty percent of the grant] goes toward a designated academic adviser for those students to help them navigate their courses because we within this program also do something called intrusive advising just to help them when they don’t know they need help,” said Stephanie Maiden, co-principal investigator and assistant professor of biology. “It also gives money for students who are going to apply to grad school, gives them application money in some places.” In addition, Maiden said the portion of the grant not reserved for scholarships will also be put toward creating a series of required courses for students to take that are research-based seminars, providing workshops with speakers from specific fields and several other community building activities. The STEM program has received previous NSF support and several other grants through the STEM Talent Expansion Programs office but never to this extent. “The previous version of this program was only a $500,000 [grant], and it was a program that was just two years, so students got funding for their freshman and sophomore year,” said Barbara Kramer, lead principal investigator of the grant and professor of chemistry. “This one now is allowing us to give funding through the entire four years that a student is a part of the program.”
New printing system uses ID cards, queue In an email sent to students during winter break, Truman State University’s Information Technology Services announced the launch of a new printing system. The new system, Pcounter, will not only reduce paper waste by eliminating the need for a cover sheet, but also allows students to print from mobile devices. In addition, the system uses Truman student IDs and a queue so students can be sure they print to the correct device.
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Connect your device to the Pcounter Printing System. For Windows devices, type “\\pcounter\ masterqueue” in the search bar of the start menu and hit enter. Enter in “truman\” followed by your username — for example “truman\abc1234” and your TruView password. The master queue window will pop up and setup is complete. For Mac devices, open system preferences from the Apple menu. Open the “Printers and Scanners” menu. Click “+” to add a printer. An “Add Printer” screen will open. Click “Advanced.” In the type bar, select “Windows printer via spools.” In the URL, type “smb://pcounter/masterqueue.” Select “Generic PCL Printer” in the use dropdown menu. Click add. Check the Duplexer box. Setup is complete.
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Using your Truman ID card, touch the ID to the proximity reader installed on the printer. The printer will then print the job from the master queue. You can also print from Print Release stations in Pickler Memorial Library or Violette Hall 2001 if you don’t have your ID.
Rates for printing will remain the same. Standard black and white pages will cost 10 cents each, duplex black and white pages will cost 7 cents each and color pages will cost 50 cents each. Each student will still begin the semester with $25 of printing credit. VOLUME 109 ISSUE 15 © 2018