I would like to welcome you to the Student Success Center at Truman State University. Thank you for visiting our web site. Take your time and explore; I hope you will find the information and resources useful. My sincerest hope is that we might find ways to assist you in becoming a more efficient learner and help further develop skills that create and maximize your academic success. 

 A student's education at Truman State University is the result of a complex process of teaching and learning marked by tremendous diversity of methodology, content, and structure. Students must adapt to each educational situation to excel and create their academic success.  This education takes place not only in classrooms but also in the laboratories of scientists, the studios of artists and musicians, in health care agencies, in faculty offices, and throughout the state. Much of this education takes place within credit-bearing courses ranging from formal lecture to small discussion group to one-on-one individual studies, much of it also takes place in more informal-but certainly not less important-activities relating to undergraduate and graduate research. At Truman State University, students learn in an environment where research, creative work, and teaching are inseparable facets of the learning experience for both students and faculty. 

Because of diverse approaches to education and this increased expectation and rigor of academic tasks, students often need to expand their study skills and strategies that allow them to work smarter and continue to grow as a student.

The Truman Student Success Center is an academic support program designed to promote your success.  We will not only support you academically in your coursework, but also showcase alternative ways to interact with course material to maximize your potential and academic outcomes.  If you are in need of academic support, want to enhance study skills and strategies, or need a distraction free area to study, stop by 1st floor of Kirk Building and visit your Success Center. 

Todd S. Phillips
Director, Truman Student Success Center