Staff

Laura Bates

Director of the Student Union and Campus Activities, lbates@truman.edu

  • Oversees all services provided by the Union & Involvement Services and Student Union
  • Advisor to the Student Government and the Fraternity and Sorority Life Community
  • Provides support to students and organizations
  • Resource person for all Student Involvement programs, resources and services
Educational background: B.S. in Business Administration from Meredith College; M.A. in College Student Development from Appalachian State University  

Johnny McElhany

Assistant Director of Union and Involvement Services, jmcelhany@truman.edu

  • Responsible for coordinating and overseeing space allocation, technology, and client management services ensuring access to campus space for programmatic and community building pursuits
  • Oversees conferences and event services
  • Manages operations of the SERVE Center
  • Provides support for Student Union Building facility needs
  • Provides support for aspects of Student Union Building facility needs and issues
Educational background: B.S. in Political Science from Appalachian State University

Contact

General U&I Contact Emails

The Union & Involvement Services reports directly to the Student Life Office. For more information about Student Life, please visit the Student Life website.

Jobs

Looking for Employment?

We are usually always looking for talented and driven individuals to join our amazing staff made up of mostly students! Browse our current openings and keep on the look out for more!

Go to trupositions.truman.edu, and apply the location filter "Student Union."