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In 1985, when the passage of House Bill 196 changed the University’s mission from an open enrollment, regional, multipurpose university to Missouri’s only statewide public liberal arts and sciences institution, the name of the University was Northeast Missouri State University.

Only four years later, in 1972, it was renamed Northeast Missouri State University (NMSU). On June 20, 1985, Governor John Ashcroft signed legislation designating the university as Missouri's only statewide public liberal arts and sciences university .

Truman State University was founded in 1867 as North Missouri Normal School and Commercial College. The school went through a number of name changes and changes in scope over the following century. In 1972 the institution was renamed Northeast Missouri State University.

Truman State University, Missouri’s public liberal arts and sciences university, began September 2, 1867, when Joseph Baldwin opened the North Missouri Normal School and Commercial College. Truman bears a long history of name changes, each reflecting a …

In June 1995 Gov. Mel Carnahan signed legislation that changed the name of Northeast Missouri State University to Truman State University, effective July 1, 1996. The bill-signing wasthe culmination of an extensive study of the University name by internal and external groups.

Seal of Northeast Missouri State College January 1, 1968 to August 12, 1972 This painted, high-relief, blind-stamped seal is 16 inches in diameter and...

Learn about the origins of campus buildings, as well as their namesakes. Laying of the Wreath, the Flame to the Second Century, and the Joseph Baldwin statue all have unique significance to our university.

1978 Echo yearbook of Northeast Missouri State University, currently known as Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri.

1983 Echo yearbook of Northeast Missouri State University, currently known as Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri.