School Names

Ever tell someone that you go to Truman and had them tell you they used to go to “Northeast” and wonder why? Truman has had seven different names in its time educating bright young minds in the Midwest. 

02 Sep 1867 – 26 June 1868
 
1868 – 29 Dec 1870
 
30 Dec 1870 – 20 May 1919
 
21 May 1919 – 31 Dec 1967
 
01 Jan 1968 – 12 Aug 1972
 
13 Aug 1972 – 30 Jun 1996
 
01 July 1996 –
North Missouri Normal School & Commercial College
 
North Missouri Normal School
 
Missouri State Normal School of the First District
 
Northeast Missouri State Teachers College
 
Northeast Missouri State College
 
Northeast Missouri State University
 
Truman State University

Learn more about former presidents of the university, as well as educators who served as the first professors at the Normal School in 1867. 

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.