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

First school building, Cumberland Academy

Map of Missouri State Normal School of the First District

Map of Northeast Missouri State Teachers College

Map of Northeast Missouri State University

Biographies

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

Building Names

Learn about the origins of campus buildings, as well as their namesakes.

Traditions

Laying of the Wreath, the Flame to the Second Century, and the Joseph Baldwin statue all have unique significance to our university.