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Truman State University has had seven<\/strong> different names in its’ time educating bright young minds in the Midwest. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Learn more about former presidents of the university, as well as educators who served as the first professors at the Normal School in 1867.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Learn about the origins of campus buildings, as well as their namesakes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Laying of the Wreath, the Flame to the Second Century, and the Joseph Baldwin statue all have unique significance to our university.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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