WHAT'S IN A NAME? A CASE STUDY IN CHANGING IDENTITIES

The members of the Northeast Missouri State University's Board of Governors had just received the report of the President's Commission to Study the University's Name. The commission concluded that the name was not congruent with the mission and recommended that a name change be pursue...

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Main Authors: Gilchrist, Neil D, Kerby, Debra
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Accreditation
Case studies
Colleges & universities
Higher education
Learning
Legislators
Legislatures
Name changes
Nonprofit organizations
Reputations
Schools
Students
Teachers
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Summary:The members of the Northeast Missouri State University's Board of Governors had just received the report of the President's Commission to Study the University's Name. The commission concluded that the name was not congruent with the mission and recommended that a name change be pursued. Name changes have not been unusual at Northeast Missouri State University (NMSU). The university was founded in 1867 as the North Mssouri Normal School and Commercial College. The name changed to the First District Normal School in 1871 after it became the first state college for training teachers west of the Mssissippi River. While pursuing accreditation, it was learned that the accrediting agency (North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools) would not consider a normal school for full accreditation as a college, leading in 1919 to another name change, Northeast Missouri State Teacher's College. By 1967, the comprehensive educational opportunities offered at the college no longer matched the name, and it became Northeast Missouri State College. The Missouri legislature authorized the regional schools in Missouri to substitute university for college in 1972 and the university became Northeast Missouri State University.
ISSN:1948-3198
1948-3198