Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association - Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, Truman State University, Lindenwood Lions (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 39. Chapters: Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, Truman State University, Lindenwood Lions, Northwest Missouri State University, Southwest Baptist University, University of Nebraska at Omaha, University of Central Missouri, Pittsburg State University, Fort Hays State University, Missouri Southern State University, Missouri Western State University, Emporia State University, Washburn University, Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks, Fort Hays Tigers, Northwest Missouri State Bearcats, Washburn Ichabods, Emporia State Hornets, Emporia State Hornets football. Excerpt: Truman State University is a public liberal arts and sciences university in Missouri, United States and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. About 6,000 students attend Truman, pursuing degrees in 43 undergraduate and 9 Graduate programs. It is located in Kirksville in northeastern Missouri and named after President Harry Truman, the only President born in the state. Until 1996, the school was known as Northeast Missouri State University when the name was changed to better reflect their statewide mission. In the 2011 U.S. News & World Report, Truman was ranked 8th in the Midwest among regional universities, the highest ranking in this category for a public school in Missouri . Notwithstanding its 74% acceptance rate, Truman State is the only public institution in the state officially designated to have highly selective admissions standards. Truman State University EntranceTruman State University was founded in 1867 by Joseph Baldwin as the First Missouri Normal School and Commercial College. Baldwin was considered a pioneer in education, and his school quickly gained official recognition in 1870 by the Missouri General Assembly, which designated it as the first public teaching college in Missouri. Joseph Baldwin statue on the Truman State Univer...