Founding the Future

by Nichols, David S.

• ISBN13: 9781931112635
• ISBN10: 1931112630
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-12-30
• Publisher: Truman State Univ Pr

Summary

In 1867, Joseph Baldwin founded the North Missouri Normal School to train young men and women of the area to teach in the new public schools being established throughout the state. Baldwin believed that teachers must not only be highly trained in their particular field, but must also have a solid general education. Over the next decades the school continued to focus on training teachers for the public schools, but also developed a general education programme. Gradually, the curriculum expanded into other fields of study and professional training. Balancing tradition and innovation, the college built a strong foundation by providing a superior liberal arts and sciences education in a student-centred learning environment. In 1987, Northeast Missouri State University was given a new mission at the state's premier public liberal arts and sciences institution. This change in mission was reinforced a decade later when the name was changed to Truman State University.

Author Biography

David C. Nichols joined the music faculty at Truman State University in 1966, later serving as director of the graduate program in music until his retirement in 2001.

Table of Contents

The first century
The early years	p. 3
Struggling for survival and success	p. 30
Ryle's legacy of general education	p. 49
Entering a second century
Baldwin's vision, one hundred years later	p. 67
A new evolutionary era begins	p. 81
Traditions and excellence in athletics	p. 95
Northeast's culture amid social change	p. 114
Winds of change
The initiative toward accountability	p. 133
Hopes and dreams become reality	p. 151
A period of promise and achievement	p. 172
Changing the name, keeping the tradition	p. 206
The liberal arts culture matures	p. 218
Meeting the challenges of the future
The Truman vision	p. 245
Creative teaching and learning	p. 263
Liberal education outside the classroom	p. 280
Looking to the future	p. 298
Institutional names throughout the years	p. 316
Presidents of the university	p. 317
The university mission	p. 318
Regents, governors, and student members of the board	p. 320
Student enrollment	p. 326
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