Northeastern State University

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Northeastern State University (NSU) is a public university whose main campus is in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The university also has campuses in Muskogee and Broken Arrow. Northeastern is Oklahoma's oldest institution of higher learning and one of the oldest west of the Mississippi River.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Tahlequah is home to the capital of the Cherokee Nation and about 25% of NSU students identify themselves as American Indian.<ref name="EOHC-NSU">Agnew, Brad. Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. "Northeastern State University."[1] Template:Webarchive</ref> The university has many courses focused on Native American linguistics, and offers Cherokee language education as a major.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Some classes are taught in Cherokee for first language speakers.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

On May 7, 1851, the Cherokee Nation founded the Cherokee National Female Seminary at Tahlequah, the same year that it opened a male seminary in its territory. This was after its removal to Indian Territory and part of its building institutions to support its future.

On March 6, 1909, after statehood, the State Legislature of Oklahoma passed an act providing for the creation and location of Northeastern State Normal School at Tahlequah, Oklahoma for the training of teachers. For this purpose, it purchased from the Cherokee Tribal Government the building, land, and equipment of the Cherokee Female Seminary.

In 1921, the name was changed to Northeastern State Teachers College as it had expanded to a full four-year curriculum.<ref Name="EOHC-NSU" /> In the 1950s Northeastern emerged as a comprehensive state college, broadening its curriculum at the baccalaureate level to encompass liberal arts subjects and adding a fifth-year program designed to prepare master teachers for elementary and secondary schools.

With addition of graduate-degree programs, in 1974, the Oklahoma Legislature authorized changing the name of the institution from Northeastern State College to Northeastern Oklahoma State University; in 1985 it authorized a change in name to Northeastern State University. In 1979, NSU opened its College of Optometry.<ref Name="EOHC-NSU"/>

In the early 21st century, NSU is the fourth-largest university in Oklahoma.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On March 6, 2009, NSU celebrated its centennial with Founders Day celebrations.

Presidents

• Albert Sydney Wyly, 1909
• Frank Redd, 1909–1911
• Frank E. Buck, 1911–1912
• W.E. Gill, 1912–1914
• George W. Gable, 1914–1919
• William T. Ford, 1919–1923
• Monroe P. Hammond, 1923–1935
• J.M. Hackler (acting), 1935–1936
• John Samuel Vaughan, 1936–1951
• Louis H. Bally (acting), 1951
• Harrell E. Garrison, 1951–1970
• Robert E. Collier, 1970–1977
• Elwin Fite (acting), 1977–1978
• W. Roger Webb, 1978–1997
• Larry B. Williams, 1997–2007
• Kim Cherry (interim), 2007–2008
• Don Betz, 2008–2011
• Martin Tadlock (interim), 2011<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Steve Turner, 2012–2023
• Rodney Hanley, 2023–present

Tahlequah campus

The Tahlequah campus, which spans over Template:Convert, was developed on the grounds of the Cherokee Female Seminary. The original building for the seminary is now used as Seminary Hall, an academic building. The campus has numerous classroom, laboratory, residential, and athletic facilities. In recent years the university constructed a $10 million Science Center, funded by a bond issued by the university.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

NSU offers 69 undergraduate degree programs, 18 graduate degree programs, and 13 pre-professional programs in five colleges (Business & Technology, Liberal Arts, Education, Optometry, and Health & Science Professions). The student-to-faculty ratio is 26 to 1, and in the Spring of 2008 the total enrollment for the Tahlequah Campus was 6,216.<ref name="Opening Enrollment Data">Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref> There is also a distance-learning program, by which students who cannot attend the university due to work or family obligations can complete courses via the Internet or videoconferencing.

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Seminary Hall

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The W. Roger Webb Educational Technology Center

Athletics

The Northeastern State (NSU) athletic teams are called the RiverHawks.<ref name="RiverHawks">Template:Cite web</ref> The university is a member of the Division II ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) for most of its sports since the 2012–13 academic year;<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> while its men's soccer team competes in the Great American Conference (GAC). The RiverHawks previously competed as an NCAA D-II Independent during the 2011–12 school year; in the D-II Lone Star Conference (LSC) from 1997–98 to 2010–11; and in the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference (OIC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1974–75 to 1996–97.

NSU competes in 12 intercollegiate sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer and tennis; while women's sports include basketball, golf, soccer, softball, spirit squads and tennis.

Accomplishments

In 2003, the men's basketball team won the NCAA Division II National Championship, beating Kentucky Wesleyan 75–64.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Name change

On May 23, 2006, NSU announced that it would drop "Redmen" and select a new mascot. The change was made proactively in response to the 2005 NCAA Native American mascot decision.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On November 14, 2006, the university announced its new athletic name as the RiverHawks.<ref name="RiverHawks"/>

Campus life

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The Iguana Cafe, right next to campus.

Greek life

Northeastern State University has several fraternities and sororities located on the Tahlequah campus.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Jazz Lab

The NSU Jazz Ensemble performs with regional, national, and international guest artists at the Jazz Lab every year.

Branch campuses

Muskogee

NSU's Muskogee campus opened in 1993 as a Template:Convert facility on Template:Convert. The campus offers upper-level and graduate courses in education, business, general studies, nursing, and industrial management.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2001 the NSU Muskogee opened the Mike Synar Center in honor of former U.S. representative Mike Synar.

Broken Arrow

NSU's Broken Arrow campus opened in 2002 with about 1,000 students. Funding for the campus came from a 0.5% sales tax approved by Broken Arrow voters. The first phase of the campus included an administration building, a maintenance facility, and two classroom buildings.<ref name="The NSUBA Campus">Template:Cite web</ref> In 2004 the campus began a $26 million expansion made possible by Tulsa County's Vision 2025, which also funded Tulsa's new BOK Center. The expansion doubled the size of the campus and added a library and science and classroom buildings. It allowed room for up to another 5,000 students. Construction was completed in the fall of 2007.<ref name="The NSUBA Campus"/>

External links

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• Athletics website
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