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Missouri State University (MSU or MO State formerly Southwest Missouri State University) is a public university located in Springfield, Missouri, United States and was founded in 1906. It is the state's second largest university, with an official enrollment of 22,385 in the fall 2014 semester.〔 In 2011 students represented 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, and 83 countries.〔http://www.news-leader.com/article/20110822/NEWS04/110822025/First-day-enrollment-down-MSU?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE First Day Enrollment Down〕 The Springfield campus is one of two degree-granting institutions within the Missouri State University System, the other being a two-year campus in West Plains, Missouri.〔(Missouri State University System – Undergraduate Catalog – Missouri State University ). Missouristate.edu. Retrieved on 2011-01-14.〕 A bachelor of science in business from MSU is offered at the Missouri State University Branch Campus Dalian in the People's Republic of China. In addition to its main campus, MSU maintains a fruit research station in Mountain Grove and the Department of Defense and Strategic Studies program housed in Fairfax, Virginia.〔(The Department of Defense and Strategic Studies in Washington D.C ). Dss.missouristate.edu (2010-02-01). Retrieved on 2011-01-14.〕 The school is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as one of six master's colleges and universities in Missouri.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=College Navigator – Missouri State University )〕 In the 2014 U.S. News and World Report the school was ranked 68th in the category Midwestern regional universities.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Regional University Midwest Rankings - Top Regional Universities Midwest - US News Best Colleges - page 6 )〕 == History == Missouri State University was formed as the Fourth District Normal School, by legislative action on March 17, 1905. Like other normal schools of the day, the school's primary purpose was the preparation of teachers for the public school system. The university was officially founded on June 11, 1906 with the first class totaling 543 students in an off-campus facility. The first permanent campus building was Academic Hall. Its cornerstone was laid on August 10, 1907 and construction was completed in January 1909. The building is now known as Carrington Hall, named after William T. Carrington, the first president of the State Normal School. It serves as the University's administrative center. The Fourth District Normal School became Southwest Missouri State Teacher's College in 1919 to reflect its regional and academic emphasis. Throughout the interwar period, the College's programs expanded to include liberal arts and sciences in the curriculum, thus facilitating a name change to Southwest Missouri State College in 1945. A burgeoning student population throughout the 1950s and 1960s resulted in the establishment of residence halls, accompanied by a growth in post-graduate studies. This led to a third name change in 1972, to Southwest Missouri State University. In 1973, enrollment surpassed 10,000 students for the first time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History of the University – About Missouri State – Missouri State University )〕 By 1985, SMSU had grown into the second-largest public university in the state, leading administrators to support a bill to change the name to Missouri State University, which eventually died in committee in the Missouri General Assembly. In 1990, enrollment surpassed 20,000 students for the first time, but further attempts to rename the school throughout the 1990s and early 2000s also failed. However, the state legislature did grant the university a statewide mission in Public Affairs in 1995. In 2004, with the election of Springfield native Matt Blunt to the governorship and the approaching centennial of the university's founding, new support developed for the name change. It was opposed by the University of Missouri System (which operates the four campuses of the University of Missouri), which feared that the name change would lead to duplication of academic programs and ongoing battles for students and state funding. In 2005 the name-change bill was passed, following a late-night compromise between University of Missouri System President Elson Floyd and then-Southwest Missouri State President John Keiser, stating that Missouri State University would not duplicate certain professional programs offered by the University of Missouri. The bill to rename the University finally passed the Missouri Senate (25–7). On March 1, 2005, after more than seven hours of debate, the bill passed the Missouri House (120–35). Governor Blunt signed it into law on March 17, 2005—the centennial anniversary of the University—at the Plaster Student Union where several student leaders and state leaders were present. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Missouri State University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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