Northeastern State University

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For universities with a similar name, see Northeastern University (disambiguation).
Northeastern State University
Former names
Northeastern State Normal School (1909–1921)
Northeastern State Teachers College (1921–1939)
Northeastern State College (1939–1974)
Northeastern Oklahoma State University (1974–1985)[1]
Motto
ᎦᏟᏐᏗ. ᎢᏅ ᎠᎾᎩᏍᏗ. (Cherokee)
Motto in English
Gather Here. Go Far.
TypePublic university
EstablishedMarch 6, 1909; 115 years ago (1909-03-06)[2]
Parent institution
Regional University System of Oklahoma
PresidentRodney Hanley
ProvostCarla Swearingen
Academic staff
325
Students8,548 (Fall 2014)[3]
Undergraduates7,418 (Fall 2014)[3]
Postgraduates1,130 (Fall 2014)[3]
Location
Tahlequah
,
Oklahoma
,
United States

35°55′30″N 94°58′03″W / 35.925100°N 94.967542°W / 35.925100; -94.967542
Campus200 acres (0.81 km2) (Tahlequah)
ColorsNSU green and gray[4]
   
NicknameRiverHawks
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division II – The MIAA
MascotRowdy the RiverHawk
Websitewww.nsuok.edu

Northeastern State University (NSU) is a public university with its main campus in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The university also has two other campuses in Muskogee and Broken Arrow as well as online. Northeastern is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of Oklahoma as well as one of the oldest institutions of higher learning west of the Mississippi River.[5] Tahlequah is home to the capital of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and about 25 percent of the students at NSU identify themselves as American Indian.[6] The university has many courses focused on Native American linguistics, and offers Cherokee language Education as a major.[7] Cherokee can be studied as a second language, and some classes are taught in Cherokee for first language speakers as well.[8]

  1. ^ "OUR HERITAGE". nsuok.edu. Northeastern State University. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "NSU's Heritage | Northeastern State University". Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Higher Learning Commission". ncahlc.org.
  4. ^ Northeastern State University Graphic Standards (PDF). Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "General Information". NSU. Archived from the original on August 28, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2008.
  6. ^ Agnew, Brad. Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. "Northeastern State University."[1] Archived November 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ + auElement.html() +. "NSU, Cherokee Nation Partner to Train and Hire Language Instructors - ICTMN.com". Indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  8. ^ "Cherokee". Ethnologue.