Northeastern State University

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Northeastern State University
TypePublic
Established1851
PresidentSteve Turner[1]
All campus enrollment9,769[2]
Academic staff
325
Address
600 N. Grand Ave, Tahlequah, OK 74464
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Campus200 acres (0.81 km2) (Tahlequah)
ColorsNSU Green and Silver    
AffiliationsMid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
MascotRowdy the RiverHawk
Websitewww.nsuok.edu

Northeastern State University (NSU) is a public university with its main campus in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States, at the foot of the Ozark Mountains. Tahlequah is also home to the capital of the Cherokee nation of Oklahoma. The university also has two other campuses in Muskogee and Broken Arrow. 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.[3]

History

Although a school was founded on May 7, 1851, as the Cherokee National Female Seminary, it was not until Oklahoma became a state that the school now known as Northeastern State University opened.

Northeastern State University Media

References

  1. "The Northeastern, October 11, 2011" (PDF). The Northeastern. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-29. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  2. Enrollment Report Spring 2008.xls "Opening Enrollment Data". NSU. Retrieved 2008-04-08. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)[dead link]
  3. "General Information". NSU. Archived from the original on 2008-05-31. Retrieved 2008-02-20.