southwest missouri state became missouri state on march 17, 2005.
southwest missouri state became missouri state on march 17, 2005.
when did southwest missouri state became missouri state?
march 17 , 2005
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.
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the missouri state bears and lady bears are the athletic teams representing missouri state university (formerly southwest missouri state university). missouri state's athletics programs date back to 1908. missouri state competes in the ncaa division i football championship subdivision, and most teams compete in the missouri valley conference. missouri state football competes in the missouri valley football conference, while men's swimming and diving competes in the mid-american conference, and the beach volleyball team operates independent of a conference. missouri state athletics are frequently abbreviated as "most" when televised.









































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