Northeastern State University

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)
Motto	Cherokee: ᎦᏟᏐᏗ. ᎢᏅ ᎠᎾᎩᏍᏗ.
Motto in English	Gather Here. Go Far.
Type	Public university
Established	March 6, 1909
Parent institution	Regional University System of Oklahoma
President	Rodney Hanley
Provost	Deborah Landry
Academic staff	325
Students	8,548 (Fall 2014)
Undergraduates	7,418 (Fall 2014)
Postgraduates	1,130 (Fall 2014)
Location	Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States; 35°55′30″N 94°58′03″W / 35.925100°N 94.967542°W
Campus	200 acres (0.81 km2) (Tahlequah)
Colors	NSU green and gray;
Nickname	RiverHawks
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division II – The MIAA
Mascot	Rowdy the RiverHawk
Website	www.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]

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

[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.

[ncahlc.org-3] "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.

[EOHC-NSU-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.

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