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Central Michigan University is a public research university in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It was established in 1892 as the Central Michigan Normal School and Business Institute as a private normal school. After the Michigan State Board of Educati…
Central Michigan University is a public research university in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It was established in 1892 as the Central Michigan Normal School and Business Institute as a private normal school. After the Michigan State Board of Education took over governance of the school it became a state institution and was renamed Central State Normal School in 1895. The institution became a full university and gained its current name Central Michigan University in 1959 under the university's 6th president Judson W. Foust.
  • Former name: Central Michigan Normal School and Business Institute (1892–1895) · Central Michigan Normal School (1895–1959)
  • Motto: Sapientia, Virtus, Amicitia (Latin)
  • Motto in English: "Wisdom, Virtue, Friendship"
  • Type: Public research university
  • Established: 1892
  • Accreditation: HLC