University of Central Missouri

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University of Central Missouri
University of Central Missouri seal.svg
Former name
  • Normal School No. 2 (1871–1919)
  • Central Missouri State Teachers College (1919–1945)
  • Central Missouri State College (1945–1972)
  • Central Missouri State University (1972–2006)
MottoEducation for Service
Type Public university
Established1871;153 years ago (1871)
Endowment $42.89 million (2017) [1]
President Roger Best
Provost Tim Crowley (Interim) [2]
Academic staff
424 Full-time and 156 Part-time [3]
Students13,734 (Spring 2024) [3]
Undergraduates 8,019 (Spring 2024) [3]
Postgraduates 5,715 (Spring 2024) [3]
Location
Warrensburg
,
Missouri
,
United States

38°45′33″N93°44′15″W / 38.7591°N 93.7374°W / 38.7591; -93.7374
Campus1,561 acres (631.7 ha)
Colors Red and Black
Nicknames Mules and Jennies
Sporting affiliations
 NCAA Division II – The MIAA
MascotMo the Mule
Website ucmo.edu
Ucm-acad-h.jpg

The University of Central Missouri (UCM) is a public university in Warrensburg, Missouri, United States.

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In 2024, enrollment was 13,734 students [4] from 48 states and 52 countries on its 1,561-acre campus. UCM offers 150 programs of study, including 10 pre-professional programs, 27 areas of teacher certification, and 37 graduate programs.

History

The University was founded in 1871 as Normal School No. 2 and became known as Warrensburg Teachers College. The name was changed to Central Missouri State Teachers College in 1919, Central Missouri State College in 1945 and Central Missouri State University in 1972. In 1965, the institution established a graduate school. In 2006, the name was changed to the University of Central Missouri.

There are 150 majors and minors, 32 professional accreditations and 45 graduate programs. UCM has a high-tech, STEM-focused facility called the Missouri Innovation Campus in Lee's Summit, Missouri [5] and provides numerous online courses and programs. [6]

Academics

The university is considered a Center for Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense. [7]

College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences departments include:

Harmon College of Business and Professional Studies: The Harmon College of Business and Professional Studies is accredited by AACSB International. Other accreditations include Aviation Accreditation Board International and the Council on Social Work Education. [8] Departments include:

College of Education departments include:

College of Health, Science, and Technology

The Honors College: Benefits of being an Honors College student include, but are not limited to, early enrollment, one-on-one advising, smaller classes, Honors-only courses and colloquia. [9]

GIMPS

The University of Central Missouri continues to hold an important role in the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search. The GIMPS project at UCM is a university-wide effort managed by Curtis Cooper and Steven Boone. As of 2022, UCM's team (curtisc) is currently the 10th place contributor to that project in terms of CPU power devoted to the project, [10] and is the only GIMPS team that has discovered four Mersenne primes: M43 230402457 - 1 with 9,152,052 digits, [11] M44 232582657 - 1 with 9,808,358 digits, [12] M48 257,885,161-1 with 17,425,170 digits, [13] and M49 274,207,281-1 with 22,338,618 digits. [14]

Student life

The university has more than 185 student organizations with academic, cultural, recreational, community service and special interest clubs and associations. There are also more than 20 intramural sports to compete in, free movie nights on campus and a bowling alley and movie theater in the student union. Freshman and sophomore students are required to live in one of the 9 residence halls their first year to help ease the adjustment from high school to college. Students can also choose to live in one of ten Learning Communities, which places students with the same program of study together in the residence halls. [15]

Greek life

The University of Central Missouri is home to 26 Greek organizations. Ten percent of UCM students are involved in Greek life. [16]

Media

The UCM newspaper is called The Muleskinner; there is an online publication called digitalburg.com that covers the Johnson County area. These publications are entirely student-operated. The university also houses KMOS-TV.

Athletics

UCM athletic teams compete in the Mid–America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, or MIAA. The athletic division includes basketball, baseball, women's bowling, American football, golf, women's soccer, softball, cross-country, track, volleyball and wrestling. UCM's athletic teams are called Mules (men) and Jennies (women). UCM has two mascots, Mo the Mule and live mules named Tammy and Molly.

Audrey J. Walton Stadium overlooking the Northeast corner AJWStadiumNE.jpg
Audrey J. Walton Stadium overlooking the Northeast corner

Basketball games are played in the UCM Multipurpose Building, renamed in February 2024 for longtime athletic director Jerry Hughes as the Jerry M. Hughes Athletics Center. Built in 1976, The Multi, as it is known to students and alumni, has a seating capacity of 6,500 for basketball and volleyball games. [17] Football games are played on Vernon Kennedy Field at Audrey J. Walton Stadium. The stadium was erected in 1928 and underwent a major face-lift in 1995. The stadium officially holds 11,000 people, but crowds often approach 12,000. [18]

Keth Memorial Golf Course within Pertle Springs Park on the campus of the University of Central Missouri is an 18-hole grass greens course complete with a fully equipped pro shop. [19] Keth Memorial also is home for UCM golf and cross country competitions. [20]

Library

The James C. Kirkpatrick Library (JCKL) is the library of the University of Central Missouri. It was named for former Secretary of State, James C. Kirkpatrick, Secretary of State in Missouri from 1965 to 1985. [21] There are over 480,000 circulating volumes. [22]

Notable alumni and faculty

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