MSU MSU History

Question 1

In what year was Michigan State University founded?

Accepted Answer

1855

Answer

1837

Answer

1863

Answer

1870

Question 2

What was Michigan State University's original name when it was chartered in 1855?

Accepted Answer

Agricultural College of the State of Michigan

Answer

Michigan Agricultural College

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Michigan State College

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State College of Agriculture and Mining

Question 3

MSU is considered the prototype for which type of institution established nationwide by the Morrill Act of 1862?

Accepted Answer

Land-grant colleges

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Community colleges

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Normal schools

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Technical institutes

Question 4

In what year did the institution officially receive the name 'Michigan State University'?

Accepted Answer

1955

Answer

1925

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1941

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1965

Question 5

Beaumont Tower on MSU's campus stands on the site of what historically significant structure?

Accepted Answer

College Hall, the university's first building

Answer

The original president's residence

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The first student union

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The original agricultural laboratory

Question 6

In what year did the first class graduate from the institution that would later become Michigan State University?

Accepted Answer

1861

Answer

1857

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1859

Answer

1865

Question 7

Which long-serving MSU president (1941–1969) is most credited with transforming the institution into a major research university?

Accepted Answer

John A. Hannah

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Robert S. Shaw

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Walter Adams

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Clifton R. Wharton Jr.