Northeast Missouri State University underwent a change from a regional state college to a liberal arts college, with an emphasis on preparing students with high academic achievement, and was renamed Truman State University.
They began to intentionally recruit students with strong academic achievement, as well as leadership in extra-curricular activities, from private high schools in St. Louis and Kansas City. These private high schools included mostly Catholic High Schools. The result was a dramatic increase of Catholic students at Truman State University.
Our Catholic Campus Ministry has grown, from serving around 20 students in the 1950’s, to 50 students in 1960’s, to 100 students in 1970’s, to 200 students in 1980’s, to 500 students in 1990’s into 2000’s.