UMSL’s story began – and continues to this day – with the people of greater St. Louis and the vision they had to do more for the city and each other.
A timeline of our past six decades captures a history shaped by a persistent commitment to forward-thinking, action-oriented transformation; one that continues into our present.
A glimpse of our future reveals UMSL’s multi-tiered, strategic plan to carry that same transformative mission and spirit forward for years to come.
In short, we are quite proud of our history of embracing and making change, and we are just getting started.
The citizens of Normandy pass a bond allowing Normandy School District officials to purchase the Bellerive Country Club for $600,000. Their vision is to transform the 128 acres into a community college site. Initially criticized for such a “speculative venture,” they persist.
The two-year Normandy Residence Center opens for classes. Enrollment totals 215 freshmen, who squeeze into 12 classrooms in the old clubhouse. A sparse faculty is provided by the University of Missouri.
