In 1965, the institution's name was changed to Illinois State University at Normal, and then again in 1968 to the current Illinois State University [REF].
In accordance with its mission, the school's motto was originally "and gladly wold he lerne and gladly teche," in the Middle English spelling of Geoffrey Chaucer which has since been updated to modern English in the gender-neutral form "Gladly we Learn and Teach." .