dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɪts lˈaɪf ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi hɐz tʃˈeɪndʒd nˈeɪmz ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv tˈaɪmz, fˈɜːst tə ʃɛnjˈɑːŋ tˈiːtʃɚz kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː, ðˈɛn tə lˈaɪəˌoʊnɪŋ fˈɜːst tˈiːtʃɚz kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv ænd bˈæk tə ʃɛnjˈɑːŋ tˈiːtʃɚz kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt.
During its life the university has changed names a number of times, first to Shenyang Teacher's College in 1953, then to Liaoning First Teachers' College in 1965 and back to Shenyang Teacher's College in 1978.