bᵻfˌoːɹ tˈiːdʒˈɪɹdsməz ɚɹˈaɪvəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ, nɔːɹθwˈɛst mɪzˈʊɹɹi stˈeɪt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɛkspˈiəɹɪənst ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv pɹˈɑːbləmz.
Before Tjeerdsma's arrival in 1994, Northwest Missouri State University experienced a series of problems.