MSU’s colors are yellow
and gray. Yellow refers to
prosperity, morality and
fertility while gray refers to
wisdom and the brain.
The University’s symbol,
called the Rojanakorn, also
emphasizes prosperity. One
part of the symbol is a sema,
the ancient border stones found
around Buddhist temples. In
the center of the sema is an
outline of Prathat Nadoon,
Maha Sarakham’s sacred
Buddhist stupa. Underneath
the sema is a traditional Isan lai
kid design, which represents
Isan culture and the local
people’s wisdom. Above the
design are solar rays, or rays
from the sun, which symbolize
the spread of prosperity. The
lowest part of the Rojanakorn
shows the university’s motto in
Pali, which means, “Public
devotion is a virtue of the
learned.”