Eastern Kentucky University

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Eastern Kentucky University
Eastern Kentucky University Seal
Motto "Where students and learning come first"
Established 1874/1906
Type Public
Endowment $44.4 million[1]
President Dr. Doug Whitlock
Academic staff 673[2]
Admin. staff 1664[2]
Students 16,268 (Fall 2009)
Undergraduates 13,991 (Fall 2009)[2]
Postgraduates 2,277 (Fall 2009) [2]
Location Richmond, KY, USA
Campus 892 acres (3.61 km2)
Athletics 15 varsity teams, called Colonels and Lady Colonels
Colors Maroon      and White     
Mascot The Colonel[3]
Affiliations Ohio Valley Conference

Eastern Kentucky University, commonly referred to as Eastern or by the acronym EKU by local residents, is an undergraduate and graduate teaching and research institution located in Richmond, Kentucky, U.S.A.. EKU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).[4] It maintains regional campuses in Corbin, Danville, and Manchester, and centers in Fort Knox, Lancaster, and Somerset.[5]

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[edit] History

The University Building, EKU's oldest building, was inherited from Central University.

Before Eastern took over the campus, Central University was founded in Richmond in 1874 as part of Centre College. As Centre got bigger they shut down Central University. In 1906, the Kentucky General Assembly established the Eastern Kentucky State Normal School as a teacher's college. In 1922 it became a four-year institution and changed its name to the Eastern Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College, awarding its first degrees under that name in 1925. The school received accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1928; then, two years later, in 1930, it changed its name again to the Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College. Eastern added graduate studies in 1935, and thirteen years later, in 1948, the General Assembly removed the word Teachers from the school's name, and granted it the right to award nonprofessional degrees. It was not until 1966 that the school was officially renamed Eastern Kentucky University.[6]

[edit] Academics

Roark Building, home to EKU's Department of Geography and Geology.

Eastern comprises 5 colleges, The Graduate School, as well as the John Grant Crabbe Library. EKU offers 168 degree programs in associates, bachelors, master's degree programs. As well, an Educational Doctoral Program will be offered as of the 2008-2009 school year.[2]

Colleges

  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • College of Business and Technology
  • College of Health Sciences
  • College of Education
  • College of Justice and Safety

Library

  • John Grant Crabbe Library
  • Justice and Safety Library Branch (Located within the Stratton Building)
  • Music Library Branch (Located within the Foster Building)

In the 2008 edition, US News & World Report ranked Eastern Kentucky University 60th in the Top Southern Master's Universities.[7] Additionally, the Master's Degree program in Occupational Therapy was ranked 24th in the country in the magazine’s recently published “America’s Best Graduate Schools 2009” edition.[1]

[edit] Enrollment Statistics

Enrollment map for EKU, Fall 2008

Top counties for enrollment, Fall 2008 [8]

  • (*) Asterisk denotes a county that is home to a regional campus
EKU's service region includes parts of Eastern and South Central Kentucky

Student Body Profile[9]

  • Average Freshman ACT Score: 21.1
  • Percent women: 59%
  • Percent men: 41%
  • Percent White non Hispanic: 91%
  • Percent Black: 5%
  • Percent Asian or Pacific Islander: 1%
  • Percent Hispanic: 1%
  • Percent of other or multi races: 2%

Enrollment by campus, Fall 2008

[edit] Athletics

Eastern Kentucky University Logo and "The Colonel"
Main article: Eastern Kentucky Colonels

Referred to as the "Maroons" until the mid-1960s, Eastern's sports teams are known as the "Colonels." They compete in the NCAA's Division I in the Ohio Valley Conference.

The school is best known for its Football Championship Subdivision football team, who, until this season, was tied with Florida State University for the most consecutive winning seasons at 32. The Colonels went 5-6 in the 2009-2010 season. They have won 20 OVC conference titles and two Division I-AA National Championships in 1979 and 1982. Much of the success came during the long tenure of head coach Roy Kidd from 1964 to 2002.

Roy Kidd Stadium - Home of EKU's football team.

The EKU men's basketball team have won the Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship and its automatic bid to the NCAA basketball tournament both in 2005 and 2007, the school had zero tournament appearances in the previous 26 years.

[edit] Student life

More than 150 Registered Student Organizations are active on campus, including Greek chapters, political organizations, Student Government Association, and dozens of others. Organizations as diverse as the EKU BassMasters and the EKU Anime Club routinely hold events, programs, and fundraisers.

Keen Johnson Building.

Eastern also has many traditions associated with its student life. Amongst others, "The Corner" is a common area bordered by the Powell Student Center, the Keen Johnson Building and Case Residence Hall where students have gathered in between classes for decades. Formerly known as "Horny Corner" and still called so by alumni for the flirtatious conversations that often occur there, The Corner has remained a central gathering spot throughout Eastern's history. Typically, one wishing to get the attention of the student body as a whole will turn towards The Corner to hang a home-made banner from the rails of the Powell Student Center, decorate the area with side walk chalk, or even stand atop one of the many benches or a planter box to exclaim their message.

Mozart's Grave is the tomb of Eastern's unofficial campus mascot from the mid-1960s, and is marked with a gravestone located behind the amphitheater stage in an area of campus known as The Ravine. A mutt who used to roam campus freely, Mozart was a beloved campus pet and could often be found sleeping under the desk of then-president Robert Martin or lying on the edge of the amphitheater stage during musical performances, a tendency that earned him his name.

[edit] Campus media

  • EKU's campus newspaper is known as the ''Eastern Progress'. The paper was founded in 1922, after two previous campus newspapers had quit publication. The Progress is published on essentially a weekly schedule during the school year, excluding major holiday breaks, for a total of about thirty issues per academic year.
  • EKU's radio station, WEKU broadcasts classical music and NPR news to much of central and southeastern Kentucky.
  • EKU's yearbook, The Milestone returned to campus in 2007 after a 10-year absence. A large, typically high-quality volume chronicaling campus life over the preceding year, The Milestone is run by students under the auspices of the Department of Communication.

[edit] Greek life

[edit] Sororities

National Panhellenic Conference:

National Pan-Hellenic Council:

[edit] Fraternities

North-American Interfraternity Conference:

National Pan-Hellenic Council:

Service Fraternities:

Local Service Sorority:

  • Kappa Delta Tau

Honorary Fraternities and Sororities

Business Fraternity

Music Fraternities:

[edit] Presidents of Eastern Kentucky University

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Notable Athletic Alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2009. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2009 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2008 to FY 2009" (PDF). 2009 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments. National Association of College and University Business Officers. http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2009_NCSE_Public_Tables_Endowment_Market_Values.pdf. Retrieved February 19, 2010. 
  2. ^ a b c d e "2009 - 2010 Fact Book". Eastern Kentucky University Institutional Research. 2010. http://www.ir.eku.edu/web/Factbook/pdf/2009-2010%20Factbook-web.pdf. 
  3. ^ EKUsports.com http://www.ekusports.com/article.asp?articleid=72556
  4. ^ SACS http://www.sacscoc.org/searchResults.asp
  5. ^ Continuing Education and Outreach - List of EKU Campuses and Centers
  6. ^ Eastern Kentucky University, EKU Undergraduate Catalog. 2007-2008. pg 6
  7. ^ US News & World Report http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1univmas_s_brief.php
  8. ^ url=http://www.ir.eku.edu/web/Factbook/pdf/2008-2009%20Factbook-web.pdf
  9. ^ url=http://www.ir.eku.edu/web/FastFacts/pdf/0809FastFacts.pdf

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