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 1906: Founded as Eastern Kentucky State Normal School  1922: Became Eastern Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College (4-year)  1925: First degree awarded  1935: Added first graduate degree (M.A.Ed.)  1966: Became Eastern Kentucky University  2010: First doctoral degree awarded (Ed.D)

Current Mission Statement: Eastern Kentucky University is a student-centered, comprehensive public university dedicated to high-quality instruction, scholarship, and service. New Mission Statement: As a comprehensive public institution, Eastern Kentucky University prepares students to lead productive, responsible, and enriched lives. To accomplish this mission, the University emphasizes: 1.Student Success, 2.Regional Stewardship, and 3.Critical and Creative Thinking and Effective Communication.

 Main Campus – Richmond  5 Regional sites  Corbin  Danville  Manchester  Somerset  Lancaster

 Total Enrollment: 16,567 (Fall 2010)  Undergraduate Enrollment: 14, 396 (Fall 2010)  Graduate Enrollment: 2,171 (Fall 2010)  Credentials Awarded ( ):  17 Certificate  203 Associate  2,126 Bachelor  1 Post-bacc certificate  1 Post Master’s certificate  697 Master  8 Specialist  1 Doctorate

 Most students come from Kentucky  EKU’s “service region” is a 22-county area in southeastern and south central Kentucky  Just over 50% of first-time, full-time freshmen are first-generation college students  Average ACT score for first-time freshmen: 21.3  Student/Faculty ratio: 16.7:1

 5 Colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business & Technology, Education, Health Sciences, and Justice & Safety  24 Associate Degree  134 Bachelor Degree  35 Master Degree  1 Specialist  2 Doctorate

 573 Full-time Tenure-Track Faculty*  447 Part-time Faculty  353 Tenured (151 Professor, 139 Assoc. Prof., 63 Assist. Prof.)  209 Tenure track (10 Professor, 26 Assoc. Prof., 146 Assist. Prof)  118 Full-time Not on tenure track *Includes Model Lab faculty

 Teaching Load: 4/4 or 3/3  Maximum pre-tenure term – 6 years

 Graduation Rate: 37.7%  Retention  Diversity  Revenue streams

 Online learning  “The Essential Eastern”  Undergraduate/graduate research  International education  Cooperative education/internship  Service learning/community engagement  Leadership experience

 CRAFT (Center for Renewable and Alternative Fuel Technologies)  Noel Studio for Academic Creativity  Center for the Performing Arts  Science Building