A Capsule View

Eastern Kentucky University is a student-centered comprehensive, regional, public university dedicated to high-quality instruction, service, and scholarship. After almost 100 years of higher education on the Richmond campus, the University's role has grown far beyond its original mission of teacher education. Today, as a school of opportunity with 168 degree programs, the University serves more than 16,000 students from more than 40 states and 30 countries on its beautiful main campus and at educational centers in Corbin, Danville, and Manchester. To meet the needs of students in outlying areas who might be place-bound because of jobs or families, Eastern offers distance learning via satellite, the Kentucky Telelinking Network, and the Internet.

Through its five colleges and the Graduate School, Eastern offers degrees at the associate, baccalaureate, master's, and specialist levels; numerous certification programs; and cooperative doctoral programs with the University of Kentucky. EKU students and faculty may also participate in two study-abroad programs. Since students and learning come first at Eastern, the University remains highly committed to excellence in teaching and has a student-faculty ratio of 17 to 1. Classroom learning can also be combined with practical on-the-job experiences in business, industry, and government through the Cooperative Education/Internship programs. The success of Eastern's programs is best shown through alumni who have distinguished themselves in nearly every profession, including education, medicine, law, media, science, government, entertainment, private business, the military, and research.

The Five Colleges

The College of Arts and Sciences includes a wide range of disciplines encompassing the arts, the humanities, the social and behavioral sciences, and the natural and mathematical sciences, and as such is responsible for the University's general education program through which all students develop the skills, the knowledge, and the discernment essential to the full development of each person as an individual and as a member of society.

The College of Business and Technology provides educational opportunities to enhance the entrepreneurial, technological, and professional capacity of its students so they can thrive in a competitive global economy. By Spring 2006, EKUBusiness will be housed in a new $14 million facility.

The College of Education, with its motto of "to teach, to learn, to help others teach and learn," maintains its strong interest in and commitment to the preparation of teachers. Historically Eastern has graduated more teachers than any other university in the Commonwealth. The College also operates Kentucky's only N-12 laboratory school.

The College of Health Sciences is dedicated to preparing successful health care, human services, and human performance professionals with a lifelong commitment to the health and wellness of the total person in the spiritual, intellectual, physical, social, emotional, and environmental domains.

The College of Justice and Safety, one of the largest of its type in the United States, includes the Departments of Correctional and Juvenile Justice Studies, Loss Prevention and Safety, and Criminal Justice and Police Studies, all of which exist in response to a changing, dynamic society which demands qualified professional, well-educated personnel.

Some Other Highlights

A nationally prominent Honors Program that challenges academically talented students and encourages them to stretch their minds in pursuit of excellence attracts an increasing number of the best and brightest students from the Commonwealth and beyond. In addition, Eastern is one of three universities currently hosting the prestigious Governor's Scholars Program, a summer residential program for Kentucky's top high school students.

Eastern also boasts an expanded state-of-the-art main library housing 875,000 volumes and seating more than 2,100 students, in addition to a music library and a justice and safety library. The libraries provide many Web-based databases, including the online catalogue, e.Quest.

Intercollegiate sports, intramural sports, the fine and performing arts, plus more than 155 other campus organizations, provide students with many opportunities to get involved in campus life, to make new friends, to develop leadership skills, and to be of service to the University and to the Richmond community.

Diversity Statement

Eastern Kentucky University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution steadfastly committed to excellence through diversity in its student body, staff, and faculty. Eastern believes in the inherent value and dignity of each person and that all persons shall have equal access to programs, activities, facilities, admissions, and employment.

A Glance to the Future

Under the leadership of Joanne K. Glasser, the University's 10th president, the Eastern community looks forward to its centennial celebration in 2006 with renewed excitement, vigor, and passion, eager to continue its proud legacy of teaching, service, and scholarship.

A recently launched comprehensive capital campaign, the first in the institution’s history, will help the University meet the educational needs of students, reach new heights of excellence and earn further national distinction.