eku: a comprehensive university

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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 (2009-10): 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