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• Eastern Kentucky University is a university that specializes in teaching and research. Its athletic teams are members of the Ohio Valley Sports Conference.

• Fast Facts

  1. Established: 1906
  2. Location: Richmond, Kentucky
  3. President: Dr. Doug Whitlock
  4. Faculty: 663
  5. Student enrollment: 15,839
  6. Nickname: Colonels
  7. Motto: "Where Students and Learning Come First"
  8. [http: //www.weatherunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=richmond+kentucky Current Weather]

• History

  In 1906, the Kentucky General Assembly enacted legislation to establish the Eastern Kentucky State Normal School, an institution to train teachers. It became a four-year institution in 1922, offered a graduate program in education in 1935 and granted graduate degrees in other academic fields in 1966.Eastern Kentucky University: About

• Academics

  EKU offers associates, bachelor's and master's degrees in 168 programs. There are five colleges:

  1. The College of Arts and Sciences
  2. The College of Business and Technology
  3. The College of Health Sciences
  4. The College of Education
  5. The College of Justice and Safety

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