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• Eastern Michigan University is a public university offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs. It was the first normal school created outside of the original 13 colonies.

• Fast Facts

  1. Established: 1849
  2. Location: Ypsilanti, Michigan
  3. President: Susan Martin
  4. Faculty: 689 full timeOfficial Site: A Profile of Eastern Michigan University
  5. Nickname: Eagles
  6. [http: //www.weatherunderground.com/US/MI/Ypsilanti.html Current Weather]
  7. Noted programs: Education

• University History

  The school was originally founded in 1849 as a normal school, which was used to award teaching degrees exclusively. It became a college in 1899, then a university in 1959, when the schools of education, arts and sciences as well as a graduate school were added. The school has continued to expand in the years since, adding the business school in 1964 and the technology school in 1980.

• Notable Alumni

  • Charlie Batch, National Football League player
  • Jack Roush, founder of Roush Fenway Racing
  • Bob Welch, NBA player
  • George Gervin, former NBA player

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