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Eastern Michigan University (EMU, EMich, Eastern Michigan or simply Eastern) is a public research university in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1849 as the Michigan State Normal School, it was the fourth normal school (teachers' college) established in the United States and the first outside New England. In 1899, the Michigan ...
During the buildings construction a lake was made adjacent to the Student Center. This completed the area known as "University Park". Outside the building to the south is a small reconstructed prairie and a bridge. [15] The Student Center is home to offices such as Campus Life, VISION, a box office, Service EMU, and Admissions. [7]
EMU is home to many notable structures, including three high-rise residence halls and the multi-building Eastern Michigan University Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. [1] Today EMU is composed of more than 122 buildings across 800 acres (3.2 km 2 ) of its academic and athletic campus.
After the new Eastern Michigan University Student Center opened in 2006, McKenny closed for renovations and structural preservation work. The building is located across from the famous Ypsilanti Water Tower on Cross Street and is a contributing property to the Eastern Michigan University Historic District.
Eastern became a university the same year as Central Michigan University. [12] In the same year, the College of Education, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Graduate School were the first three colleges in the newly created university. On the night of October 13, 1960 Senator John F. Kennedy visited Eastern
SOURCE: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, Eastern Michigan University (2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010). Read our methodology here. HuffPost and The Chronicle examined 201 public D-I schools from 2010-2014. Schools are ranked based on the percentage of their athletic budget that comes from subsidies.
The George Gervin GameAbove Center, formerly known as the Convocation Center, is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment complex located on Eastern Michigan University’s west campus. Opened in 1998 as part of a campus upgrade initiative, the George Gervin GameAbove Center is a 204,316-square-foot (18,981.6 m 2 ) structure that features three ...
The library is named after Bruce Halle, the founder of Discount Tire, and a graduate of Eastern Michigan University. Halle enrolled at the Michigan State Normal College, as EMU was then known, in 1948. Halle withdrew from college before graduating to enlist in the Marine Corps. He returned to the university after his service, and graduated in ...