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Eastern Michigan University facts for kids

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The Livonia building which is on the campus.

Eastern Michigan University is a public, coeducational university in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The university has about 23,000 students. It was founded in 1849. The current president of the university is Susan Martin.

Academics

Eastern Michigan University has degrees and programs at the bachelor's, master's, specialist's and doctoral levels. The university has seven parts:

  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • College of Education
  • Graduate School
  • College of Business
  • College of Health and Human Services
  • College of Technology
  • Honors College

Sports

The athletics teams of the university are called the Eagles. They have 21 varsity teams, almost all of which compete in the Mid-American Conference. In women's rowing, a sport that the MAC does not sponsor, the Eagles compete in the Colonial Athletic Association.


Images for kids

  • Detroit Publishing Company - MSNC Old Main Building

    The Old Main Building was completed in 1852, a year before the normal school open its door. It was destoryed in a fire in 1859 and rebuilt in 1860.

  • Detroit Publishing Company - MSNC Old Gymnasium(02)

    The Old Gymnasium on the Michigan State Normal School campus, it was constructed in 1894 and demolished in 1965.

  • Pease construction 2

    Frederic Henry Pease Auditorium under renovation

  • EMU Roosevelt Hall 1

    Roosevelt Hall

See also

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