Eastern Michigan University
| Eastern Michigan University | |
|---|---|
| founding | 1849 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Ypsilanti ( Michigan ) |
| Students | 22,827 |
| Foundation assets | $ 50.6 million |
| University sports | Eagles ( Mid-American Conference ) |
| Website | www.emich.edu |
The Eastern Michigan University is a state university in Ypsilanti in the US state of Michigan . There are currently 22,827 students enrolled.
history
Eastern Michigan University was founded in 1849 as a State Normal School . At that time it was the first normal school west of the Allegheny Mountains . In 1899 it was renamed Michigan State Normal College and in 1956 Eastern Michigan College . It was given its current name in 1959. In Germany, Eastern Michigan University has a partnership with Justus Liebig University in Giessen . a. runs an exchange program. Sascha Feuchert, a German scholar from Giessen, is also an honorary professor at EMU.
Faculties
- Health and Human Services
- Graduate school
- Arts and sciences
- pedagogy
- technology
- Economics
Sports
Eastern Michigan University's sports teams are the Eagles . The university is a member of the Mid-American Conference .
Personalities
- Earl Boykins - basketball player
- John Bowler - basketball player
- Madeline Early - mathematician and university professor
- Hayes Jones - Olympic Champion, Hurdles (Tokyo 1964 )
- Donald Mayberry - jazz musician
- Winsor McCay - comic book artist
- Ashley Rodrigues - national soccer player for the Guyanese women's national soccer team
- Barry Stokes - American football player
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Eastern Michigan University, USA. Justus Liebig University Giessen , accessed on August 20, 2012 .
Coordinates: 42 ° 15 ′ 0.6 ″ N , 83 ° 37 ′ 28 ″ W.