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Eastern Michigan University
File:Header emu-logo.gif
TypePublic
Established1849
Endowment$46.4 Million
PresidentJohn Fallon III
Students22,827
Undergraduates18,165
Postgraduates4,662
Location
Ypsilanti, Michigan
,
USA
Websiteemich.edu

Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, MI, USA 48197) is a comprehensive, co-educational public university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School, the first normal school west of the Allegheny Mountains, it became the Michigan State Normal College in 1899, then Eastern Michigan College in 1956, and finally Eastern Michigan University in 1959. The university is governed by an eight-member Board of Regents, who are appointed by the Governor of Michigan for eight-year terms. The school belongs to the Mid-American Conference and was re-accredited by the North Central Association in 2001. Its mascot, since 1991, has been the Eastern Eagle.

Total student population averages about 25,000 of whom roughly 7,000 are graduate students. Currently, EMU comprises five colleges - Arts & Sciences, Business, Education, Health & Human Services, and Technology - along with a Graduate School. Most programs are undergraduate or master's level although the university has doctoral programs in Educational Leadership and Technology. Its College of Education is one of the nation's oldest and largest colleges of education and produces more classroom teachers than any other school.

Eastern Michigan University has had twenty-one presidents since its founding. John Fallon III, Ph.D., began his tenure as EMU president on July 15, 2005.

Facts About EMU

  • The Bruce T. Halle Library has one of the largest collections of children's literature in the United States. Bruce T. Halle also started and now owns Discount Tire Company. He currently resides in Scottsdale AZ.
  • Legendary cartoonist Winsor McCay attended business classes at EMU when it was called the Michigan State Normal College.
  • Noted as "the most elaborate pop hoax in history," the "Paul Is Dead" myth has generated more rumors and speculation for the Beatles than for any other group. It all started on Sunday, Oct 12, 1969, Russ Gibb, working on WKNR-FM heard from an Eastern Michigan University student about a series of clues that seemed to point to Paul's death. The story took on a life of its own, both on Keener and WKNR-FM and Russ received credit for making it a national story. The documentary 'Who Buried Paul McCartney?' by Wouter van Opdorp explores the origin of the Paul-is-dead story.
  • EMU is home to one of the nation's foremost Forensics (competitive speech) teams, with 10 team national championships, and 63 individual national championships. They are also the only program in the country to place in the top ten at every national championship since they began in 1971, with a 36 year streak of excellence. The program is headed by Ray Quiel.
  • EMU has also produced a number of successful performing artists (especially actors), including Dann Florek and Michael A. Garcia, both of whom are alums of the EMU Forensics Team. In his time on the team, Garcia won eight individual national championships, a record unbroken to this day. Jeff Daniels attended the EMU drama school in Summer 1976, to participate in a special Bi-Centennial Repertory programme; and his younger sister, Patti Daniels, graduated from the drama school in the early 1980's.

Notable people and alumni

The Music of Eastern Michigan University

School Songs

  • The Eastern Michigan University alma mater is "Our Pledge":

Eastern, sacred alma mater,
To your name we shall be true.
Ever marching on to victory,
We'll stand by to see you through.
Softly floating on the breeze
Verdant green with white of snow.
This our banner we shall carry
In our hearts, where e'er we go.

Eastern Eagles hats off to you
Fight, fight, fight for ole E-M-U
Look to the sky,
The Eagles will fly,
The bravest will defy
Rah! Rah! Rah
Hold that line for old green and white
Sons and daughters show your might
So FIGHT! FIGHT! for ole E-M-U and vic-tor-ry

  • The Eastern Michigan University Spirit Song is "Go Green":

Go Green, roll up the score
Go Green, let's get some more
Raise a cheer for old green and white
Let's show them we came here to fight
Go Green, vic'try we'll claim
Go Green, let's win this game
We'll always fight (what) for (who?) old E-M-U
Come on and let's go Green!

  • The words and music of "Our Pledge" was written by Edward Bowles and was arranged for the marching band by Thomas Tyra
  • The Melody of "Eagles Fight Song" was written by Larry Livingston and arranged for marching band by Thomas Tyra. The percussion parts were written by Whitney Prince. The lyrics were revised by Dr. Max Plank after the Eastern Michigan University mascot was changed from the Hurons to the Eagles.
  • "Go Green" was written by Thomas Tyra.

The Eastern Michigan University Marching Band

The Eastern Michigan University Basketball Band

  • The Eastern Michigan University Basketball Band is directed by the 2 graduate assistants of the band.
  • The basketball band travels with the basketball teams if they go to the MAC tournament or the NCAA tournament.

Enrollment, 2005

Ethnicity (non-foreign nationals)

Gender

Geographic distribution

Participation

Academic profile (freshmen class of 2005)

  • Average GPA: 3.2
  • Average ACT Score: 21
  • Average SAT Score: 1014

College jobs

  • Part-time employment (on or off campus): 70%

EMU Athletics

  • Conference: Mid-American (MAC)
  • Nickname: Eagles (were known as the Hurons from 1929 - 1991)
  • Colors: green and white
  • NCAA division I-A
  • Number of sports at EMU: 21

Recent MAC championships

NCAA individual champions

Men's Cross Country:

Men's Track and Field:

Women's Track and Field:

Olympians

  • 2004 Athens Games: USA- Jamie Nieto (High Jump, 4th)
  • 2000 Sydney Games: Nigeria- Nduka Awazie (4x400 meter relay, Silver), Nigeria - Clement Chukwu (200 & 400 meters)
  • 1996 Atlanta Games: USA- Paul McMullen (1500 meters, 9th), Suriname - Tommy Asinga (800 meters), British West Indies - Greg Rhymer (1500 meters), Nigeria - Clement Chukwu (200 & 400 meters), Bahamas - Sevetheda Fynes (100 & 200 meters, 400M Relay)
  • 1992 Barcelona Games: Suriname - Tommy Asinga (800 meters)
  • 1988 Seoul Games: Suriname - Tommy Asinga (800 meters)
  • 1984 Los Angeles Games: USA- Earl Jones (800 meters, Bronze), Trinidad and Tobago- Hasely Crawford (100 meters)
  • 1980 Moscow Games: Trinidad and Tobago- Hasely Crawford (100 meters)
  • 1976 Montreal Games: Trinidad and Tobago- Hasely Crawford (100 meters, Gold, 200 meters)
  • 1972 Munich Games: Trinidad and Tobago- Hasely Crawford (100 meters)
  • 1968 Mexico City Games: Canada - Dave Ellis (10,000 meters)
  • 1964 Tokyo Games: USA- Hayes Jones (110 High Hurdles, Gold), USA - Dean Rockwell, Manager of the Greco Roman Wrestling Squad
  • 1960 Rome Games: USA- Hayes Jones (110 High Hurdles, Bronze)
  • 1948 London Games: USA - George Marshall, Manager, Men's Track and Field
  • 1932 Los Angeles Games: USA - Lloyd Olds, Assistant Coach, Track and Field

EMU Athletic Facts

  • Highest NCAA Team Finish: 2003 Men's Cross Country (3rd), 1975 Men's Cross Country 6th
  • In 1940, EMU was runner-up at the NCAA Cross Country Championships behind Indiana
  • Most MAC Championships in a sport: 25, Men's Swimming and Diving 1979,1981-1996,1998,2000-2005
  • EMU Eagles football team plays one home game a year at Ford Field in downtown Detroit annually since 2004. They have hosted in-state rivals Central Michigan (2004) and Western Michigan (2005); in 2006 the will play Navy, the United States Naval Academy.

Student Journalism

The Eastern Echo, EMU's independent student newspaper, publishes three times a week during the fall and winter semesters and once a week during the spring semester. The paper won eight awards in the 2005 Division 1 Michigan Collegiate Press Association contest, including second place in the general excellence category. The newspaper, which is funded through advertising revenue, is not under the editorial control of the university. It also publishes content online at http://www.easternecho.com.

Also part of the EMU Student Media Office is Cellar Roots, the school's student-run literary and fine arts magazine. Cellar Roots celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2006 with a week of events that highlighted the history of the publication. Cellar Roots is a five time winner of the National Pacemaker award for design, an award often equated with the Pulitzer Prize for the college level, as well numerous other awards. Cellar Roots

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