Eastern Kentucky Colonels
Public
Founded 1874
Richmond, Kentucky
Undergraduates: 13,659
Postgraduates: 2,180
Ohio Valley Conference
Colors: Maroon and White
Roy Kidd Stadium (20,000)
2008 Record: 8-4, 7-1, Lost to Richmond 38-10 in first round of playoffs.
Eastern Kentucky University, commonly referred to as Eastern or by the acronym EKU by local residents, is an undergraduate and graduate teaching and research institution located in Richmond, Kentucky, U.S.A.. EKU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)[3] with regional campuses in Corbin, Danville, Manchester, and Lancaster.
Eastern was founded in 1874 as Central University. In 1906, the Kentucky General Assembly established the Eastern Kentucky State Normal School as a teacher's college. In 1922 it became a four-year institution and changed its name to the Eastern Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College, awarding its first degrees under that name in 1925. The school received accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in 1928; then, two years later, in 1930, it changed its name again to the Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College. Eastern added graduate studies in 1935, and thirteen years later, in 1948, the General Assembly removed the word Teachers from the school's name, and granted it the right to award nonprofessional degrees. It was not until 1966 that the school was officially renamed Eastern Kentucky University.[4]
