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Welcome To Eastern Kentucky University

 

  Eastern Kentucky University
 
There are more than 168 areas of study at Eastern Kentucky University, 
all of them designed to help you reach your career goals. When you are 
working your way to the top of your profession, the influence of some of the 
nation’s top professors will have played a major role in getting you there. 
EKU touts professors who have achieved worldwide acclaim in areas as 
diverse as forensic science, international business, legal studies, aquatic biology, homeland security and criminal justice, to name but a few. 
To ensure your learning experience is the very best, Eastern keeps class 
sizes small (17:1 student/teacher ratio). This means you’ll have ample 
opportunity to work one-on-one with professors who are dedicated to 
teaching. 
Not only do you study under world-class professors at EKU, you’ll do so in 
one of America’s most beautiful learning environments. Imagine the latest 
technology combined with the intimacy of a smaller, carefully planned 
aesthetic environment. Eastern students live, learn and have fun in a 
centrally located area that lessens your walking distance between classes 
and keeps you close to the essentials of college life (such as food and coffee). Interspersed throughout the campus are green spaces and an amphitheater that provide quiet, natural areas of study and solitude.
·        Admissions
·        Housing
·        Financial Aid
·        University Information
·        Undergraduate Majors
·        Campus Recreation
 
 
  EKU Athletics
 
Eastern Kentucky University student-athletes enjoy a rare opportunity to be mentored and guided by top quality coaches and teachers.
Many reasons for EKU’s overall athletic success are its head coaches and assistants. Proven winners across the board help Eastern Kentucky put its best foot forward on the fields and courts, as well as in the classroom.
The Colonels’ and Lady Colonels’ success over the years in the Ohio Valley Conference and on the national stage is proof of the competitiveness embraced by Eastern Kentucky University.
EKU student-athletes cross paths daily and work side-by-side with conference players of the year, future professional athletes and academic award winners. 
·        Facilities
·        Conference Champions
·        Ohio Valley Conference

 
  The EKU Campus
 
Situated near the heart of the Bluegrass, Eastern Kentucky 
University’s beautiful campus is served by a network of major highways that make Eastern easily accessible 
from all parts of Kentucky and surrounding states. 
Richmond is 26 miles southeast of Lexington,Kentucky, 
home of the Bluegrass Regional Airport. Interstate Highways 
I-75 (north-south) and I-64 (east-west) make the metropolitan 
areas and international airports of Cincinnati and Louisville within convenient distance by automobile.
·        Plan Your Visit
·        Campus Maps

 
  Academic Support
 
The Chad Bratzke Student-Athlete Academic Success Center (Bratzke Center) is designed to aid EKU’s student-athletes in all facets of their academic pursuits.
Within the Bratzke Center, student-athletes are provided academic support, guidance in class registration, supervised study tables, access to computers and intense tutoring in all subject areas. The Bratzke Center is fortunate to be staffed by numerous well-qualified professionals, including full-time director Randy Kennedy, full-time assistants and part-time graduate assistants.
Eastern Kentucky University has won eight OVC Institutional Academic Achievement Awards in the 23-year history of the award.
·        Bratzke Center Web Site

 
  Student-Athlete Support
 
Eastern Kentucky’s sports medicine and strength and conditioning departments offer first-rate facilities and staff to help the Colonels and Lady Colonels stay competitive.
 
Eastern’s student-athletes benefit from one of the finest athletic training facilities anywhere in the country.
The Dr. Bobby Barton Athletic Training Room is located in the Moberly Building adjacent to the athletic weight room and is open for use by all EKU student-athletes. Eastern Kentucky’s varsity weight room is a state of the art facility which provides EKU’s student-athletes the opportunity to enhance their abilities by making use of top-of-the-line equipment.
·        Sports Medicine
·        Strength & Conditioning
 

 
  More About Richmond

Richmond is home to many interesting and convenient activities. Whether it’s arts and entertainment, recreation, 
or shopping and dining out you are looking for, Richmond 
has it all. With more than 100 buildings in Richmond on 
the National Register of Historic Places and three areas 
on the National Register of Historic Districts, it is one of Kentucky’s finest restored 19th Century commercial 
districts.
·        City of Richmond
·        Madison County
 
  Becoming A Colonel
To become a student-athlete at Eastern Kentucky University, you can fill out one of our recruiting questionnaires, or contact a member of one of our coaching staffs directly for further information.  Due to NCAA regulations, coaches may not be able to respond to your email or voice mail depending on your school classification (e.g. year in high school, current student-athlete at a two-or four-year school). Click here to learn more..
 
  NCAA Rules Compliance and Resources

EKU Athletics works hand-in-hand with potential student-athletes to ensure its recruiting process conforms to NCAA rules and is as smooth and informative as possible. During recruiting, please read and understand the rules regulating communication between you and EKU coaches, and follow the links below for more information on the recruiting process:

·        NCAA Transfer Guide
·        NCAA Eligibility Center
·        Division I Toolkit
·        Home School Information
·        Home School Checklist
·        Home School FAQ
·        Agent Issues