<ul>
	<li>Eastern Kentucky University&nbsp;(Eastern&nbsp;or&nbsp;EKU) is a&nbsp;public university&nbsp;in&nbsp;Richmond, Kentucky.</li>
	<li>It is accredited by the&nbsp;Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.</li>
	<li>&nbsp;It maintains branch campuses in&nbsp;Corbin,&nbsp;Hazard,&nbsp;Lancaster, and&nbsp;Manchester&nbsp;and offers more than 40 online undergraduate and graduate options.</li>
</ul>

About

There are a total of 12 community halls on the campus as follows which are used by students for a living -

<ul>
	<li>Keene Hall&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Palmer Hall</li>
	<li>Sullivan Hall</li>
	<li>Clay Hall</li>
	<li>McGregor Hall</li>
	<li>Walters Hall</li>
	<li>Burnam Hall</li>
	<li>Telford Hall</li>
	<li>South Hall</li>
	<li>Martin Hall</li>
	<li>North Hall</li>
	<li>Grand Campus</li>
</ul>

Also there are a lot of living learning communities in the campus which help students in each and every way after come here.

Accommodation

There are many notable alumni of the college, some of the famous ones are listed below. Also, the college has a strong Alumni Network.

<ul>
	<li>Josh Anderson&nbsp;&ndash; (baseball)&nbsp;center fielder,&nbsp;Cincinnati Reds</li>
	<li>Yeremiah Bell&nbsp;&ndash; (football) retired,&nbsp;Miami Dolphins,&nbsp;New York Jets,&nbsp;Arizona Cardinals</li>
	<li>Eula Bingham&nbsp;&ndash; noted occupational health scientist</li>
	<li>Elmo Boyd&nbsp;&ndash; (football)&nbsp;wide receiver,&nbsp;San Francisco 49ers&nbsp;and&nbsp;Green Bay Packers</li>
	<li>Chad Bratzke&nbsp;&ndash; (football) defensive end,&nbsp;New York Giants&nbsp;and&nbsp;Indianapolis Colts</li>
	<li>Dwight Butler&nbsp;&ndash; a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing the 18th District</li>
	<li>John &quot;Bam&quot; Carney&nbsp;&ndash; educator/coach; member of the&nbsp;Kentucky House of Representatives&nbsp;representing the 51st District</li>
	<li>Wally Chambers&nbsp;&ndash; (football) defensive tackle,&nbsp;Chicago Bears,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Winner of the 1973 Defensive&nbsp;NFL Rookie of the Year Award</li>
	<li>Sam Champion&nbsp;&ndash; weather editor/anchor for &quot;Good Morning America&quot; and&nbsp;ABC News; former weather forecaster for&nbsp;WABC-TV</li>
	<li>Tom Colbert&nbsp;&ndash; first African-American Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice (M.Ed.)</li>
	<li>Earle Combs&nbsp;&ndash; (baseball) former&nbsp;New York Yankee&nbsp;teammate of&nbsp;Babe Ruth&nbsp;and&nbsp;Lou Gehrig, member of the&nbsp;Baseball Hall of Fame</li>
	<li>Danny Copeland&nbsp;&ndash; (football) defensive back,&nbsp;Washington Redskins. Starter on the Redskins&nbsp;Super Bowl XXVI&nbsp;champions. Currently a motivational speaker[27]&nbsp;in Meigs, Georgia.[28]</li>
	<li>Dale Dawson&nbsp;&ndash; (football)&nbsp;placekicker;&nbsp;Minnesota Vikings,&nbsp;Philadelphia Eagles, and Green Bay Packers[29]</li>
	<li>Jessamyn Duke&nbsp;&ndash; professional&nbsp;Mixed Martial Artist&nbsp;formally for the&nbsp;UFC[30]</li>
	<li>Jason Dunn&nbsp;&ndash; (football) veteran tight end,&nbsp;Kansas City Chiefs</li>
	<li>Alecia Webb-Edgington&nbsp;&ndash; former executive director, Kentucky Office of Homeland Security; member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing the 63rd District</li>
	<li>George Floyd&nbsp;&ndash; (football) defensive back,&nbsp;New York Jets&nbsp;Member of the&nbsp;College Football Hall of Fame</li>
	<li>Danny Ford&nbsp;&ndash; House Republican Whip, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing the 80th District</li>
	<li>Christian Friedrich&nbsp;&ndash; (baseball) starting pitcher,&nbsp;Colorado Rockies</li>
	<li>Myron Guyton&nbsp;&ndash; (football) defensive back, New York Giants, and&nbsp;New England Patriots. Starter on Giants&nbsp;Super Bowl XXV&nbsp;champions. Currently a successful businessman in suburban Atlanta.[31]</li>
	<li>Ole Hesselbjerg&nbsp;&ndash; 2016 Rio Summer Olympian</li>
	<li>Silas House&nbsp;&ndash; American writer best known for his&nbsp;novels.</li>
	<li>Carl Hurley&nbsp;&ndash; noted humorist and motivational speaker; former EKU professor.</li>
	<li>Chris Isaac&nbsp;&ndash; (football)&nbsp;CFL&#39;s Most Outstanding Rookie Award&nbsp;in 1982</li>
	<li>John Jackson&nbsp;&ndash; (football) former NFL tackle (171st person in NFL history to play in at least 200 games)</li>
	<li>Aaron Jones&nbsp;&ndash; (football) former NFL defensive end</li>
	<li>Roy Kidd&nbsp;&ndash; (football/baseball) eighth winningest coach in college football history, two-time NCAA National Champion (1979 and 1982). Member of the College Football Hall of Fame</li>
	<li>Kim King&nbsp;&ndash; a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing the 55th House District</li>
	<li>Laura Kirkpatrick&nbsp;&ndash; runner up of&nbsp;America&#39;s Next Top Model&nbsp;Cycle 13</li>
	<li>Homer Ledford&nbsp;&ndash; bluegrass musician and member of the&nbsp;Cabin Creek Band</li>
	<li>Lee Majors&nbsp;&ndash; (attended as Harvey Yeary)&nbsp;Six Million Dollar Man,&nbsp;The Fall Guy&nbsp;(1962, History/Physical Education)</li>
	<li>Antwaun Molden&nbsp;&ndash; (football) 3rd-round (79th overall) pick of the&nbsp;Houston Texans&nbsp;in&nbsp;2008 NFL Draft</li>
	<li>Virgil Moore&nbsp;- former member of the&nbsp;Kentucky State Senate</li>
	<li>Dan Patrick&nbsp;&ndash; gained fame as co-host of&nbsp;ESPN&#39;s&nbsp;SportsCenter, attended EKU for two years on a basketball scholarship.</li>
	<li>Steve Pence&nbsp;&ndash; former Lieutenant Governor and Justice Secretary of Kentucky</li>
	<li>Dallas Robinson&nbsp;the state of Kentucky&#39;s sole Army Veteran and Olympian from the 2014 Olympics; Sochi Russia. He was a Team USA athlete for six years, two with the USA Rugby team and four with the USA Bobsled team. In 2008 he was ranked 1st in the USA &amp; World in the 55m dash, indoor track, and field. EKU school record holder &amp; Hall of Fame Inductee. Also, a Hall of Fame inducted High School Track and Field Coach.</li>
	<li>Rex Ryan&nbsp;&ndash; Former NFL Coach.</li>
	<li>Thaksin Shinawatra&nbsp;&ndash; former Prime Minister of&nbsp;Thailand&nbsp;(1975, M.S. in criminal justice)</li>
	<li>Garfield Smith&nbsp;&ndash; (basketball) former&nbsp;NBA&nbsp;and&nbsp;ABA&nbsp;player</li>
	<li>Teddy Taylor&nbsp;&ndash; (football) The 1969 Milestone Outstanding Athlete, Teddy Taylor earned All-Ohio Valley Conference honors in 1967, 1968, and 1969. The two-time All-American served as a team captain during his senior season. Taylor, a four-year letter winner, was also named to the OVC All-Time Team. A member of the &ldquo;E&rdquo; and HYPER Clubs as a collegian, Taylor has been involved with the University&rsquo;s Alumni Association and the Worn Cleat Club during his professional life. The 2003 inductee into the Harrison County High School Hall of Fame is a member of the American Football Coaches Association and the Kentucky High School Athletics Association. He is the Minority Director of the Kentucky Education Association. Teddy earned 1978 Southeastern Kentucky Football Conference Coach of the Year honors. His dedication to the community is evident in his involvement in a mentoring program for single mothers. He has mentored six young men as well as been involved in his community&rsquo;s Little League. Teddy currently coaches, works, and mentors at Madison Central High School. He was inducted into the EKU Hall of Fame in 2006 and was named &quot;Man of the Year&quot; for Richmond, KY in 2013.</li>
	<li>Ken Upchurch&nbsp;&ndash; a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from District 52 in&nbsp;Wayne County</li>
	<li>Corey Walden&nbsp;- professional basketball player, 2019&nbsp;Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP</li>
	<li>Crystal Wilkinson&nbsp;&ndash; writer, poet, educator, and winner of 2016 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence</li>
</ul>

Alumni

The mission of Student Life &amp; First-Year Experience is to enhance the quality of life of Eastern Kentucky University students by supporting the University&#39;s commitment to the academic success and holistic development of every Colonel.

Their&nbsp;goal is to foster intellectual, physical, and social development through programs and direct services which challenge and support students as they develop attitudes, abilities, and skills for life-long learning within an ever-changing global environment.

A lot of communities, as well as programs, are there on the campus which helps students his/her overall development. Some of these are :

<ul>
	<li>Community Service</li>
	<li>leadership programs</li>
	<li>student organizations</li>
</ul>

&nbsp;

Campus

<ul>
	<li>Eastern Kentucky is a public university located in Richmond, Kentucky in the Lexington Area.</li>
	<li>It is a mid-size institution with an enrollment of 9,908 undergraduate students.</li>
	<li>The Eastern Kentucky acceptance rate is 94%.</li>
	<li>Popular majors include Liberal Arts and Humanities, Nursing, Criminal Justice, and Law Enforcement Administration. Graduating 45% of students, Eastern Kentucky alumni go on to earn a starting salary of $29,800.</li>
</ul>

It is strongly recommended university by us.

Conclusion

Financial aid is assistance to help finance your college education. This assistance is awarded to allow you to attend the school of your choice and to make it possible for you to complete your program of study. Financial aid is intended to supplement, not replace, financial contributions from you and your parents.

Types of financial aid include:

Scholarship -

<ul>
	<li>First-time freshman scholarship</li>
</ul>

Grants -&nbsp;

<ul>
	<li>Federal Pell Grant</li>
	<li>FSEOG</li>
	<li>CAP Grant</li>
	<li>TEACH Grant</li>
</ul>

Loans include federal education loans and Private education loans.

Work-Study programme -&nbsp;The Student Employment Work-Study Program provides wages, in return for service, to assist you in achieving your goal of earning a college degree.

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Financial Aid

<ul>
	<li>Richmond&nbsp;is a&nbsp;home rule-class city&nbsp;in and the&nbsp;county seat&nbsp;of&nbsp;Madison County,&nbsp;Kentucky, United States.</li>
	<li>It is named after&nbsp;Richmond, Virginia, and is home to&nbsp;Eastern Kentucky University.</li>
	<li>In 2019, the population was 36,157. Richmond is the third-largest city in the&nbsp;Bluegrass region&nbsp;(after&nbsp;Louisville&nbsp;and&nbsp;Lexington) and the state&#39;s sixth-largest city.</li>
	<li>It is the eighth largest population center in Kentucky, including metropolitan areas.</li>
	<li>The city serves as the center for work and shopping for south-central Kentucky.</li>
</ul>

Location

Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Richmond Kentucky, United States -

<ul>
	<li>In Richmond, the summers are warm and humid; the winters are short, very cold, and wet; and it is partly cloudy year-round.</li>
	<li>Over the course of the year, the temperature typically&nbsp;varies from 28&deg;F to 86&deg;F&nbsp;and is rarely below 11&deg;F or above 93&deg;F.</li>
</ul>

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