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EKU's earliest predecessor institution, Central University, was founded in 1874 in Richmond, Kentucky. Beset with financial difficulties and small enrollment, Central consolidated with Centre College in 1901. On March 21, 1906, the Governor signed legislation which established the Eastern Kentucky State Normal School No. 1.
EKU's intercollegiate athletics teams are nicknamed the Colonels. Maroon has been the official color of Eastern athletics since the school was begun as the Eastern Kentucky State Normal School in 1906, and the school's official team nickname was the "Maroons" from the start of intercollegiate competition in 1909–10 until 1963, when then ...
The Eastern Kentucky Colonels football program represents Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) in college football, competing at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level as a member of the United Athletic Conference (UAC). The school has traditionally had much success on the football field, having won 21 OVC conference ...
As players enter the transfer portal, declare for the 2024 NFL Draft and announce returns, stay up to date with Kentucky football's roster for 2024.
Researcher in communication and gender studies at the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences. Teresa W. Haynes. 1975, 1978, 1984. B.S. and M.A. mathematics and education, M.S. mathematics. Professor of mathematics and statistics at East Tennessee State University known for her research in graph theory. Don Showalter.
2015. The Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team is a college basketball team at Eastern Kentucky University (EKU), located in Richmond, Kentucky, United States. The Colonels are members of the ASUN Conference, which they joined in 2021 after having been members of the Ohio Valley Conference since that league's founding in 1948. [2]
Eastern Kentucky’s Antwainette Walker, the ASUN Preseason Player of the Year, leads in the league in scoring at 20.7 points per game.
The $2.5 million investment is one of the largest in EKU's history. The Donald Combs Natatorium, located behind the basketball arena, is the former home of the university's swimming and diving team and is now used for EKU recreation and the Model Laboratory School Swim team. The natatorium houses a 6 lane 25 yard swimming pool as well as one ...