DONATIONS ---- paypal.me/MichaelandJenny THANK YOU!! Your Donations Are So Much Appreciated! Thank You paypal.me/MichaelandJenny #youtube Morehead State University #education #kentucky #campus
Morehead State University (MSU) is a public university in Morehead, Kentucky. The university began as Morehead Normal School, which opened its doors in 1887. The Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics, a two-year residential early college high school on the university's campus, was established in 2014.
History
Welcome Sign
The university began as Morehead Normal School, which opened its doors in 1887. One student appeared on the first day of class in October 1887, in a little, rented cottage where the Adron Doran University Center now stands. The private school closed in the spring of 1922 when the Kentucky General Assembly established Morehead State Normal School. The state institution accepted its first students in the fall of 1923, and graduated its first class in 1927. Name changes occurred again 1926, when it was extended to Morehead State Normal School and Teachers College; in 1930, when it was shortened to just Morehead State Teachers College; in 1948, when it was shortened again to Morehead State College; and, finally, to Morehead State University in 1966. Fourteen people, starting with Frank C. Button, have served as president. Joseph A. Morgan assumed office as the 14th president on July 1, 2017.[6]
Presidents
Frank C. Button, 1923-29
John Howard Payne, 1929-35
Harvey A. Babb, 1935-40
William H. Vaughan, 1940-46
William J. Baird, 1946-51
Charles R. Spain, 1951-54
Adron Doran, 1954-77
Morris L. Norfleet, 1977-84
Herb. F. Reinhard Jr., 1984-86
A.D. Albright, 1986-87
C. Nelson Grote, 1987-92
Ronald G. Eaglin, 1992-2004
Wayne D. Andrews, 2005-2017
Joseph A. Morgan, 2017-present[7]
Academics
Fields Hall, Camden-Carroll Library, and Little Bell Tower
Campus view from West Mignon Hall
Morehead State University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.[8] It offers over 212 degree programs at the two-year, four-year, and graduate levels through four colleges: Caudill College of Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences; Elmer R. Smith College of Business and Technology; Ernst & Sara Lane Volgenau College of Education; and College of Science. It was the first institution in Kentucky to offer a complete degree program online, the Master of Business Administration (MBA). MSU is one of five institutions in the U.S. with a bachelor's degree in space science.[3] Over 70,000 persons have received degrees from MSU.
Rankings
The 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings listed Morehead State at 19th place among public "regional universities" in the South and 45th overall among all regional universities in the South.[9]
Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics
Campus
Eagle Lake
Morehead State University is located in the foothills of the Daniel Boone National Forest in Rowan County. The more than 700-acre main campus within the city limits of Morehead includes more than 50 major structures with a total replacement value of more than $650 million. Beyond the city, the university's real estate holdings include the 320-acre Derrickson Agricultural Complex, Eagle Trace, a par-72, 6,902-yard public golf course, and 166 acres of the Browning Orchard. The instructional plant includes 135 classrooms and 150 laboratories. Housing facilities include space for approximately 2,900 students in a variety of living styles, including traditional residence halls, suites, and apartments. The second component of the Space Science Center opened in 2009-a $16.6 million instruction and research support facility.[3]
Arts
The Morehead State University Arts and Humanities Council, established in 2003, encourages dialogue and partnerships in the arts.[13] Part of a larger initiative within the Caudill College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, the Council works to develop cultural opportunities both on and off campus. Morehead, long known for its patronage of the arts in Kentucky with such organizations as the Kentucky Folk Art Center[14] and the Kentucky Center for Traditional Music,[15] was the childhood home of philanthropist Lucille Caudill Little. Named after Lucille Little, MSU's Little Company is a touring troupe of students in the Theatre Department that performs plays and conducts workshops for up to 100 schools in the area each year.[16] Along with theatre, Morehead State University has a well-developed dance program. The Morehead Dance Ensemble, which one must audition for, presents a Spring Dance Concert, attends dance conferences, and engages in other projects.[17]