page_title: Eastern Michigan University
section_title: Satellite locations
hierarchical_section_title: Eastern Michigan University / Campus / Satellite locations
caption_attribution_description: Livonia, Eastern Michigan University Continuing Ed building
context_page_description: Eastern Michigan University is a public research university in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The university was founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School. Today, the university is governed by an eight-member Board of Regents whose members are appointed by the governor of Michigan for eight-year terms. The school belongs to the Mid-American Conference and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Since 1991 EMU athletes have been known as "Eagles" and the school mascot, Swoop, was officially adopted by the university three years later.
  Currently, EMU comprises seven colleges and schools: College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, College of Education, College of Health and Human Services, College of Technology, an Honors College, and a Graduate School. The university's site is composed of an academic and athletic campus spread across 800 acres, with over 120 buildings. EMU has a total enrollment of more than 23,000 students.
context_section_description: EMU offers courses at eight satellite locations.
  The earliest off-site campus is EMU-Jackson. Courses have been offered in Jackson, Michigan since the 1970s. Course catalog records show courses have been offered at the Kresge Environmental Center dating back to at least 1976. EMU has held courses in Flint and Traverse City since 1987. EMU-Livonia began offering courses in 2000. In 2001, EMU-Detroit opened. EMU opened its Monroe location in 2002. The last off-campus site, EMU-Brighton, opened in 2003. EMU and Grand Valley State University offers a joint doctoral program in Educational Leadership at the Eberhard Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Eberhard Center facility is part of the GVSU downtown campus. This location is sometimes referred to as EMU-Grand Rapids but is not officially listed as a university site.
caption: EMU Livonia
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