For the sixth straight year, Eastern Michigan University
has received a "Best in the Midwest" designation in the 2009
Best Colleges: Region by Region, published by the
PrincetonReview.com.
"This is recognition of EMU by the people we serve — the
students," said Susan Martin, president of EMU. "This really
speaks to the excellent educational experience that our
students receive here."
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MIDWEST BEST: For the sixth
consecutive
year, Eastern
Michigan University has
received
a "Best in the Midwest"
designation in the 2009
Colleges: Region by Region,
published by
PrincetonReview.com.
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The Princeton Review divided the United States into four
regions: Northeastern, Western, Midwestern and Southeastern.
Eastern Michigan University was one of 159 schools selected
in the Midwestern region. Overall, 632 colleges were selected.
Schools are selected based on academic excellence and
survey information from students attending each school.
The survey covered students' opinions about academics and
majors, student body, and campus life and facilities.
What EMU students said in the survey:
- "The nursing program, a social work program that 'advocates
for social and economic justice and is a great place
to learn.'"
- "A popular business program (claiming one in five undergrads)
whose administration is very tech savvy and knows that
the business world is a changing place; to help us,
they have required classes which cover almost every business
aspect from accounting to communication, management
and computer-oriented classes."
- "The curriculum is designed to serve real people learning
through discussion and interaction, and taking advantage
of opportunities for education beyond the classroom,
whether it's through involvement in a student organization,
attending diversity programming or volunteering. There
always is an opportunity to make a difference, and it
is truly an empowering experience."
- "With one in four students pursuing an education degree,
Eastern Michigan University is very much a teaching university
known for teaching future teachers. This emphasis sometimes
overshadows Eastern's other strengths, which students
said include 'all (of) the different science disciplines
from biology to zoology.'"
For the complete survey information about EMU, go to http://www.princetonreview.com
