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{{for|the university in Moorhead, Minnesota|Minnesota State University Moorhead}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = Morehead State University
| name = Morehead State University
| former_name = Morehead Normal School (1887–1922)<br />Morehead State Normal School (1922–1926)<br />Morehead State Normal School and Teachers College (1926–1930)<br />Morehead State Teachers College (1930–1948)<br />Morehead State College (1948–1966)
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| type = [[Public university]]
| type = [[Public university]]
| academic_affiliations = [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]
| academic_affiliations = [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]
| endowment = $79 million (2024)<ref>{{cite web|title=Morehead State University Foundation – Annual Impact Report Fiscal Year 2023-2024|url=https://alumni.moreheadstate.edu/s/1869/23/interior.aspx?sid=1869&gid=2&pgid=1451|access-date=2025-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250428181037/https://image.issuu.com/241212203109-f3919779677ff65878c362efb61ffcf1/jpg/page_13.jpg|archive-date=2025-04-28}}</ref>
| endowment = $79 million (2024)<ref>{{cite web|title=Morehead State University Foundation – Annual Impact Report Fiscal Year 2023-2024|url=https://alumni.moreheadstate.edu/s/1869/23/interior.aspx?sid=1869&gid=2&pgid=1451|access-date=April 28, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250428181037/https://image.issuu.com/241212203109-f3919779677ff65878c362efb61ffcf1/jpg/page_13.jpg|archive-date=April 28, 2025}}</ref>
| president = Joseph A. (Jay) Morgan<ref>{{cite web| access-date = August 7, 2017| title = Morehead State University – Office of the President
| president = Joseph A. (Jay) Morgan<ref>{{cite web| access-date = August 7, 2017| title = Morehead State University – Office of the President
|url = https://moreheadstate.edu/about-msu/leadership/president/}}</ref>
|url = https://moreheadstate.edu/about-msu/leadership/president/}}</ref>
| city = [[Morehead, Kentucky|Morehead]]
| city = [[Morehead, Kentucky]]
| state = Kentucky
| country = United States
| country = United States
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| students = 8,791 (fall 2024)<ref name=CPE>{{Cite web|title=CPE Interactive Data Center|url=https://reports.ky.gov/t/CPE/views/KentuckyPostsecondaryEducationInteractiveDataDashboard/Navigation?%3AshowAppBanner=false&%3Adisplay_count=n&%3AshowVizHome=n&%3Aorigin=viz_share_link&%3AisGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y&%3Aembed=y|access-date=2025-02-13}}</ref>
| students = 8,791 (fall 2024)<ref name=CPE>{{Cite web|title=CPE Interactive Data Center|url=https://reports.ky.gov/t/CPE/views/KentuckyPostsecondaryEducationInteractiveDataDashboard/Navigation?%3AshowAppBanner=false&%3Adisplay_count=n&%3AshowVizHome=n&%3Aorigin=viz_share_link&%3AisGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y&%3Aembed=y|access-date=February 13, 2025}}</ref>
  | undergrad = 8,258 (fall 2024)<ref name=CPE/>
  | undergrad = 8,258 (fall 2024)<ref name=CPE/>
  | postgrad = 533 (fall 2024)<ref name=CPE/>
  | postgrad = 533 (fall 2024)<ref name=CPE/>
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| sporting_affiliations = [[NCAA Division I]] [[Football Championship Subdivision|FCS]]<br />[[Ohio Valley Conference|OVC]], [[Pioneer Football League]]
| sporting_affiliations = [[NCAA Division I]] [[Football Championship Subdivision|FCS]]<br />[[Ohio Valley Conference|OVC]], [[Pioneer Football League]]
| nickname = [[Morehead State Eagles|Eagles]]
| nickname = [[Morehead State Eagles|Eagles]]
| colors = Blue and Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moreheadstate.edu/about-msu/leadership/administration/communications-marketing/brand-style-guide/ |title=Morehead State University: Brand and Style Guide |access-date=2022-09-30}}</ref><br />{{color box|#005EB8}}&nbsp;{{color box|#FFCF00}}
| colors = Blue and Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moreheadstate.edu/about-msu/leadership/administration/communications-marketing/brand-style-guide/ |title=Morehead State University: Brand and Style Guide |access-date=September 30, 2022}}</ref><br />{{color box|#005EB8}}&nbsp;{{color box|#FFCF00}}
| website = {{URL|www.moreheadstate.edu}}
| website = {{URL|www.moreheadstate.edu}}
| logo = Morehead State University logo.svg
| logo = Morehead State University logo.svg
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==History==
==History==
[[File:Morehead State Welcome Sign Morehead, KY.jpg|thumb|left|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of MSU|url=https://moreheadstate.edu/about-msu/history-of-msu/|access-date=September 30, 2022}}</ref>
 
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.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of MSU|url=https://moreheadstate.edu/about-msu/history-of-msu/|access-date=2022-09-30}}</ref>


===Presidents===
===Presidents===
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# Ronald G. Eaglin, 1992–2004
# Ronald G. Eaglin, 1992–2004
# Wayne D. Andrews, 2005–2017
# Wayne D. Andrews, 2005–2017
# Joseph A. Morgan, 2017–present<ref>{{Cite web| access-date = 2017-08-01| title = Morehead State University: Past Presidents| url = https://moreheadstate.edu/about-msu/leadership/president/past-presidents|website=moreheadstate.edu}}</ref>
# Joseph A. Morgan, 2017–present<ref>{{Cite web| access-date = August 1, 2017| title = Morehead State University: Past Presidents| url = https://moreheadstate.edu/about-msu/leadership/president/past-presidents|website=moreheadstate.edu}}</ref>
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==Campus==
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  | locmapin = Kentucky#USA
  | architecture = Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Collegiate Gothic
  | added = November 25, 1994
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Morehead State University is located in the foothills of the [[Daniel Boone National Forest]] in [[Rowan County, Kentucky|Rowan County]]. The more than 700-acre main campus within the city limits of [[Morehead, Kentucky|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. The second component of the Space Science Center opened in 2009—a $16.6 million instruction and research support facility.<ref name="AboutMSU"/>
A portion of the campus was named as a [[Historic districts in the United States|historic district]] on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. The [[Contributing property|contributing properties]] include the following buildings: the President's Home, Senff Natatorium (demolished in 2008),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://themoreheadnews.com/local/x155266472/Senff-building-demolished/print|title=Senff building demolished |work=The Morehead News|access-date=March 5, 2015}}</ref> Button Auditorium, Fields Hall, Camden-Carroll Library, Allie Young Hall, Rader Hall, Grote-Thompson Hall, and the Breckenridge Training School. All were designed by the Olmstead Brothers.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}
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==Academics==
==Academics==
{{Infobox US university ranking
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Morehead State University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moreheadstate.edu/about-msu/leadership/ppe/accreditation/|title=Accreditation|access-date=September 30, 2022|website=moreheadstate.edu}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="AboutMSU"/> Over 74,000 persons have received degrees from MSU.
The 2026 ''[[U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Ranking]]s'' listed Morehead State at 12th place among public "regional universities" in the South and 27th overall among all regional universities in the South.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/regional-universities-south/top-public |title=2026 Top Public Universities in the South |publisher=U.S. News & World Report |date=September 23, 2025 |access-date=September 25, 2025}}</ref>
===Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics===
The [[Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics]] was established in 2014. It is a two-year residential [[early college high school]] serving approximately 220 high school juniors and seniors at Morehead State University. Students live in Craft Tower residence hall on campus and take MSU classes during their time at the academy, graduating with a Craft Academy high school diploma as well as at least 60 hours of MSU college credit, with tuition, room and board, and meal plan all free of charge. The academy is funded in large part by [[Joe Craft]] and Ambassador [[Kelly Craft]], who donated over $10 million to the academy, the largest donation in MSU history.<ref name="auto11">{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/07/03/kelly-craft-canada_a_23474040/|title=Life As Trump's Envoy In Ottawa Hasn't Been Easy On Kelly Craft, Friends Say|date=July 4, 2018|website=HuffPost Canada|author=Althia Raj}}</ref><ref name="auto24">{{Cite web|url=https://moreheadstate.edu/news/2021/04/morehead-states-craft-academy-continues-to-grow|title=Morehead State University: Morehead State's Craft Academy continues to grow|date=April 22, 2021|work=Morehead State News}}</ref>
==Student life==
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|+ style="font-size:90%" |Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2023<ref>{{cite web |title= College Scorecard: Morehead State University|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?157386-Morehead-State-University|website=College Scorecard |publisher=[[United States Department of Education]] |access-date=July 27, 2025}}</ref>
|+ style="font-size:90%" |Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2023<ref>{{cite web |title= College Scorecard: Morehead State University|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?157386-Morehead-State-University|website=College Scorecard |publisher=[[United States Department of Education]] |access-date=July 27, 2025}}</ref>
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Morehead State University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moreheadstate.edu/about-msu/leadership/ppe/accreditation/|title=Accreditation|access-date=2022-09-30|website=moreheadstate.edu}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="AboutMSU"/> Over 74,000 persons have received degrees from MSU.


===Rankings===
The Morehead State University Arts and Humanities Council, established in 2003, encourages dialogue and partnerships in the arts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.moreheadstate.edu/arts/ |title=Morehead State University - Arts & Humanities Council |access-date=May 30, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530131600/http://www2.moreheadstate.edu/arts/ |archive-date=May 30, 2011 }}</ref> 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]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://moreheadstate.edu/academics/colleges/humanities/kentucky-folk-art-center/ |title=Morehead State University - Kentucky Folk Art Center |access-date=September 30, 2022|website=moreheadstate.edu}}</ref> and the Kentucky Center for Traditional Music,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://moreheadstate.edu/academics/colleges/humanities/kctm/ |title=Morehead State University - Kentucky Center for Traditional Music |access-date=September 30, 2022|website=moreheadstate.edu}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moreheadstate.edu/academics/colleges/humanities/creative-arts/theatre-dance/theatre-dance-little-company|title=The Little Company|access-date=September 30, 2022|website=moreheadstate.edu}}</ref> Along with theatre, Morehead State University has a well-developed dance program.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moreheadstate.edu/academics/colleges/humanities/creative-arts/theatre-dance/theatre-dance-dance|title=Dance Program|access-date=September 30, 2022|website=moreheadstate.edu}}</ref>
{{Infobox US university ranking
<!-- Regional rankings -->| USNWR_REG = 27
}}
The 2026 ''[[U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Ranking]]s'' listed Morehead State at 12th place among public "regional universities" in the South and 27th overall among all regional universities in the South.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/regional-universities-south/top-public |title=2026 Top Public Universities in the South |publisher=U.S. News & World Report |date=2025-09-23 |access-date=2025-09-25}}</ref>


=== Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics ===
Morehead State Public Radio (MSPR) is governed by the [[Board of Regents]] at Morehead State University. MSPR is operated by its flagship station [[WMKY]] at 90.3 FM in Morehead. WMKY in Morehead is licensed for 50,000 watts and serves more than 20 counties in [[Kentucky]], [[Ohio]], and [[West Virginia]]. The WMKY studios are located in Breckinridge Hall on the campus of Morehead State University. WMKY has operated since 1965.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wmky.org/about-us |title=About Us |publisher=Morehead State Public Radio |access-date=December 26, 2014}}</ref>
The [[Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics]] was established in 2014. It is a two-year residential [[early college high school]] serving approximately 220 high school juniors and seniors at Morehead State University. Students live in Craft Tower residence hall on campus and take MSU classes during their time at the academy, graduating with a Craft Academy high school diploma as well as at least 60 hours of MSU college credit, with tuition, room and board, and meal plan all free of charge. The academy is funded in large part by [[Joe Craft]] and Ambassador [[Kelly Craft]], who donated over $10 million to the academy, the largest donation in MSU history.<ref name="auto11">{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/07/03/kelly-craft-canada_a_23474040/|title=Life As Trump's Envoy In Ottawa Hasn't Been Easy On Kelly Craft, Friends Say|date=July 4, 2018|website=HuffPost Canada|author=Althia Raj}}</ref><ref name="auto24">{{Cite web|url=https://moreheadstate.edu/news/2021/04/morehead-states-craft-academy-continues-to-grow|title=Morehead State University: Morehead State's Craft Academy continues to grow|date=April 22, 2021|work=Morehead State News}}</ref>


==Campus==
There are several fraternities and sororities on campus.
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  | location = Bounded by University Blvd., Battson Ave. and Ward Oates Dr., [[Morehead, Kentucky]]
  | coordinates = {{coord|38.1867|-83.4341|region:US-KY_type:edu|format=dms|display=inline}}
  | locmapin = Kentucky#USA
  | architecture = Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Collegiate Gothic
  | added = November 25, 1994
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[[File:Aduc1.jpg|thumb|right|[[Adron Doran University Center]]]]
[[File:Howell-McDowell Building, Morehead State University.jpg|thumb|right|Howell-McDowell Administration Building]]
[[File:MSU Little Tower.JPG|thumb|right|Little Bell Tower]]
[[File:Eagle Lake, Morehead State University.jpg|thumb|right|Eagle Lake]]
Morehead State University is located in the foothills of the [[Daniel Boone National Forest]] in [[Rowan County, Kentucky|Rowan County]]. The more than 700-acre main campus within the city limits of [[Morehead, Kentucky|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. The second component of the Space Science Center opened in 2009—a $16.6 million instruction and research support facility.<ref name="AboutMSU"/>
 
==Morehead State University Historic District==
A portion of the campus was named as a [[Historic districts in the United States|historic district]] on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. The [[Contributing property|contributing properties]] include the following buildings: the President's Home, Senff Natatorium (demolished in 2008),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://themoreheadnews.com/local/x155266472/Senff-building-demolished/print|title=Senff building demolished |work=The Morehead News|access-date=5 March 2015}}</ref> Button Auditorium, Fields Hall, Camden-Carroll Library, Allie Young Hall, Rader Hall, Grote-Thompson Hall, and the Breckenridge Training School. All were designed by the Olmstead Brothers.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}
 
==Arts==
The Morehead State University Arts and Humanities Council, established in 2003, encourages dialogue and partnerships in the arts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.moreheadstate.edu/arts/ |title=Morehead State University - Arts & Humanities Council |access-date=2011-05-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530131600/http://www2.moreheadstate.edu/arts/ |archive-date=2011-05-30 }}</ref> 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]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://moreheadstate.edu/academics/colleges/humanities/kentucky-folk-art-center/ |title=Morehead State University - Kentucky Folk Art Center |access-date=2022-09-30|website=moreheadstate.edu}}</ref> and the Kentucky Center for Traditional Music,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://moreheadstate.edu/academics/colleges/humanities/kctm/ |title=Morehead State University - Kentucky Center for Traditional Music |access-date=2022-09-30|website=moreheadstate.edu}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moreheadstate.edu/academics/colleges/humanities/creative-arts/theatre-dance/theatre-dance-little-company|title=The Little Company|access-date=2022-09-30|website=moreheadstate.edu}}</ref> Along with theatre, Morehead State University has a well-developed dance program.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moreheadstate.edu/academics/colleges/humanities/creative-arts/theatre-dance/theatre-dance-dance|title=Dance Program|access-date=2022-09-30|website=moreheadstate.edu}}</ref>
 
==Morehead State Public Radio==
Morehead State Public Radio (MSPR) is governed by the [[Board of Regents]] at Morehead State University. MSPR is operated by its flagship station [[WMKY]] at 90.3 FM in Morehead. WMKY in Morehead is licensed for 50,000 watts and serves more than 20 counties in [[Kentucky]], [[Ohio]], and [[West Virginia]]. The WMKY studios are located in Breckinridge Hall on the campus of Morehead State University. WMKY has operated since 1965.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wmky.org/about-us |title=About Us |publisher=Morehead State Public Radio |access-date=December 26, 2014}}</ref>


==Athletics==
==Athletics==
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===Accomplishments===
===Accomplishments===
[[Morehead State Eagles men's basketball]] won the 2009 OVC tournament championship, sending them to the [[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]] for the first time since 1984. At the [[2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]], 13th-seeded Morehead State upset Louisville 62–61. It was the second NCAA Tournament win for Morehead State in a three-year span. The Eagles also beat Alabama State in the 2009 Opening Round game. The Eagles then faced 12th-seeded Richmond in the third round, which was only the ninth time in tournament history that a 12–13 match-up occurred in the round of 32. The coed cheerleading squad has won 23 national championships, and the all-female squad has won 10 national titles.<ref name="Morehead State Cheerleading">{{cite web |url=http://www.msueagles.com/news/2015/1/18/Cheer_0118154959.aspx |title=All-Girl Cheer Wins Second Straight National Title |date=January 18, 2015 |publisher=Morehead State Athletics |access-date=January 21, 2015}}</ref>
[[Morehead State Eagles men's basketball]] won the 2009 OVC tournament championship, sending them to the [[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]] for the first time since 1984. At the [[2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]], 13th-seeded Morehead State upset Louisville 62–61. It was the second NCAA Tournament win for Morehead State in a three-year span. The Eagles also beat Alabama State in the 2009 Opening Round game. The Eagles then faced 12th-seeded Richmond in the third round, which was only the ninth time in tournament history that a 12–13 match-up occurred in the round of 32. The coed cheerleading squad has won 23 national championships, and the all-female squad has won 10 national titles.<ref name="Morehead State Cheerleading">{{cite web |url=http://www.msueagles.com/news/2015/1/18/Cheer_0118154959.aspx |title=All-Girl Cheer Wins Second Straight National Title |date=January 18, 2015 |publisher=Morehead State Athletics |access-date=January 21, 2015}}</ref>
==Greek life==
There are several fraternities and sororities on campus.


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
{{main|List of Morehead State University alumni}}
{{main|List of Morehead State University alumni}}
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File:Steve Inskeep 2023 Texas Book Festival.jpg|[[Steve Inskeep]]
File:Steve Kazee 2016.png|right|[[Steve Kazee]]
File:Steve Kazee 2016.png|[[Steve Kazee]]
File:Phil Simms at Rams Park 2004-10-07.jpg|right|[[Phil Simms]]
File:Phil Simms at Rams Park 2004-10-07.jpg|[[Phil Simms]]
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File:Chuck Woolery 2004 cropped.jpg|[[Chuck Woolery]]
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Morehead State University (MSU) is a public university in Morehead, Kentucky, United States. 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

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.[1]

Presidents

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  1. Frank C. Button, 1923–29
  2. John Howard Payne, 1929–35
  3. Harvey A. Babb, 1935–40
  4. William H. Vaughan, 1940–46
  5. William J. Baird, 1946–51
  6. Charles R. Spain, 1951–54
  7. Adron Doran, 1954–77
  8. Morris L. Norfleet, 1977–84
  9. Herb. F. Reinhard Jr., 1984–86
  10. A.D. Albright, 1986–87
  11. C. Nelson Grote, 1987–92
  12. Ronald G. Eaglin, 1992–2004
  13. Wayne D. Andrews, 2005–2017
  14. Joseph A. Morgan, 2017–present[2]

Campus

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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. The second component of the Space Science Center opened in 2009—a $16.6 million instruction and research support facility.[3]

A portion of the campus was named as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. The contributing properties include the following buildings: the President's Home, Senff Natatorium (demolished in 2008),[4] Button Auditorium, Fields Hall, Camden-Carroll Library, Allie Young Hall, Rader Hall, Grote-Thompson Hall, and the Breckenridge Training School. All were designed by the Olmstead Brothers.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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Academics

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The 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings listed Morehead State at 12th place among public "regional universities" in the South and 27th overall among all regional universities in the South.[6]

Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics

The Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics was established in 2014. It is a two-year residential early college high school serving approximately 220 high school juniors and seniors at Morehead State University. Students live in Craft Tower residence hall on campus and take MSU classes during their time at the academy, graduating with a Craft Academy high school diploma as well as at least 60 hours of MSU college credit, with tuition, room and board, and meal plan all free of charge. The academy is funded in large part by Joe Craft and Ambassador Kelly Craft, who donated over $10 million to the academy, the largest donation in MSU history.[7][8]

Student life

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The Morehead State University Arts and Humanities Council, established in 2003, encourages dialogue and partnerships in the arts.[10] 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[11] and the Kentucky Center for Traditional Music,[12] 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.[13] Along with theatre, Morehead State University has a well-developed dance program.[14]

Morehead State Public Radio (MSPR) is governed by the Board of Regents at Morehead State University. MSPR is operated by its flagship station WMKY at 90.3 FM in Morehead. WMKY in Morehead is licensed for 50,000 watts and serves more than 20 counties in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia. The WMKY studios are located in Breckinridge Hall on the campus of Morehead State University. WMKY has operated since 1965.[15]

There are several fraternities and sororities on campus.

Athletics

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The Morehead State athletic teams are called the Eagles. The eagle mascot is named Beaker, and the school colors are blue and gold. The university is a member of the NCAA Division I ranks (for football, the Football Championship Subdivision), primarily competing in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) since the 1948–49 academic year;[16][17] while its football team competes in the Pioneer Football League (PFL). The Eagles previously competed in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC; now currently known as the River States Conference (RSC) since the 2016–17 school year) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1933–34 to 1947–48; and in the defunct West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) from 1929–30 to 1932–33.

Morehead State competes in 17 intercollegiate varsity sports:[18] Men's sports baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf and track & field; while women's include basketball, beach volleyball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track & field and volleyball; and co-ed sports include cheerleading, dance and rifle.

With 2017–18 being its initial season and the OVC not yet sponsoring the sport, the beach volleyball team will compete as an independent. The football team competes as a member of the Pioneer Football League, a non-scholarship Division I (FCS) league.

Accomplishments

Morehead State Eagles men's basketball won the 2009 OVC tournament championship, sending them to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1984. At the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 13th-seeded Morehead State upset Louisville 62–61. It was the second NCAA Tournament win for Morehead State in a three-year span. The Eagles also beat Alabama State in the 2009 Opening Round game. The Eagles then faced 12th-seeded Richmond in the third round, which was only the ninth time in tournament history that a 12–13 match-up occurred in the round of 32. The coed cheerleading squad has won 23 national championships, and the all-female squad has won 10 national titles.[19]

Notable alumni

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References

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External links

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  • Official athletics website

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