Media Production Center

Eastern Kentucky University's Media Production Center provides a wide variety of media products and services in support of EKU's mission, the community, and the University's image. Our services include video and studio productions and broadcast, 3-D design and graphics, web enhancement including streaming and flash, scripting, and video and teleconferences for internal and external clients.

Summer School

Summer school endeavors to serve students who desire to: get ahead in their programs, make up for time lost from changing majors, catch up on developmental courses or seek to enrich their personal or professional lives with continuing education. We welcome all current EKU students, transfer students and students attending EKU for the first time. For more information, contact (859) 622-2001 or refer to www.eku.edu/summer.

Honors Program

The Honors Program seeks to provide intellectually stimulating courses within the general education program for students with excellent academic backgrounds and/or exceptional potential for superior performance in college. The 28 hours of courses that make up the Honors Program all meet requirements of the University's four year programs. That is to say, regardless of the student's major, the courses taken in the Honors Program will apply to the general education requirements for that major. Thus, honors students complete the program without taking courses beyond those they would take were they not in the Honors Program. Honors course work is in fields such as rhetoric, humanities, social science, and natural science. Any student who successfully completes the full 28 hours of course work in the Honors Program and graduates with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 will qualify as an "Honors Scholar." The University will recognize this achievement at commencement, on the academic transcript, and on the student's diploma, where the phrase "Honors Scholar" will appear.

Advantages to participants of the Honors Program include opportunities to experience an innovative curriculum developed by first-rate instructors in the context of small group sessions. Small classes will allow abundant opportunities for dialogue with the instructors and with the other honors students. From such experiences honors students should further develop their communication skills, problem solving abilities, and analytic reasoning abilities. Development of these skills and abilities should make students especially attractive to employers when they seek to enter the job market or graduate and professional schools, should they choose to further their education beyond the four-year degree.

The criteria for selection to the Honors Program are a high school cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, completion of the Kentucky pre-college curriculum or equivalent, and a composite score on the American College Test (ACT) of at least 26 with no individual subject score below 21. Students who do not meet these criteria may request consideration for admission by writing a letter to the director which should include specific and detailed reasons why the student believes that he/she should be admitted to the Honors Program. Students who are national merit semifinalists or finalists are automatically eligible for the Honors Program. Additional information can be obtained from the director by calling (859) 622-1403.

LIBRARIES
Ms. Carrie Cooper,
Dean
Libraries
Library 202A
(859) 622-1778

The John Grant Crabbe Library and Thomas and Hazel Little addition, which is centrally located on the campus, contains 760,000 volumes and seats over 2,100 students. The building houses several large reading rooms as well as smaller areas for individual and group study. In addition to the main University library, the Elizabeth K. Baker Music Library is in the Foster Building and the Wolford K. White Justice and Safety Library is in the Stratton Building.

The libraries provide many Web-based databases, including e.Quest, the online catalog. Most can be accessed from any campus or off-campus center (Corbin, Manchester, and Danville), and from home or remote locations. Consult the library's home page for a current list of sources and access options at www.library.eku.edu.

OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS
Dr. Aaron Thompson,
Associate Vice President
University Programs
Keen Johnson 201
(859) 622-2222

The Office of the Associate Vice President of University Programs oversees the academic personnel process including the recruitment, appointment, and promotion of faculty. In addition, the office reviews faculty policies and publishes the Faculty Handbook. Under the purview of the Associate Vice President is the Teaching and Learning Center, which takes an active role in the development of faculty and offers many professional development opportunities including new faculty orientation, conferences, and workshops. Curriculum is also one of the primary responsibilities of the Associate Vice President, who serves as Vice Chair of the Council on Academic Affairs. The Associate Vice President is responsible for all aspects of curriculum from the creation of through final approval by the Board of Regents and the Council on Postsecondary Education (where appropriate). The Associate Vice President also ensures curriculum is in compliance with SACS standards and guidelines from the Council on Postsecondary Education. The following courses reside in the Office of the Associate Vice President of University Programs: Career Counseling and Interpersonal Effectiveness (GCS), Student Development (GSD), and Orientation for Undeclared students (GSO). For further information, see the Course Descriptions section of this Catalog. General education including the reform and assessment of is a responsibility of the Associate Vice President. For additional information, see the General Academic Information section of this Catalog. The Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs are published by the office. The Associate Vice President also serves as the campus representative for the American Democracy Project and