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EMU’s 880-acre campus features mature trees, outdoor art, a tranquil lake, and 18 miles of walkways and jogging trails. Our 122 buildings are a mix of historic and newly renovated, and everything is easily accessible by foot or on wheels. Take a look around. We think you’ll like what you see. SEE OUR POINTS SCHEDULE A STAY UPDATED ON COVID-19 OF PRIDE VIDEO VIRTUAL VISIT NEWS AND NOTES http://youtube.com/ http://emich.edu/visit http://emich.edu/coronavirus easternmichiganuniversity The Eastern Michigan University Campus Visitors Guide was produced by the Division of Communications and published by Momentous Campus Media, 5500 Flatiron Pkwy, #105, Boulder, CO 80301. Copyright 2021. All rights reserved. Material contained herein may not be reproduced without written consent from Eastern Michigan University and Momentous Campus Media. Every attempt has been made for accuracy in the resource material printed in this publication. If there is an error or omission in editorial content, contact Division of Communications at 734.487.6895. For errors or omissions in advertising content, contact Momentous Campus Media, 303.544.1198. This publication is printed using a renewable ink resource on 10% recycled paper that is Elemental Chlorine Free. It was produced by a certified member of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) compliant with the Federal Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA). EMU VISITORS GUIDE | 2021 3 Eastern, sacred Alma Mater to your name we shall be true. Ever marching on to victory, we’ll stand by to see you through, Softly floating on the breeze, verdant green with white of snow, This our banner we will carry in our hearts whe’er we go. Sherzer Hall, home of Sherzer Observatory, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Read more on page 6. 4 EMU VISITORS GUIDE | 2021 Things to Do Welcome to the Eastern Michigan University campus! There’s so much to see and enjoy while you’re here, and we don’t want you to miss a thing. Art exhibits, cultural events, concerts and sporting events offer exciting entertainment options and a way to live the EMU experience. Here are a few places we recommend that you check out during your stay. Due to COVID-19, please check emich.edu before heading to any location. University Park features the Lake House, which students call “Big Bob’s Lake House” after former Rec/IM director Bob England. Go to University Park, watch the geese and Visit one (or more) of our three gallery spaces. swans, and enjoy the expansive view. Located The Ford Gallery, located in Ford Hall, maintains in the center of EMU’s campus, this beautiful a year-round schedule of exhibitions and artist 10-acre space features lakeside seating, a bridge, lectures. It serves as a venue for the work of a gazebo, and a picnic pavilion. A one-mile jogging outside artists, graduate thesis exhibitions, as trail circles the lake, and there are also basketball well as undergraduate and graduate student courts and sand volleyball courts. In search of exhibitions. The Student Center, on the north side of indoor space instead? The Lake House has a campus, houses two gallery spaces. The University large stone fireplace, a big screen TV and casual Gallery features major exhibitions and events seating. There’s truly something for everyone in intended for the School of Art & Design, the campus University Park. community and the larger Ypsilanti community. EMU VISITORS GUIDE | 2021 5 Things to Do The campus art trail has 11 unique pieces, like “Diane” found outside Ford Hall. A second gallery, directed by the student-run Intermedia Gallery Group, is dedicated to showcasing student work. Walk the Art Trail. Start in the MLK Gardens on the south side of Ford Hall, located north of Cross Street, and look for artist Nancy Sippel’s bust of Martin Luther King Jr. From there, you can follow the map at emich.edu/art-trail to find 10 other impressive pieces, concluding with the sculpture “Lineage,” by Charles McGee, located near the Student Center. Are you a music lover? The School of Music and Dance produces more than 250 performances and presentations annually, with everything ranging from recitals to choir, jazz, wind symphony, symphonic band, and orchestra performances. Go to emich.edu/music to find virtual performances. See the stars at the Sherzer Observatory. 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Catch a Game. EMU offers 18 NCAA Division I See a Show. EMU Theatre annually produces six varsity sports and competes in the Mid-American large-scale Mainstage productions and two small- Conference. Football has a limited schedule for scale experimental Second Stage productions. Fall 2020, and other sports are postponed, so Recent shows include “James and the Giant make sure you check EMUEagles.com for the latest Peach,” “She Kills Monsters,” and “Much Ado About information on each team. Nothing.” Visit emich.edu/cmta/productions for information about for information about virtual performances. Visit the 9/11 Memorial