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Homecoming 2024

Eastern Michigan University is ready to kick off Homecoming Week 2024, running from Tuesday, Oct. 15 to Saturday, Oct. 19. Join us for a week packed with exciting events for students, alumni, and the community.

This year’s theme — "Paint it Green!" — celebrates EMU’s 175th anniversary with a creative twist.

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Celebrating EMU's 175th Anniversary

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175th Anniversary Website

Find a timeline and fascinating archival photos like this one, which features Lucy Aldrich Osband teaching physiology in 1892.

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Did you know?

The First Normal Company was organized to fight in the American Civil War in 1862.

A bust of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, created by graduate student Nancy Sippel, was unveiled on Jan. 15, 1990.

The first Undergraduate Symposium in 1981 featured 18 students. In 2024, 220 students participated.