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Offering independence and opportunities
It began
at Oxford and Cambridge in England. Yale and Harvard universities later
adopted it in the United States. And now Murray State brings it to you.
It's the residential college—a small, faculty-led community of students
where there is incredible opportunity for personal growth and
educational development. This is different from the residential
programs that are found on most campuses. Where other universities talk
about residential life, Murray State delivers it: academic guidance,
social functions, recreational facilities—every year at Murray you will
have over 3,000 activities from which to choose. Residential colleges
keep you involved.
We brought the vast range of faculty expertise available at Murray into the residential college system.
Faculty
are members of residential colleges, too. They take a personal interest
in your academic career, get to know you very well, and advise you
individually. Studies show that by being a part of a residential
college, you will be more satisfied with college life, have a higher
GPA and—most importantly—you are far more likely to graduate.
Unique among American public universities
We
were the first public university with a successful, comprehensive
residential college program, where each residential hall is flying its
own colors. Nowhere else on earth will you find the constitutions,
crests and traditions of the Murray program.
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