Murray State University

Murray State University is a public higher education school, located in Murray, Kentucky. The school was established in 1922, and currently sits on 258.43 acres of land in southwestern KY. They offer extended campuses outside the immediate area to service the regions around Paducah, Hopkinsville, Madisonville, and Henderson.

It was formed after Senate Bill 14 was passed by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Therefore, this created two “normal schools” in the state, or better known today as “teacher training colleges.” Murray State University was created to the west, while Morehead State University was established to the east.

MSU is 1 of 52 space-grant colleges in the nation. Essentially, these educational institutions are selected, one in each state, to participate in the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program. The program’s purpose was formed to conduct outer-space–related research.