Murray
State University
Murray, KY
On September 2, 1922, Murray
was chosen as the site of the new western normal school. Opening day
for Murray State Normal School was September 23, 1923. In 1966 the
General Assembly authorized the Board of Regents to change the name
to Murray State University.
Murray State University, located in the town of Murray in Kentucky's
far-western Jackson Purchase in the United States, is an approximately
10,000-student, four-year public university. Having recently adopted
the moniker "Kentucky's Public Ivy University," the school
has striven to maintain a strong academic reputation and has been
rewarded with high marks when compared with other regional public
universities in U.S. News & World Report and other college ranking
publications.
Murray State University is
a tax-supported institution composed of five academic colleges
and a school of agriculture. There are nine residential colleges on
campus.
On-campus
dining facilities
Campus
Map
(There is no stadium seating,
but grass terraces for lawn chairs)
Recommended Restaurants:
The Big Apple
Cafe
Bad
Bob's BBQ
DIRECTIONS:
I-24 W toward
CLARKSVILLE (Crossing into KENTUCKY).
Take the US-68/ KY-80 exit, EXIT 65,
toward HOPKINSVILLE/ CADIZ.
Turn LEFT onto US-68 W/ KY-80 W/ HOPKINSVILLE RD/ KY-80 E/ KY-80 E/
E US-68.
Continue to follow US-68 W/ E US-68.
Turn RIGHT onto US-68/ KY-80/ KY-80 E/ E KY-80/ E US-68. Continue
to follow KY-80 W.
Turn LEFT onto N 12TH ST/ US-641 S
Field is next to football stadium
See Campus Map for field location
