Eureka College

EUREKA STUDENTS TAKE COURSES IN THE COLLEGE'S FOUR ACADEMIC DIVISIONS: ARTS AND EDUCATION, HUMANITIES, SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE AND BUSINESS. THE EUREKA COMMUNITY IS ONE THAT ENCOURAGES ITS MEMBERS INVOLVEMENT AND INTERACTION THROUGH SUCH ACTIVITIES AS MUSIC, THEATRE, STUDENT GOVERNMENT, AND ATHLETICS. AT THE CENTER OF THE EUREKA EXPERIENCE IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF VALUES THAT WILL HELP ITS GRADUATES CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY IN ROLES OF LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE.THE GOALS OF THE EUREKA COLLEGE CURRICULUM ARE PUBLISHED IN THE EUREKA COLLEGE CATALOG. THE COLLEGE UNDERSTANDS THAT THE TRUE PURPOSE OF EDUCATION IS TO REALIZE THE POTENTIAL OF THE WHOLE PERSON. ACCORDINGLY, OUR GOALS, ABBREVIATED BELOW, ARE TO FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF:- THE INTELLECT- COMMUNICATION SKILLS- AESTHETIC AND CULTURAL AWARENESS- AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT- PHYSICAL FITNESS, ALERTNESS, AND VITALITY- COMPETENCE IN AT LEAST ONE ACADEMIC OR PROFESSIONAL FIELD- GREATER SOCIAL AWARENESS- GREATER SENSE OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY- PERSONAL VALUES- WAYS TO USE KNOWLEDGE IN LEADERSHIP AND SERVICEIN 2021-2022, THE COLLEGE SAW NEW STUDENT ENROLLMENT OF 189, WITH A TOTAL ENROLLMENT OF 476 STUDENTS. THE COLLEGE ALSO REPORTS A 12:1 STUDENT-FACULTY RATIO AND A 2.89 GPA ON A 4.0 SCALE FOR ALL STUDENTS.