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Two fire alarms in four days at the Doudna Fine Arts Center are not a problem for the Charleston Fire Department. The department responded to a fire alarm at the $66-million facility Friday afternoon and Monday morning, but Charleston Fire Chief Kris Phipps said it's not uncommon for alarms being set off at a new facility. (0) comments
The Faculty Senate will fill its vice chair position and welcome seven new members to the senate at its regular meeting today. The senate had someone set to be elected to the vice chair position, but first needed to get it approved. Faculty Senate recorder John Stimac said they hoped to reach a quorum this summer but had not yet. (0) comments
Cyprian Amede, freshman pre-med major, believes the Eastern Reads program is successful and worth participating in. "The program is great," Amede said. "It gave me a better understanding of what I read and see people's point of view in the book." Eastern Reads is a program aimed specifically toward freshmen. (0) comments
Eastern avoided repeating history after Gov. Rod Blagojevich approved a 2.8 percent increase in state appropriations for universities for fiscal year 2009 in mid-July. "Last year, in the summer, we were having to let people know if they were going to get paid," said President Bill Perry. (0) comments
Robyn Paige's career goal when she came to Eastern in 2004 for her master's degree in college student affairs was to become the director of fraternities and sororities on a college or university campus. (0) comments
Eastern's administration is looking for new ways to fund a new power plant, while a capital projects bill for Illinois remains far from completion. At the June 23 Board of Trustees' meeting, the university purchased a $250,000 contract with Honeywell International to perform an energy audit on campus. (0) comments
First Choice grad program open house The First Choice graduate program is hosting the 21st Annual Open House for new graduate students who in the college of student affairs from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Chuck Eberly's house, 2609 Sixth St. Circle. Eberly is a professor in the department of counseling and student development. (0) comments
Students returning to campus may think the university is trying to raise bees. Two white, beehive-looking devices may get a chuckle from Eastern students, but they serve as one of the ways students are notified in an emergency. Installed in late July, the two new sirens are located on Ninth Street just south of Roosevelt Avenue and by Williams Field on Fourth Street. (0) comments
