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The Student Success Center has seen more success than it had hoped when the center received a five-year $1.85 million grant. The main purposes of the grant, awarded in fall 2006, were to add onto Ninth Street Hall and to develop and expand programs for student success and retention. (0) comments
Doug Lawhead, a professor of journalism, has a special connection to Charlie Hall, a Tuskegee pilot who once attended Eastern. Lawhead led the event "EIU's Tuskegee Airman and Other Ties to Black Aviation History" Tuesday night. The Tuskegee Airman Hall interested Lawhead so he looked into his story. (0) comments
Updated 2/18 at 4:45 p.m. CST President Perry announced Wednesday in an e-mail that a military ceremony and procession will take place for 1st Lt. Jared Southworth, an Eastern graduate, on Thursday morning. Southworth was killed Feb. 8 while serving in Afghanistan with the Illinois National Guard. (0) comments
John Omachonu focuses on collaboration with chairs of departments and faculty when making important decisions in his administrative roles. "As associate dean, I have made it a point to visit every faculty in their respective offices," he said. Currently the associate dean for the College of Mass Communication at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (0) comments
The Electronic Writing Portfolio forum Tuesday night clarified some questions and concerns students had about the requirement. Blair Lord, provost and vice president for academic affairs, and Bonnie Irwin, dean of the Honors College, answered questions. Lord said the EWP started in 2000 to replace the Writing Competency Exam, a three-hour test that would be held at 8 a. (2) comments
Acid reflux disease affects one out of 14 Americans daily. People plagued with the disease are often unaware of the prevention tactics available to easily treat acid reflux and never suffer from the disease again. Symptoms of acid reflux include burning sensation in the chest, dry cough, hoarseness in the throat, regurgitation of acid and waking up in the middle of the night with a foul taste in the mouth. (0) comments
Student Senate will discuss the additional allocations passed at Thursday's Apportionment Board meeting at 7 tonight in the Arcola/Tuscola Room at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. The allocations passed amounted to $32,390. Student Senate Speaker Drew Griffin said the senate would evaluate the allocations and vote on them at next week's meeting. (0) comments
View Larger Map William A. Bean, 19, of Mazon, was arrested for possession of cannabis at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, said the University Police Department. David M. Dunne, 19, of Northlake, was arrested for criminal damage to property at 4:26 p.m. (0) comments
Heritage Month event features faith, religion As part of African American Heritage Month, Norman Greer will present "Faith: A Religious Perspective" at 6 p.m. today in the Greenup Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Greer is the associate professor in the communication studies department. (0) comments
The Charleston City Council voted to pay advertising costs for Eastern's Celebration Festival of the Arts during their meeting Tuesday night. That will cost the city $2,800 and will be paid with funds from the hotel/motel tax. "The idea is we take money out of the hotel/motel tax…to encourage more people to come into Charleston and stay (overnight)," said Mayor John Inyart. (0) comments
Students playing football in the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house in Greek Court struck a second-floor sprinkler head around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, prompting a response from the Charleston Fire Department. (2) comments
