Aidan Cusack, Multimedia Editor
• November 10, 2024
Eastern’s board of trustees gathered in Doudna’s Dvorak Concert Hall for its final meeting of the year.
The board unanimously approved two purchases, increased funding for three campus projects...
The EIU board of trustees approved a proposal removing out-of-state tuition charges for US residents, raised tuition and room and board and approved several new majors in its meeting Friday.
This...
Eastern’s board of trustees revised two multiyear personnel contracts for the football and volleyball head coaches during its meeting Friday afternoon.
Both coaches led their teams to record-breaking...
The Board of Trustees approved fiscal year '24 budget and a view of the projected ‘25 budget during their meeting Friday afternoon.
Eastern’s projected FY24 state appropriation is $46,540,300,...
Approval of the fiscal year 24 and projected FY 25 budget, several purchase approvals and revisions to board regulations are scheduled to be voted on during the semester’s first Board of Trustees meeting...
Eastern’s Board of Trustees held their meeting in the Martin Luther King Jr. Grand Ballroom to discuss different approvals for the school.
Julie Evertt was one of the newer members appointed to...
The Board of Trustees will meet Friday at 1 p.m. to vote on tuition increases for the FY2023.
Increases in tuition per credit hour, student fees and housing and dining fees will be voted on.
The...
The Board of Trustees will meet Friday at 1 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union to discuss University President David Glassman’s personnel contract and a preview...
The president of EIU-UPI spoke at the Board of Trustees meeting on Friday about the ongoing negotiations the union is facing for a new contract.
Eastern’s chapter of the University Professionals of...
Eastern’s Board of Trustees approved the $157 million budget for the fiscal year 2023 during their June meeting on Friday.
The FY23 budget will have around $1 million less in expenditures than the...
Eastern’s Board of Trustees will be voting on approving the $157 million budget for the fiscal year 2023 at their June meeting Friday at 1 p.m. in the University Ballroom in the MLK Union.
The FY23...
On Friday April 22, Eastern’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to rename Douglas Hall to Powell-Norton Hall. The hall is named after Eastern’s first black graduate (Zella Powell) and a woman who...
![One of two newest Board of Trustee members, Julie Everett introduces herself to the board and talks about her history as an Eastern alumna during the BOT meeting Friday afternoon in the Grand Ballroom. “I seeked my MBA here at EIU, and it was a wonderful experience,” Everett said. “My passions, both professionally and through volunteering, would be supporting youth, but then also creating opportunities for individuals who may be underserved. I see that sometimes [students] can also be very, very excited to be in this education space. I absolutely believe that [higher education] is a gateway for so many big things in someone’s life. I feel like my MBA is what opened all the doors [for me].”](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/BOT_01-900x600.jpg)
