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...
As the semester ends and spring commencement is over, here is a look back at the 2021-2022 academic year:
August
The fall semester kicked off with move-in, First Night and Quakin' in the...
The Board of Trustees approved increases to student fees, tuition and housing and dining for the fiscal year 2022-23 on Friday.
Dining meal plans will see a 2.5% increase ranging from costing $117 to...
Douglas Hall will be renamed to Powell-Norton Hall following a unanimous vote by Eastern’s Board of Trustees.
The name represents two Black women who were influential in Eastern’s history, Zella...
Eastern’s Board of Trustees will vote on renaming Douglas Hall after two Black women who were influential in the university’s history Friday at 1 p.m.
Originally named after a pro-slavery proponent...
A vote will be taken on renaming Douglas Hall to Powell-Norton Hall during the Board of Trustees meeting at 1 p.m. Friday.
If approved, the name would honor both Zella Powell, Eastern’s first Black...
Eastern's Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve at $165 million budget for the fiscal year 2022 during Friday’s meeting.
The FY22 budget includes revenues, expenditures and fund balances,...
As Eastern’s Board of Trustees meets Friday, a discussion will be had on the renaming of Douglas Hall.
This comes after the Naming Committee reviewed several individuals for their fitness...
Eastern’s Naming Committee will finalize its recommendation on potential new names for Douglas Hall during its meeting Thursday at 9 a.m. in Old Main, room 1019.
A draft of the letter shows the strengths...
Governor J.B. Pritzker appointed Payton Ade, student trustee on the Board of Trustees and sophomore interpersonal communication major, to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.
The commission’s...
The Board of Trustees is set to vote on a one-year contract for University President David Glassman in its meeting Friday.
If approved, the contract will begin on June 1, 2022 and end June 30, 2023.
No...
Corryn Brock, Editor-in-Chief
• September 12, 2021
Eastern's Board of Trustees approved two contracts for members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the union that represents Eastern's building service workers, cooks,...
