The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

Tenth day numbers to be released

Staff Report August 31, 2017

With the tenth day of classes happening on Friday, enrollment numbers are set to be released late next week. Last year, Eastern’s fall enrollment dropped by almost 13 percent, going down from 8,520...

Eastern offers in-state tuition to displaced students

Staff Report August 31, 2017

University personnel are working on ways to help students displaced by Hurricane Harvey enroll at Eastern. Students whose education has been disrupted because of the storm will be given in-state tuition...

Committee uses data to update report

Kalyn Hayslett, Editor-in-Chief February 26, 2017

The Academic Program Elimination/Reorganization Review Committee updated its report by examining updated profit/loss numbers and studying philosophy courses and enrollment information at its meeting Friday. The...

Conference to focus on best practices for enrollment management

Staff Report February 7, 2017

An annual conference to highlight recruiting, marketing and student success will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday in the Martin Luther King, Jr. University Union. According to the enrollment management...

Workgroup No.7 discusses final recommendation format

Analicia Haynes, Managing Editor December 6, 2016

  Workgroup No. 7, focusing on academic programs, questioned how to format its final draft of recommendations and whether or not it should prioritize its recommendations at its meeting Tuesday. Workgroup...

Workgroup 7 replies to departmental criticism

Cassie Buchman, News Editor November 30, 2016

  After turning in their preliminary draft recommendations for the vitalization project, Workgroup No.7, looking at academic programs, discussed the responses and feedback they received from academic...

Search for enrollment management continues

Molly Dotson, Photo Editor October 18, 2016

  Juanita Morris, the second of four candidates for the associate vice president of enrollment management position, talked about her experience in recruitment efforts and stressed their importance...

Workgroup no. 3 goes over interviews, information

Cassie Buchman, News Editor October 17, 2016

Workgroup no. 3, focusing on enrollment management, compared information they found when they split up to interview different people from enrollment areas on campus during their last meeting. During...

Search for new enrollment manager to begin

Samuel Nusbaum, Administration Reporter October 10, 2016

Eastern is looking to stay competitive in the new student market place, and is looking for a new associate vice president of enrollment management. This position has the role of organizing, planning...

CUPB discusses enrollment, budget concerns

AJ Fournier, City Reporter September 11, 2016

The Council on University Planning and Budgeting discussed concerns about enrollment and Eastern’s future at its first meeting Friday. Eastern President David Glassman said enrollment was reduced...

Eastern enrollment decreases by almost 13 percent

Samuel Nusbaum, Administration Reporter September 9, 2016

 Eastern’s overall enrollment has dropped by almost 13 percent, with the number of students decreasing from 8,520 to 7,415 students this year. 6,548 of these students are living on campus, and 867 students...

Eastern sees total enrollment decrease

Staff Report September 8, 2016

Eastern's overall enrollment has dropped from 8,520 students last fall to a total of 7,415 students for the Fall 2016 semester. According to a press release sent by the university, freshman enrollment...

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