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

Faculty votes no confidence for Blair Lord

Cassie Buchman, Administration Editor November 11, 2015

Results of a weeklong vote that ended Monday indicated that faculty voted no confidence in the performance of Blair Lord, the vice president for academic affairs. Out of the 349 people who voted,...

Confidence/no confidence vote ends

Staff Report November 9, 2015

Participation in the vote of confidence or no confidence in Blair Lord, the vice president for academic affairs, ended at 5 p.m. Monday. Those who voted were able to choose between two options, one...

Student Senate Passes Emergency Legislation, Preps for Elections

Analicia Haynes, Staff Reporter October 28, 2015

The Student Senate passed emergency proposals and discussed the upcoming senator and speaker elections Wednesday evening in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Two proposals were brought up...

Jordan Landeck, a senior commuications major, informs a tour group of facts pertaining to the Doudna Fine Ats Center in the South Quad on Monday. She and Will Giroux (left), a sophomore health studies major, led campus tours during the open house.

Potential students tour Eastern’s campus

Cassie Buchman, Administration Editor October 12, 2015

Nearly 900 prospective students and their families got to know Eastern a little better at the Open House Monday. Tour guides could be seen all over campus, guiding people where they needed to go introducing...

Java to host next Prowl event

Mackenzie Freund, City Editor October 12, 2015

Java Bean and Bakery is planning to hand out samples of their menu items during the Student Government “Prowlin with the Prez” event Tuesday in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. The October...

Eastern to be open spring semester

Staff Report October 12, 2015

President David Glassman sent out an email Monday afternoon saying the Spring semester will begin as usual. The email was sent in response to student concerns questioning if the campus would open the...

Glassman gives State of the University address

Cassie Buchman, Administration Editor September 29, 2015

Eastern President David Glassman said he expects the university enrollment to grow and stabilize by 2017 during his State of the University Address on Monday. Glassman also said athletics would report...

Retirement incentives deeded costly, to not be offered

Cassie Buchman, Administration Editor September 23, 2015

President David Glassman recently announced in an email his decision to not offer a retirement incentive this year. The retirement incentive was going to be an extra benefit for employees who were eligible...

Glassman to speak during Faculty Senate

Cassie Buchman, Administration Editor September 14, 2015

The Faculty Senate will vote on items from its last meeting and hear President David Glassman speak at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Booth Library conference room. Jemmie Robertson, the Faculty Senate chair,...

CUPB to elect new executives

Cassie Buchman, Administration Editor September 10, 2015

The Council on University Planning and Budgeting will have elections at their first meeting of the academic year 2 p.m Friday in the 1895 room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Dave Emmerich,...

David Glassman, incoming Eastern president, speaks about budget and staffing during a faculty and staff interview session on Jan. 23 in the Arcola-Tuscola room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Glassman begins Eastern presidency

Stephanie Markham, Editor-in-Chief May 31, 2015

Incoming Eastern President David Glassman will have his first official day on the job Monday. Anyone walking past Old Main would have seen an empty seat through the first-floor office windows for the...

Eastern announces 4 finalists for president

Eastern announces 4 finalists for president

Stephanie Markham, News Editor January 11, 2015

The four finalists still vying to be Eastern’s next president will give open interviews with the campus this month, with the Board of Trustees set to make its decision by March 13. The presidential...

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