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

Panther Service Awards to reward volunteering students

Logan Raschke, Managing Editor February 24, 2020

Students can nominate either themselves or their peers online for Panther Service Awards, which highlight those who have shown volunteerism and/or great leadership. Beth Gillespie, director of the Office...

Eastern to award scholarships to eSports athletes

Analicia Haynes, Senior Reporter January 13, 2020

Eastern is offering a series of scholarships to students who show leadership and dedication to the eSports community. The scholarships are called “Level Up Scholarships” and are available to current...

12-14 athletic scholarships to be eliminated for the fall semester

Cassie Buchman, Editor-in-Chief April 8, 2018

About 12-14 athletic scholarships will be cut in the fall semester in an effort to lessen the department’s deficit, officials said at a meeting for the Council on University Planning and Budgeting on...

New system streamlines scholarships for students

Parker Valentine, Contributing Writer February 27, 2018

Eastern’s new scholarship system hopes to simplify the application process. The system, called “AcademicWorks,” is one all students who want to apply for scholarships can use. When they go...

Financial aid offered for study abroad programs

Megan Noonan, Contributing Writer October 17, 2016

  Many students believe that it costs more to attend study abroad than usual tuition. George Anaman, a graduate student who works in the study abroad office, said that is a myth. Rachel Lindhart,...

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