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

Master’s Degree Program no longer at risk of deletion

Analicia Haynes, Online Editor January 23, 2017

  The master’s degree program in Special Education is no longer being considered for deletion or consolidation as of Friday morning. The program, along with others, was originally recommended...

Committee meets to discuss its role

Cassie Buchman, News Editor January 23, 2017

This story has been updated to add information that was not received as of press time Sunday. The Academic Program Elimination/Reorganization Review Committee met for the first time to discuss its...

Committee discusses charge, meets for first time

Cassie Buchman, News Editor January 20, 2017

The Academic Program Elimination/Reorganization Review Committee met for the first time to discuss their charge and role going forward Friday. Friday, Jan.20 was when the group was supposed to receive...

Master’s in special education program no longer considered for elimination, consolidation

Analicia Haynes, Online Editor January 20, 2017

The Master’s in Special Education is off the list for deletion or consolidation as of this morning. Kathlene Shank, the department chair of special education, said she met with Provost Blair Lord,...

CAA discusses vitalization role

Chrissy Miller, Administrative Reporter January 20, 2017

  The Council on Academic Affairs discussed their role in the vitalization project and revised the public relations minor at their meeting Thursday. As brought up by philosophy professor Gary...

Workgroup no. 1 recommends studying options

Cassie Buchman, News Editor January 18, 2017

  A report made by Workgroup no. 1 of the vitalization project, which looked at Student Services, recommended that student services be reorganized and that the university study the possibility...

Eastern President David Glassman attended the weekly Faculty Senate meeting to discuss the vitalization recommendations that were posted online last week.

President Glassman Meets with Faculty Senate for vitalization discussion

Chrissy Miller, Administration Reporter January 18, 2017

In the Faculty Senate meeting, Eastern President David Glassman clarified the roles of the Council on Academic Affairs and Faculty Senate, as well as how the administration plans to move forward with program...

Workgroup No. 8 seeks community feedback

Staff Report January 18, 2017

Workgroup No. 8, Academic Visioning I, posted on the Vitalization Project website a 22-page summary of its discussion in order to solicit feedback from the campus community before its March 15 deadline,...

A week in review

January 13, 2017

The video covers the news and sports highlights for the week of January 9, 2017 through January 13, 2017.

CAA bylaw poses vitalization question

Chrissy Miller, Administration Reporter January 12, 2017

  A bylaw stating that the Council on Academic Affairs has jurisdiction on the addition, deletion or revision of all undergraduate programs and what this could mean for the vitalization project...

Column: Philosophy department vital to university

Leon Mire, Associate News Editor January 11, 2017

The recommendations from the vitalization project have recently been made available on Eastern’s website, and as soon as I learned they were public, I immediately logged in and looked for their recommendations...

Editorial: Vitalization project results still important

Staff Editorial January 11, 2017

After a long semester, with everyone nervously anticipating the results of the vitalization project, Workgroups have finally posted their recommendations online for the campus to see. While the last...

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