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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

Enrollment management revises preliminary draft of recommendations

Abbey Whittington, Associate News Editor October 31, 2016

  Workgroup No. 3, focused on enrollment management, revised a preliminary draft of its recommendations at their meeting Monday, which will be sent to Eastern President David Glassman, vice presidents...

Athletics workgroup works on preliminary recommendations

Cassie Buchman, News Editor October 31, 2016

  Workgroup No. 4, focusing on intercollegiate athletics, talked about prioritizing parts of their preliminary reports and looked at data at their meeting Monday. This preliminary report is...

Workgroup identifies pros and cons of new academic programs

Kalyn Hayslett, Editor-in-Chief October 31, 2016

  Workgroup No. 8, charged with academic visioning, weighed the positives and negatives for possibly implementing an agriculture business academic program, doctorate programs and a leadership minor...

Student services workgroup talks reorganizations

Cassie Buchman, News Editor October 27, 2016

Editor's Note: This article has been edited to clarify comments made by interim director Eric Davidson  Workgroup No.1, focusing on student services, talked about potential recommendations, including...

Workgroup No. 4 discusses upcoming recommendations

Cassie Buchman, News Editor October 27, 2016

  Workgroup No.4, focusing on intercollegiate athletics, talked about the upcoming recommendations that need to be submitted and resource concerns they heard at their meeting Thursday. The deadline...

Workgroup 9 discusses new college

Kalyn Hayslett, Editor-in-Chief October 27, 2016

  Workgroup No. 9 talked about recommending organizing a new college of Human Health Studies at their meeting Wednesday. They also focused on reorganizing academic colleges and departments already...

Marketing workgroup talks branding issues

Cassie Buchman, News Editor October 26, 2016

  Workgroup no. 6, which is looking at university marketing and branding, talked about the issues relating to creating a brand at their meeting Wednesday. In their recommendations, the group...

Workgroup to release survey on student services

Abbey Whittington, Associate News Editor October 21, 2016

Workgroup No. 1, focused on student services, discussed the budget for student services and how to make programs more efficient at their meeting Thursday. Heidi Hawkins, assistant university budget...

Marketing workgroup talks communication

Cassie Buchman, News Editor October 20, 2016

Workgroup No. 6, charged with marketing and university branding, talked about communicating throughout marketing areas effectively with the resources they have at their meeting Wednesday. Communication...

Workgroup talks structures, reorganization

Cassie Buchman, News Editor October 20, 2016

Workgroup No.9, Academic Visioning II, looked at different aspects of reorganization within academics at their meeting Wednesday. Workgroup chair Melinda Mueller said reorganization can mean moving...

Academic Workgroup examines data discrepancies, discusses memorandum

Kalyn Hayslett, Editor-in-Chief October 18, 2016

Workgroup No. 7, focusing on academic programs, analyzed half of the academic departments while recognizing inconsistencies with data given to them by the administration at their meeting Tuesday. Psychology...

Workgroup no. 8 runs through different enrollment, major data

Analicia Haynes, Managing Editor October 17, 2016

  Workgroup no. 8, Academic Visioning I, walked through the different files of data that is provided to members at its meeting Monday. Jeff Stowell, the chair of the workgroup and psychology...

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