During his speech Thursday Eastern President David Glassman discussed the need for departments to continue regulating departmental expenses.
During the 2015 to 2017 budget impasse departments had to...
Eastern will have to continue regulating its expenses this fiscal year to maintain a balanced budget.
However, for fiscal year 2020, Eastern will not be required to reduce spending from the previous fiscal...
Corryn Brock, Associate News Editor
• January 14, 2019
In 2015 Illinoisans began experiencing a 793-day-long budget crisis that lasted into 2017, and Ryan Burge, professor of political science, is seeing similarities between it and the 25-day-long government...
At the Board of Trustees’ meeting on Nov. 16, a budget for FY 19 was approved.
Eastern’s recent history surrounding budgets is a troubled one. As many know, lots of different institutions in the state...
Eastern President David Glassman gave his Fall 2018 State of the University Address, which focused on the challenges of past years and the improvements looking forward, Wednesday in the Dvorak Concert...
Even though the budget impasse, which starved higher education for nearly two years, has come and gone, it is evident that public universities are still suffering in its aftermath.
Unfortunately, Eastern...
The Faculty Senate met on Tuesday to staff a committee that will review vitalization project Workgroups no. 8 and 9.
The committee to review Workgroups no. 8 and 9 from the previous year’s vitalization...
State Sen. Dale Righter (R- Mattoon) said the possibility of a gridlock in the state budget is still a possibility for the future after addressing the Student Senate at its regularly scheduled meeting...
Rep. Reggie Phillips (R-Charleston) will speak about his vote on the Illinois state budget at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Maranatha Baptist Church in Mattoon.
Phillps, along with other members of the Illinois...
Eastern will receive an expedited payment of $5.7 million as the Illinois Comptroller’s office begins the first release of funds to state colleges and universities in more than seven months.
According...
The Illinois House of Representatives overrode Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto on three bills Thursday, giving the state its first budget in three years.
Under this budget, Eastern will receive 100 percent...
Eastern has issued a temporary hard spending freeze on all purchases effective immediately Thursday morning.
In an email sent to all account managers, Purchase Card holders and OfficeMax users, Eastern...
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