As the semester ends and spring commencement is over, here is a look back at the 2021-2022 academic year:
August
The fall semester kicked off with move-in, First Night and Quakin' in the...
We would like to thank Eastern Illinois University President Dr. David Glassman and the Board of Trustees for their unanimous support to choose the name of Powell-Norton Hall as the new name for a residence...
In September 2020, University President David Glassman asked me during an interview on Douglas Hall what name I thought would be best if the university decided to rename the building. Having looked around...
It finally happened. After over a decade, Douglas Hall was renamed.
And all we at the Daily Eastern News can say is good riddance to the old name.
Soon, Eastern will not have the stain of having a building...
After over a decade since the idea of renaming Douglas Hall was first brought to the university’s attention, the residence hall will be renamed Powell-Norton Hall.
The change follows a unanimous vote...
Douglas Hall will be renamed to Powell-Norton Hall following a unanimous vote by Eastern’s Board of Trustees.
The name represents two Black women who were influential in Eastern’s history, Zella...
A vote will be taken on renaming Douglas Hall to Powell-Norton Hall during the Board of Trustees meeting at 1 p.m. Friday.
If approved, the name would honor both Zella Powell, Eastern’s first Black...
Eastern’s Naming Committee met for what may have been the final meeting on renaming Douglas Hall before the Board of Trustees will discuss, but not vote, on a name change during the BOT meeting Jan....
As 2021 comes to a close, the staff of The Daily Eastern News invites you to look back at the year through our lens.
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During the Naming Committee meeting Wednesday, Ken Wetstein, ex-offico convener of the committee and Vice President for University Advancement, informed the committee of University President David Glassman’s...
Eastern’s Naming Committee will meet at noon Wednesday to discuss potential new names for Douglas Hall.
In the committee’s last meeting, members had received a list of recommendations from University...
The Naming Committee will meet Thursday and is anticipating a list of names to consider from University President David Glassman. While we do not know what this list of names will consist of, we know most...
