As the campus community works to sort through all new changes coming to Eastern because of the COVID-19 outbreak, Eastern educators shared their concerns and thoughts on the new alternative instructional...
A faculty and staff appreciation luncheon will be held Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the McAfee Gym.
All faculty and staff are invited to attend the free event, “Blue-B-Que,” celebrating them...
Grants for faculty-led research face the possibility of being affected if the government shutdown continues, but as of right now Eastern has not seen an immediate problem.
Robert Chesnut, the director...
Faculty may now have a say in the 360-degree review process of administrators, including vice presidents and deans.
Members of the Faculty Senate revisited the 360-degree review process at a Jan. 8 meeting....
The Faculty Senate met on Tuesday to discuss Unit B faculty members serving on the senate and the possible combination of the Academic Program Elimination Reorganization Committee and the Sanction Termination...
The Faculty Senate discussed the role Unit B faculty should, or are able to, play on the senate, as well as shared governance and an annual lecture series at its meeting Tuesday.
Annually contracted faculty,...
February’s Graduate Faculty of the Month went to business professor Mark Bayer.
In her nomination of Bayer, graduate student Samantha Hilger said he is extremely deserving of the nomination.
“He...
Faculty departures and financial strains on the university have caused faculty members to take on an overload of work assignments, leading to departmental violations of the EIU-UPI contract.
Overload,...
Because of the recently-ended budget crisis and the need for individuals to fill positions quickly, Eastern has a number of administrators currently serving on an interim basis.
Being interim means...
When hard times come upon us, people are often asked to step up and do more than they usually do to continue to make sure everything functions smoothly.
It can be easy to ignore things that are not...
The Faculty Senate heard about the effects an unconventional admissions cycle has had on recruitment at its meeting Tuesday.
Admissions Director Kelly Miller told the senate that Admissions is in the...
The Faculty Senate will discuss a proposal from its Executive Committee that would reduce the number of positions on the senate at its meeting Tuesday.
According to the proposal, the committee...
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