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Brooke Schwartz | The Daily Eastern News
The Workgroup Review Committee was staffed back in October and was tasked with looking back at suggestions made by last year's Workgroups no. 8 and 9. With their deadline approaching, the committee will be uploading their final recommendations Tuesday at noon on the committee website goo.gl/5Tf55q.

Workgroup Review Committee to submit final report

Brooke Schwartz, Administration Reporter January 15, 2018

The Workgroup Review Committee, which has been meeting since Oct. 20, will submit its final recommendations on Tuesday for Provost Jay Gatrell, Eastern President David Glassman and the rest of campus to...

Workgroup Review Committee looks at re-organizing Eastern into 5 colleges

Cassie Buchman, Editor in Chief January 7, 2018

At the latest meeting of the committee reviewing Workgroups no. 8 and 9’s recommendations during the vitalization project, members reviewed a draft of their own suggestions, which includes a reorganization...

Administration determines implementation for workgroup recommendations

Staff Report April 26, 2017

After analyzing the recommendations from vitalization project workgroups, the administration has updated and implemented some suggestions from Workgroups no. 1, 4, 5 and 6. Workgroup no. 1, Student...

Final vitalization project recommendations to be posted next week

Staff Report April 17, 2017

The final recommendations from Workgroups No. 8 and 9 will be posted on the vitalization project early next week, Eastern President David Glassman said in an email to the News. These workgroups, Academic...

Workgroup No.9 talks feedback, potential topics

Cassie Buchman, News Editor March 6, 2017

  Workgroup No.9, Academic Visioning II, discussed some of the potential topics it will bring up in its final report and how they will present it at its meeting Monday. Feedback the group received...

Workgroup No. 9 reviews feedback, prepares for second town hall meeting

Angelica Cataldo, Managing Editor February 27, 2017

Workgroup no. 9, Academic Visioning II, discussed the feedback they received from last week’s town hall during a general meeting Monday afternoon. Workgroup chair Melinda Mueller, a political science...

Vitalization referendum sent out

February 13, 2017

Faculty were emailed a referendum Monday asking them to vote on whether or not they have confidence in the process and outcomes of vitalization project Workgroup no.7. The Faculty Senate sent out the...

Committee meets to discuss its role

Cassie Buchman, News Editor January 22, 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...

Workgroup sets date for town hall meeting

Analicia Haynes, Online Editor January 16, 2017

  Workgroup no. 8, Academic Visioning I, established a town hall meeting to collect feedback and discussed several micro-degree proposals at its meeting Friday. With the deadline to submit the...

Vitalization project recommendations posted

Cassie Buchman, News Editor January 9, 2017

By Cassie Buchman News Editor | @cjbuchman Editor’s note: The recommendations in the story are only a few of the many the Workgroup recommendations. The rest can be found at the project’s webpage....

Faculty Senate criticizes University of Illinois proposal

Samuel Nusbaum, Administration Reporter December 6, 2016

  The Faculty Senate debated a resolution condemning the University of Illinois system for a funding proposal it sent to Springfield and set a date to discuss the vitalization project at its meeting...

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...

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