May 20, 2013

 

News from Old Main

EIU’S OLD MAIN TO CELEBRATE CHARLESTON, MATTOON GRADUATIONS
Eastern Illinois University will share in the celebrations as Charleston and Mattoon high school seniors graduate in the coming days.

On Thursday and Friday (May 16 and 17) evenings, the institution’s administration building (Old Main, a.k.a., the “Castle”) will be illuminated in red and gold in commemoration of Charleston High School’s graduation activities. The actual ceremony is set to begin at 8 p.m. Friday in EIU’s Lantz Arena.

Then, on the evenings of Thursday and Friday, May 23 and 24, the building will be decorated in green and gold. Mattoon High School will hold its commencement at 8 p.m. that Friday at the high school.

A programmable lighting system allows Eastern to celebrate university and community events. The system was installed in response to Eastern’s efforts, in working with the city of Charleston, to create a “collaborative landscape/streetscape plan” from the Neal Welcome Center, located at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Douglas Street, eastward to 18th Street (Route 130).

In addition to helping provide a welcoming corridor along Lincoln Avenue, the new lighting is expected to strengthen the connection between campus and the community, and showcase the building’s outstanding architectural features.

VICKI SHAW WOODARD, Media Relations
Posted: May 14, 2013


JG-TC SPECIAL SECTION -- 'DISCOVER EIU' -- NOW FOUND ONLINE

The JG-TC special section on EIU research and creative activity is now available online here. The special section was published in early May.

JANICE HUNT, Media Relations
Posted: May 14, 2013


NOTED AUTHOR, ILLUSTRATOR AND EIU ALUMNA NAMED AN EIU TRUSTEE
Jan Spivey Gilchrist was thrilled when she learned that Gov. Patrick Quinn had appointed her to serve on the Board of Trustees at Eastern Illinois University.

“I’m so thrilled about this opportunity and I really want to help,” she said. “I want to be significant in my service to EIU.”

Gilchrist is no stranger to Eastern, having earned her bachelor’s degree in art education there in 1973. She was named a Distinguished Alumna by the EIU Alumni Association in 1992, and is recognized on the EIU Notable Alumni website.

Gilchrist’s six-year appointment, which went into effect May 3, will need to be confirmed by the Illinois Senate. Her first official board meeting is scheduled to take place Monday, June 17, on Eastern’s campus.

For more on the newest member to Eastern's Board of Trustees, please see here.

VICKI SHAW WOODARD, Media Relations
Posted: May 08, 2013





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