The page collects and archives the by-laws and issued reports of the EIU Think Tank.
The EIU Think Tank, initially proposed by Faculty Senators Todd Bruns and Kai Hung, was first launched in 2019 on a 3-year pilot program. During that pilot the think tank correctly predicted the emerging trend of "test optional" and COVID-related adjustments to the environment of higher education.
The EIU Think Tank was formally established as an on-going entity via Faculty Senate resolution (passed 12 yeas, 0 nays, 1 abstention) in the Spring 2022 Faculty Senate session.
| Academic Year 2024-2025 | Faculty Senate appointees: | Anna Kochigina (term: 2026) |
| Michael Dobbs (term: 2027) | ||
| Nikki Hillier (term:2025) | ||
| President appointees: | Ryan Burge (term: 2027) | |
| Michael Gillespie (term: 2026) | ||
| Chigozirim Sodeke (term: 2025) | ||
| Student Senate appointee: | TBD | |
| Original Pilot (2019-2022) | Faculty Senate appointees: | Teshome Abebe |
| Michael Dobbs | ||
| Melinda Mueller | ||
| President appointees: | Jay Gatrell | |
| Don Holly (2019-2020) | ||
| Zach Newell | ||
| Suzie Park (2020-2021) | ||
| Student Senate appointee: | N/A | |
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