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Lights, Camera, Panthers!

Eastern Illinois University encourages the entire EIU Family and interested community residents to save the dates from October 19 through October 24, 2026 to celebrate Homecoming 2026 in Charleston, Illinois. This year's theme of Lights, Camera, Panth...

Sep 28, 2026, 4:15pm EDT

EIU Alumni Association to honor nine alumni for service, leadership and lasting impact

Eastern Illinois University will recognize nine alumni whose careers and lives reflect the many ways an EIU education can extend well beyond graduation during the 2026 University Awards Reception & Dinner on Friday, October 23. The honorees will be rec...

Sep 23, 2026, 3:27pm EDT

Eastern Illinois University earns high marks in multiple national rankings

Eastern Illinois University continues to build on its legacy of excellence, earning national rankings and distinctions that reinforce EIU's reputation for quality and exceptional value. EIU a TIME/Statista America's Best College Last week, Eastern Il...

Sep 23, 2026, 3:26pm EDT

As she looks toward Fall 2027,Isabele is excited about becoming a Panther and continuing in the kind of close academic community she experienced throughout high school.

DuQuoin native's EIU connection inspires a future in mathematics education

For Isabele Jones, Eastern Illinois University already feels a little like home. The DuQuoin, Illinois, native and DuQuoin High School senior plans to join the EIU community in Fall 2027, where she intends to study mathematics through the University's...

Sep 22, 2026, 4:19pm EDT

EIU's Doudna Fine Arts Center Announces Captivating Lineup of October 2026 Performances

Eastern Illinois University's Doudna Fine Arts Center's will offer a variety of highly anticipated events in October 2026. As a premier cultural beacon for Central Illinois, the center will host a diverse month of programming spanning live theatre, or...

Sep 22, 2026, 4:11pm EDT

Student entrepreneurs to showcase businesses at EIU Small Business Fest October 10

More than 60 small businesses will come together Saturday, October 10 for Small Business Fest, an event highlighting entrepreneurship among Eastern Illinois University students and members of the central Illinois community. The event will take place f...

Sep 22, 2026, 4:10pm EDT

Leah “Meg” Rhoades will become an Eastern Illinois University Panther in Fall 2027. Born and raised in Weldon and currently a resident of Decatur, Meg plans to pursue a bachelor’s degree in psychology through EIU’s online program, with a minor in civic & nonprofit leadership. The combination of those two areas reflects her heightened passion for enhancing mental health advocacy and resources in the east central Illinois region.

Rhoades' return to college opens new possibilities for Fall 2027 EIU Panther

For Leah "Meg" Rhoades, becoming an Eastern Illinois University Panther in Fall 2027 represents more than returning to college. It represents finally allowing herself to believe that earning a college degree is possible. Meg, who was born and raised i...

Sep 17, 2026, 9:31am EDT

Student success, increased regional demand highlight EIU fall 2026 enrollment

Eastern Illinois University's Fall 2026 10th-day enrollment report reflects both the challenges and opportunities facing higher education today. While overall enrollment stands at 7,651 students, the University's newest class demonstrates continued aca...

Sep 9, 2026, 5:15pm EDT

A photo from the top of Old Main at Eastern Illinois University during EIU’s 9/11 memorial in 2011, 10 years after the events of September 11, 2001.

EIU to commemorate 25th anniversary of 9/11 with campus flag display and remembrance

Eastern Illinois University will mark the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, with a campus flag display and a brief remembrance ceremony honoring those who lost their lives and those who responded with courage and service in the aftermath of the t...

Sep 4, 2026, 4:00pm EDT

EIU's Tarble Museum of Art announces fall exhibition schedule

Eastern Illinois University's Tarble Museum of Art will bring together local history, contemporary art and stories of places and people from across the United States and Central America this fall, offering the EIU and Charleston communities opportuniti...

Sep 3, 2026, 3:07pm EDT

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