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Eastern Illinois University is a state university
University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education....
 located in Charleston, Illinois
Charleston, Illinois

Charleston is a city in and the county seat of Coles County, Illinois, Illinois, United States. The population was 21,039 as of the 2000 census....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. Established in 1895 as the Eastern Illinois State Normal School, a teacher's college offering a two-year degree, Eastern Illinois University gradually expanded into a comprehensive university with a broad curriculum, including Baccalaureate
Baccalaureate

A baccalaureate is an educational qualification. See Bachelor's degree for background on the term.Baccalaureate may also refer to:*International Baccalaureate, a group of three internationally recognised educational programmes for students aged 13 to 19...
 and Master's degree
Master's degree

A master's degree provides a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of profession. Within the area studied, graduates possess advanced knowledge of a specialized body of theory and applied topics; high order skills in analysis, Critical thinking and/or professional application; and the ability to problem solving a...
s in business, arts, sciences, and humanities.

first building was finished in 1899 and is called Old Main, though it is formally named the Livingston C. Lord
Livingston C. Lord

Livingston Chester Lord was the second president of Eastern Illinois University, serving from 1898 to 1933....
 Administration Building in honor of EIU's first president, who served from 1899 to 1933.






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Eastern Illinois University is a state university
University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education....
 located in Charleston, Illinois
Charleston, Illinois

Charleston is a city in and the county seat of Coles County, Illinois, Illinois, United States. The population was 21,039 as of the 2000 census....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. Established in 1895 as the Eastern Illinois State Normal School, a teacher's college offering a two-year degree, Eastern Illinois University gradually expanded into a comprehensive university with a broad curriculum, including Baccalaureate
Baccalaureate

A baccalaureate is an educational qualification. See Bachelor's degree for background on the term.Baccalaureate may also refer to:*International Baccalaureate, a group of three internationally recognised educational programmes for students aged 13 to 19...
 and Master's degree
Master's degree

A master's degree provides a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of profession. Within the area studied, graduates possess advanced knowledge of a specialized body of theory and applied topics; high order skills in analysis, Critical thinking and/or professional application; and the ability to problem solving a...
s in business, arts, sciences, and humanities.

History

The first building was finished in 1899 and is called Old Main, though it is formally named the Livingston C. Lord
Livingston C. Lord

Livingston Chester Lord was the second president of Eastern Illinois University, serving from 1898 to 1933....
 Administration Building in honor of EIU's first president, who served from 1899 to 1933. Built of Indiana limestone in a heavy Gothic revival style with turrets, towers, and battlements, its distinctive outline is the official symbol of the school. Old Main is one of the five "castles" built in the 1890s at the major Illinois state colleges. Governor John Peter Altgeld
John Peter Altgeld

John Peter Altgeld was the governor of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1893 until 1897. He was the first United States Democratic Party governor of that state since the 1850s....
 was instrumental in funding the Illinois university system, and he was especially fond of the Gothic style. Eastern's "Old Main" and Illinois State University
Illinois State University

Illinois State University is a public university in Normal, Illinois, Illinois, United States. Most commonly referred to as ISU, the school was founded in 1857 by Jesse W....
's Cook Hall are the only schools where the "castle" is not named after Altgeld. Other original Gothic Revival buildings include Booth Library
Booth Library

Booth Library, named after University Librarian Mary Josephine Booth, serves the students, faculty and staff of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois....
 and Blair Hall. Blair Hall was restored after a disastrous fire in 2004. In fall 2008, the university opened the newly constructed Doudna Fine Arts Center, designed by international architect Antoine Predock
Antoine Predock

Antoine Predock is an American architect based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Antoine Predock is the Principal of Antoine Predock Architect PC. The studio was established in 1967....
. The complex houses the music, theatre, and visual arts departments.

Institution


Eastern Illinois University has 12,179 students, and 2,000 faculty and staff. Admission is selective
College admissions in the United States

College admissions in the United States refers to the annual process of applying to institutions of higher education in the United States for undergraduate study....
. Tuition is approximately $7,000 per year for Illinois resident and $17,500 for non-residents, making it one of the most affordable universities in Illinois. There are prominent Communication Disorders and Sciences and Biological Sciences
Biology

Biology is a branch of the natural sciences concerned with the study of living organisms and their interaction with each other and their environment ....
 programs, though the College of Education remains the largest department. The university has an endowment of approximately $35 million. The current president is William Perry.

In the US News & World Report college rankings, EIU is classified as a Masters university, meaning one that grants no doctoral degrees and draws students primarily from the surrounding area, rather than nationally. EIU ranks in the top half of US News' rankings of Masters universities within the Midwest region.

Colleges and schools

  • College of Arts & Humanities
  • College of Business & Applied Sciences
  • College of Education & Professional Studies
  • College of Sciences


Other academic divisions include the Graduate School, Honors College, and School of Continuing Education. The Graduate School was founded in 1951 and has an enrollment of approximately 1,800 full and part-time students with more than 300 faculty holding graduate faculty status. The university also includes the Center for Academic Support and Achievement, the Office of Minority Affairs, the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, and the Office of Study Abroad. The university's Booth Library hosts yearly exhibits, the Ballenger Teachers Center, and numerous digital collections. The main university art museum, the Tarble Arts Center, maintains a one-thousand piece permanent collection, including a 500 piece collection of late 20th century Illinois folk arts and related archival information. A majority of the holdings are concentrated on art from the state of Illinois and the Midwest region.

Eighty-eight percent of graduates find work in a field related to their major within six months after graduation.

Campus Life


Organizations

Eastern Illinois University offers over 150 student organizations.

Residences

Twelve on-campus residence halls include 6 co-ed, 4 female-only, and 2 male-only. Throughout the year the residence halls participate in competitions and various community service activities.

Athletics

Eastern Illinois University's colors are blue
Blue

Blue is a colour, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440?490 Nanometre....
 and gray; the sports teams' mascot is the Panther. With the exception of the men's soccer
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
 and swimming teams, the teams participate in NCAA Division I (I-AA for football
College football

College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American University, colleges, and United States military academies....
) in the Ohio Valley Conference
Ohio Valley Conference

The Ohio Valley Conference is a list of college athletic conferences which operates in the Midwestern United States and southeastern United States....
. The men's soccer program competes in the Missouri Valley Conference
Missouri Valley Conference

The Missouri Valley Conference is a list of college athletic conferences whose members are located in the midwestern United States. The conference participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I....
 and the swim team competes in The Summit League. The Eastern Football team is coached by Bob Spoo and competes at home in O'Brien Stadium.

Eastern Illinois University is the only NCAA Division I
Division I

Division I is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States....
 institution that offer women's rugby
Rugby football

Rugby football may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of football developed in different areas of England....
 as a varsity sport.

Two current National Football League head coaches - Sean Payton
Sean Payton

Patrick Sean Payton is the head coach of the New Orleans Saints. He was the quarterbacks coach and later assistant head coach of the Dallas Cowboys until being hired by the Saints on January 17, 2006....
 of the New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints

The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Saints play in the NFC South of the National Football Conference in the National Football League ....
 and Brad Childress
Brad Childress

Brad Childress is a professional American football Coach . He attended High School at Marmion Academy. Prior to being selected as the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings beginning with the 2006 season, Childress worked as an assistant coach for various college organizations and National Football League franchises, most recently with the Phil...
 of the Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings compete in the NFC North of the National Football Conference in the National Football League ....
 - are alumni of Eastern Illinois. Additionally, Tony Romo
Tony Romo

Antonio Ramiro Romo is an American football quarterback who plays for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was signed by the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2003....
, the starting quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the National Football Conference East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League ....
, is an alumnus of the University, having actually been signed by Dallas on the advice of Payton, then an assistant coach for the team.

Eastern Illinois University was a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

The Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference was a college athletics conference that existed from 1908 to 1970....
 from 1912-1970.

Notable alumni

  • Joan Allen
    Joan Allen

    Joan Allen is an American actress.Allen worked in theatre, television and film during her early career, and achieved recognition for her Broadway theatre debut in Burn This, winning a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play in 1989....
    , actress
    Actor

    An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
  • Brad Childress
    Brad Childress

    Brad Childress is a professional American football Coach . He attended High School at Marmion Academy. Prior to being selected as the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings beginning with the 2006 season, Childress worked as an assistant coach for various college organizations and National Football League franchises, most recently with the Phil...
    , head coach of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings
  • Jim Edgar
    Jim Edgar

    James Edgar is an United States politician who was the List of Governors of Illinois of Illinois from 1991 to 1999 and Illinois Secretary of State before that....
    , Governor
    List of Governors of Illinois

    The following is a list of Governors of the U.S. state of Illinois and Illinois Territory.*Prior to becoming a territory in 1809, Illinois was part of Indiana Territory; see List of Governors of Indiana for this period....
     of Illinois
    Illinois

    The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....
     from 1991 to 1999
  • Joan Embery
    Joan Embery

    Joan Embery is an animal and environmental advocate. A Trustee of the , a professional Fellow of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and a member of the Advisory Board of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine's , she founded the ....
    , environmental activist
  • Paul N. Hopkins, CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of Farmers Insurance Group
  • Burl Ives
    Burl Ives

    Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives was an United States actor, writer and folk music singer. The prominent music critic John Rockwell has been quoted in the New York Times as saying that "Ives's voice......
    , actor
    Actor

    An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
     and folk singer
    Folk Singer

    Folk Singer is an album by Muddy Waters. Waters plays Steel-string guitar, backed by Willie Dixon on string bass, Clifton James on drums, and Buddy Guy on acoustic guitar....
    . Did not graduate.
  • Joe Knollenberg
    Joe Knollenberg

    Joseph "Joe" Knollenberg is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. From 1993 to 2009, he was a Republican Party member of the United States House of Representatives, representing ....
    , representative of the Ninth District of Michigan, United States House of Representatives
    United States House of Representatives

    The United States House of Representatives, commonly referred to as "the House", is one of the bicameralism of the United States Congress; the other is the United States Senate....
     since 1992*
  • Christine Korsgaard
    Christine Korsgaard

    Christine M. Korsgaard is an United States philosopher whose main academic interests are in Ethics and its history; the relation of issues in moral philosophy to issues in metaphysics, the philosophy of mind, and the theory of Personal identity ; the theory of personal relationships; and in Norm in general....
    , philosopher. Transferred before graduation.
  • Charlotte Martin
    Charlotte Martin

    Charlotte Ann Martin is an United States singer-songwriter, who performs predominantly on the piano. She has written several studio albums, two of which have received mainstream commercial releases, 2004's On Your Shore and 2006's Stromata ....
    , singer-songwriter
  • Mike Shanahan
    Mike Shanahan

    Michael Edward Shanahan is a former American football head coach, most recently for the Denver Broncos. He led the Broncos to back-to-back Super Bowl victories in Super Bowl XXXII and Super Bowl XXXIII....
    , former head coach of the NFL's Denver Broncos
  • Sean Payton
    Sean Payton

    Patrick Sean Payton is the head coach of the New Orleans Saints. He was the quarterbacks coach and later assistant head coach of the Dallas Cowboys until being hired by the Saints on January 17, 2006....
    , head coach of the NFL's New Orleans Saints
  • Matthew Polenzani
    Matthew Polenzani

    Matthew Polenzani is an United States lyric tenor. He has appeared with the Metropolitan Opera of New York, the Seattle Opera, and other companies....
    , opera singer
  • Ron Westray
    Ron Westray

    Ronald Kenneth Westray, Jr. is an American jazz trombone, composer, and educator. As an undergraduate at South Carolina State University, he played with Marcus Roberts, and later completed a Master of Arts degree at Eastern Illinois University....
    , jazz trombonist, member of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and the Mingus Big Band
    Mingus Big Band

    The Mingus Big Band is an ensemble, based in New York City, that specializes in the compositions of the late Charles Mingus. It is managed by his widow, Sue Mingus....
  • John Malkovich
    John Malkovich

    'John Gavin Malkovich' is an Emmy Award-winning, two-time Academy Award-nominated United States actor, film producer and film director. Over the last 25 years, Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 motion pictures, including Dangerous Liaisons, In the Line of Fire, Con Air, The Man in the Iron Mask , Rounders , Changelin...
    , actor
    Actor

    An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
    . Did not graduate.
  • Larry Smith, CNN Headline News sports anchor
  • Newton Tarble, one of the founders of Snap-on
    Snap-on

    Snap-on is a leading United States designer, manufacturer and marketer of tools and equipment to professional tool users. It was founded in 1920....
     Tools.
  • Jerry Van Dyke
    Jerry Van Dyke

    Jerry Van Dyke is an United States comedian and actor. He is the younger brother of comedian and actor Dick Van Dyke, and made his acting debut on The Dick Van Dyke Show with several guest appearances as Rob Petrie's brother, Stacey....
    , actor
    Actor

    An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
    . Did not graduate.


Notable athletes

  • Tim Bogar
    Tim Bogar

    Timothy Paul Bogar is a retired Major League Baseball infielder. Currently, Bogar is the first base coach for the Boston Red Sox....
     - retired Major League Baseball
    Major League Baseball

    Major League Baseball is the highest level of play in American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between them since 1903 ....
     infielder
    Infielder

    Baseball teams take turns, one "out" in the field and one "in" at bat. The nine Baseball fielding positionss are commonly grouped as three outfielders, four infielders, and "List of baseball jargon #battery" ....
  • Brad Childress
    Brad Childress

    Brad Childress is a professional American football Coach . He attended High School at Marmion Academy. Prior to being selected as the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings beginning with the 2006 season, Childress worked as an assistant coach for various college organizations and National Football League franchises, most recently with the Phil...
     - head coach
    Head coach

    A head coach is a professional at training and developing sports men and women. He is typically paid more than other coach . Other coaches are often subordinate to the head coach, often in offense positions or defense positions, and occasionally proceeding down into individualized position coaches....
     of the Minnesota Vikings
    Minnesota Vikings

    The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings compete in the NFC North of the National Football Conference in the National Football League ....
     of the National Football League
    National Football League

    The National Football League is the Major North American professional sports leagues American football Sports league in the United States. It is an unincorporated 501#501.28c.29.286.29 association controlled by its members....
  • Sean Payton
    Sean Payton

    Patrick Sean Payton is the head coach of the New Orleans Saints. He was the quarterbacks coach and later assistant head coach of the Dallas Cowboys until being hired by the Saints on January 17, 2006....
     - head coach of the New Orleans Saints
    New Orleans Saints

    The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Saints play in the NFC South of the National Football Conference in the National Football League ....
     of the National Football League
  • Kevin Duckworth
    Kevin Duckworth

    Kevin Jerome Duckworth was an United States professional basketball player at center in the National Basketball Association. A native of Illinois, he played college basketball at Eastern Illinois University before being drafted in 1986 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs in the second round....
    , former National Basketball Association
    National Basketball Association

    The National Basketball Association is North America's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of thirty teams: twenty-nine in the United States and one in Canada....
     all-star
    National Basketball Association All-Star Game

    The National Basketball Association staged its first All-Star Game in the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951. From that year on, the game has matched the best players in the Eastern Conference with the best players in the Western Conference ....
     center
    Center (basketball)

    The center, colloquially known as the five or the pivot, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well....
  • Jeff Gossett
    Jeff Gossett

    Jeffrey Alan Gossett is a former American football Punter who played in the National Football League and the United States Football League . He was the Starting lineup punter for the Oakland Raiders from 1988 through 1996....
    , NFL Pro Bowl punter
    Punter (football position)

    A punter in American football or Canadian football is a special teams player who receives the snapped ball directly from the line of scrimmage and then Punt the football to the opposing team so as to limit any field position advantage....
  • Kyle Hill
    Kyle Hill

    Kyle Eric Hill is a professional basketball player who was picked by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2001 NBA Draft with the 44th overall draft pick....
    , professional basketball player
  • Matt Hughes
    Matt Hughes (fighter)

    Matthew Allen Hughes , is a professional mixed martial arts fighter and former 2-time UFC World Welterweight Champion. He is considered by some to be the most dominant Welterweight in UFC history so far....
    , professional MMA fighter
  • Schellas Hyndman
    Schellas Hyndman

    Schellas Hyndman is an American Association football coach and current head coach of FC Dallas. He compiled a 466-122-49 record as a college soccer coach....
    , head coach of FC Dallas
    FC Dallas

    FC Dallas is a North American professional association football team based in Frisco, Texas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1996 as the Dallas Burn, the team plays in Major League Soccer ....
  • John Jurkovic
    John Jurkovic

    Ivan "John" Jurkovic is a retired American football player currently employed as a Presenter. He grew up in Calumet City, Illinois.Jurkovic played professionally as a defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns and Jacksonville Jaguars....
    , former NFL defensive lineman
  • Marty Pattin
    Marty Pattin

    Martin William Pattin is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1968 in baseball through 1980 in baseball for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim , Seattle Pilots , Milwaukee Brewers , Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Royals ....
    , MLB All-Star pitcher
    Pitcher

    In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out a batter who attempts to either make contact with it or draw a base on balls....
  • Tony Romo
    Tony Romo

    Antonio Ramiro Romo is an American football quarterback who plays for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was signed by the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2003....
    , starting quarterback
    Quarterback

    Quarterback is a position in American football and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the center , in the middle of the Lineman ....
     for the Dallas Cowboys
    Dallas Cowboys

    The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the National Football Conference East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League ....
     of the National Football League
    National Football League

    The National Football League is the Major North American professional sports leagues American football Sports league in the United States. It is an unincorporated 501#501.28c.29.286.29 association controlled by its members....
  • Kevin Seitzer
    Kevin Seitzer

    Kevin Lee Seitzer is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball with the Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, and Cleveland Indians....
     - retired all-star Major League Baseball
    Major League Baseball

    Major League Baseball is the highest level of play in American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between them since 1903 ....
     player
  • Chris Szarka
    Chris Szarka

    Chris Szarka is a Canadian Football League fullback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He has spent his entire professional Canadian football career with the Roughriders....
    , fullback
    Fullback (American football)

    In American football, a fullback is a position in the offensive backfield. Traditionally, the duties of a fullback are split between power running and blocking for the quarterback on passing plays, and the running back on running plays....
     for the Saskatchewan Roughriders
    Saskatchewan Roughriders

    The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, founded in 1910 in sports. They play their home games at Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field....
     of the Canadian Football League
    Canadian Football League

    The Canadian Football League is a professional sports league located entirely in Canada.Its eight teams, which are located in eight cities, are divided into two division of four teams each ....
  • Ray Fisher, former lineman - Pittsburgh Steelers
    Pittsburgh Steelers

    The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. They are currently a member of the AFC North of the American Football Conference in the National Football League) ....
     and Dallas Cowboys
    Dallas Cowboys

    The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the National Football Conference East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League ....
     of the National Football League
  • Dan Steele
    Dan Steele

    Dan Steele is an United States bobsledder and Athletics who competed from the early 1990s to 2002. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the four-man event at Salt Lake City in 2002 Winter Olympics....
    , track All-American, 400-meter National Champion, and Bronze Medalist at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics
  • Ted Petersen
    Ted Petersen

    Ted Petersen is a former professional American football player who played offensive lineman for nine seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Cleveland Browns, and the Indianapolis Colts....
    , former lineman - Pittsburgh Steelers
    Pittsburgh Steelers

    The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. They are currently a member of the AFC North of the American Football Conference in the National Football League) ....
    , Cleveland Browns
    Cleveland Browns

    The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio. They play in the AFC North division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
     and Indianapolis Colts
    Indianapolis Colts

    The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The team is part of the American Football Conference South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
     of the National Football League


External links

  • from US News and World Report