Great to see this news in the Champaign paper regarding my alma mater:
A marketing campaign touting Eastern Illinois University and its continued high rankings by U.S. News and World Report magazine appears to be paying off, EIU President David Glassman told an Illinois House committee Thursday.
Glassman said that "in all areas of enrolling students, we are having significant, substantial increases in interest in EIU. And there has been not one change in our admissions policies, relative to quality."
He said the university appeared to be headed toward a significant increase in freshman enrollment next fall.
"We've been working very, very hard to reverse our enrollment trends, and right now, when looking at our comparisons today to last year, predictions are that we'll be up in double-digit percentages in first-time freshmen, we'll be up in transfer students, we'll be up in graduate students," Glassman said.
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EIU gave me so much over the 4 years that I was there. It was a challenging yet very rewarding time.
The last few years have not been easy for them -- funding cuts, deferred maintenance, layoffs, reputation damage.
But firm and steady EIU leadership thru the storm is getting them nearer the shoreline.
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt