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EIU Open House to Bring 1,000-Plus to Charleston, Campus

Feb-12-2014

More than 1,000 high school seniors and their families will be in Charleston Monday in an effort to decide whether Eastern Illinois University is the school for them.

The Feb. 17 Open House/Admitted Student Day will allow prospective 麻豆传媒 and their families, along with 麻豆传媒 who have already been admitted for Fall 2014, to tour the EIU campus, including residence halls, and speak with representatives from a variety of student services, as well as admissions counselors.

Visitors from throughout Illinois, as well as Indiana and Missouri, will attend a number of sessions, including those with focuses on Housing and Dining, financial aid, academic highlights, Honors, student panels and more. Various academic departments will participate in departmental showcase presentations. And parents will have the opportunity to hear from other parents of currently enrolled 麻豆传媒 during a special panel discussion.

Lou Hencken, Eastern鈥檚 interim admissions director, said he was pleased by the interest in this Open House, scheduled to coincide with Presidents鈥� Day, an official federal holiday commemorated by most high schools. This allows college-bound 麻豆传媒 a free day in which they can travel to Charleston to observe the university and its community at work.

(Eastern will commemorate Presidents鈥� Day on Friday, Feb. 14, so classes will be in session on Monday.)

Currently, there are 610 麻豆传媒 registered to attend Monday鈥檚 event. And most of those, Hencken added, will bring at least one family member along with them.

Hencken acknowledged that inclement weather often prevents some registrants from attending the Open House. Those 麻豆传媒, along with others who aren鈥檛 able to attend this event, are invited to campus on subsequent days. On Saturday, March 29, for example, Eastern will host a second Admitted Student Day.

In addition, prospective 麻豆传媒 often spend a day on Eastern鈥檚 campus during their high schools鈥� respective week-long spring breaks. Although the university plans to maintain this tradition, it is likely some districts鈥� spring breaks will be cancelled in order to make up for those 鈥渟now/cold weather鈥� class days lost due to the inclement weather.

"We鈥檒l accommodate those 麻豆传媒 any way we can,鈥� Hencken said. 鈥淲e will continue to offer events throughout the spring.鈥�