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eiu alumni newsletter
april | 2008
Panther Service Day goes national next weekend!
Serve your community while networking with local Eastern alumni! On Saturday, April 19, as people here pitch in for the sixth straight year to help around Charleston, alumni volunteers across the country will be improving their own communities. Projects vary from conducting food drives to preparing abandoned animals for adoption.
Want to get involved? You can find a complete listing of Panther Service Day locations and projects here.
Bluegrass legend to perform at Celebration
Ralph Stanley, a bluegrass pioneer most widely known for his Grammy-winning work on the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack, is set to perform with his band, the Clinch Mountain Boys, at this year's Celebration. The concert, set for 6:30 p.m. April 26, is free.
The festival, a tradition on Eastern's campus since 1977, will take over the Library Quad on April 25-27.
Celebration gives visitors the opportunity to meet artists, buy art, enjoy food and hear a variety of music. Visit the Celebration Web site for more information.
Alumni events spotlight
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It’s Greek Week
Greek Sing, Airband and Coronation took place this past weekend, but Tugs and other events are going on throughout this week. Keep tabs on the results on the Greek Week Web site.
April alumni spotlight: Ted Gregory
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Tribune reporters Patricia Callahan (left), Ted Gregory and Sam Roe celebrate the newspaper's Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting for its "Hidden Hazards" series on dangerous toys and merchandise imported from China. |
Ted Gregory '81 and his fellow Chicago Tribune reporters have won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting for their coverage of unsafe toys and children's products. The series led to recalls and sweeping regulatory changes. Gregory was the EIU journalism department's 2007 Alumnus of the Year. Read about the team's Pulitzer-winning work here.
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Additional News
- Burke named new athletic director at EIU »
- Eastern starts emergency notification via text messages »
- EIU Sigma Xi honors McCollum for teaching excellence »
- EIU receives national award for alcohol prevention efforts »
- Graduate assistants' Past Tracker Web site a link to Illinois history »
- Jason Mraz to perform in Lantz Arena' »
- Athletics to induct six into Hall of Fame »
Upcoming Events
Registration information and a complete listing of events is available on our Web site.
- Greek Week Alumni Reunion
- April 11-12th
Charleston, IL - Bloomington After Business Hours
- April 17th
Bloomington, IL - Annual Cardinals Outing SOLD OUT
- April 20th
St. Louis, MO - IASA Conference Hospitality Reception
- April 24th
Springfield, IL - St. Louis-Area Mingle
- April 30th
Fairview Heights, IL - St. Louis-Area Get Out & Wine Down
- May 1st
Edwardsville, IL - Tau Kappa Epsilon Reunion
- May 2-3rd
Findlay, IL - EIU Celebrity Golf Outing
- May 12th
Bolingbrook, IL - Springfield Reception
- May 15th
Springfield, IL - Decatur Reception
- May 22nd
Decatur, IL - Peoria Chiefs Baseball Outing
- June 14th
Peoria, IL - Joliet Jackhammers Baseball Outing
- June 27th
Joliet, IL - Schaumburg Flyers Baseball Outing
- June 28th
Schaumburg, IL - Chicago Cubs Baseball Outing
- July 25th
Chicago, IL
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