April 2009

The Eastern community was hit with another devastating loss on April 9 when former student and men’s lacrosse player Dave Mojica was killed in a car accident. Mojica’s passing is the fourth Eastern-related death this year.Mojica, known to his friends as “Mojo,” transferred to Eastern for the 2008 spring semester and immediately made an impact […]

Along with blooming trees and April showers, the coming of spring heralds the annual chance for Eastern students to show off their vocal talents at EU Idol, presented by the campus chapter of International Justice Mission. The judges for this year’s competition were Communications Professor Kevin Maness, Dean of Students Daryl Hawkins and English department

On April 17 many Eastern students hung signs across their torsos, equipped themselves with information cards and kept their lips tightly shut. Such actions were all part of participation in the National Day of Silence, a day of activism intended to protest against harassment of lesbian, gay, bi-sexual or transgender (LGBT) students. The Day of

Each year, the St. Andrew’s Society of Philadelphia invites 18 colleges and universities to recommend one of their students who is in the top 25th percentile of their class. This year, the scholarship program’s top pick was sophomore Katie Girsch of the Templeton Honors College. It is the first year that an Eastern student has

When the on-campus apartment list was released on April 15, students who could not claim one of the larger residential spaces quickly noticed that one of the current apartments was missing. The apartment in Guffin Hall, located beside the Breezeway kitchen will officially not be used as residential space next year, according to Director of

Beginning in the fall of 2009, Eastern will be offering a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program to undergraduates. A nursing department has been in place at Eastern since 1980, but a BSN degree has never been offered to traditional undergraduates. Dr. Mary Anne Peters, chair of the nursing department, expects the new nursing opportunity

Eastern’s graduating class of 2009 will have the pleasure of hearing from Sir Peter Vardy of England during the commencement ceremony. Among his many accomplishments and awards, Vardy has met the Queen of England, who recognized him for his business’s excellent performance. In 2001, Vardy received his knighthood from the Queen for Services to Business

“The best experience at Eastern that I have had was the integration of a Christian worldview into daily classes.” Ann Willis “After four years of hard study and practice, I would have to say my performance of my senior recital was my greatest experience!” Collen Beattie “The best part of Eastern would be the community

Eastern will be taking on exciting new recruitment opportunities this summer with representatives and advertisements at the nation’s two largest Christian music festivals: Creation Northeast and Creation Northwest. The chance to expand Eastern’s visibility at Creation came through Chancellor Hall’s friendship with Pastor Harry Thomas, co-founder of Creation and graduate of Eastern Baptist Seminary. The

With the beautiful scenery on Eastern’s campus, it is no wonder that many students and alumni are doing all they can to help restore it. The waterwheel is one of the current projects the senior class and Director of Alumni Relations Mary Gardner are working on. “The waterwheel is our icon here at Eastern,” Gardner