Tuesdays are my busiest days. I feel like I can’t catch a break, and by the time my last class of the day has drawn to an end at 7:00, it takes something truly special to make me want to keep pushing on with my day before finally heading back to my dorm. SAHT is […]
Living Out the Eastern Motto Seeking Justice: Students Against Human Trafficking Read Post »
Reason is defined as the power of the mind to think, understand, and form judgments by a process of logic. This ideal is one of the three components of Eastern University’s statement “Faith, Reason, and Justice”. While there are many ways that reason is fulfilled on a day-to-day basis through academics, the Agora Institute and
Living Out the Eastern Motto Reason Together: Agora Institute Read Post »
Unlike many Christian schools, Eastern University does not require its students to profess belief or devotion to the Christian faith. With this sort of policy, Eastern welcomes students of any and all denominations, and even leaves the door open for those of doubt and non-belief. Even without any restrictions placed on students in terms of
Living Out the Eastern Motto: Practicing Faith Student Chaplains Read Post »
There are a select number of programs at Eastern University that offer quality experiential learning and subsidized travel to a tourist destination while also providing a high-energy setting for massive dance parties with people from across the globe in attendance. I dare venture to say there might only be one such opportunity at Eastern University,
Spotlight On EU Model UN Club Read Post »
It’s that time of year again: the last issue of the Waltonian is now on shelves, and the senior staff members are walking towards Walton Hall to pick up their final issue. Mixed emotions flood the air as their names appear in print for the final time in the Waltonian: Happiness, because of the phenomenal
Waltonian Names 2016-17 Editors Read Post »
On April 7, Enactus held their annual Shark Tank competition in McInnis Auditorium. Three students participated as contestants in the event, where they pitched their businesses to three business experts in the hopes of winning a $1000 prize. Those “sharks” were rough at times, questioning the candidates, but they also gave their best advice regarding
Enactus Shark Tank Winner: Jenna Evangelista Read Post »
This summer, seven scholars will be awarded the Ethnography Through the Eyes of Faith (ETEF) Summer Fellowship. The On Knowing Humanity (OKH) Research Center, with the support of the John Templeton Foundation, developed this grant to contribute to a new school of thought in a Christian approach to anthropology. Graduate students of anthropology programs nationwide
“On Knowing Humanity” Researchers Receive Grants Read Post »
On Thurs., April 14th, Ms. Siobhan Reardon, the first female President and Director of the Free Library of Philadelphia, delivered a lecture at the Warner Memorial Library entitled “A Strategy for Maintaining Relevance: The Free Library of Philadelphia in the 21st Century.” The lecture was co-sponsored by the Agora Institute and the Eastern University Libraries
Director of Free Library Visits EU Read Post »
Permission to live off campus has become less and less frequent for EU undergraduates in recent years, and next year, the trend will continue. Starting next year, the Village will be reserved for three groups of students: those over age 23, main campus graduate students, and Palmer Seminary students. This change has primarily been made
2016-17 Off-Campus Housing Read Post »
Welcome Temple Beth Shalom fellows! Over the course of this week, high school students from the Temple Beth Shalom community in Needham, Massachusetts are visiting Eastern University as part of the inaugural Chamberlain Interfaith Fellowship. Created by faith and academic leaders from Eastern University and Temple Beth Shalom in the fall of 2014, the fellowship
Interfaith Fellows Visit Eastern Read Post »
