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March 27, 2020
EUREKA, Ill. – Eureka College has partnered with MacMurray College to offer transfer options to students affected by MacMurray’s impending closing. Eureka College President Dr. Jamel Santa Cruze Wright and MacMurray College President Beverly Rodgers have formally signed an agreement that...
Read MoreMarch 26, 2020
EUREKA, Ill. – In order to maintain a safe campus environment during the COVID-19 global pandemic, Eureka College classes will continue being offered online or through alternative delivery methods for the remainder of the semester. Also, students will remain off campus for the rest of the...
Read MoreMarch 23, 2020
EUREKA — Eureka College is proud to announce the four freshmen from the class of 2024 who have been chosen as Reagan Fellows in the Ronald W. Reagan Leadership Program. The new Reagan Fellows are Hannah Cliff of Gibson City, Illinois, Patricia Garrett of Galesburg, Illinois, Madalyn Schmitt...
Read MoreMarch 20, 2020
Dear Campus Community, As the COVID-19 global pandemic continues to spread, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has issued a statewide “stay-at-home” executive order through April 7. This means that residents, if at all possible, are to stay in their homes as officials take drastic and necessary...
Read MoreMarch 12, 2020
Dear Eureka College Community, Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Eureka College is proceeding with extreme caution and taking action to protect the health, safety and well-being of our students, faculty, staff and campus community. For the past several weeks, Eureka College’s...
Read MoreMarch 12, 2020
EUREKA — Longtime Eureka College supporter and alum Dr. Jim Hengst and his wife, Dee, have made a $1 million commitment to the institution. The gift is to support capital improvements on campus and the wider strategic vision of the college. A 1975 alumnus, Hengst has served Eureka in a...
Read MoreFebruary 27, 2020
EUREKA – The Eureka College Science and Mathematics Division is welcoming Dr. Nathalie Haurberg to speak at the 66th annual William Thomas Jackson Day Lecture. The event, which was established to honor the late EC alumnus and longtime chemistry professor, will take place in Becker Auditorium...
Read MoreFebruary 06, 2020
EUREKA, Ill. — On Friday, Eureka College senior Max Martin will host an opening reception of new artworks called “By Trial and Error” in Burgess Memorial Gallery from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. “By Trial and Error” is an exploration of the ritual of art making and individuation, which includes mixed...
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2020
EUREKA — Eureka College has announced 128 Dean’s List honorees for the Fall 2019 semester. The list includes students from 63 different Illinois communities and four states, including Nevada, Ohio and Wisconsin. Eighteen communities had multiple representatives. Washington had the most...
Read MoreJanuary 27, 2020
EUREKA — Eureka College is set to host its annual Founders Day Convocation on Feb. 6 at 12:30 p.m. inside Becker Auditorium of the Donald B. Cerf Center, and Reverend Scott Woolridge will serve as guest speaker at the event. Eureka College was incorporated on Feb. 6, 1855, by an act of the...
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