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April 29, 2022
EUREKA, Ill. -- Eureka College is celebrating the most successful Giving Day in the College’s history. The 24-hour fundraiser began on April 27 and received 395 donations totaling $100,916 – the largest one-day total of a fundraiser hosted by the College. “Alumni and friends from around...
Read MoreApril 13, 2022
EUREKA, Ill. – Eureka College alumna Summer Selby will serve as Eureka College’s May 2022 Commencement speaker on May 7. Commencement will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will be held in the Christine Bonati Bollwinkle Arena and Convocation Center for the first time since before the...
Read MoreApril 12, 2022
EUREKA — Eureka College is proud to announce the four freshmen from the class of 2026 who have been chosen as Reagan Fellows in the Ronald W. Reagan Leadership Program. The new Reagan Fellows are Kaleb Brown of Auburn, Illinois, Joel Ewald of Roscommon, Michigan, Claire Schaffner of Delavan,...
Read MoreApril 01, 2022
EUREKA, Ill. – Eureka College is saddened to hear of the closing of Lincoln College. In an effort to help the Lincoln College students succeed and complete their bachelor degrees, Eureka College will be matching the net tuition cost for all Lincoln College students who choose to transfer to...
Read MoreMarch 31, 2022
EUREKA – Eureka College Fine and Performing Arts will be presenting the Tony Award-winning musical comedy “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” on April 8-9 at Pritchard Theatre. “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling” is based on the experiences of Scripps National Spelling Bee...
Read MoreMarch 29, 2022
EUREKA – This April, the Eureka College Music Department will be presenting five public performances. This slew of events will include several “firsts” for the department, including the first commissioned work in recent memory, the first combined performances with Chorale and Chamber...
Read MoreMarch 24, 2022
EUREKA – The Illinois Department of Public Health’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Arti Barnes, be a guest speaker in Eureka College science professor Dr. Paul Small’s Ethical Reasoning Seminar on Tuesday. Barnes will be joining the class in the AV room of Melick Library via Zoom to speak about...
Read MoreMarch 17, 2022
EUREKA – Eureka College creative writing professor Dr. Ezekiel Jarvis is bringing back his choose-your-own-adventure story project to raise money for a trio of libraries. Jarvis, who first launched the experimental writing project to raise money for local charities in 2019, is reviving it...
Read MoreMarch 11, 2022
EUREKA – “It’s Just a Hobby,” an exhibit of anonymous, student-made works of art, will soon be on display at Eureka College’s Burgess Memorial Hall Art Gallery. The exhibit will begin with an opening on Tuesday, March 22 from 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., and will be on display from March 22 to...
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2022
EUREKA – Eureka College English professors Dr. Kate Harlin and Dr. Andrea Whitacre will be hosting sci-fi and fantasy author C.L. Clark for a virtual reading and Q&A with students on Thursday. Clark, who published her debut novel "The Unbroken" last year, and whose works has appeared in...
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