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Jan 05

Eastern Year In Review 2020

2020 has been a year like no other, not just for Eastern but for the entire world. Here are just a few of the significant moments that the Eastern University community experienced in 2020.
Dec 04

Eastern University Ranked in Top 25 Best Online Christian Graduate Schools

Eastern University was recently ranked one of the top 25 Best Online Christian Graduate Schools by Online Christian Colleges for 2020. The ranking considers accredited institutions’ online master’s programs, as well as the number of programs available, faculty to student ratio, and students enrolled.
Nov 13

Eastern University Establishes New School of Nursing

Eastern University is pleased to announce the establishment of the new School of Nursing, which will be the home of Eastern’s four nursing programs: the traditional BS in Nursing, the Second Degree BS in Nursing, the MS in Nursing (Nurse Educator Concentration), and the School Nurse Certification.
Feb 05, 2019

Eastern University’s Harrisburg Site Transitions to New Location

Eastern is excited to announce the transition of its Harrisburg site to a new location that will provide students with a state-of-the-art learning exp...
Ron Matthews Christmas Album
Dec 11, 2018

President Matthews Releases Jazz Piano Christmas Album

Eastern University President Ron Matthews recently released a jazz piano Christmas album to celebrate the holiday season. "Holly & Ivory" is now avail...
Campus Purple Flowers
Nov 08, 2018

Prayers for the Tragedy in Thousand Oaks, California

President Ron Matthews leads the community in prayer and lament over the recent shooting in Thousand Oaks, California.
Chemistry Department
Nov 06, 2018

Eastern University Partners with Temple University to offer Accelerated 4+1 Forensic Chemistry Degree

The program leads to a BS in Chemistry or Biochemistry degree from Eastern, plus a PSM in Forensic Chemistry at Temple University. 
Volleyball
Nov 05, 2018

Women's Volleyball Claims 11th Consecutive MAC Freedom Title

Eastern University Volleyball held off top-seeded DeSales to claim the program's eleventh-consecutive Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom Championship ...
Men's Soccer
Nov 05, 2018

Men's Soccer Claims 3rd MAC Freedom Title in 4 Years

Men's Soccer had a 3-0 Win Over King's to win the Middle Atlantic Conference championship.
Condolences
Oct 29, 2018

Prayers and Condolences: Tree of Life Synagogue Tragedy

President Matthews leads the Eastern community in offering prayers and condolences for the families of those killed and injured at the Tree of Life Sy...
Oct 18, 2018

Dr. David Bronkema Appointed Dean of Palmer Theological Seminary

Eastern University is pleased to announce that Dr. David Bronkema has been named Dean of Palmer Theological Seminary.
Online Student
Oct 17, 2018

Eastern University Ranked Among Top 20 Online Colleges in PA 2019

Eastern University was recently ranked one of the top 20 online colleges in Pennsylvania for 2019. The list, which ranks schools based on their alumni...
Chemistry
Oct 11, 2018

Alive in Yogurt: Newly Published Biochemical Laboratory Curriculum Developed at Eastern University through Faculty-Student Collaboration

A team of faculty and students led by Dr. Jeff Lawton has developed and implemented a comprehensive new curriculum.

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Jan 15

MLK Day Reflection: The Fierce Urgency of Now

On August 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial on the Washington, D.C. National Mall, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. In that speech, Dr. King made a clarion call for racial and social justice. The phrase “The fierce urgency of now” is not only bold but prophetic. It is a call not just for the 1960s but for today.
Jan 11

Ways To Grow In Your Faith at EU

Coming to a college campus may be scary when it comes to growing your faith, especially because there are different perspectives and points of view that you never considered before. You may have thoughts like, “What if I don’t fit in?” or “How can I be a Christain and still have the best four years of my life?”
Dec 01

The COVID-19 Chronicles: Reflections on the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic

For our Eastern community, most of 2020 has been a whirlwind of continual reset: leaving campus in the middle of the Spring semester, adjusting to virtual teaching and learning, then returning to campus and establishing a new sense of “normal”.
Paintbrushes
Nov 23, 2018

Sketches and Stethoscopes

With a paintbrush in one hand and a stethoscope in the other, resident assistant and nursing major Andrea Rapetti ’21 is poised to paint for herself a...
Nursing
Nov 23, 2018

Crossing The Line: A New Level of Excellence

Eastern’s new Nursing Resource and Simulation Lab is the perfect place for students to grow into competent, confident nurses.
Business as Unusual
Nov 23, 2018

Business as Unusual

The new MBA in Social Impact equips mission-driven leaders to confront complex societal challenges using the tools of business innovation.
A Place Called Hope
Nov 23, 2018

A Place Called Hope

Esperanza’s vision for the Hunting Park neighborhood is for transformation from a geography of poverty into an opportunity community.
Nov 06, 2018

Living Courageously through Cancer

Trillis Graham, MBA in Health Administration student, shares how her experience with cervical cancer has affected her outlook on life.
Summer campus
Jul 26, 2018

Summer at Eastern | Scenic Campus Shots

Summer on campus is a peaceful time, perfect for enjoying the beauty of Eastern's picturesque surroundings. Enjoy these scenic campus shots, whether y...
Sam
Jul 17, 2018

Stories of Courage | Eastern Alumni

Eastern recently interviewed 36 students and alumni about how they are living Eastern's core values of faith, reason, and justice through lives of cou...
Dr. Ronald A. Matthews
Jun 07, 2018

Orchestrating a Harmonious Future for Eastern: A Musician in Forward Motion

On March 1, 2018, Dr. Matthews was asked to step into a new conducting role: orchestrating a future for Eastern University as the 10th President.
Tony and Amy Hoffer
Jun 07, 2018

Another Eastern Love Story

Tony and Amy laughed as they told me about how they first met at Eastern. Amy was a sophomore and was having car trouble, and a mutual friend asked To...
Dr. M. Thomas Ridington '78, MA '81
Jun 07, 2018

Motion as a Means of Channeling Creativity

Dr. M. Thomas Ridington '78, MA '81 is the 2018 Lamplight Society Inductee for his more than three decades of work at Eastern University.