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Eastern Illinois University

Services and Facilities

Address

600 Lincoln Avenue
Charleston, IL 61920-3099

Website

http://www.eiu.edu

Admissions E-mail

admissions@eiu.edu

Student Services

Basic services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, health service, health insurance, other

Remedial learning services offered:

reading, math, writing, study skills, other

Counseling services offered:

minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, other

Career Center

Career services include:

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other

Graduates who enter job market in field related to major:

Within six months of graduation:

88%

Within one year of graduation:

N/A

Within two years of graduation:

N/A

Firms that most frequently hire graduates:

ABN Amro (LaSalle Bank); AT&T; Advocate Health Care; Aerotek; Allstate; Applied Systems; Archer Daniels Midland; BKD; Bloomingdale's; Boeing; CIA; Campbell Soup Company; Capitol Radio Group; Carle Hospital; Caterpillar; Catholic Charities; Central States Funds; Chicago Field Museum; Chicago Tribune; Cintas; Clear Channel; Clifton Gunderson LLP; Coach; Crowe Chizek; Edwards Jones; Enterprise Rent-A-Car; FBI; Fastenal; Fed Ex; First American Bank; Frito Lay; GAP; General Electric; Grand Prairie Behavioral Services; Hyatt Hotels; IL DCFS; IL Department of Corrections; IL Department of Natural Resources; IL Department of Public Aid; IL Department of Transportation; IL EPA; IL State Police; Itasca Park District; JP Morgan; KPMG; Kemper CPA; Konica Minolta; Macy's; Marriott; Memorial Medical Systems; Menards; Merchandise Mart Properties; Merck; Metropolitan Family Services; Morton Buildings; New Orleans Saints; Nexstar Broadcasting; Nordstrom; North American Lighting; Northern Trust; Northwestern Mutual Financial Network; Olive Garden; Orlando Magic; Pastipak Packaging; Peace Corps; Pepsi Mid America; Pfizer; RSM McGladrey; Revlon; Sallie Mae; Sherwin Williams; St. Louis Cardinals; State Farm; Steak n' Shake; Talbots; Tate and Lyle, NA; U.S. Customs and Border Protection; U.S. Social Security Administration; USDA; Von Maur; Walgreen's; Walt Disney World; Wells Fargo; YMCA; Zeneca Pharmaceuticals

Library

School has a library on campus?

Yes

School is a member of library consortia?

Yes

Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents:

883,319

Number of current serial subscriptions:

33,786

Number of microforms:

1,382,133

Number of audiovisual materials:

37,785

Number of E-books:

2,356

Additional library facilities:

Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar Collection

Museums or special academic buildings on campus:

Burl Ives Studio, Tarble Arts Center

Computer Resources

Students required to take a computer course?

No

Students required to lease/own a computer?

No

Number of computers available to all students:

700

Internet access available to all students?

Yes

E-mail accounts available to all students?

Yes

Computers available for student use in:

computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center

Number of open, wired network connections available to students:

In the library (excluding computer labs):

724

In classrooms:

N/A

In computer labs:

N/A

Elsewhere in the school/university:

6,274

Does the school have a wireless network?

Yes

Areas where wireless network is available:

in all the libraries; in all classrooms; in computer labs; in administrative/faculty offices and work areas; in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing; in all school buildings and on all school property

Total approximate number of simultaneous users that can be accommodated by the wireless network:

5,200

Recommended computer operating system on campus:

N/A

Percentage of college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing units wired for high-speed Internet access:

100%

Student webpages permitted?

Yes

Is online registration for classes available?

Yes

Campus Safety

Campus safety and security services offered:

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

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