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6 unusual facts about Eastern Illinois University


Andrew Duran

In 2009, Duran made 14 appearances for the Bluejays and picked up his only point of the season on an assist against Eastern Illinois on October 11, 2009.

BOSU

In a scientific experiment conducted at Eastern Illinois University in 2009, 12 men performed various physical exercises (back squat, deadlift, overhead press, and curl lifts) with and without the BOSU ball.

Health Education Building

The Health Education Building, also known as the McAfee Gym, is a historic building located on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

Lake Land College

Lake Land students can earn a degree for immediate employment or use the training to prepare for further university education, often at Eastern Illinois University.

Lakeview College of Nursing

An affiliation with the Illinois Teacher's College in Charleston (now Eastern Illinois University) provided additional on-campus instruction.

Paul Turner Sargent

From the county school, he went to the Eastern Illinois State Normal School (which is now Eastern Illinois University), where he continued to study art and graduated in 1906.


Johnny Matson

He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and Biology from Eastern Illinois University in 1973, a Master of Science degree in Counseling Psychology, also from Eastern Illinois University the following year.

R. C. Johnson

Prior to that, he was Athletic Director for the RedHawks of Miami University, after serving as AD at Eastern Illinois University.

Robb Montgomery

Montgomery began his career as an editorial artist at the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel in 1990 after graduating from Eastern Illinois University with a degree in journalism.


see also

Mary Booth

Mary Josephine Booth (1876–1965), American librarian, Librarian of Eastern Illinois University, 1904–1945

Railsback

Harold Railsback, football coach for the Eastern Illinois University Panthers in Charleston, Illinois, USA