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(03/02/20 3:38pm)
EMU Student Sen. Reid Scott may be asked to resign from the EMU Student Senate, or face removal, because of an eight year old Facebook picture depicting Scott in black-face, according to a source familiar with the matter who asked to remain anonymous.
(02/24/20 11:00am)
LaTerricka Osborne stepped down from her position as a senator at the Senate’s Regular Meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Two new senators, Senator Auryon Azar and Senator Erin McCargar, were sworn in.
(02/16/20 4:35pm)
A new academic program for a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering was approved by the Board of Regents on Feb. 13.
(02/09/20 3:51pm)
Results from the Washtenaw County specimen as mentioned in a previous article from the Echo was confirmed negative for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus as of Jan 31.
(02/02/20 6:17pm)
The results of three specimens’, two from Washtenaw and one from Macomb counties, came back negative for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and the Washtenaw County Health Departments are still waiting on the results of another specimen from Washtenaw County.
(02/02/20 5:47pm)
The Ypsilanti water tower, which goes by many names, stands tall at the highest point of elevation in the city: the intersection of Cross and Summit streets.
(02/01/20 6:19pm)
The Business and Finance Committee allocated a total of $4,601.64 to Club Sports at their meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 28 from their total budget of $25,752.78.
(02/01/20 6:19pm)
The Business and Finance Committee at Eastern Michigan University began their meeting on Jan. 28 with a student organization budget of $23,462.41. They allocated a total of $4,316.19 to student organizations by the end of the meeting.
(01/30/20 11:44pm)
On Tuesday, Jan. 28, dietetics students and Eagle Nutrition Services hosted a home-cooking class at Rackham Hall. For $5 participants were instructed on healthier home cooking by EMU dietetics students.
(01/26/20 8:19pm)
Amtrak is working with the city of Ypsilanti in hopes of constructing a new train station in Depot Town. This is the beginning of investments throughout the metropolitan area in 2020. The train stop/station is expected to help community members travel safely, increase economic prosperity in Washtenaw county and even help EMU students traveling to and from Detroit and Chicago especially.
(01/23/20 5:06pm)
CloseUp Theatre held its performance titled Revelations with the theme “Rise Up Against Injustice” on Monday, Jan. 20. This event is one of several events held in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. this past weekend.
(01/19/20 7:17pm)
GameAbove is a group of EMU alumni who have made several donations for specifically outlined initiatives throughout last semester, Fall 2019, and the current semester.
(01/10/20 6:10pm)
On Tuesday, Jan. 7, EMU Campus Life held its annual Winter Fest Student Organization Fair. Student organizations gathered in the Student Center Ballroom.
(12/18/19 6:48pm)
The EMU Board of Regents has approved the construction of a new golf training facility. The facility is 100% funded by the GameAbove alumni group. GameAbove donated a total of $8 million which covers construction as well as operating costs for the next 12 years. This is the third major donation EMU or its surrounding community received from GameAbove.
(12/17/19 10:56pm)
160 students of color and international students graduating this semester gathered with their friends and family in Pease Auditorium on Friday, Dec. 13 for the Multicultural Graduation Celebration.
(12/08/19 7:19pm)
On Friday, Dec. 6 Michigan State Sen. Jeff Irwin visited EMU’s Student Center to inform interested locals on soon-to-be recreational marijuana dispensaries across the state as a result of Proposal 1, the Marijuana Legalization Initiative of 2018.
(11/17/19 8:40pm)
Asian-Americans remain the fastest growing racial ethnic group in the United States since 2000. The health disparities present among Asian-Americans are being addressed in a project funded by the EMU Center for Health Disparities Innovation and Studies (CHDIS), Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH).
(11/02/19 9:15pm)
At the Financial and Investment Committee meeting on Friday, Oct. 25, Kevin Kucera, Vice President and Chief Enrollment Officer, provided an update on the results yielded from the Education First Opportunity Scholarship (EFOS) since it was put in place in the fall of 2012.
(11/02/19 9:52pm)
The Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents approved a new academic program for a Bachelors of Science in Quantitative Economics at its regular meeting on Friday, Oct. 25. The program will commence in the next academic year of 2020.
(10/27/19 8:16pm)
EMU will present the renovation of Roosevelt Hall as the top project state capital outlay request for EMU’s 2021 Fiscal Year. This renovation is Phase II of the College of Engineering and Technology’s expansion.