Illinois students attending Indiana State due to funding issues at home

[Sycamore Proud]

From Trib-Star July 1 by Sue Loughlin


http://www.tribstar.com/news/local_...cle_fb2a579a-6a1a-56a1-bc4f-76bf967aeec3.html

 

[Sycamore Proud]

From Trib-Star July 1 by Sue Loughlin


http://www.tribstar.com/news/local_...cle_fb2a579a-6a1a-56a1-bc4f-76bf967aeec3.html

Can't help but wonder how this will impact our athletic programs. Seems like their student athletes would be making a backup plan just in case their programs are cut.

 

[bent20]

I didn't realize EIU's enrollment had fallen to below 7,000. That's crazy, and sad. We have almost double the enrollment.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-st...inois-university-attempts-to-boost-enrollment

 

[4Q_iu]

I didn't realize EIU's enrollment had fallen to below 7,000. That's crazy, and sad. We have almost double the enrollment.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-st...inois-university-attempts-to-boost-enrollment

a heckuva $$$ mess across the entire state of Illinois, no one should be surprised if all of their state (public) colleges are affected.

and sadly, illinois could easily be the tip of the (national) iceberg

 

[BankShot]

$100,000 yr. "janitors" in the Chicago Public Schools didn't help this any. Truly sad that the corrupt politics of a major city w/ no self-control can destroy the whole State of Illinois, but it's not like this problem surfaced OVERNIGHT. With Obama @ the controls for two (2) terms and his once chief honcho (Rahm Emanuel) running the Windy City, is anyone really surprised?

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/arti.../ex-cps-chief-gets-prison-time-for-corruption

*** Note the "shadow" over Bennett's left shoulder.

As far as EIU, look @ the enormous impact that this drop in enrollment is having on the City of Charleston and small businesses...

 

[goindystate]

I didn't realize EIU's enrollment had fallen to below 7,000. That's crazy, and sad. We have almost double the enrollment.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-st...inois-university-attempts-to-boost-enrollment

and citing declining enrollment as one reason, Western Illinois recently took a few minutes to implode one of their old dorms

http://www.wgem.com/story/35795701/2017/07/01/western-illinois-university-implodes-old-dorm

 

[niklz62]

Carman Hall has been empty for quite a while at EIU. I think it needs demolished. Ive heard its in pretty bad shape. It used to be the dorm most freshmen stayed at and was full.

 

[Fiji Bill 72]

All of our state universities, except the U of I, have experienced dramatic student loss. I do think ISU might be doing OK. I think the House will override the governor's veto of the budget today, which might help. We are as dysfunctional as the federal government with a billionaire leader out of business who does not know how to work with others. He wants everything his way and was quoted as saying he was sure he would sign the budget if he got only 90% of what he wanted. In addition, the tax hike that is part of the budget is one he supported until a few weeks ago. We are headed for junk-bond status.

 

[BankShot]

http://www.breitbart.com/big-govern...daily&utm_content=links&utm_campaign=20170707

32% income tax hike by all IL wage earners...ouch! Costa Rica isn't that far away now...

 

[Chief_Quabachi]

http://www.breitbart.com/big-govern...daily&utm_content=links&utm_campaign=20170707

32% income tax hike by all IL wage earners...ouch! Costa Rica isn't that far away now...

We've visited Costa Rica on 3 occasions and love it. Over 300,000 Americans have retired there and if not for family we would retire there in a heartbeat.

 

[BankShot]

My niece completed her ISU Student Teaching (Spanish Major) there in the mid-90's, then taught @ Sullivan HS afterwords. I think she was in San Jose.

Btw, "school of suffering" graduates rare scholars:

http://www.kpbs.org/news/2013/may/30/retiring-costa-rica-dream-and-reality/