As part of the Board-approved preliminary Fiscal Year 2027 budget, EIU will increase the compensation pool for eligible non-negotiated employees.

Eligible non-negotiated employees with annual base wages below $100,000 will receive a 1.25% increase to base wages or a $500 annual increase, whichever amount is greater. Eligible non-negotiated employees with annual base wages of $100,000 or higher will receive a 1% increase to base wages.

The increase applies to all eligible, active non-negotiated employees as of June 29, 2026. The increase will be effective June 29, 2026, for bi-weekly paid employees and July 1, 2026, for monthly paid employees.

For purposes of this increase, eligible non-negotiated employees are those whose compensation is not negotiated, annually contracted, covered by grant funds, or otherwise predetermined by the State of Illinois’ prevailing wage standards. As in prior years, employees who receive a stipend for additional responsibilities will receive the increase only on their base salary.

Questions about eligibility may be directed to Human Resources.

As mandated by the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1996, EIU is required to publicly post Consumer Confidence Reports detailing the quality of drinking water available on campus during the previous calendar year, as well as any contaminant and/or non-contaminant violations. For compliance, EIU issues two reports annually -- the EIU Consumer Confidence Report and the City of Charleston Consumer Report. Both reports are available to view and/or print using the links below for the 2025 calendar year reporting period (January 1 through December 31, 2025).

• 2026 EIU Water Consumer Confidence Report (IL0295500)
• 2026 City of Charleston Water Consumer Confidence Report (IL0290100)

These reports are also available to view and/or print at www.eiu.edu/fpm/fpmdocs.php.

Paper copies of these reports will not be distributed via mail. To obtain a printed copy, or for questions or concerns, please contact Aaron Kemper, EIU Plumber Foreman, at (217) 581-7212.

An email containing the above links also will be sent to all students and employees, including all building coordinators, to ensure these reports are available to the occupants/employees of any building connected to the public water system. Students and employees also can review Important Information About Your Drinking Water here.

This news item will remain active until August 30, 2026. The links to the 2026 Consumer Confidence reports will remain on appropriate areas of the EIU website until the 2027 reports replace them next year.

IGP #99 - Budgeting Process and IGP #158 - Institutional Emergencies were recently updated with approval by the President. Please take time to review the changes to these policies.

Textbook Rental Service (TRS) will be closed for inventory Wednesday, June 24 through Tuesday, June 30.  As part of this process, TRS will not be able to conduct any business and the external book drop will be unavailable during this time. TRS will reopen for regular business Wednesday, July 1 at 8 a.m.

Housing & Dining Services has moved to a new location!  We are now located on the first floor of the Human Services Building (just north of Thomas Hall).  All our contact information remains the same and we look forward to assisting you from our new space!

As FY26 comes to a close, the Panther Print & Copy Center would like to remind all departments that any printing orders requiring FY26 billing should be submitted by June 15, 2026.

To ensure adequate production time and timely completion of all projects, orders must be received by the Print Center no later than 4 p.m. on Monday, June 15, 2026, to guarantee FY26 billing.

Please note that the Panther Print & Copy Center will have limited production capacity from June 15–30, 2026, as staff conduct end-of-year FY26 inventory. While orders will continue to be accepted during this period, they can only be billed in FY26 if production and delivery are completed by the close of business on June 30, 2026.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Bonita Flynn at 217-581-3820 or via email at ppcc@eiu.edu.

Thank you for your continued support of the Panther Print & Copy Center.

As a reminder, class packets for the Fall semester will once again be printed and finished through the Panther Print & Copy Center, located on the second floor of the University Union, Room 2055. As in previous years, completed packets will also be sold through the PPCC, helping to keep costs as low as possible for students.

To ensure timely production, we ask that all Fall class packets be submitted no later than August 7, 2026. We appreciate those who have already responded and thank you for your prompt attention.

Please bring or email your syllabus, supplemental materials, readings, and/or class packets to the Panther Print & Copy Center. We will print and finish your materials according to your specifications and make them available for students to purchase in a timely and convenient manner.

Our goal is to provide quick, courteous, and accurate service to faculty, staff, and students while minimizing hassle for instructors and keeping costs affordable for students.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve you and your students. We truly appreciate your continued trust in us.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me by email, bjflynn@eiu.edu or by phone at 217-581-5334.

Beginning March 16, 2026, parking lots between the Student Services Building, the Old Steam Plant, and south of Blair Hall will be closed as part of a comprehensive upgrade to EIU's campus infrastructure. NOTE: ADA parking spaces immediately south of Blair Hall will remain open, and an ADA‑compliant ramp will be installed to accommodate east–west pedestrian traffic at the northwest corner of the Student Services Building.

Please review a map of the parking lot availability HERE, noting the additional details below.*

Per IGP#19, campus-wide summer office hours will be in effect from Monday, May 11, 2026, through Friday August 14, 2026. When summer office hours are in effect, all offices must be open Monday through Thursday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and on Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. All administrative offices (and others where possible) will remain open during the lunch hour, Monday through Thursday.

Each office is to change voice mail, signs, and other public communication to reflect its summer hours. Regular business hours will resume on Monday August 17, 2026. Please contact the Human Resources office with any questions.

Employees needing to complete a flex schedule: Please visit Flex Schedules to submit a request for supervisor approval. 

Holiday Weeks

• Memorial Day: Monday, May 25, 2026
  • Employees will record Holiday 7.5 hours and then work 30 hours between Tuesday – Friday. If you still want to leave at noon on Friday May 29, 2026, you may use accrued leave time off or work the additional 3.5 hours between Tuesday and Thursday (this would not be overtime, it would be considered flex time).
• Juneteenth/National Freedom Day
  • The week of June 15, 2026, employees will work (4) 7.5 hour days Monday – Thursday and record Holiday 7.5 hours for Friday June 19, 2026.
• Independence Day
  • The week of June 29, 2026, employees will work (4) 7.5 hour days Monday – Thursday and record Holiday 7.5 hours for Friday July 3, 2026.