Ambassador to speak at policy forum
U.S. Ambassador Thomas Miller will speak at Eastern Michigan’s “America Engages the World: A Public Forum on the International Role of the United States” on Friday, Sept. 11.
U.S. Ambassador Thomas Miller will speak at Eastern Michigan’s “America Engages the World: A Public Forum on the International Role of the United States” on Friday, Sept. 11.
Freshmen were introduced to the many organizations at Eastern Michigan during Tuesday’s Fajita Fest. Rain relocated the event to inside the Bowen Fieldhouse from its previously planned location at the University Park.
An Eastern Michigan Univerisity student was robbed of his cell phone early Tuesday morning while walking on the 300 block of Perrin St. According to a release issued by EMU Police, at about 1 a.m. the student was texting on his cell phone when the suspect grabbed the phone and punched the victim in the head. The suspect then ran off.
The bus stop for Eastern Michigan’s shuttle will be moving a few feet south on Adams Street, taking up five metered parking spaces. The move was unanimously approved by City Council Tuesday night.
With the start of another new semester, Eastern Michigan President Susan Martin gave her thoughts and predictions for happenings on campus.
Enrollment numbers at Eastern Michigan for the fall 2009 semester are up from last year by 1 percent with more than 2,220 new students enrolled.
Campus Apartments recently began a $2 million renovation of the Brown and Munson campus apartments, and are continuing improvements in Cornell Courts and Westview.
Eastern Michigan University’s Department of Public Safety has a new home. In August, the department moved into what used to be the Hoyt Conference Center, next to the Towers.