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• Panther Pal
• Prowl Leader - Now Hiring!
• Program Specialist
• Debut Leader & Senior Prowl Leader
• Panther Ambassador Club
• Graduate Assistant

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• Opportunities for EIU Community
• Sponsorship Opportunities for Local Businesses
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Freshman Orientation, Advisement and Registration

See your advisers, choose your classes, meet new people, and more! Make the connection and get engaged.

Registering for a program

New freshmen are required to attend an orientation, advisement and registration program. The program is designed to provide an orientation to campus, allow new students to meet with an academic adviser, register for courses and complete several other tasks. Freshman students will be e-mailed (personal and EIU email addresses) an invitation to the program. The invitation will contain a link to the program reservation form. Students will need to complete the reservation form to secure a program date. 

• Learn about academic degree requirements
• Meet with your academic advisor
• Use P.A.W.S. to register for your fall classes
• Specific majors require mandatory testing
• Learning the ropes from current students
• Becoming more familiar with campus facilities
• Learning about campus support services and programs
• Programs designed to help parents and students in their transition to EIU

Coming to Eastern opens a new chapter in your life. The transition from high school to the university setting is an exciting time filled with a myriad of opportunites. This transition also raises a number of questions and concerns regarding your first year here at Eastern Illinois University. We promise that your orientation day will provide you with more than a class schedule: it will prepare and excite you for your Freshman year at EIU.

Upcoming Freshman Dates

Students Entering Spring 2012:

• Friday, January 6, 2012

Students Entering Fall 2012:

• Wednesday, May 30, 2012
• Thursday, May 31, 2012
• Monday, June 4, 2012
• Tuesday, June 5, 2012
• Wednesday, June 6, 2012
• Thursday, June 7, 2012
• Wednesday, June 20, 2012
• Thursday, June 21, 2012
• Monday, June 25, 2012
• Tuesday, June 26, 2012
• Monday, July 2, 2012
• Tuesday, July 3, 2012
• Monday, July 9, 2012
• Tuesday, July 10, 2012
• Wednesday, July 11, 2012
• Tuesday, July 17, 2012
• Wednesday, July 18, 2012
• Thursday, July 19, 2012
• Tuesday, July 24, 2012
• Wednesday, July 25, 2012
• Thursday, July 26, 2012