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During the Greek Week’s Unity Relay Race, three teams earned first place. The teams competed in a wheel barrel race, the human knot and minefield exercise.
The Eastern’s softball team will play Morehead State University Saturday and Eastern Kentucky University Sunday.
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Couture Models host business attire session CAA hears proposed admission changes By Destiny Stephenson Contributing Writer | @DEN_news
Students were given tips on how to express their individuality while being a successful business professional at “GQ Fashion Fundamentals” Thursday night. Couture Models hosted the workshop where students learned the proper grooming techniques and clothing to compete in the professional world. Speakers talked about the “Do’s and Don’ts” of tailoring a suit and the proper hemline for women who choose to wear skirts and dresses. Students also learned how to tie a tie from stylist Christopher Williams. Williams said it is important for students to maintain a professional look while also being comfortable. For men, he said, custom tailoring for dress pants can eliminate the need for uncomfortable or flashy belts. Williams said wearing a highheeled shoe less than 3 inches for women can make wearing heels more comfortable. “Empowerment is something within,” he said. Williams said what one wears should not only reflect their brand; it should empower and give them confidence. Andrianna Fullerton, president of Couture Models, said fashion can be the most subtle form of expression. “What you wear says a lot about you as an individual,” Fullerton said. Among the things discussed was the importance of establishing a personal brand and making a good first impression. Speaker Jacob Clayton said how one dresses makes a lasting impression to an employer or interviewer so it is an important component to the interviewing process. Branding is not just a strategy that businesses and companies use,
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Jacob Clayton, a recent graduate of Northern Illinois University discusses the decrease in professionalism demonstrated through dressing, due to lack of exposure, and instructs viewers on how to brand themselves. “People see you as a brand of shoes, but some shoes may be more marketable than others” says Clayon. He made his appearance as part of Couture Models on Thursday night, and travels across the country giving his “Dress for Success,” presentations.
he said, as implementing a branding strategy in day-to-day life can prepare one for the business world. Clayton said someone’s personal brand makes them unique, as they are telling the truth and owning their own story. “It is your reputation,” Clayton said. Clayton said commanding a room with confidence can help people stand out while also making them appear trustworthy and responsible. Clayton implements his own personal “3 Cs” model in his day-to-day
life. The Cs stand for clarity, consistency and code-switching. “Clarity, knowing who you are, who you aren’t, and how others perceive you can give you a upper hand in the professional world,” Clayton said. “Being sure of yourself, your skills and confidence in the way you are dressed can mean the difference in landing your dream job and falling flat.” Clayton said learning to dress professionally is an important yet forgotten key factor in learning how to take on interviews.
“That’s why we do this; because professionalism isn’t something they necessarily teach you in school and achieving knowledge is one of the greatest responsibilities,” he said. “Having the skills and training is one part of an interview. How you look essentially “sells” the image and makes employers take you seriously as a business professional.” Destiny Stephenson can be reached at 581-2812 or dastephenson@eiu.edu
Evaluations of provost candidates are open Staff Report The search for a new provost ended Wednesday and now the campus is being asked to give their feedback. In an email to the News, Eastern President David Glassman said it would be a couple of weeks or so before any announcements regarding the new provost. Evaluations for each of the provost candidates can be found on the provost search webpage on Eastern’s website. Don Holly, chair of the provost search committee, said in an email sent out to the campus that evaluations of the candidates are due by 3 p.m. Friday. Each candidate’s CVs will be available on the provost search site. Whoever is the new candidate will replace current Provost Blair Lord, who is retiring this summer. In an open session with faculty and students, the first candidate, Timothy Crowley, assistant provost for academic programs and student success at Fort
Hays State University in Kansas, highlighted his participation in a training program called the “Becoming a Provost Academy,” a program hosted by the Association of State Colleges and Universities that helps prepare people for handling provost duties. He said he looks at what is happening at Eastern as the “trough of an institutional life cycle.” “We’ve hit the low point and now is an opportunity to join an organization that is going to be on its way back up,” Crowley said in an open session with faculty and staff. Crowley said he has helped in growth processes like this at Fort Hays State University by helping to implement a program that allowed students to take remedial courses at the same time as credit-bearing courses. Innovation and hustle need to be part of the strategic plan to succeed, he said. The Second candidate Jeffrey Bakken, associate provost for research and dean of
the graduate school at Bradley University showed his desire for transparency in administration and collaboration during the student and faculty forums. As a past department chair of Illinois State University, Bakken said he helped improve his department through yearly assessments and asking a few questions. “How are students doing? Do they know what they should know? What’s missing from their knowledge base and skills base?” Bakken said. He was questioned on his connection to Glassman, as they both previously worked at Bradley University, but Bakken said he would set this aside to focus on his professional role as provost in this community. “My role is to advocate for students, to advocate for faculty, to advocate for resources,” Bakken said. “I’m not opposed to him disagreeing with me, then I just need to work harder to make him come to a consensus.” Bakken said if he were selected as pro-
vost, he would make marketing a priority and try to bring in diverse students and faculty experts. Third candidate Jay Gatrell, vice provost at Bellarmine University, suggested a digital humanities or digital arts program at his open session. He also suggested making students and faculty talents more visible in the community by hosting an off-campus art show. “Effective mission statements, as they are lived and experienced, they evolve, they change and are by definition entrepreneurial,” Gatrell said. Another way he pinpointed to make the transition to university life easier for students was creating a centralized place for student services. The final provost candidate, Sibdas Ghosh, dean of the School of Arts and Science at Iona College in New York, talked about how bringing different students’ cultures to Eastern would help make for a more welcoming community. Provost, page 5
The Council on Academic Affairs voted to approve several changes in Eastern’s admissions requirements at its meeting Wednesday afternoon. The proposal will make the requirements for general admissions a minimum of an 18 ACT score with a 2.5 GPA. Previously, students needed an unweighted GPA of 3.00 and a minimum ACT score of 18, a 2.50 GPA and a minimum ACT score of 19 or a 2.25 GPA and 22 on the ACT to get in. Admissions Director Kelly Miller said these changes to admissions were being proposed in response to high school guidance counselors, parents, students and community college advisers’ complaints about the old admission standards being confusing and antiquated. She said one source of confusion was the three-tiered system for freshmen and transfer students. “Some of our criteria was really out of date, like we were still including class rank and many high schools in the state of Illinois don’t even do class rank anymore,” Miller said. Josh Norman, associate vice president for enrollment management, said he does not think a one-point difference in the ACT is going to make a difference. He said data shows GPA is a better indicator of academic success than the ACT, which is another reason this change is being proposed. “I’m bringing the data to the table, I want to do what’s best for this university,” Norman said. “I wouldn’t be pushing this change if I didn’t think it was what was best for our student body.” While other aspects of enrollment will be changing, Miller said the Gateway program’s description and information would remain the same. “As far as, and this was feedback we received from this group last week, the changes to the Gateway language, we decided to handle that separately,” Miller said. “So, at another time that can be brought forth.” Norman said while the extra assistance provided to students by the Gateway program may make them more successful, it also makes these students enroll in other schools. “What we’re hearing is it’s a deterrent to be in the Gateway program because of the fact that they can’t take part in things like Greek life,” Norman said. “They are excited about the support services but not excited about some of those limitations.” Norman said in response to this, the proposal will allow for some students not able to get into the university regularly to be allowed into standard admissions. This may help open the university up to a new population, he said. CAA, page 5