Eastern Illinois University, founded 1895, is a university located in Charleston, Illinois.

Eastern Illinois's colors are blue, black and silver; their nickname is the Panthers. Eastern Illinois sports teams, except for men's soccer, participate in NCAA Division I (I-AA for football) in the Ohio Valley Conference. The men's soccer program competes in the Missouri Valley Conference.

External links

• Eastern Illinois University website (http://www.eiu.edu)
• EIU info page (http://www.eiu.edu/~engctr/eiu_info.html)
• The Daily Eastern News (http://www.thedailyeasternnews.com/)
• Eastern Illinois University's (Unofficial) Hall of Fame (http://eiuhalloffame.tripod.com/)

Trivia

John Malkovich attended EIU. Burl Ives attended EIU, but was dismissed for disciplinary problems.