CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENT- Eastern will be closed next week for Thanksgiving; the week of Nov. 25-29. MONDAY-WEDNESDAY: The main doors will be locked, and entrance to the campus is by appointment only! To make an appointment, please call 304-434-8000 and enter the extension for the department you are trying to reach. If you do not know the correct extension, please use the directory to find it. THURSDAY-FRIDAY: The college will be closed and reopen on Monday, December 2, 2024.
Student's Instructor Evaluations are now available until December 13, 2024. Access your evaluation through email or go to www.smartevals.com. Select the blue sign-in button, then enter your Eastern username and password to access your course evaluations.
CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENT-Due to an uptick in COVID-related hospitalizations, if you are experiencing a fever, cough and/or other flu-like symptoms (sore throat, fatigue, runny nose, etc.), please consider getting a COVID test before coming to any Eastern location. Current CDC guidelines state that anyone who tested positive for COVID-19 can go back to normal activities when symptoms have improved for at least 24 hours and no fever even without taking fever-reducing medication like acetaminophen or ibuprofen.
New Biz Launchpad
The IREED New Biz Launchpad supports Eastern’s culture of innovation and expand upon the capabilities and services.
About the New Biz Launchpad
In 2016, action steps were outlined in a Potomac Highlands Entrepreneurship Economic Feasibility Study funded by the Claude Benedum Foundation. The economic strategies and action steps outlined in the study included a focus on Agriculture, Arts and tourism, and manufacturing. Therefore cultivating IREED’s purpose to develop and sustain relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and provide a collective strategy for building institutional and community capital for economic and entrepreneurship development stated, Dr. Megan Webb, Eastern’s Dean of Community Engagement and Partnerships. The IREED New Biz Launchpad will house the Agriculture Innovation Department and provide services from the Potomac Highlands Creative Economy and the Potomac Highlands Food Co-op.
