CAMPUS WEATHER ANNOUNCEMENT - Due to impending weather conditions, the college will proactively ensure everyone's safety and will be closed on Monday, January 6, 2025. Staff are asked to work remotely during this time. If you cannot work remotely, please reach out to your supervisor to discuss alternative arrangements. For updates regarding the schedule for Tuesday, please check Eastern's website and Facebook page on Monday afternoon or evening. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding. Please stay warm and safe!
CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENT - The main doors at Eastern are now locked on Fridays and can be entered by Appointment Only!
To make an appointment, please call 304-434-8000, use the directory, or enter the department's extension.
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.
