Eastern Illinois University will be hosting a public forum next week over a campus building name change.
The Zoom meeting on March 25th at 7 PM will discuss whether Douglas Hall should be re-named or not.
The hall is named after pro-slavery senator Stephen Douglas.
The EIU Naming Committee says that while the issue has been discussed two other times in the past decade, recent events of racial injustice in the US have prompted them to reconsider.
Other forums are planned specifically for staff only, students only, and students affiliated with specific groups.
To avoid disrupion of the events, closed forums require contact with the facilitator for a Zoom meeting ID.
The information is listed here:
EIU Staff Only
2 PM Thursday, March 18
Facilitators: Angie Campbell, Ken Wetstein
Contact Angie Campbell (arcampbell@eiu.edu) for log-in information.
EIU Faculty Only
3 PM Wednesday, March 23
Facilitators: Don Holly, Faculty Forum Committee
Contact Don Holly (dhholly@eiu.edu) for log-in information.
Open Student Forum
7 PM Thursday, March 23
Facilitators: Ken Wetstein, Claudia Janssen-Danyl
Zoom Meeting ID: 919 6783 6019
Passcode: EIU1895
Open Community Forum
7 PM Thursday, March 25
Facilitators: Angie Campbell, Ken Wetstein
Zoom Meeting ID: 943 8017 6654
Passcode: EIU1895
EIU Students Affiliated With BSU, LASO, Alpha Psi Lambda, NPHC, NAACP
4 PM Monday, March 29
Facilitators: Carlos Amaya, Mona Davenport
Contact Mona Davenport (mydavenport@eiu.edu) for log-in information.
EIU Students Affiliated With SGA, IFC, PanHellenic Council
4 PM Tuesday, March 30
Facilitators: Carlos Amaya, Mona Davenport
Contact Mona Davenport (mydavenport@eiu.edu) for log-in information.
EIU Students Affiliated with EIU's Residence Hall Association
5 PM Thursday, April 1
Facilitators: Diane Burns, Ken Wetstein
Contact Ken Wetstein (kawetstein@eiu.edu) for log-in information.
For general information on the Naming Committee, visit https://www.eiu.edu/naming/
Those who do not wish to, or cannot attend a forum can complete an anonymous survey at https://go.eiu.edu/EIUDouglasHallSurvey