Future Panthers and their families visit EIU for Admitted Student Day in the Doudna Fine Arts Center on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL on February 20, 2024. (Alyssa Osterday)

Students and their families arrive at Doudna Fine Arts Center for Admitted Student Day on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois on Saturday, March 1, 2025. (Alyssa Osterday)

Students and their families arrive at Doudna Fine Arts Center for Admitted Student Day on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois on Saturday, March 1, 2025. (Alyssa Osterday)

Future Panthers and their families visit EIU for Admitted Student Day in the Doudna Fine Arts Center on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL on February 20, 2024. (Alyssa Osterday)

Students and their families arrive at Doudna Fine Arts Center for Admitted Student Day on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois on Saturday, March 1, 2025. (Alyssa Osterday)

Future Panthers attend orientation on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois on June 10, 2025 (Alyssa Osterday).

Future Panthers and their families visit EIU for Admitted Student Day in the Doudna Fine Arts Center on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL on February 20, 2024. (Alyssa Osterday)

Students and their families arrive at Doudna Fine Arts Center for Admitted Student Day on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois on Saturday, March 1, 2025. (Alyssa Osterday)

Students and their families arrive at Doudna Fine Arts Center for Admitted Student Day on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois on Saturday, March 1, 2025. (Alyssa Osterday)

Future Panthers and their families visit EIU for Admitted Student Day in the Doudna Fine Arts Center on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL on February 20, 2024. (Alyssa Osterday)