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).

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)

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)