Ongoing Events

Memory Station — Picture Identification Project

Stop by the Library and help identify who is in our catalog of historic photos. You may find someone famous or you might even find yourself. If you do, we would be happy to scan it and email it to you!  For more information contact our Systems Librarian Chelsea Post.

Life Together Series

Our Alumni Team is criss-crossing America to visit cities and towns near you! Be on the lookout as new events are popping up all over the map.

Centennial Seminar Series

Staff are invited to take a break from all they do, and learn from our very own Faculty. Lectures and experiences will vary. First up, take a trip around the cosmos with Dr. David Bradstreet in the Julia Fowler Planetarium. Watch your email for more details. 

October, 2024: Homecoming

Memory Station — Picture Identification Project
  • October 10th, 4:30 pm – 6:30pm  Walton VIP Room 
  • October 11th, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Warner Library
  • Help identify who is in our catalog of historic photos. You may find someone famous or you might even find yourself. If you do, we would be happy to scan it and email it to you!
Homecoming Dance: Dancing through the Decades
  • October 11th  
  • Join us in the gym for a Silent Disco! Student & Alumni Engagement are collaborating on an event that will give students AND alumni a chance to celebrate together while enjoying the sounds of their own decades.
Virtual Campus Walking Tour Kick Off

Learn about our various campuses over the years and their histories, through pictures and stories. Check out the complete list of events on the Homecoming webpage.

January, 2025

Student Engagement 100 Events Kick Off with 100 Acts of Kindness

Check your Student Engagement weekly newsletter for more information or reach out to Krista Duffy Director of Student Engagement.

March, 2025

Centennial Kick Off - Worship Service
  • Saturday, March 15, 11 am
  • Everyone is invited to join us as we honor all alumni in ministry. Alumni, Students, Employees, Ecclesiastical Associations, and the Public are encouraged to join in the worship, and stick around for the reception immediately after. More details are forthcoming.
  • Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church
    2800 W Cheltenham Avenue
    Philadelphia, PA 19150
Founders Day Chapel & Fellowship Celebration
  • Wednesday, March 19th, 3 pm 
  • Join us in the McInnis Auditorium for worship and to celebrate those that came before us for  their lasting legacy that will guide us forward as we, with God's Grace, soar together into the next 100 years. Then fellowship with us in the lobby and enjoy a tour of the Eastern Timeline as we look back in gratitude to those that helped build the Eastern of today.
Centennial Gala

Invitation Only

  • Friday, March 21st, 3 pm at the St. Davids Golf Club (Wayne, PA)
  • An unforgettable evening filled with a cocktail hour, a sumptuous seated dinner, and dancing to celebrate our 100-year legacy and launch our next 100 years.
  • All proceeds will be directed to The Eastern Fund, Eastern’s annual fund.

April, 2025

SGA Fashion Show: A Walk Through Time

In honor of the Centennial, this year's runway show will showcase student fashions of the past. What were students wearing on campus in the 90’s? How about the 60’s? What was in vogue when we first opened in the mid-50’s? Current Students and Alumni are encouraged to participate! For more information on how you can get involved email Krista Duffy, Director of Student Engagement.