Association of Theological Schools in the U.S. and Canada Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) for the Baccalaureate Major in Social Work Master’s in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council Association for Behavior Analysis International (Verified Course Sequence for Board Certified Behavior Analysts) American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Student media The Waltonian is Eastern University’s student-run newspaper. It is published bi-weekly, and covers university, national, and international news. Eastern is the magazine of Eastern University. It serves as a connection between the campus community of students, faculty, staff and administration and its alumni, trustees, friends, donors, parents and neighbors. Athletics The school's sports teams are called the Eagles. They are Division III members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Eastern University joined the Middle Atlantic Conferences (commonly referred to as the MAC) in 2008. Sports include men's and women's soccer, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's volleyball, men's and women's lacrosse, men's baseball, women's field hockey, women's softball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's golf, and cross country. Eastern began fielding a football team in 2022 as an NCAA Division III independent and will begin playing in the MAC in 2023. In 2002, senior Andrea Collesidis broke an NCAA scoring record for women's lacrosse. Notable people Alumni Morgan Hikaru Aiken, professional basketball player Tony Campolo, sociologist and pastor Shane Claiborne, author, prominent figure in New Monasticism movement, founder of The Simple Way Carolivia Herron, scholar of African-American Judaica Willie J. Hill Jr., bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church Doug Mastriano, politician and retired military officer Jamie Moffett, film director, producer, and social activist Richard Muenz, actor and singer Marvin Rees, mayor of Bristol, England Brandon 'Scoop B' Robinson, sports writer, radio host, television personality most notably with CBS Sports Radio Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative Regina Young, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Faculty Phillip Cary, philosophy professor, philosopher, noted Augustine scholar, and author Peter Enns, history of religions professor, scholar, author Wilson Goode, professor emeritus and former mayor of Philadelphia Christopher Hall, emeritus professor, Episcopalian theologian Ron Sider, professor, activist, author, and founder/president emeritus of Evangelicals for Social Action References Further reading External links Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania Universities and colleges affiliated with the American