This program provides counseling, academic advising, and other related services to students from the Republic of Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshalls, and the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas. Over 240 students have been served since the program began, with and average of 20-25 students attending Eastern each year. The students come from Palau and the former U.S. Trust Territory Islands of the Marshalls, Pohnpei, Yap, Kosrae, Chuuk, and the Marianas. Our goal is to assist Micronesian students in working through the everyday challenges that face them on campus as well as in the community, and we are committed to providing the highest level of educational and personal services necessary for the students to reach their academic goals.
Staff is well informed about services and assistance vital to the student's academic success.
Staff also act as liasion between the students, university, community, and the major islands in Micronesia. Students are eligible to obtain scholarships from their respective Island States. The eligibility for financial aid assistance or island scholarships depends upon individual circumstances such as the student's current enrollment, financial needs, and current grade point average. Students are encouraged to become involved in a variety of campus activities. Among these are student clubs, school dances, field trips, intramural and intercollegiate sports, campus movies and theater performances, theater production and concerts.