Declining enrollment and uncertainty over state funding have led Eastern Illinois University to lay off 67 employees. Another 51 vacant positions will not be filled. CHARLESTON — Declining enrollment and uncertainty over state funding have led Eastern Illinois University to lay off 67 employees. Additionally, another 51 positions that had been vacated due to retirements and resignations will not be filled, EIU President David Glassman said Tuesday, less than a week before the start of the fall semester. read more