The Eclectic includes poems, short stories, creative nonfiction works, screenplays, translations, broadsides, web content, music, and artwork. From 2012 to 2015 there are DVD inclusions of film and music. Physical editions of the serial are available. The collection is ongoing as the publication continues.

Notably, the 1963/64 issue contained a story by James F. Boyd (son of then college president James E. Boyd), titled “Brother Take My Hand”, which was shared with Robert F. Kennedy around the time of his visit to campus May 1964.

This collection is missing winter 1972 and annual years 1975, 1976, 1983, and 1992.