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Master of Public Administration

MPA student and professor

Develop comprehensive public management skills and prepare to meet the demand for public administration professionals through EOU’s MPA program.

Summer Term

Students walking on campus during summer

Summer term begins on June 23, 2025. Students wishing to register for classes should speak with their advisor today!

Program Profile: Marketing

Marketing Student

The Marketing degree at EOU is designed for you to learn from experience, ensuring that you are career-ready. The business, marketing, and emerging technology knowledge and skills you develop come from practical experiences, rather than from only theory. Classes are taught by professors who have worked as marketing professionals and they, and guest marketing speakers, share those work experiences with you in your classes.


Shari Carpenter

Shari Carpenter, Ph.D., MBA

Professor of Business

Dr. Shari Carpenter comes to eastern Oregon from the Midwest. A dairy farmer, she grew up with animals and fell in love with horses. While earning degrees from Purdue, she founded an advertising agency and developed a passion for marketing and human motivation as well as Martial Arts.

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  • Graduating to Serve: EOU’s First CMHC Cohort Answers Rural Oregon’s Mental Health Needs

    Graduating to Serve: EOU’s First CMHC Cohort Answers Rural Oregon’s Mental Health Needs On June 14, 2025, Kate Gekeler and DJ Maurer, along with the rest of their classmates, stood proudly in Quinn Coliseum as they received their salmon-colored master’s hoods. For both, it marked the culmination of years of hard work balancing the demands…

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Mountaineer Ascents

Nicholas Vece, a senior at EOU majoring in Theatre Arts and Psychology with a minor in Music, talks about why he chose Eastern and the opportunities he has encountered along the way.

Mountaineer Ascents is a series of interviews with current Eastern Oregon University students, asking why they chose EOU, what their experience has been like and what they hope to get out of their education.

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