EOU Launches Advocacy Platform to Strengthen Oregon’s Rural Voice in Higher Education

EOU Launches Advocacy Platform to Strengthen Oregon’s Rural Voice in Higher Education LA GRANDE, Ore. – Eastern Oregon University (EOU) has launched a new EOU Advocacy Platform to empower alumni, students, faculty, staff, and community members to speak up for Oregon’s rural university and the value of higher education statewide. The platform offers a simple, […]

Eastern Oregon University Celebrates a Successful 2025 Homecoming Weekend

Eastern Oregon University Celebrates a Successful 2025 Homecoming Weekend La Grande, Ore. — Eastern Oregon University (EOU), along with EOU Athletics, the EOU Foundation, and the EOU Alumni Association, extends a heartfelt thank-you to all who braved the cold and rain to take part in the 2025 Homecoming festivities. Alumni, friends, families, students, and guests […]

Eastern Oregon University Announces Full Schedule for Homecoming 2025

Eastern Oregon University Announces Full Schedule for Homecoming 2025 LA GRANDE, Ore. – Eastern Oregon University celebrates Homecoming 2025 from Oct. 9 through Oct. 12. The EOU Alumni Association invites all alumni, families, and friends to join in a weekend full of tradition, connection, and Mountaineer pride. The long weekend features a wide variety of […]

Evolving to Meet the Moment: How EOU’s MAT Program Shapes and Is Shaped by Future Teachers

Evolving to Meet the Moment: How EOU’s MAT Program Shapes and Is Shaped by Future Teachers La Grande, ORE – EOU’s Johana Sepulveda carried her community with her when she graduated in 2025. With her Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in hand, she returned to her hometown of Boardman, Oregon, to teach fourth grade […]

Teach Rural Oregon Joins GRAD Partnership

Teach Rural Oregon Joins GRAD Partnership LA GRANDE, Ore. – Teach Rural Oregon, a program in the College of Education at Eastern Oregon University (EOU), is proud to announce it is joining the GRAD Partnership as its newest Intermediary and local partner for the state of Oregon. As a GRAD Partnership Intermediary, Teach Rural Oregon […]

EOU and PSU Host Joint Alumni Social in Pendleton

EOU and PSU Host Joint Alumni Social in Pendleton LA GRANDE, Ore. – Eastern Oregon University and Portland State University are teaming up to host a joint alumni social, Downtown to Dirt Roads, on Thursday, September 11, 2025, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., at Backfire Station in downtown Pendleton. The casual drop-in event is […]

EOU Alum Completes 300-Mile Paragliding Journey Across eastern Oregon

EOU Alum Completes 300-Mile Paragliding Journey Across eastern Oregon LA GRANDE, Ore. – For most people, the view from above the mountain peaks of eastern Oregon is reserved for air travel. For Eastern Oregon University alumnus Killian Sump, ’24, that altitude is where his adventure begins. Nowhere in the Eastern Oregon University literature does EOU […]

New Oregon Legislation Expands Rural Mental Health Services, With EOU Graduates Ready to Answer the Call

New Oregon Legislation Expands Rural Mental Health Services, With EOU Graduates Ready to Answer the Call SALEM, Ore. – Governor Tina Kotek signed four major mental health and substance use-related bills into law on Wednesday while visiting Fora Health in Portland. The new legislation aims to expand treatment capacity, support the behavioral health workforce, and […]

EOU campus and regional centers closed July 4, 2025

EOU campus and regional centers closed July 4, 2025 LA GRANDE, Ore. – Eastern Oregon University (EOU) will be closed on July 4 in observance of Independence Day. The main campus in La Grande and its regional Centers will also be closed on Friday, July 4, 2025. Offices and full operations will resume on Monday, […]

EOU Alumni Association Hosts “Timbers Takeover” Event in Portland

EOU Alumni Association Hosts “Timbers Takeover” Event in Portland LA GRANDE, Ore. – Eastern Oregon University’s Alumni Association invites all Mountaineers and friends to experience the excitement of professional soccer at the EOU Alumni Association Timbers Takeover, taking place Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Providence Park in Portland. Come together with fellow EOU graduates, friends, […]

EOU Alumni Association Hosts “Timbers Takeover” Event in Portland

EOU Alumni Association Hosts “Timbers Takeover” Event in Portland LA GRANDE, Ore. – Eastern Oregon University’s Alumni Association invites all Mountaineers and friends to experience the excitement of professional soccer at the EOU Alumni Association Timbers Takeover, taking place Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Providence Park in Portland. Come together with fellow EOU graduates, friends, […]

Celebrate EOU’s Commencement on June 14, 2025

Celebrate EOU’s Commencement on June 14, 2025 LA GRANDE, Ore. – Eastern Oregon University will hold its Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, June 14, 2025, starting at  9:30 a.m. in Community Stadium on the La Grande campus. The main commencement ceremony will be held on the green. Guests are encouraged to come prepared for all types […]

EOU campus and regional centers closed June 19-20, 2025

EOU campus and regional centers closed June 19-20, 2025 LA GRANDE, Ore. – Eastern Oregon University (EOU) will be closed on June 19 in observance of Juneteenth. The main campus in La Grande and its regional Centers will also be closed on Friday, June 20, 2025. Offices and full operations will resume on Monday, June […]

EOU names online student Tyson Johnson as 2025 presidential scholar

EOU names online student Tyson Johnson as 2025 presidential scholar LA GRANDE, Ore. – Tyson Johnson, an English and writing student from Draper, Utah, has been named Eastern Oregon University’s 2025 Presidential Scholar. Johnson will deliver the student address at commencement in La Grande this spring. At 32, Johnson is a part-time student, freelance writer, […]

EOU Trustees Focus on Enrollment Growth and Retention at Fall Meeting

EOU Trustees Focus on Enrollment Growth and Retention at Fall Meeting LA GRANDE, Ore. – The Eastern Oregon University Board of Trustees focused on enrollment and student support programs, received reports from students, faculty, and staff, and recognized outgoing trustees at its first regular 2024-25 academic year meeting on Wednesday, November 13 and Thursday, November […]

From the President – Gratitude, appreciation, and kindness

From the President – Gratitude, appreciation, and kindness Dear EOU Community, University presidents spend a lot of time thinking about and planning for the future. I recently attended an EOU Leadership Team meeting where we discussed many of the wonderful new or updated student success work we’re undertaking as a result of the Ascent ‘29 […]

Community Partnerships Show the Power in Meeting EOU Student Needs

Community Partnerships Show the Power in Meeting EOU Student Needs LA GRANDE, Ore. – Eastern Oregon University is forging partnerships to ensure students have what they need to succeed in and out of the classroom.  Eastern Oregon University’s Benefits Navigator partnered with agencies across Eastern Oregon to connect students with essential resources like housing, food, […]

Eastern Oregon University Gears Up for Homecoming 2024

Eastern Oregon University Gears Up for Homecoming 2024 LA GRANDE, Ore. – Eastern Oregon University (EOU) invites all alumni, students, faculty, staff, and community members to celebrate the 2024 Homecoming. The festivities will kick off on Thursday, October 10, and continue through Saturday, October 12, with a lineup of events designed to engage, entertain, and […]

EOU Opens Mountaineer Information Center (MIC) to Support Student Success

EOU Opens Mountaineer Information Center (MIC) to Support Student Success LA GRANDE, Ore. – Eastern Oregon University (EOU) is opening the Mountaineer Information Center (MIC) on the first floor of Inlow Hall on Sept. 23, 2024. The MIC will be a one-stop information shop for students with questions about all things EOU including financial aid, […]

EOU Reading Literacy Program: A Catalyst for Academic Success

EOU Reading Literacy Program: A Catalyst for Academic Success La Grande, ORE. – Eastern Oregon University (EOU) has always been at the forefront of innovative education, and its continuing Reading Literacy program is no exception.  Earlier this week, 26 trainees and 16 mentors gathered on the campus of Eastern Oregon University (EOU) in La Grande […]