{"id":2766,"date":"2026-02-18T21:49:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T21:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/?page_id=2766"},"modified":"2026-02-18T21:59:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T21:59:33","slug":"winter-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/winter-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In this issue:<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1388\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2026\/02\/Winter-2025-Cover-1388x1080.jpg\" alt=\"Moutaineer Magazine Cover \" class=\"wp-image-2762\" style=\"width:404px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2026\/02\/Winter-2025-Cover-1388x1080.jpg 1388w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2026\/02\/Winter-2025-Cover-800x622.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2026\/02\/Winter-2025-Cover-768x597.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2026\/02\/Winter-2025-Cover-1536x1195.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2026\/02\/Winter-2025-Cover-2048x1593.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1388px) 100vw, 1388px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This special calendar edition of the Mountaineer Magazine celebrates Eastern Oregon University month by month, highlighting the people, programs, and generosity that strengthen Oregon\u2019s Rural University and expand opportunity across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Celebrating Possibility:<\/strong> The EOU Foundation announces a record $1.3 million in scholarships, bringing students and donors together to demonstrate how generosity expands access, fuels achievement, and transforms lives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hope Has a Hometown:<\/strong> EOU\u2019s Clinical Mental Health Counseling program prepares graduates to meet urgent rural behavioral health needs, empowering professionals like Kate Gekeler, \u201922, \u201925, to serve the communities they call home.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>From \u201955 to Forever:<\/strong> Alumnus Bob Peshall, \u201955, turns gratitude into legacy through a planned gift that will strengthen music programs and create new scholarships for future Mountaineers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>No Place for Hunger:<\/strong> Campus and community partners rally to address food insecurity, ensuring students have the stability and support they need to thrive academically and personally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And more: reflections from emeritus faculty, a proud military leadership tradition, student voices shaping university governance, Homecoming celebrations, and stories of alumni and donors investing in EOU\u2019s future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 btn-block\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-eastern-navy-background-color has-text-color has-background no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flipsnack.com\/easternoregonuniversity\/winter-2025-magazine-2026-calendar\">View This Issue (Flipbook)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"widget widget_flex-posts-list\"><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Stories<\/h2><div class=\"fp-row fp-list-2 fp-flex\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/the-heart-of-music\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2026\/02\/peter-wordelman-_634-400x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x250-crop size-400x250-crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"peter wordelman\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/the-heart-of-music\/\">The Heart of Music<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/stepping-up-to-the-plate\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2026\/02\/MKD_8743-2-400x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x250-crop size-400x250-crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"Steve Carter\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/stepping-up-to-the-plate\/\">Stepping Up to the Plate<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/celebrating-possibilities-1-3-million-in-foundation-scholarships\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2026\/02\/scholarship-_631-400x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x250-crop size-400x250-crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"A woman smiling and toasting at the scholarship celebration\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/celebrating-possibilities-1-3-million-in-foundation-scholarships\/\">Celebrating Possibilities &#8211; $1.3 Million in Foundation Scholarships<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/hope-has-a-hometown\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2026\/02\/kate-getting-hooded-1-1-400x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x250-crop size-400x250-crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/hope-has-a-hometown\/\">Hope Has A Hometown<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/where-are-they-now\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2026\/02\/doyle-slater--400x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x250-crop size-400x250-crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"Doyle Slater\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/where-are-they-now\/\">Where Are They Now?<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/building-leaders-for-the-nation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2026\/02\/2024.11.07-Veterans-Day-Event20241107_18-400x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x250-crop size-400x250-crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"Veterans Day 2023 on the campus of Eastern Oregon University\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/building-leaders-for-the-nation\/\">Building Leaders for the Nation<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/from-55-to-forever-the-will-to-shape-tomorrow\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2026\/02\/Peshall-IMG_1250-400x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x250-crop size-400x250-crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bob Peshall\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/from-55-to-forever-the-will-to-shape-tomorrow\/\">From \u201855 to Forever &#8211; The Will to Shape Tomorrow<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/no-place-for-hunger\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2026\/02\/Food-Drive-2023-DSC_7232-400x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x250-crop size-400x250-crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"Students doing food inventory at the food drive\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/no-place-for-hunger\/\">No Place for Hunger<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div 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