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Eastern Oregon University Announces 2025 Spring Term Dean’s List
Eastern Oregon University Announces 2025 Spring Term Dean’s List LA GRANDE, Ore. – Eastern Oregon University named 611 students to the dean’s list for the 2025 spring term. Qualifying students achieve and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while completing a minimum of 12 hours of graded coursework...
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...
Where Birds Tell Stories: EOU’s Laura Mahrt Leads Local Conservation Effort Through Bird Banding
Where Birds Tell Stories: EOU’s Laura Mahrt Leads Local Conservation Effort Through Bird Banding LA GRANDE, Ore. – As the sun rises over the Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area in Union County, Oregon, a dedicated team of volunteers, scientists, students, retirees, and conservationists, led by Eastern Oregon University professor Laura Mahrt, works deep inside the marsh...
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...
Eastern Oregon University Board to Meet August 11–12
Eastern Oregon University Board to Meet August 11–12 LA GRANDE, Ore. – The Board of Trustees of Eastern Oregon University will meet on Monday, August 11, 2025, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, August 12, 2025, from 9 a.m. to Noon. The meeting will take place in Inlow Hall on the campus of...
Eastern Oregon University Named to 2025 Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Honor Roll
Eastern Oregon University Named to 2025 Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Honor Roll La Grande, Ore. – Eastern Oregon University (EOU) has been named to the 2025 Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Transfer Honor Roll, marking the University’s fifth consecutive year of recognition for outstanding support of community college transfer students. PTK is the leading international honor...
Eastern Oregon University Cook Honored for Excellence in Hospitality
Eastern Oregon University Cook Honored for Excellence in Hospitality LA GRANDE, Ore. – Eastern Oregon University is proud to recognize Ron Wheeler, Food Service Director for campus dining, for his recent selection as one of six national Hospitality Trainers in the new Genuine Moments initiative by dining services partner Genuine Foods. Wheeler’s appointment places him...
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...
The EOU New Nature Writing Con returns for another year
The EOU New Nature Writing Con returns for another year LA GRANDE, Ore. – The EOU MFA Program in Creative Writing and the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences are excited to announce the second EOU New Nature Writing Con, which will take place July 18-19, Friday and Saturday, with additional “pre-con” events 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,...
