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ROTC Leads Veterans Day Ceremony at EOU, Monday, Nov. 10
ROTC Leads Veterans Day Ceremony at EOU, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025 LA GRANDE, Ore. — Veterans Day 2025 is Tuesday, Nov. 11. The holiday is always observed on Nov. 11 to mark the armistice that ended World War I. In 1926, the U.S. Congress established an annual observance, and in 1938, it became a national...
EOU welcomes 76 high school students for Oregon Teacher Pathway Day
EOU welcomes 76 high school students for Oregon Teacher Pathway Day LA GRANDE, Ore. — Oct. 22, 2025 — Approximately 76 high school students from the Pendleton, La Grande, Baker, Umatilla, Pilot Rock, Milton-Freewater, and Wallowa school districts visited Eastern Oregon University (EOU) to explore teaching careers through the Oregon Teacher Pathway (OTP) program. OTP...
EOU’s MSW program empowers students to serve rural and diverse communities
EOU’s MSW program empowers students to serve rural and diverse communities LA GRANDE, Ore. – Eastern Oregon University’s Master of Social Work (MSW) program is preparing the next generation of social workers to serve rural, diverse, and underserved populations with compassion, skill, and cultural competence. As the program advances toward accreditation by the Council on...
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...
Rural Emerging Educator Scholarship Awarded to 17 College of Education Undergraduates
Rural Emerging Educator Scholarship Awarded to 17 College of Education Undergraduates LA GRANDE, Ore. – Seventeen College of Education undergraduates have been awarded more than $35,000 in scholarships to complete their teaching field experiences in rural communities throughout Oregon. The scholarship funding comes from a grant awarded to Teach Rural Oregon by the Educator Advancement...
Eastern Oregon University Expands Student Support Through Mountaineer Success Team Program
Eastern Oregon University Expands Student Support Through Mountaineer Success Team Program LA GRANDE, Ore. – Eastern Oregon University is making it easier for students to find the help they need to succeed. Through the new Mountaineer Success Team Program (MSTP), every student is connected with a personalized support network that brings together advisors, mentors, coaches,...
Eastern Oregon Film Festival Marks 16 Years of Independent Cinema, Music, and Community with EOU as Proud Sponsor
Eastern Oregon Film Festival Marks 16 Years of Independent Cinema, Music, and Community with EOU as Proud Sponsor La Grande, Ore. – Eastern Oregon University (EOU) is proud to once again serve as a presenting sponsor and host venue for the Eastern Oregon Film Festival (EOFF) as it celebrates its sixteenth year of bringing world-class...
Eastern Oregon University ranked #2 nationwide for Online Exercise Science degrees
Eastern Oregon University ranked #2 nationwide for Online Exercise Science degrees LA GRANDE, Ore. – Eastern Oregon University (EOU) has earned national recognition from OnlineU, ranking #2 in the nation among the Most Popular Online Exercise Science Degree Programs. The ranking highlights accredited colleges graduating the highest number of students in the field and underscores...
Finding Her Own Path: EOU Alum Jamie Acton Named General Manager of Metro Transit in Madison, Wisconsin
Finding Her Own Path: EOU Alum Jamie Acton Named General Manager of Metro Transit in Madison, Wisconsin LA GRANDE, Ore. – When Jamie Acton steps into her new role as General Manager of Metro Transit in Madison, Wisconsin, she brings years of leadership and public service. She also carries something less obvious: the lessons and...
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...
‘The Full and the Fleeting’ Opens Nightingale Gallery’s 2025–26 Season
“The Full and the Fleeting” Opens Nightingale Gallery’s 2025–26 Season LA GRANDE, Ore. – Eastern Oregon University’s Nightingale Gallery opens its 2025–26 exhibition season with “The Full and the Fleeting,” a solo exhibition by Portland artist Elizabeth Arzani. The show explores how language shapes experience and memory, asking what it means to live with—or hold...
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...
