September 2 @ 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Pie and Unpacking Daugherty Hall, Eastern Oregon University Daugherty Hall, G Ave, La Grande, OR, United States Join mentors in the Daugherty Hall lounge for pie and ping pong, or spend the rest of the evening getting settled in before a full day of classes and workshops tomorrow. Mentors will be on duty to answer any questions or help track down last minute supplies.
September 3 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am Breakfast Bar (Ackerman Hall 204 and 210) Ackerman Hall, Eastern Oregon University Ackerman Hall, 8th Street, La Grande, OR, United States The cafeteria doesn't open for breakfast until closer to the start of the academic year so we're cooking for ourselves most mornings during Summer Bridge. Come to Ackerman Hall 204 between 8:00 and 8:30 to see what mentors are serving and then enjoy the fine dining experience downstairs in the Stenard Garden or in Ackerman […]
September 3 @ 9:00 am - 10:15 am Morning Session (Ackerman 210) Ackerman Hall, Eastern Oregon University Ackerman Hall, 8th Street, La Grande, OR, United States Our first formal meeting of the day starts at 9:00 a.m. sharp with announcements and discussion of program goals and themes. Mentors will also give an overview of the field trips we'll take over the next two weeks, and guests Bennie Moses-Mesubed, Mika Morton, and Pam Fredrick-Williams will share more about the resources available to […]
September 3 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Humanities 111 (Ackerman 103) Ackerman Hall, Eastern Oregon University Ackerman Hall, 8th Street, La Grande, OR, United States Humanities 111 is the two-credit course all Summer Bridge students complete during the program. Dr. Slinkard will discuss the syllabus and expectations for the course in class today, including how other parts of Summer Bridge like the field trips and workshops connect to your grade.
September 3 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch Hoke Union Building, Eastern Oregon University Hoke Union Building, EOU, La Grande, OR - Oregon, United States Lunch/brunch is in the main cafeteria in Hoke, on the second floor.
September 3 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Math Workshop (Zabel 256) Zabel Hall, Eastern Oregon University All Summer Bridge students participate in the same math workshop, which is focused more on how mathematicians think and create new knowledge than on a specific "level" of math. Lead math faculty AD Bjork and Kyle Winklemaier will fill you in today on what you'll be doing in these workshops and how they connect to […]
September 3 @ 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm Creative Writing Workshop (Ackerman 105) Ackerman Hall, Eastern Oregon University Ackerman Hall, 8th Street, La Grande, OR, United States The last workshop of the day is with English/Writing professor James Stolen. Again, everyone will be in the same workshop, and Prof. Stolen will let you know today what you'll be working on together and how it connects to Summer Bridge themes and goals. Enjoy!
September 3 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Break Time Mentors are on duty in the Residence Halls during breaks if you have questions or need any help accessing campus resources. Most campus offices close at 5:00 p.m. if not a little earlier if you're hoping to schedule appointments during this time.
September 3 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner Hoke Union Building, Eastern Oregon University Hoke Union Building, EOU, La Grande, OR - Oregon, United States We'll eat in the Hoke Community Room again tonight to meet with campus guests. Please plan to arrive at 6:00 sharp.
September 4 @ 8:00 am - 8:30 am Eating Breakfast & Making Sack Lunches (Ackerman 204 and 210) Ackerman Hall, Eastern Oregon University Ackerman Hall, 8th Street, La Grande, OR, United States Please plan to get to breakfast in Ackerman by 8:00 this morning. We'll be eating breakfast and then packing our own lunches for the field trip, and then need to be outside to meet the school bus by 8:45.
September 4 @ 9:00 am - 8:00 pm Union and Baker County Field Trip: Making Place This is our first field trip and our longest one. We'll make lunches in Ackerman 204 this morning and then meet the bus outside the library at 9:00, traveling first to the Confederated Tribe of the Umatilla Indian Reservation's Southern Cross Ranch. From there we'll travel to the Churchill School Art Center in Baker City, […]