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 […]

EOU alumna Sophia Aimone Unravels Creativity in ‘all tangled up’ Exhibition at Art Center East

EOU alumna Sophia Aimone Unravels Creativity in ‘all tangled up’ Exhibition at Art Center East LA GRANDE, Ore. – The solo exhibition of 2022 Eastern Oregon University graduate Sophia Aimone, whose artistic vision comes to life at Art Center East this Friday, May 3, 2024, is titled “all tangled up.”   “This opportunity presented itself to […]

Eastern Oregon University: Where Success is More Than Just Talk – Realizing Career Aspirations

Eastern Oregon University: Where Success is More Than Just Talk – Realizing Career Aspirations LA GRANDE, Ore. – Eastern Oregon University (EOU) doesn’t just talk about student and career success; it’s deeply ingrained in the institution’s mission. Whether you’re a recent high school graduate, an adult returning to education, or an online learner, EOU is […]

EOU alumna becomes emerging filmmaker, plans to tell Indigenous stories

EOU alumna becomes emerging filmmaker, plans to tell Indigenous stories An Indigenous EOU alumna and emerging filmmaker is the recipient of a grant from Oregon Film.  Daisy Sue Minthorn is a Cayuse/Palouse, an enrolled member of the Yakama Nation of Washington, and a lifelong resident of Pendleton. She is also a graduate of Eastern Oregon […]

Graduate Profile: Alondra Garcia Plascencia

Graduate Profile: Alondra Garcia Plascencia When first-generation college graduate Alondra Garcia Plascencia walked across the stage on Saturday during the Eastern Oregon University Commencement she walked with the spirit and the energy of everyone who sacrificed to make her dream a reality.  “I’m walking across the stage on Saturday not only for myself,” Garcia Plascenia […]

Graduate Profile: Chad Bowers

Graduate Profile: Chad Bowers Chad Bowers, a native a Los Angeles, California, had never set foot on the Eastern Oregon University campus until the day before EOU’s 93rd Commencement Ceremony. But, on Saturday, June 17, 2023 Bowers lined up in his cap and gown and accepted his degree in Health and Human Performance. “I actually […]

Graduate Profile: Carrie Crist

Graduate Profile: Carrie Crist Carrie Crist, of Nampa, Idaho, was an online student at Eastern Oregon University, working full-time and the mother of two boys, ages 11- and 14-years-old. On Saturday, June 17, Crist donned her cap and gown to accept her two degrees, one in anthropology and one in psychology. Crist’s educational path wasn’t […]