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Commencement Information

The 2025 Commencement Ceremony will take place on June 14 at 9:30 a.m. Students can sign up to participate at the link below.

Spring Events at EOU

EOU Campus in Springtime

Spring at EOU brings a range of arts, athletics, and scholarly events to campus! Don’t miss Spring Symposium, Blue and Gold Weekend, Fiddler on the Roof, and more!

Program Profile: Outdoor Adventure Program

Since 1973 the Outdoor Adventure Program (OAP)  has provided opportunities for the EOU community to learn about and explore the incredible natural environment surrounding La Grande. The OAP oversees an equipment rental program that provides a wide range of outdoor recreation equipment for students, faculty/staff, and community members. The OAP also offers for-credit OUT courses, clinics, guided trips, climbing wall, and hosts an extensive outdoor adventure resource library.


Michael Hatch

Michael Hatch B.S., M.S.

Outdoor Adventure Program Director

For over a decade, Hatch worked as a mountain guide, backcountry ski guide, and helped manage Forest Service recreation programs for operations in both Idaho and Northeast Oregon. Hatch’s favorite outdoor medium and subject to teach is snow. Through the years he has taught avalanche courses to hundreds of recreationists, college students, and EMS personnel.

In the news…

It’s easy to find and share news and events at EOU.

  • GO STEM Names Elaine Swanson as AI and Technology Educator to Lead Rural Workforce Initiatives

    GO STEM Names Elaine Swanson as AI and Technology Educator to Lead Rural Workforce Initiatives LA GRANDE, Ore. – Eastern Oregon University and the Greater Oregon STEM Hub (GO STEM) are proud to announce the appointment of Elaine Swanson as the region’s new Technology Workforce Exploration Educator. In this Future Ready Oregon-funded role, Swanson will…

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Calendar

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Mountaineer Ascents

Nicholas Vece, a senior at EOU majoring in Theatre Arts and Psychology with a minor in Music, talks about why he chose Eastern and the opportunities he has encountered along the way.

Mountaineer Ascents is a series of interviews with current Eastern Oregon University students, asking why they chose EOU, what their experience has been like and what they hope to get out of their education.

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