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MPA student and professor

Develop comprehensive public management skills and prepare to meet the demand for public administration professionals through EOU’s MPA program.

Summer Term

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Summer term begins on June 23, 2025. Students wishing to register for classes should speak with their advisor today!

Program Profile: Agriculture Entrepreneurship

“An Agriculture Entrepreneur, or Agripreneur, is a person who organizes, manages and assumes the risk of an agricultural enterprise or agribusiness.”

Agriculture needs innovative ideas and solutions to address the livelihoods and issues of rural communities, food security, production and resource efficiencies, and changing climate patterns.  The future of agriculture needs you! 


Dr. Chad Mueller

Dr. Chad J. Mueller

Visiting Professor of Business

Dr. Mueller was born and raised on a diversified livestock and grain farm in SE Nebraska. He is the youngest of four brothers; each involved in different aspects of agriculture. Dr. Mueller received his B.S. degree in Animal Sciences from Oklahoma State University, and a M.S. and Ph.D. degree in Animal Sciences from South Dakota State University. His graduate degrees focused on Ruminant Nutrition and Beef Cattle Management / Feedlot systems. Dr. Mueller’s academic career included both research and teaching, but now primarily focuses on teaching. He developed and taught courses in a variety of subject matters focusing on animal agriculture systems and leadership development. Dr. Mueller spent 17 years with Oregon State University, and is currently a visiting Assistant Professor with EOU focusing on the newly developed Agriculture Entrepreneurship program.

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  • 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…

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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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