Eastern Oregon University

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Eastern Oregon University

Established	1929
Type	Public
Endowment	$4,897,000
President	Bob Davies^[1]
Provost	Steve Adkison
Academic staff	131
Students	3,743^[1]
Location	La Grande, Oregon, USA 45°19′12″N 118°05′31″W / 45.320°N 118.092°W / 45.320; -118.092Coordinates: 45°19′12″N 118°05′31″W / 45.320°N 118.092°W / 45.320; -118.092
Former names	Eastern Oregon Normal School Eastern Oregon College of Education Eastern Oregon College Eastern Oregon State College
Athletics	NAIA Cascade Collegiate Conference
Sports	10 Varsity Teams
Nickname	Mountaineers
Mascot	Monty the Mountaineer
Affiliations	Oregon University System
Website	www.eou.edu/

Grand Staircase

Eastern Oregon University (or "EOU") is one of seven state-funded, four-year universities of higher education in the State of Oregon and belongs to the Oregon University System.

Located in La Grande, Oregon, the school offers bachelor's and master's degrees. Most students obtain a B.S. degree, which requires one quarter of science, whereas a B.A. degree requires two years of a foreign language. Only the discipline of English requires students to obtain the B.A.^[2]

Inlow Hall

History

EOU opened its doors in 1929 as Eastern Oregon Normal School, a Teachers College. In 1939, the Oregon Legislature changed the name to Eastern Oregon College of Education. The words "of Education" were dropped from the college's name in 1956. The 1973 Legislature changed EOC's name to Eastern Oregon State College. In 1997, Eastern Oregon State College became Eastern Oregon University.^[3] In 2013 the Oregon University System began the process of creating independent boards for certain schools, including Oregon State and the University of Oregon. EOU soon faces the prospect of joining a consortium board with other regional universities, creating an independent board, or becoming a branch campus of a larger Oregon university, such as OSU.^[4]

Ackerman Hall

Campus setting

EOU's location in La Grande is in the heart of the Blue Mountain range between Portland, Oregon and Boise, Idaho just off Interstate 84. Driving to La Grande takes approximately four hours from Portland, three from Boise, five from Seattle, and four from Spokane. The school has about 1,650 students on the La Grande campus, and has almost 2,100 students in their distance education programs.^[1]

The campus contains 26 buildings, including four living facilities – Alikut Hall, Hunt Hall, North Hall, and Daugherty Hall – all of which are co-ed. Inlow Hall, Eastern's administration building, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[3]

Pierce Library

Academics

Academic organization

EOU offers bachelor's degrees and the degrees of MBA, Master of Education and Master of Arts in Teaching. Most degrees conferred, however, are B.S. degrees (Bachelor of Science). The university offers innovative business and elementary education programs at a satellite campus in Gresham, Oregon. As of 2012, EOU had a student population of 4,418. Of those, 1,275 are enrolled on campus, and 2,093 are online students.

The school is composed of the following colleges in order of size:

College of Business
College of Education
College of Arts & Sciences

In addition, EOU has dental hygiene, military science, agricultural science, nursing, and distance education programs (eight degrees are 100% online) that may be used to obtain a degree from the University.

Accreditation

EOU is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, The International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education IACBE and National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.

Financial Difficulties

Since 2011 EOU has faced a series of financial challenges that have left it in a precarious position. A Sustainability Plan implemented in 2013 attempted to address some of the financial difficulties, but the results have been mixed.^[5]

Among the programs that have been eliminated are the following: Modern Languages (major), Film Studies (concentration), Religious Studies (minor), Environmental Studies (minor), Journalism (major), Geology (minor), and Philosophy (minor).

The only languages now offered are Spanish (primarily lower division) and some German and the majority of students graduate without taking any language courses at all.

Athletics

Eastern Oregon's mascot is the Mountaineer. The Mountaineers are a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Cascade Collegiate Conference on the following sports: women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, women's volleyball, men's and women's basketball, women's softball, and men's and women's track & field. Their basketball, volleyball and swimming teams play at Quinn Coliseum.

In 2005, Eastern Oregon's football program joined the NAIA's Division I Frontier Conference, previously having competed as an Independent of the NCAA's Division III level.

Eastern Oregon's football team plays at Community Stadium located on campus. The La Grande High School football team also plays their home games there.

Athletic Director: Anji Weissenfluh

Sports Information Director: Travis Rae

Defunct Sports: Women's Golf, Skiing, Wrestling, and Baseball. Some sports have been relegated to club sports such as rodeo and polo.

Notable alumni

Fouad Ajami, Middle East expert and political advisor
Rod Chandler, U.S. Representative from the state of Washington
Tyrone Gross, NFL football player, San Diego Chargers
William De Los Santos, Author, Poet, Screenwriter and Motion-Picture Director

The oldest graduate

Leo Plass, 99 years old has received his diploma in June 2011. He dropped out less than one semester away from graduation in 1932 when the Great Depression occurred and started a career as a teacher.^[6]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cockle, Richard (May 16, 2010). "Eastern Oregon University makes comeback with healthy enrollment, return to roots". The Oregonian. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
↑ EOU Catalog. "Institutional Graduation Requirements". Retrieved 12/26/13.
↑ 3.0 3.1 Visitor Information | Visitor Information – Eastern Oregon University
↑ Mason, Dick (10/25/13). "Davies mulling potential changes". The Observer. Retrieved 12/7/13.
↑ Mason, Dick (5/17/13). "Eastern lays out road map for cuts". The Observer. Retrieved 12/6/13.
↑ Leo Plass, who quit college in 1932, graduates at 99 - CSMonitor.com

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v t e Colleges and Universities in Oregon

Public institutions	Eastern Oregon OIT Oregon Health & Science Oregon State Portland State Southern Oregon University of Oregon Western Oregon

Private institutions	ACHS Art Institute Concordia Corban DeVry New Hope Christian George Fox Gutenberg Lewis & Clark Linfield Marylhurst Mount Angel Multnomah NCNM Northwest Christian OCAC OCOM PNCA Pacific Pioneer Pacific Reed University of Portland UWS Warner Pacific Western Seminary College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific - Northwest Willamette

Community colleges	Blue Mountain CC Central Oregon CC Chemeketa CC Clackamas CC Clatsop CC Columbia Gorge CC Klamath CC Lane CC Linn-Benton CC Mt. Hood CC Oregon Coast CC Portland CC Rogue CC Southwestern Oregon CC Tillamook Bay CC Treasure Valley CC Umpqua CC

Defunct colleges	Cascade College Colegio Cesar Chavez Columbia College Multnomah College North Pacific College Portland University Willamette College of Medicine

v t e The Oregon University System

OUS	Eastern Oregon University Oregon Health & Science University (affiliate) Oregon Institute of Technology Oregon State University Portland State University Southern Oregon University University of Oregon (flagship) Western Oregon University

State of Oregon

v t e Cascade Collegiate Conference

College of Idaho Concordia (OR) Corban Eastern Oregon Evergreen State Northwest Northwest Christian Oregon Tech Southern Oregon Warner Pacific

v t e Frontier Conference

Current members	Carroll Dickinson State Great Falls Lewis–Clark State Montana State–Northern Montana Tech Montana Western Rocky Mountain Westminster

Associate members	College of Idaho (starting 2014) Eastern Oregon Southern Oregon

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