{"id":2507,"date":"2024-11-07T17:49:52","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T17:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/?page_id=2507"},"modified":"2025-07-30T15:44:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T15:44:53","slug":"summer-fall-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/summer-fall-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer-Fall 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"835\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2024\/11\/Final_Mountaineer-Magazine_SpringSummer-2024-1-835x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2024\/11\/Final_Mountaineer-Magazine_SpringSummer-2024-1-835x1080.jpg 835w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2024\/11\/Final_Mountaineer-Magazine_SpringSummer-2024-1-618x800.jpg 618w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2024\/11\/Final_Mountaineer-Magazine_SpringSummer-2024-1-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2024\/11\/Final_Mountaineer-Magazine_SpringSummer-2024-1-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2024\/11\/Final_Mountaineer-Magazine_SpringSummer-2024-1-1583x2048.jpg 1583w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2024\/11\/Final_Mountaineer-Magazine_SpringSummer-2024-1-scaled.jpg 1978w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 835px) 100vw, 835px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In this issue:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This issue of the Mountaineer Magazine showcases the success stories of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ (EOU) students, alumni, and community partnerships, emphasizing transformative educational experiences and lifelong connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Student Success Stories<\/strong>: Features include unique journeys and accomplishments, like David Press\u2019s 39-year path to a degree and Naomi and Savannah Potter\u2019s musical and academic achievements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>EOU and La Grande Schools Partnership<\/strong>: Highlights a partnership that provides mentoring, dual-credit courses, and a support hub to make college accessible for local high school students.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rural Arts Scholarship Program<\/strong>: Focuses on a new scholarship program for rural music majors, funded by the State of Oregon, to support students pursuing the arts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Campus and Community Life<\/strong>: Describes campus initiatives like the Week of Welcome, ROTC program, and the volleyball team\u2019s achievements, illustrating EOU\u2019s commitment to community building and holistic development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alumni Engagement and Philanthropy<\/strong>: Includes stories of alumni giving back, such as the Arnst family\u2019s scholarship contributions, fostering a cycle of support and inspiration for future students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button btn-block\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-eastern-navy-background-color has-text-color has-background no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flipsnack.com\/easternoregonuniversity\/mountaineer-magazine-spring-summer-2024\/full-view.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View This Issue (Flipbook)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"widget widget_flex-posts-list\"><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Stories<\/h2><div class=\"fp-row fp-list-2 fp-flex\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/message-from-the-president-3\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2024\/11\/001-message-from-the-President-EOU-President-Dr.-Kelly-Ryan-_000021-400x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x250-crop size-400x250-crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/message-from-the-president-3\/\">Message From the President<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/pathways-to-success\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2024\/11\/002-Pathways-to-Success-2023.12.11-The-HUB-at-La-Grande-High-School-20231211_a-EOU02948-400x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x250-crop size-400x250-crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/pathways-to-success\/\">Pathways to Success<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/dual-credits-success-starts-early-for-local-students-at-eou\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2024\/11\/for-magazine-MKD_7157-1-400x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x250-crop size-400x250-crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/dual-credits-success-starts-early-for-local-students-at-eou\/\">Dual Credits: Success Starts Early for local students at EOU<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/go-asap-success-inside-and-outside-the-classroom\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2024\/11\/004-GO-ASAP-anjelynn-baron-MKD_0889-1-400x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x250-crop size-400x250-crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/go-asap-success-inside-and-outside-the-classroom\/\">GO-ASAP: Success Inside and Outside the Classroom<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/rural-art-scholars\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2024\/11\/1730938147207-c9e01305-becd-456c-b25a-8ad39d46bf80_8-400x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x250-crop size-400x250-crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/rural-art-scholars\/\">Rural Art Scholars<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/the-art-of-leadership\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2024\/11\/1730938147207-c9e01305-becd-456c-b25a-8ad39d46bf80_10-400x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x250-crop size-400x250-crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/the-art-of-leadership\/\">The Art of Leadership<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/successful-sisters\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2024\/11\/1730938147207-c9e01305-becd-456c-b25a-8ad39d46bf80_1-400x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x250-crop size-400x250-crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/successful-sisters\/\">Successful Sisters\u00a0<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/training-for-success\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2024\/11\/Jessica-McDonald-ROTC-IMG_4547-1-400x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x250-crop size-400x250-crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/training-for-success\/\">Training for Success<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/perseverance-pays-off\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2024\/11\/1730938147207-c9e01305-becd-456c-b25a-8ad39d46bf80_16-400x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x250-crop size-400x250-crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/perseverance-pays-off\/\">Perseverance Pays Off<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/connections-fuel-success\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2024\/11\/010-Week-of-Welcome-4H-camp-games-freshman-20230921_01-1-1-400x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x250-crop size-400x250-crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/connections-fuel-success\/\">Connections Fuel Success\u00a0<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/seasons-of-success\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2024\/11\/flat-volleyball-1-400x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x250-crop size-400x250-crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/seasons-of-success\/\">Seasons of Success<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div 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