{"id":4,"date":"2000-01-30T22:43:00","date_gmt":"2000-01-30T22:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-02-18T21:59:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T21:59:20","slug":"mountaineer-magazine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Mountaineer Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-eou-text-grey-background-color has-background-dim-20 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"500\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2504\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2024\/11\/Valley-Sprinkler.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2024\/11\/Valley-Sprinkler.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2024\/11\/Valley-Sprinkler-800x160.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2024\/11\/Valley-Sprinkler-1920x384.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2024\/11\/Valley-Sprinkler-768x154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2024\/11\/Valley-Sprinkler-1536x307.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2024\/11\/Valley-Sprinkler-2048x410.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\">Mountaineer Magazine<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\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 well is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Winter 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1388\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2026\/02\/Winter-2025-Cover-1388x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2762\" style=\"width:411px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2026\/02\/Winter-2025-Cover-1388x1080.jpg 1388w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2026\/02\/Winter-2025-Cover-800x622.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2026\/02\/Winter-2025-Cover-768x597.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2026\/02\/Winter-2025-Cover-1536x1195.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2026\/02\/Winter-2025-Cover-2048x1593.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1388px) 100vw, 1388px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In this issue:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This special calendar edition of the Mountaineer Magazine celebrates À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ month by month, highlighting the people, programs, and generosity that strengthen Oregon\u2019s Rural University and expand opportunity across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Celebrating Possibility:<\/strong> The EOU Foundation announces a record $1.3 million in scholarships, bringing students and donors together to demonstrate how generosity expands access, fuels achievement, and transforms lives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hope Has a Hometown:<\/strong> EOU\u2019s Clinical Mental Health Counseling program prepares graduates to meet urgent rural behavioral health needs, empowering professionals like Kate Gekeler, \u201922, \u201925, to serve the communities they call home.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>From \u201955 to Forever:<\/strong> Alumnus Bob Peshall, \u201955, turns gratitude into legacy through a planned gift that will strengthen music programs and create new scholarships for future Mountaineers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>No Place for Hunger:<\/strong> Campus and community partners rally to address food insecurity, ensuring students have the stability and support they need to thrive academically and personally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And more: reflections from emeritus faculty, a proud military leadership tradition, student voices shaping university governance, Homecoming celebrations, and stories of alumni and donors investing in EOU\u2019s future.<\/p>\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\/winter-2025-magazine-2026-calendar\">View This Issue (Flipbook)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-eastern-navy-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-eastern-navy-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/winter-2025\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Current Issue<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-eastern-navy-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/archived-issues\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Past Issues<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-eastern-navy-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/about\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">About the Magazine<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-eastern-navy-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/departments\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Departments<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-eastern-gold-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><section class=\"widget widget_flex-posts-list\"><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Features<\/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\/no-place-for-hunger\/\">\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\/2026\/02\/Food-Drive-2023-DSC_7232-400x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x250-crop size-400x250-crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"Students doing food inventory at the food drive\" \/>\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\/no-place-for-hunger\/\">No Place for Hunger<\/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\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-excerpt\">Across Oregon, nearly 600,000 people face hunger. On college campuses, that need often hides in&hellip;<\/div>\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\/celebrating-possibilities-1-3-million-in-foundation-scholarships\/\">\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\/2026\/02\/scholarship-_631-400x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x250-crop size-400x250-crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"A woman smiling and toasting at the scholarship celebration\" \/>\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\/celebrating-possibilities-1-3-million-in-foundation-scholarships\/\">Celebrating Possibilities &#8211; $1.3 Million in Foundation Scholarships<\/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\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-excerpt\">The À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Foundation\u2019s annual Celebration of Scholarships was a highlight of Blue and&hellip;<\/div>\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\/stepping-up-to-the-plate\/\">\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\/2026\/02\/MKD_8743-2-400x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-400x250-crop size-400x250-crop wp-post-image\" alt=\"Steve Carter\" \/>\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\/stepping-up-to-the-plate\/\">Stepping Up to the Plate<\/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\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-excerpt\">March arrives with the rhythm of spring training\u2014a season of sharpening skills, finding your footing,&hellip;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"fp-col\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fp-col\"><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-eastern-navy-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><section class=\"widget widget_flex-posts-list\"><h2 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src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/files\/2026\/02\/Peshall-IMG_1250-400x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bob Peshall\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/from-55-to-forever-the-will-to-shape-tomorrow\/\">From \u201855 to Forever &#8211; The Will to Shape Tomorrow<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/mountaineer-magazine\/from-55-to-forever-the-will-to-shape-tomorrow\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 18, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div 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