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2004-02-06T11:18:00.000-08:00

The EOU Annual Campus Food Drive is about to begin at EOU. This drive is part of the Governor's State Employee Annual Food Drive. I am coordinating the event this year with the help of our hispanic club, La Raza. This is the first year the event has been coordinated and facilitated by students. I will be creating a manual with step by step instructions on coordinating and running the drive. Our hope is that student clubs will coordinate the drive in the future and in doing so receive their Cornerstone in Community Service.

2003-10-22T11:13:00.000-07:00

We have had quite a few requests for the Hen Party document, so here it is: Hen Party.

The document is also avaliable on the Cornerstone Site, in the Summer of Service area.

This document is for private, personal use only. Please do not distribute it for any commercial use or gain.

Directions to the Hen Party Bell Mounting on Sunday are listed below.

2003-10-17T11:19:00.000-07:00

Updates on American Democracy Project Events --

This week the Project here at EOU got off to a great start, with a presentation by the Directors of SOLV and a great Community Service Fair.

Our next event is Sunday, Oct. 26: The Hen Party Bell Mounting.

The Bell Mounting is at noon, at the Hancock Residence in Cove, Oregon, at the end of Mill Creek Lane, on the way to Moss Springs, across from the Red Barn. Yes, for you "outsiders" this is how we give directions in Eastern Oregon. "You can't get there from here."

If you'd like to read about the Hen Party project, try the La Grande Observer news story as a starting point: http://www.lagrandeobserver.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=5626

Come to the Bell Mounting, or send me questions at rdavis@eou.edu, to find out more.

Here's a link for more on the American Democracy Project:
http://www.aascu.org/programs/adp/default.htm

2003-10-07T10:47:00.000-07:00

SOLV Talk, Volunteer Fair Shaping Up

A reminder of two upcoming, linked events:

Monday, Oct. 13 -- Presentation by Jack and Jan McGowan, Directors of SOLV. (http://www.solv.org), 7 p.m. Zabel Hall Room 142 on the Campus of Eastern Oregon University

Tuesday, Oct. 14 -- Volunteer Fair. Your chance to connect with regional agencies and service groups. 11 a.m -- 2 p.m. in the Quad at EOU, or in the Loso Lobby if the weather is bad.

2003-09-23T09:51:00.000-07:00

Hen Party Bell Mounting Now Oct. 25

The Hen Party Bell Mounting Ceremony will be Oct. 25, not Sept. 27 as previously announced. We have had to move it back for reasons beyond our control. More details forthcoming ...

2003-09-22T11:45:00.000-07:00

Ginny Peckinpaugh, director of Oregon Campus Compact, gave us some great URL's for some great websites on study circles and civic engagement:

http://www.studycircles.org

http://www.nifi.org

Thanks, Ginny.

2003-09-21T08:06:00.000-07:00

Check out the updated EOU Cornerstone Program website ...

Eastern Oregon University Cornerstone Program

2003-09-19T09:59:00.000-07:00

University Mission update:

Here is a new draft of the Eastern Oregon University mission statement, with some Cornerstone language in bold:

Our University

Eastern Oregon University [EOU] is a community of scholars and learners engaged in a changing world. By integrating the liberal arts and the professions, EOU educates committed professionals, informed citizens, and lifelong learners.

Set in a beautiful mountain valley in the unique region of Eastern Oregon, EOU is strongly committed to serving the educational, cultural, and research needs of its place. EOU is also engaged in the wider world as part of a global community that values open inquiry, creative expression, analytic thought, and service to others.

As the “the small college option" within the Oregon University System, and a liberal arts institution, EOU teaches students as individuals, though educational experiences including research, community service learning, internships or mentoring, and intercultural learning. Attracting a culturally diverse student body of varying ages and experiences, EOU draws its campus population primarily from Oregon, other states and Pacific Rim countries, while our distance student body comes from the United States and Canada. EOU offers campus and distance baccalaureate degrees in the liberal arts, education and business, as well as cooperative degrees in agriculture, nursing and fire services administration, and a master’s degree in teacher education.

Its Mission

The mission of EOU is to help each student become an engaged citizen with an ethic of service who learns through all aspects of life.

Our Values

We strive to fulfill this mission through the practice of shared values. EOU is particularly dedicated to:

A liberal arts tradition that encourages students to become creative, critical thinkers and knowledgeable, engaged citizens, open to new ways of looking at the world;

Professional and pre-professional programs, supported by the liberal arts, that prepare students for important work in the world;

Interdisciplinary and integrative learning, through which students explore and apply relationships among disciplines, concepts, and areas of study;

The creation of knowledge through scholarly pursuits;

Collaborations and partnerships with other colleges and universities; public schools; and international, national, regional, and local institutions and agencies that add to the possibilities of our place;

Collegial relationships and respect for diverse views among faculty, staff, students, and community, befitting an environment of mutual, and perpetual, learning;

And a more equitable, just and informed world.

2003-09-19T08:35:00.000-07:00

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