Eastern Oregon University in La Grande
Eastern Oregon University (EOU) is in La Grande. This page repeats only what the university says on its own site. For admissions, programs and dates, go to the source.
History
EOU's history page says the school opened in 1929 as Eastern Oregon Normal School, a two-year teacher's college, on what was then called Courthouse Hill, with classes in Inlow Hall. The first class graduated in 1930 with 88 seniors. The page names H.E. Inlow as the first president and says the campus's Grand Staircase is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The EOU Foundation was founded in 1966.
Today
EOU calls itself "Oregon's Rural University" and a regional hub for education, culture and scholarship. Its address is One University Boulevard, La Grande. The university says four colleges offer more than 30 academic programs, on campus, online and in hybrid form, and that it is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Its history page says the university has 13 varsity teams.