The Get Outside After School Activity Program (GO-ASAP) offers middle school students activities including hiking, paddle boarding, rock climbing, mountain biking, and cross country skiing. Middle school students who are not involved in extra-curricular school activities are selected by area middle schools to participate in GO-ASAP. The goal of GO-ASAP is to provide students with […]
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Cottonwood Crossing Summer Institute (CCSI) is a week-long residential field studies program for high school students held in Cottonwood Canyon State Park. Participants choose from course options where they learn about locally significant cultural or natural resources. Projects are led by EOU faculty, EOU student interns, and other regional professionals. […]
The Wallowa County Fairgrounds in Enterprise, Oregon is working alongside REV, Devco Engineering, and EOU faculty and students to develop a Master Plan to ensure the grounds remain a community asset, gathering place, and event venue for years to come. […]
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Rural areas of the western United States are often dominated by public lands. Eastern Oregon is no exception with vast areas designated as National Forests, BLM lands, wilderness areas, wildlife areas, as well as state-owned lands. Members of the Blues Intergovernmental Council (BIC) were interested in how the management of our National Forests impacts the […]
This rural planning program involves Joseph officials working with Eastern Oregon University students and faculty members to develop a Buildable Lands Inventory. The goal is provide the city with information to support the long-term needs of Joseph. This documentation is being compiled by university graduate and undergraduate students performing policy analysis and reviewing city codes. […]
The Green Cities course examines the history and future of the interface between urban growth and environmental concerns, and the technological, social, and political forces that continue to shape it. Students in the 2021 Summer Quarter “Green Cities” course organized, conducted, and analyzed citizen interviews with the use of the questionnaire designed to help understand […]
This report discusses the Asset-based Community Development project conducted between March 1st and May 30th, 2022 in Hermiston, Oregon. The purpose of the three- phase project is to better understand the city’s assets as well as gaps in public service provision. Through an environmental scan, a survey, and a focus group, five investigators from Eastern […]
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The City of Hermiston is a growing town located in the northeast part of Oregon. In the early 2000s, Hermiston had a population of about 13,000 people. With more homes and schools under construction, the town expects to reach a population of 20,000 in the next decade. Hermiston is a small town, and with a […]
The goal of this report is to understand the existing information ecosystem in Hermiston and Hermiston residents’ information needs. Recommendations emphasize how the City of Hermiston and other local entities can improve information flow. The Engaged Journalism class conducted a survey, led four facilitated conversations, and visited the site to better understand and meet the […]
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How can cities become more sustainable, resilient, and regenerative? This question is the foundation for studies in the “Green Cities” course that examines the history and future of the interface between urban growth and environmental concerns, and the technological, social, and political forces that continue to shape it. (Green Cities syllabus) The course is within […]
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