Category: Features

On Saturday, the 9th annual Celebrate, Educate, Appreciate, Diversity Conference (CEAD) was held at Eastern Oregon University. The main objectives for this conference are for students to learn about power, privilege, biases, and stereotypes while gaining an understanding of differences in backgrounds, beliefs, and perspectives of other students.  Eastern Oregon University invited keynote speaker Dr.…

Out of the 3,067 students that registered for Fall Term at Eastern Oregon University, a little over 100 of those students are from the Pacific Islands. Students in the Pacific Islands are a “target population” for recruitment, according to Bennie Moses-Mesubed, the Director of Student Diversity and Inclusion. The recruitment process is very similar to…

The Celebrate, Educate, and Appreciate Diversity (C.E.A.D.) conference is on February 15 from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM held in Badgley Hall. In order to attend this event, participants must register online on the Multicultural Centers website or at the Multicultural Center in Hoke Union Building at Eastern Oregon University. The conference is free for…

There are times in your life where fear may take over, it may be on your next test or assignment, or something, not school related. In the Leadership Speaker Series presented by Parvati Shallow, she gave an example of a breathing exercise that can take you out of the fear for a moment. This exercise…