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Noggin in La Grande!

June 20, 2019 - June 22, 2019

We’re collaborating with the Northeast Oregon Area Health Education Center (NEOAHEC) and with Greater Oregon STEM (GO-STEM) to discuss neuroscience research, make art and examine real human brains with students at the FREE MedQuest Camp in La Grande, Oregon! 

We did it! Click the link to learn more…

LTP in La Grande

WHAT: NW Noggin arts & brains @ NEOAHEC MedQuest Camp

WHERE: Eastern Oregon University, One University Blvd, La Grande, OR 97850

WHEN: Thursday, June 20 – Saturday, June 22

CONTACT: Brittany Hargrove, Administrative and Outreach Coordinator, Northeast Oregon Area Health Education Center

We’ll drive to La Grande on Thursday, June 20, and work with ~75 students on Friday, June 21, and another 75 more on Saturday morning (6/22)…

Thursday, June 20th
Drive to La Grande, Oregon

We arrived!


261 miles from Portland;  4.5 hour drive
STAY: Alikut Hall, Eastern Oregon University

This is the EOU dorm you will be staying in. If you are coming up the 6th Street hill, continue to drive past the main part of campus and then turn left on G Avenue. Drive past the Fitness Center and turn left once you see a building with a red roof. 

5 P.M.Arrive at Alikut Hall. (MEREDITH LAIR will meet you to provide dorm keys). Please only park vehicles that you need immediate access to in the Alikut parking lot. Other vehicles can be parked in the gravel lot at Community Stadium.
6 P.M. – Dinner at EOU’s Hoke Cafeteria

Friday, June 21st
Eastern Oregon University, One University Blvd, La Grande, OR 97850
Brains, art and questions! 8:00am – 3:00pm
STAY: Alikut Hall, Eastern Oregon University

We did it!

***7 A.M. – Breakfast in Hoke Cafeteria
7:30 A.M. – Set up in Ackerman Hall 210, Eastern Oregon University
8 A.M. – NW Noggin brain activities
12 P.M. – Lunch for volunteers catered in Huber Auditorium (BH 102)
1 P.M. – Camp wrap-up in EOU Huber Auditorium (Badgley Hall 102). NW Noggin volunteers welcome to attend!

5 P.M. – Dinner courtesy of GO-STEM!! (thank you!)

Friday afternoon at Morgan Lake

Saturday, June 22nd
Additional outreach with GO-STEM; 9:00am – 11:30am

DOWNLOAD POSTER: NW Noggin Camp (1)

LEARN MORE: BRAIN CAMP!

We’re on our way!

7 A.M. – Breakfast and set up at La Grande Middle School, 1108 Fourth Street, La Grande, OR..! Please gather all dorm keys and return to Bill Griesar this morning.
9 A.M. – Community outreach in the morning with Greater Oregon STEM (GO-STEM).
Both breakfast and lunch provided by GO-STEM.

We did it!!

COMMITTED VOLUNTEERS
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU

2. Aaron Eisen, PSU/PSU Neuro Club
3. Jacob Schoen, OHSU
4. Ashley Keates, PSU
5. Gail Stonebarger, OHSU
6. Julia Schmidt, PSU Neuro Club
7. Julia Gullikson, PSU Neuro Club
8. Gwen Starck, PSU
9. Cam Howard, PSU

See what we did in La Grande in 2017!

Blue Mountain Brains!

Details

Start:
June 20, 2019
End:
June 22, 2019

Venue

Eastern Oregonn University
One University Blvd
La Grande, OR 97850 United States
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