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Southern Oregon University


  • What can my students and parents expect from Southern Oregon University…and what is expected of us?
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"Student success is everybody’s business"

  • Student success is everybody’s business.


          • —George Kuh
          • Director of the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University Bloomington and founder of the National Survey of Student Engagement

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Expect us to provide…
  • Resources
  • Expertise
  • Environments conducive to success
  • Intellectual stimulation
  • Academic rigor
  • Accountability for unreasonable behavior


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We expect students to…
  • Treat their educational experience as a job
  • Utilize resources & expertise
  • Engage in meaningful activities
  • Make good choices—for themselves & in relation to others
  • Make meaning of their experiences
  • Find their paths…


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We expect parents to…
  • Help your child make meaning
  • Stay in touch—with your child and with us
  • Let us know if you have concerns
  • Respect boundaries, processes, and new directions
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"Pack your heavy suitcase"


      • Pack your heavy suitcase
      • when it is time to travel.
      • No use making the trip
      • just to spin the wheels.
  • —William Stafford