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The Department of Institutional Advancement comprises the offices of development, including annual giving and planned giving, the SOU Foundation, and alumni relations. Institutional advancement is responsible for establishing and maintaining good community relations and supporting the fundraising efforts of the foundation, which are key to the overall advancement of SOU.
Alumni Relations
Plunkett Center
541-552-6361 or 800-501-7672
alumni@sou.edu
Kavinda Arthenayake, Director
The Office of Alumni serves as a link between Southern Oregon University and its alumni. Its activities are aimed at strengthening ties with alumni, publicizing their achievements, and sponsoring events and programs that are of interest and benefit to them. The alumni office maintains a database of former students, publishes the Southern Oregonian alumni magazine, conducts on-campus reunions, offers travel opportunities, and organizes regional alumni activities.
Annual Giving and Corporate Relations
Plunkett Center
541-552-6361
The Office of Annual Giving and Corporate Relations directs the University's Annual Giving Drive. The drive involves SOU faculty, emeritus faculty, present and retired staff, the SOU Foundation, and approximately 20,000 alumni and friends of the University in direct mail and telemarketing campaigns.
Planned Giving
Plunkett Center
541-552-6872
The Office of Planned Giving works with alumni, businesses, and friends of the University to facilitate gifts to the University. The planning process utilizes the entire spectrum of financial and estate-planning tools, including charitable gift annuities, charitable trusts, and bequests to accomplish donors' desires to help the University.
Community Groups
Regional Advisory Board
Churchill 125
541-552-6111
Mary Ellen Fleeger, Executive Director
The Regional Advisory Board consists of up to forty-five members of the southern Oregon region who meet regularly to facilitate communication between Southern Oregon University and its constituencies. The group plays an active role in advising the University administration on area interests and needs, with special emphasis on the educational, economic, social, and cultural betterment of the region. It also serves as a sounding board for University development of new programs, policies, and procedures.
The board informs the public about the institutional goals, educational policies, and specific projects of the University as they are presented by the administration. Members communicate with groups and individuals who are charged with responsibility for college-level learning. These groups include, but are not limited to, the Oregon State Board of Higher Education and advisory bodies serving other colleges and universities.
SOU Foundation
Plunkett Center
541-552-6127The Southern Oregon University Foundation was established in 1959 to provide a resource to maximize the quality of education offered at the University. Economic and social changes present a constant challenge to a university's ability to meet a standard of excellence. In some areas, this standard cannot be met with the amount of state funding provided. The SOU Foundation consists of thirty-five volunteers from the southern Oregon region, along with national members who help provide additional resources to the University through the solicitation and management of cash gifts, bequests, real property, and other assets.Those who wish to participate or contribute should contact the SOU Foundation.
Affiliated Organizations
Alumni Association
Kavinda Arthenayake, Executive DirectorThe mission of the Alumni Association is to perpetuate the bond between Southern Oregon University and its former students. The association is governed by an elected volunteer board whose responsibility is to direct the association's activities and programs to best serve the needs of alumni. These activities include sponsoring an alumni travel program, reunions, regional activities, and honoring distinguished alumni.Friends of the Library
Sue Burkholder, Executive DirectorThe Friends of the Library organization fosters a close relationship between the University Library and the residents of the larger community it serves. In addition to assisting in the growth and development of library resources and services, the Friends of the Library provide an active forum for the interchange of information about books and writing by sponsoring lectures and literary events.Friends of the Schneider Museum of Art
Sanford S. Shaman, DirectorThe Friends of the Schneider Museum of Art is a community-based organization supporting the museum and the visual arts at Southern Oregon University. Friends actively participate in museum programs and provide a link between the museum and the community.Raider Club
Monty Cartwright, Executive DirectorThe Raider Club works to build support and encourage interest and participation in intercollegiate varsity sports at Southern Oregon University. The major goal of this group is to raise funds for student athlete scholarships. Occasionally, separate fundraising drives are conducted to enhance the athletic program through the purchase of equipment and facility improvement.
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