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SOU Puts Student Learning First
Southern Oregon University is a contemporary public liberal arts and sciences university
providing access to opportunities for personal, intellectual, and professional growth through education and scholarship.The University's core mission is to offer qualified, motivated individuals of diverse backgrounds and ages the chance to discover and fulfill their potential for meaningful lives and successful careers through undergraduate and graduate study. Its aim is to prepare students to help shape a future of hope and freedom through lifelong learning, thoughtful research, informed service, and principled leadership.
Southern is a provider, partner, and catalyst for educational, cultural, and research activities that support the healthy development of its region and state, in association with national and international communities.
The University is proud of its strengths in the sciences and humanities; its continuing tradition of preparing outstanding teachers, business leaders, and other select professionals; and its designation as Oregon's Center of Excellence in the Fine and Performing Arts.
Values
Toward a Hopeful Vision of the University,
Region, and Society
- Learning and Achievement
- Truth and Disciplined Inquiry
- Free Expression and Collaboration
- Open-Mindedness and Informed Criticism
- Mutual Respect and Trust
- Cross-Cultural Understanding and
- International Competence
- Integrity and Stewardship
- Civic Engagement and Responsibility
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Vision
Regionally Responsive, Nationally Recognized, and Internationally Engaged
Southern Oregon University is the premier academic resource for southern Oregon and neighboring counties in California. It is distinctive among Oregon's institutions of higher learning. The University aspires to enhance its contribution to the region and Oregon by positioning itself as one of America's finest contemporary public liberal arts universities. It is well on its way to realizing its vision, as described below:
Southern Oregon University is recognized nationally and internationally as a leading intellectual center for student opportunity and achievement through campus scholarship and community engagement. The University's exceptional teaching and worthwhile research, innovative approaches to liberal learning and professional study, and contributions through graduate education, creative expression, and professional service in selected fields assure it a notable and sustaining role in the cultural, technological, and economic development of the region, the state, and beyond. The University holds a special place in Oregon's higher education system and is a major source of pride among southern Oregonians.
Southern Oregon University's expanding size parallels its growing reputation for high-quality and distinctive programs, practices, and partnerships, as well as growth in the region and greater participation in higher education among Oregonians. SOU's diverse learning community broadly represents Oregon, the nation, and the larger world community. The University's undergraduate and graduate experience is widely known for its masterful integration of learning and discovery inside and outside the classroomall within the framework of small, friendly, and accessible learning environments. Students are afforded valuable experiences in work internships, community service-learning, international study abroad, and research. SOU's graduate and research programs are distinguished by their success in producing leaders for applied and creative fields, in addition to transferring new ideas and innovations to the workplace and community. Alumni are noted for their exceptional career achievements and generous services to others, as well as for their advancement to doctoral and postgraduate programs.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this catalog, Southern Oregon University and the Oregon State Board of Higher Education have the right to make changes at any time without prior notice. This catalog is not a contract between Southern Oregon University and current or prospective students.
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