Taking Charge of Our Future

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Taking Charge of Our Future

• President Mary Cullinan
• Southern Oregon University
• Campus Presentation
• April 25, 2008

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Websites for Information

• Accreditation www.sou.edu/president/accreditatio
  n.html
• Contracts
• APSOU www.sou.edu/apsou/contracts/2007-2009/07-09
  _Final_Agreement.pdf
• SEIU www.ous.edu/dept/finadmin/labor.php

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• SOU Mission Statement
• Southern Oregon University is an inclusive
  campus community dedicated to student success,
  intellectual growth, and responsible global
  citizenship.
• Commitments
• Southern Oregon University is committed to
• a challenging and practical liberal arts
  education centered on student learning,
  accessibility, and civic engagement
• academic programs, partnerships, public service,
  outreach, sustainable practices, and economic
  development activities that address regional
  needs such as health and human services,
  business, and education and
• outstanding programs that draw on and enrich our
  unique arts community and bioregion.

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SOU Websites for Information

• Strategic Planning
• www.sou.edu/president/strategicplanning
• SOU Sustainability Council
• www.sou.edu/sustainable
• College of Arts and Sciences
• www.sou.edu/cas

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SOU Websites for Information

• Community-Based Learning
• www.sou.edu/cbl
• Grants and Contracts
• www.sou.edu/grants
• Osher Life Long Learning Institute
• www.sou.edu/olli

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Ashland Chamber of Commerce and Southern Oregon
University

• 2008 Global Conference on Business Culture -
  How To Do Business in Japan
• www.ashlandchamber.com/Page.asp?NavID500

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Sister University Visits
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Deer Creek Center for Field Research Education
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Fall 2008 Headline

• Southern Oregon University increases Fall
  Enrollment
• by 5

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Raider Roll-Out

• Fall 2008 Initiatives

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SOU Freshman Retention
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Taking Charge of Our Future

• Thank you