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Southern Oregon University
Southern Oregon University (SOU) is a public university in Ashland, Oregon. It was founded in 1872 as the Ashland Academy, has been in its current location since 1926, and was known by nine other names before assuming its current name in 1997. Its Ashland campus — just 14 miles (23 km) from Oregon's border with California — encompasses 175 acres (71 ha). Five of SOU's newest facilities have achieved LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. SOU is headquarters for Jefferson Public Radio and public access station Rogue Valley Community Television. The university has been governed since 2015 by the SOU Board of Trustees.
Southern Oregon University is organized into seven academic divisions, namely the Oregon Center for the Arts at SOU; Business, Communication and the Environment; Education, Health and Leadership; Humanities and Culture; Social Sciences; Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics; and Undergraduate Studies. About 90 bachelor's degree, graduate and certificate programs are offered. Most of SOU's academic programs are on the 10-week quarter system. The university's Oregon Center for the Arts enjoys a collaborative relationship with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, located in downtown Ashland.
Southern Oregon University began as "Ashland Academy" in 1872, founded by Ashland's Methodist Episcopal Church. The Rev. Joseph Henry Skidmore served as its first president. In 1878, the school was renamed the "Ashland Academy and Commercial College", and then renamed "Ashland College and Normal School" in 1882, "Ashland State Normal School" in 1886 and "Southern Oregon State Normal School" in 1895. While Oregon lawmakers designated the institution in 1882 as an official state normal school — a teachers’ college — the state provided no funding. It closed in 1890 and reopened five years later, still relying on tuition and donations for revenue. The Oregon legislature finally recognized the institution's needs in 1897 and approved a first-time appropriation of $7,500. The school flourished, but the legislature reversed course in 1909 and eliminated funding for Oregon's normal schools.
"Southern Oregon State Normal School" closed at the end of the school year and remained shuttered until state funding was reestablished in 1925. The state restarted Southern Oregon State Normal School in Ashland on 24 acres at its current location in 1926. The first building on the new campus was Churchill Hall, named for the college's president, Julius A. Churchill. Ashland residents passed the "Normal School Site Bonds" to purchase the campus property and the legislature approved $175,000 to build the new facility, which now serves as SOU's administrative building. Inlow Hall at Eastern Oregon University was built from a copy of the building plans for Churchill Hall, designed by architect John Bennes in the Renaissance style. In 1932, the Oregon State Board of Higher Education renamed the institute Southern Oregon Normal School (SONS).
The school's speech and drama professor, Angus Bowmer, staged a Fourth of July production of Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice" in 1935, launching what would become the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
The college received full accreditation from the American Association of Teachers Colleges in 1939, and Oregon Governor Charles A. Sprague signed a bill changing the institution's name to Southern Oregon College of Education (SOCE).
Elmo N. Stevenson, for whom the Stevenson Union was later named, took over as president in 1946, and rebuilt the school's enrollment from a low of 45 at the close of World War II to nearly 800 less than three years after his arrival. He became the institution's longest-serving president to date, retiring in 1969 from what had been renamed Southern Oregon College (SOC) in 1956, reflecting more diverse course offerings.
The institution was renamed Southern Oregon State College (SOSC) in 1975 and became "Southern Oregon University" in 1997. The campus now includes 175 acres (71 ha) with modern facilities, enrollment of more than 6,000 students and more than 1,100 degrees conferred annually.
Southern Oregon University
Southern Oregon University (SOU) is a public university in Ashland, Oregon. It was founded in 1872 as the Ashland Academy, has been in its current location since 1926, and was known by nine other names before assuming its current name in 1997. Its Ashland campus — just 14 miles (23 km) from Oregon's border with California — encompasses 175 acres (71 ha). Five of SOU's newest facilities have achieved LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. SOU is headquarters for Jefferson Public Radio and public access station Rogue Valley Community Television. The university has been governed since 2015 by the SOU Board of Trustees.
Southern Oregon University is organized into seven academic divisions, namely the Oregon Center for the Arts at SOU; Business, Communication and the Environment; Education, Health and Leadership; Humanities and Culture; Social Sciences; Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics; and Undergraduate Studies. About 90 bachelor's degree, graduate and certificate programs are offered. Most of SOU's academic programs are on the 10-week quarter system. The university's Oregon Center for the Arts enjoys a collaborative relationship with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, located in downtown Ashland.
Southern Oregon University began as "Ashland Academy" in 1872, founded by Ashland's Methodist Episcopal Church. The Rev. Joseph Henry Skidmore served as its first president. In 1878, the school was renamed the "Ashland Academy and Commercial College", and then renamed "Ashland College and Normal School" in 1882, "Ashland State Normal School" in 1886 and "Southern Oregon State Normal School" in 1895. While Oregon lawmakers designated the institution in 1882 as an official state normal school — a teachers’ college — the state provided no funding. It closed in 1890 and reopened five years later, still relying on tuition and donations for revenue. The Oregon legislature finally recognized the institution's needs in 1897 and approved a first-time appropriation of $7,500. The school flourished, but the legislature reversed course in 1909 and eliminated funding for Oregon's normal schools.
"Southern Oregon State Normal School" closed at the end of the school year and remained shuttered until state funding was reestablished in 1925. The state restarted Southern Oregon State Normal School in Ashland on 24 acres at its current location in 1926. The first building on the new campus was Churchill Hall, named for the college's president, Julius A. Churchill. Ashland residents passed the "Normal School Site Bonds" to purchase the campus property and the legislature approved $175,000 to build the new facility, which now serves as SOU's administrative building. Inlow Hall at Eastern Oregon University was built from a copy of the building plans for Churchill Hall, designed by architect John Bennes in the Renaissance style. In 1932, the Oregon State Board of Higher Education renamed the institute Southern Oregon Normal School (SONS).
The school's speech and drama professor, Angus Bowmer, staged a Fourth of July production of Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice" in 1935, launching what would become the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
The college received full accreditation from the American Association of Teachers Colleges in 1939, and Oregon Governor Charles A. Sprague signed a bill changing the institution's name to Southern Oregon College of Education (SOCE).
Elmo N. Stevenson, for whom the Stevenson Union was later named, took over as president in 1946, and rebuilt the school's enrollment from a low of 45 at the close of World War II to nearly 800 less than three years after his arrival. He became the institution's longest-serving president to date, retiring in 1969 from what had been renamed Southern Oregon College (SOC) in 1956, reflecting more diverse course offerings.
The institution was renamed Southern Oregon State College (SOSC) in 1975 and became "Southern Oregon University" in 1997. The campus now includes 175 acres (71 ha) with modern facilities, enrollment of more than 6,000 students and more than 1,100 degrees conferred annually.