Southern Oregon University

Southern Oregon University
founding	1872
Sponsorship	state
place	Ashland , Oregon , USA
president	Linda Schott
Students	approx. 6,200
Employee	976
including professors	143
University sports	NAIA -Cascade Collegiate Conference
Website	www.sou.edu

The Southern Oregon University SOU is a state liberal arts college in Ashland in the US state of Oregon . Founded in 1871 as Ashland Academy , it is now a college offering undergraduate and graduate degrees and part of the Oregon University System .

history

The college was founded in 1872 as the Ashland Academy by the Methodist Episcopal Church in Oregon. After being renamed Ashland College and Ashland College and Normal School , it was officially recognized as a normal school in 1887 . Due to a lack of financial resources, the university was closed in 1890. The reopening of the college in 1895 as Southern Oregon State Normal School was ensured by state funds. In 1904, teaching was discontinued and the university reopened in 1926. After further renaming to Southern Oregon Normal School , Southern Oregon College of Education , Southern Oregon College and Southern Oregon State College , the institution was given its current name in 1997 to accommodate the expansion of the range of courses. It was part of the Oregon University System until it was disbanded in 2015.

Well-known graduates

• Ty Burrell , actor
• Todd Field , actor and film director, dropped out of college after a year
• Joel David Moore , actor

literature

• Arthur Kreismann: Remembering: A History of Southern Oregon University . University of Oregon Press, Eugene 2002, ISBN 978-0-87114-079-1 (English, 152 pages).

Web links

Commons : Southern Oregon University  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

• Official website (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Office of the President. In: sou.edu. Southern Oregon University, accessed December 18, 2019 .  
2. ^ About Southern Oregon University. In: sou.edu. Southern Oregon University, accessed December 18, 2019 .  
3. ^ Arthur Kreismann: Remembering: A History of Southern Oregon University . University of Oregon Press, Eugene 2002, ISBN 978-0-87114-079-1 (English, 152 pages).

Coordinates: 42 ° 11 ′ 17.9 "  N , 122 ° 41 ′ 25.3"  W.