Southern Oregon University

Educational Resources

Libraries

Margery Bailey Collection of Shakespeare and Renaissance materials (7450 volumes); local history collection, Native American studies collection, children's literature and art print collections

• Member of library consortia.

Museums & Art

Schneider Museum of Art, Center for the Visual Arts, Ecology Center of the Siskiyous, theatre complex; designated Center of Excellence for the Performing Arts by the Oregon University System

Computing

Requirements

• Students are not required to take a computer course.
• Students are not required to own or lease a computer.

Campus Resources

• 1,000 computers for student use in locations such as computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center

Student accommodations

• Email accounts are available to all students.
• Internet access is available to all students.
• Student web-pages are permitted.
• Online class registration is available.
• 95% of college-owned hosting units are available for internet access.

Wireless Internet Hotspots

• Wifi is available in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance

Remedial

math

Counseling

minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control

Career

co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Room Accessories

• 95% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: One World performin arts series, International Week, Career Fair, Health Fair, many Music department activities by both students and performing arts organizations, Theatre arts productions, Friday Science Seminars, special ecture series, Spring Pow-Wow
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, television station
• In total, there are about 70 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Lambda Delta, Beta Beta Beta, Churchill Scholoars, Kappa Delta Pi, National Residence Hall Honorary, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Beta Lambda, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Sigma Iota, Psi Chi, Sigma Pi Sigma, SOU Nursing Honor Society
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Campus Crusade for Christ, Catholic Student Organization: Newman Club, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, IMPACT, Jewish Student Union, Latter Day Saints Student Association, Omega House, Southern Oregon Magickal Association
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) AmerAsian Student Association, Black Student Union, Celtic Club, German Club, Ho'opa'a Hawai'i, International Student Association, Latino Student Union, Le Circle Francais, Lesbian, Bisexual Gay Trans and Allies Student Union, Native American Student Union, Spanish Club
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Academic: Accounting, Education, Biology, English, Geology, Hospitality Management, Math, Jazz, Marketing, Music, Percussive Arts, Anthropology, Criminology, Pre Law, Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society, Southern Oregon Fine Arts students, Student assoc of Information Technology professionals, student nurses, Environmental studies; Recreational: Aikido, Anime, Billiards, Chess, Cres, Middle Eastern music and dance club, resurrected poets society, Southern Oregon wakeboarding club, swing and ballroom dance, students for creative anachronism; Explorer post; Social/Political: challenge, feminist scholars, media collective, Oregon Student public interest research group (OSPIRG), SOU college republicans, students for choice, young democrats
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Siskiyou - published weekly

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Medford, OR (15)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Medford, OR (15)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 50% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

• There are 0 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• There are 0 sororities
• 0 sorority houses

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered on campus
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

hazing prohibited