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 from Oregon's border with California – encompasses 175 acres. Five …
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 from Oregon's border with California – encompasses 175 acres. 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.
Established: 1872
President: Rick Bailey
Former names: Ashland Academy (1872–1878) · Ashland Academy and Commercial College (1878–1882) · Ashland College and Normal School (1882–1886) · Ashland State Normal School (1886–1895) · Southern Oregon State Normal School (1895–1909; 1925–1932) · Southern Oregon Normal School (1932–1939) · Southern Oregon College of Education (1939–1956) · Southern Oregon College (1956–1975) · Southern Oregon State College (1975–1997)
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