SOU President, Dr. Linda Schott
Message from President Linda Schott
“We welcome you to participate in the abundant opportunities at Southern Oregon University, joining talented scholars, scientists, artists, writers and others who have been drawn from all over the globe to learn, perform, create, and study in a place where everyone belongs.”
Get to know Dr. Linda Schott
Favorite Quote
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Favorite Music
Jazz and classical
Favorite Books
Mystery novels – such as those by Nevada Barr and J.A. Jance – See Reading List
Hobbies
Cooking and baking (especially pies); watching sports and Netflix; hiking and camping
Presidential News
I’m particularly pleased today to share several pieces of good news – relatively speaking – considering the challenges our campus worked through together this winter and spring.
President Schott’s Biography
Dr. Linda Schott became the 13th president of Southern Oregon University on August 1, 2016. She led the campus through a comprehensive strategic planning process in her first two years at SOU.
Meet the Staff
The Southern Oregon University Office of the President is located in the historic Churchill Hall building on SOU’s Ashland campus. Learn about the people in the president’s office.
The President’s Reading List
Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education
Nathan D. Grawe
The Optimal Town-Gown Marriage
Stephen Gavazzi
Citizens by Degree
Deondra Rose
Diversity’s Promise for Higher Education: Making it Work (2nd edition)
Daryl G. Smith
How to Run a College
Brian C. Mitchell and W. Joseph King
Contact the Office of the President
SOU Office of the President
1250 Siskiyou Blvd.
Ashland, OR 97520
Office: 541.552.6111
Fax: 541.552.6337
presidentsoffice@sou.edu
