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
Enjoy the latest posts from President Schott’s Blog – including strategic planning updates, insights about the future of SOU, and inspirational thoughts from SOU’s most audacious University president.
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.
SOU Guanajuato Partnership
Southern Oregon University and the Universidad de Guanajuato officially renewed a friendship that has been built over the past 50 years – to broaden their collaboration over the next half-century.
The President’s Reading List
There Is Life After College: What Parents and Students Should Know About Navigating School to Prepare for the Jobs of Tomorrow
Jeffrey J. Selingo
Educated: A Memoir
Tara Westover
A New U: Faster + Cheaper Alternatives to College
Ryan Craig
Free Range Learning in the Digital Age: The Emerging Revolution in College, Career, and Education
Peter Smith
The Technology Trap: Capital, Labor, and Power in the Age of Automation
Carl Benedikt Frey
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
