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- https://sou.edu/president/news/
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Fax: 541.552.6337
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Grandma Aggie: Today is our Gift
I had the honor this week of recognizing a member of our community for a lifetime of service and activism. Agnes Baker Pilgrim, who you probably know as “Grandma Aggie,” has given voice to the voiceless and achieved wisdom beyond even her 95 years.
President Schott Visits Texas A&M University-San Antonio Campus
Last Friday I visited the campus of Texas A&M University-San Antonio. The president there, Cynthia Teniente-Matson, and I are both on the Board of AASCU, and she kindly welcomed me for a tour of campus and a discussion of its mission and goals.
Canaries and crystal balls in Michigan
I’ve spent the week visiting my son, who lives in the shadow of Eastern Michigan University, and have gained some insights into how institutions of higher education are faring here in the Midwest.
An update on the future of higher education from the AASCU conference in Minneapolis
I had the pleasure this morning of attending a keynote address by higher education author Jeff Selingo at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities Summer Council of Presidents in Minneapolis. I came away encouraged that our campus has been talking about – and doing – many of the right things to prepare SOU and its students for a rapidly changing future.
News From Salem on Budget and Tuition
Our budget- and tuition-setting process this spring has been more stressful for all of us than we would have hoped, but it is nearing an end. The Oregon Legislature appears to have settled on an allocation that’s more favorable for higher education than we anticipated a few months ago.