Executive Vice President & Provost plays a leading role in sustaining an environment of academic excellence and student success at Southern Oregon University. With a strategic focus on access for all students, the Provost works collaboratively with all other divisions (Finance and Administration, University Advancement, and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) to facilitate organizational success across the campus. Those of us who serve in Academic and Student Affairs represent a broad array of activities and functions in support of the academic mission of the university, and take very seriously our commitment to excellence in undergraduate and graduate education, and co-curricular support and student services.
Executive Vice President & Provost
As SOU’s Provost & Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, Dr. Casey Shillam plays a leading role in sustaining campus environment of academic excellence and student success. The Provost works collaboratively with all other divisions (Finance and Administration; University Advancement; and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) to facilitate organizational success across the campus, with a strategic focus on access for all students. The Provost & Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs embodies the SOU commitment to excellence in undergraduate and graduate education, and co-curricular support and student services.
Dr. Shillam served as dean and professor of the University of Portland School of Nursing & Health Innovations prior to accepting the top academic role at SOU. Under her leadership, student enrollment at the UP nursing school grew by 35%, and the undergraduate nursing program became the state’s largest. She has secured more than $10 million in federal, philanthropic and foundation funding for academic program development, student scholarships and research throughout her administrative career.
Dr. Shillam’s work on aging and health policy has made significant impacts regionally and nationally. In Oregon, she shaped legislation through the House Committee on Health Care to address the healthcare workforce shortage, resulting in actionable steps with measurable outcomes to address critical issues. At the federal level, she co-chaired the Department of Health & Human Services RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council, which provided the U.S. Congress with the first national caregiving strategy and federal funding priorities to support over 53 million family caregivers. She is currently serving on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation Commission.
Shillam is a first-generation college graduate with a deep commitment to student support and well-being. She earned a bachelor’s degree in arts and letters at Portland State University; bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees in nursing, all at Oregon Health & Science University; and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Davis. Her bachelor’s degree in nursing was from the OHSU program on the SOU campus.
Associate Provost, Director of Graduate Studies, Professor of Psychology
Phone: 541.552.6913
Email: deneuid@sou.edu
Associate Vice President for Academic Resource Management, Professor of Biology
Phone: 541.552.6519
Email: stonek@sou.edu
Budget Officer for Academic and Student Affairs
Phone: 541.552.7094
Email: lovernd@sou.edu
Academic Resource Officer
Phone: 541.552.6520
Email: shavers@sou.edu
Executive Assistant
Phone: 541.552.8838
Email: stinnb@sou.edu
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