Volume II: Issue 7
Raider Roll-Out
Increasing enrollment is key to SOU's financial stability. We need to build back the new enrollment lost over the last decade—and retain in significantly larger numbers of our qualified first-time and transfer students. We especially need to show stronger numbers for fall 2008 as we enter a new legislative session.
Our goal: increase fall 2008 enrollment by 5 percent over that of fall 2007.
On April 2, the vice presidents, deans, and others met to think and plan strategically about ways to increase fall enrollment through both new and established approaches to recruitment and retention. We discussed short- and long-term strategies and laid out timelines, costs, and benefits for a number of key approaches.
Preview Day
Most importantly for the immediate short-term, I ask that faculty and staff participate in the Preview Day scheduled for this Friday, April 11. We have a large array of prospective students and families coming to campus: please work with Mark Bottorff to ensure our guests experience the very best of SOU.
Recruitment and retention efforts are crucial to the success and sustainability of SOU. I will communicate over the next few days the plans coming together for our spring enrollment initiative: Raider Roll-Out.
The entire campus—including alumni, emeriti, and friends of the University—needs to join in this important work.
Once again, thank you for all you do for SOU!
SOU Student Named Oregon Indian Education Higher Ed Student of the Year
Native American Student Union (NASU) Co-Chair Lilly Yasana was just named the Oregon Indian Education Association's (OIEA) Higher Education Student of the Year. She was also elected Higher Education Student Representative during the association's annual conference in early March at the community of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde. As part of her representative role, she plans to work with the OIEA campaign against college mascots trivializing Native American culture.
We are very proud of Lilly's accomplishments. Congratulations, Lilly!
SOU in the News
Assistant Professor of Physics Ellen Siem was featured in an Ashland Daily Tidings article on March 17. The article highlighted Ellen’s choice to live in a dorm room in Diamond Hall and examined what it’s like for a faculty member to live in the residence halls. For the full story, please visit the Ashland Daily Tidings website. Photo courtesy of Orville Hector and the Ashland Daily Tidings.
SOU’s Dining Services was also recently featured for their environmentally responsible work with Footprint Recycling, a biodiesel producer from Humboldt County. Dining Services has a contract with Footprint Recycling to pick up all waste vegetable oil from the University and turn it into biodiesel. Photo courtesy of Thom Larkin and the Ashland Daily Tidings.
Please visit our marketing website for more instances of SOU in the news.
Empty Bowls Project 2008
Ceramics student Christine Silva (above) helps prepare for the ninth annual Empty Bowls Project, a pottery fundraiser to alleviate hunger in our community. Silva is the student coordinator of Empty Bowls, which took place on Friday, April 4, during the First Friday Art Walk. Empty Bowls is sponsored by Soroptimist International, the Schneider Museum of Art, and the SOU Art Department. Proceeds will benefit local food agencies.
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