“This is all I got for you guys…but it’s not for lack of trying.” The words from our department chair, Alena Ruggerio, that were meant to comfort us did nothing more than fill the awkward silence in the small journalism…
Tag: retrenchment
SOU Retrenchment May Affect Local College-Going Rates
For those who support the building of a college-going culture in the Rogue Valley, Southern Oregon University’s recent budget woes, retrenchment and proposed changes in governance make the job of encouraging students to go to college that much more difficult.…
Mary Cullinan talks Youngstown, Retrenchment and Legacy
Video: President Cullinan discusses her SOU legacy. “It was just like wildfire, it was going so quickly,” said SOU president Mary Cullinan about the recent chain of events that led to her being named one of the three finalists…
Final Retrenchment Plan Released
The final retrenchment plan for Southern Oregon University was released on Friday, March 14, eliminating the Art History and French majors. The current Physics program will also be suspended and later re-designed to better meet current workforce demands. Among minors…
ASSOU Secures $500,000 in Funds
SOU students have secured $500,000 of emergency funding after a month-long effort of lobbying Oregon politicians. The battle to receive funds was long winded, and student representatives were initially met with skepticism and opposition. ASSOU came home having won 10%…
Cullinan Responds to “No Confidence” Vote
SOU President Mary Cullinan has released a response to a vote of “no confidence” in administration that was cast by school faculty members on Wednesday, March 5. This vote indicated a lack of confidence in Cullinan, Vice President of Finance…
SOU Enters Secondary Phase of Retrenchment
On Thursday, February 6, 2014 SOU President Mary Cullinan released a “Provisional Retrenchment Plan” after a 20-day comment period. Southern Oregon University made a call for retrenchment at the beginning of the 2013-14 school year, proposing large budgetary cuts through…
ASSOU Seeks Student Support to Lobby in Salem
The Associated Students of Southern Oregon University are calling for student action to help lobby for financial support from the state as the university faces retrenchment. The organization held a general assembly on January 28 at 6:00 p.m. in the…
SOU Bookstore Sales Proposal in the Works
The Request for Proposals Committee is currently finishing the first version of the sales proposal for the Southern Oregon University bookstore. The preliminary proposal will be finished and available to the public on Nov. 27, with a projected start date…
SOU President calls for “Retrenchment”
November 5th, Southern Oregon University president Mary Cullinan announced that SOU is going to be opening discussion concerning academic program reductions that may need to go into effect to ensure the stability of the university. At the State of the…