Southern Oregon University - Campus Life

Campus Life

Many of the majors offered at the university have associated clubs. There are clubs for hobbies, sports, and music, as well as continued support for multiculturalism. There is a Newman Center for Roman Catholic students, the LDS Student Association, and several Protestant organizations, such as the Campus Crusade for Christ to the Bible Club. There is also currently a Jewish student Union being created. SOU students are involved in community arts. The SOU Public Domain Players co-produces the annual 10-Minute Plays Festival each July. They work together with ArtWork Enterprises, a group devoted to supporting the development of new plays for national stages. Outside magazine rated SOU 20th on a list of U.S. universities in 2003, based on recreational opportunities.

Student activities and support are supplemented by a number of resource centers on campus. The Women's Resource Center, Ecology Center of the Siskiyous, and the Queer Resource Center all provide services, resources, and events to their respective communities. The university is represented on the Board of Directors of the Oregon Student Association.

There are several Residence Halls on campus, as well as family housing complexes.

• The Cascade Complex is built around the Cascade Food Court. It consists of: Aspen Hall, which houses St. Mary's Chinese students, Baker Hall, used for conference groups, Cedar Hall; Diamond Hall, location of the gender inclusive floors, Emerald Hall, location of the substance free floors as well as the outdoor adventure leadership floors; Forest Hall, the honors hall; Glacier Hall, which consists of all single rooms; Hawthorne Hall, home of the civic engagement floors ; and Ivy Hall, a 24 hour quiet hall. All the halls in the Cascade Complex are smoke free.
• The Greensprings Complex consists of four halls.
• The oldest residence hall on campus, Susanne Homes, was built in the 1940s.Susanne Homes is a 24-hour quiet building. In order to live in Susanne (often called, Susy), students must either have a minimum of 45 credits, be at least 21, or be part of the Accelerated baccalaureate program. The rooms in Susanne Homes have kitchenettes in them, so students get a mini-fridge, a stove top, and a sink.
• The newest residence hall on campus is the Madrone Apartment complex. Each Apartment consists of four bedrooms, two bathrooms (one shower and either one bathtub or one ADA compliant shower), and one kitchen and living room area. The Madrone Apartments opened in September 2005.
• The Old Mill Village is a complex of apartments specifically for students attending SOU who have families. The university also has houses available to qualified students.

A new residence complex, the North Campus Village, began construction in the Spring of 2012. It is slated for opening in the Fall of 2013.