Oct 10, 2024  
2023-2024 Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

President’s Message to Students


Welcome to Western Oregon University! Our faculty and staff are deeply dedicated to student learning and student success. They do more than teach; they build communities and empower students to have a positive impact on society.

President Jesse Peters

At WOU, students are engaged participants in their own learning. Because of our low student to faculty ratio and our commitment to experiential learning and undergraduate research, students enter an environment where they receive hands-on instruction and are exposed to real-world experiences.

Here, education means more than classroom lectures and final exams. Our students enjoy a variety of learning environments as they develop the skills needed to be successful in their chosen professions. From collaborative project development to community engagement, students have opportunities to work across disciplines and to take control of their own learning. Upon graduation, a WOU student is definitely ready to start a career. But, more importantly, that student is also prepared to travel the multiple roads that open up during a career. Our students know how to innovate, collaborate, adapt, and communicate. Western Oregon University graduates are prepared to build their own futures.

Our students become more than experts in their fields; they learn how to learn. WOU graduates are prepared to adapt to changing environments, engage with diversity, work collaboratively, think creatively, and map out their own paths.

Choose Western Oregon University and take control of your education. We are here for you!

Jesse Peters
President
Western Oregon University