{"id":82811,"date":"2022-11-03T15:40:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T22:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?p=82811"},"modified":"2022-11-03T15:42:11","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T22:42:11","slug":"mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Mimi Pieper: Taking the Lead in SOU Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4zmaet7-348c84e17415af069c1c634a0b1afe61\">\n.avia-section.av-4zmaet7-348c84e17415af069c1c634a0b1afe61{\nbackground-color:#f3f3f3;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1' aria-label='SOU Digital Cinema Stories - Reading Black Screenwriters - Intro Section' class='avia-section av-4zmaet7-348c84e17415af069c1c634a0b1afe61 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_submenu  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-82811'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4c11piz-ff226e1f06e76eb77ee093208c953321\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-4c11piz-ff226e1f06e76eb77ee093208c953321{\npadding-bottom:0;\nfont-size:36px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-4c11piz-ff226e1f06e76eb77ee093208c953321 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-4c11piz-ff226e1f06e76eb77ee093208c953321 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:36px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-4c11piz-ff226e1f06e76eb77ee093208c953321 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-4c11piz-ff226e1f06e76eb77ee093208c953321 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-4c11piz-ff226e1f06e76eb77ee093208c953321 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-4c11piz-ff226e1f06e76eb77ee093208c953321 av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  av-inherit-size av-linked-heading'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Honors College Stories<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div class='clear'><\/div><div id='sub_menu1'  class='av-submenu-container av-3s358aj-6664aab9860608973f1851ece5b4abd4 alternate_color  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  av-sticky-submenu submenu-not-first container_wrap fullsize' style='z-index:301' ><div class='container av-menu-mobile-disabled av-submenu-pos-center'><ul id=\"menu-2020-foot-1\" class=\"av-subnav-menu\" role=\"menu\"><li role=\"menuitem\" id=\"menu-item-75749\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-1\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.sou.edu\/\" itemprop=\"url\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"avia-bullet\"><\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-text\">News<\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-fx\"><span class=\"avia-arrow-wrap\"><span class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li role=\"menuitem\" id=\"menu-item-75750\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-2\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/events.sou.edu\/\" itemprop=\"url\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"avia-bullet\"><\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-text\">Events<\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-fx\"><span class=\"avia-arrow-wrap\"><span class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li role=\"menuitem\" id=\"menu-item-75751\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-3\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=707\" itemprop=\"url\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"avia-bullet\"><\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-text\">Campus Map<\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-fx\"><span class=\"avia-arrow-wrap\"><span class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li role=\"menuitem\" id=\"menu-item-75752\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-4\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sou.bncollege.com\/webapp\/wcs\/stores\/servlet\/BNCBHomePage?storeId=82737&amp;catalogId=10001&amp;langId=-1\" itemprop=\"url\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"avia-bullet\"><\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-text\">Bookstore<\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-fx\"><span class=\"avia-arrow-wrap\"><span class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li role=\"menuitem\" id=\"menu-item-75753\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-5\"><a href=\"\/housing\/\" itemprop=\"url\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"avia-bullet\"><\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-text\">SOU Housing<\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-fx\"><span class=\"avia-arrow-wrap\"><span class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class='sticky_placeholder'><\/div>\n<div id='av_section_2' aria-label='SOU Digital Cinema Stories - Reading Black Screenwriters - Blog Section' class='avia-section av-96wcrf-d945a49ab5b9678f078989efff9fcc58 main_color avia-section-default avia-shadow  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_submenu  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-82811'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-288ooqj-254f1e5bd83330531e625fc3365ef9ec\">\n.flex_column.av-288ooqj-254f1e5bd83330531e625fc3365ef9ec{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-288ooqj-254f1e5bd83330531e625fc3365ef9ec av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-4  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1rk0gij-c8b3824e26e6aa3e3a5619af02e19be0\">\n.flex_column.av-1rk0gij-c8b3824e26e6aa3e3a5619af02e19be0{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1rk0gij-c8b3824e26e6aa3e3a5619af02e19be0 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-la1nbqth-a4c143d41e1a87f40d39979c13215d0d\">\n.avia-image-container.av-la1nbqth-a4c143d41e1a87f40d39979c13215d0d img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-la1nbqth-a4c143d41e1a87f40d39979c13215d0d .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-la1nbqth-a4c143d41e1a87f40d39979c13215d0d av-styling- avia-align-  avia-builder-el-6  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/SOU-Mimi-Pieper-Honors-College-Southern-Oregon-University.webp 1200w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/SOU-Mimi-Pieper-Honors-College-Southern-Oregon-University-300x129.webp 300w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/SOU-Mimi-Pieper-Honors-College-Southern-Oregon-University-1030x441.webp 1030w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/SOU-Mimi-Pieper-Honors-College-Southern-Oregon-University-768x329.webp 768w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/SOU-Mimi-Pieper-Honors-College-Southern-Oregon-University-705x302.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/SOU-Mimi-Pieper-Honors-College-Southern-Oregon-University.jpg\" height=\"514\" width=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/SOU-Mimi-Pieper-Honors-College-Southern-Oregon-University.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/SOU-Mimi-Pieper-Honors-College-Southern-Oregon-University-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/SOU-Mimi-Pieper-Honors-College-Southern-Oregon-University-1030x441.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/SOU-Mimi-Pieper-Honors-College-Southern-Oregon-University-768x329.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/SOU-Mimi-Pieper-Honors-College-Southern-Oregon-University-705x302.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" class=\"wp-image-82812 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-82812 avia_image  sp-no-webp\" alt=\"SOU Mimi Pieper Honors College 糖心传媒 University\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  > <\/picture><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-la1ncdz4-ae92238d498b01593787242552cc645a\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-la1ncdz4-ae92238d498b01593787242552cc645a{\npadding-bottom:0;\nfont-size:28px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-la1ncdz4-ae92238d498b01593787242552cc645a .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-la1ncdz4-ae92238d498b01593787242552cc645a .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:28px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-la1ncdz4-ae92238d498b01593787242552cc645a .av-subheading{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-la1ncdz4-ae92238d498b01593787242552cc645a .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-la1ncdz4-ae92238d498b01593787242552cc645a .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-la1ncdz4-ae92238d498b01593787242552cc645a av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock  top-30 av-inherit-size av-linked-heading'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Meet Mimi Pieper<\/h1><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_below'><p><em>Taking the Lead in SOU Governance<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-la1ndyhw-d38fa6ba4df251edf0b2d989f717ede2 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Mimi Pieper is a Junior in the Honors College, a Computer Science major, and a Student Board Member on the 糖心传媒 University (SOU) Governing Board of Trustees. She has \u201ctaken the lead\u201d in many ways through this position. Mimi sought this position because she wanted to learn how businesses work. She also said this was a chance for her to serve the SOU community and to give back to the school through her volunteer efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Mimi wrote about her experience serving on the SOU Governing Board of Trustees:<\/p>\n<p>One of my Take the Lead Projects I undertook was being the Student Board Member on the 糖心传媒 University (SOU) Governing Board of Trustees. It was a highly valuable experience for me because it taught me how a big organization runs along with leadership skills, communication skills, and truly invaluable experience.<\/p>\n<p>When I first applied to the position I didn\u2019t have much of an idea of what would be expected from me and was somewhat entering blind. I was quickly brought up to speed by the excellent and welcoming people at SOU and on the Board.<\/p>\n<p>I am part of the larger Board with a full vote and I am expected to make informed decisions on university direction as well as vote on changes and policies. I have a fiduciary duty to remain informed about the university\u2019s state and review all meeting material before any meeting. I also am expected to be present at as many meetings as I can feasibly go to, usually coming before classes and clubs. I am on two committees as well, the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee, and currently the Finance and Administration committee. Board members change from one committee to another each year, so I will likely change committees for the coming year. However, all Student Trustees are on the EDI Committee on a semi-permanent basis. All committees are focused on subsections of the SOU daily operations and plans. As a trustee, I am also expected to show up to certain events for donors, retreats, dinners, football games, and so on. These are very fun events, usually where you get to meet all sorts of interesting people.<\/p>\n<p>Being on the SOU Governing Board taught me so much. I learned how to be an effective leader and greatly improved my communication skills. I learned how the finances and administration of SOU are decided, how money is allocated, how grants are attained, what they can be used for, how to work with foundations, how to allocate budgets, and much more. I learned how to converse with donors, how to converse with state legislators, how to attend dinners, and many other soft skills. I learned how board meetings operate, how bylaws are followed, and how to communicate while a member of a board. While being a student trustee is a lot of work with a high level of attention needed, it is very valuable. It is a wonderful experience that truly makes you grow so much.<\/p>\n<p>More information about board members and the role of the board can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/governance.sou.edu\/trustees\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/academics\/honors-college\/\">Learn More about the SOU Honors College Program<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='av-social-sharing-box av-1b5zw0r-da7c6312a59d3dae7b6c9c479d9edac9 av-social-sharing-box-default  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  av-social-sharing-box-fullwidth'><div class=\"av-share-box\"><h5 class='av-share-link-description av-no-toc '>Share this entry<\/h5><ul class=\"av-share-box-list noLightbox\"><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-facebook' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" href="https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/&#038;t=Mimi%20Pieper%3A%20Taking%20the%20Lead%20in%20SOU%20Governance" aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8f3' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on Facebook'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-twitter' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on X\" href="https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Mimi%20Pieper%3A%20Taking%20the%20Lead%20in%20SOU%20Governance&#038;url=https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?p=82811" aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue932' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on X'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on X<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-linkedin' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn\" href="https:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;title=Mimi%20Pieper%3A%20Taking%20the%20Lead%20in%20SOU%20Governance&#038;url=https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/" aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8fc' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on LinkedIn'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-mail' ><a  aria-label=\"Share by Mail\" href="mailto:?subject=Mimi%20Pieper%3A%20Taking%20the%20Lead%20in%20SOU%20Governance&#038;body=https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/" aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue805' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share by Mail'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share by Mail<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ietiij-5128297375b514f15e668a936229e9ad\">\n.flex_column.av-ietiij-5128297375b514f15e668a936229e9ad{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-ietiij-5128297375b514f15e668a936229e9ad av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size:13px\" class=\"pop-4 heavy-man\">Mimi Pieper in SOU Governance<\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-0\"> Mimi Pieper is a Junior in the Honors College, a Computer Science major, and a Student Board Member on the 糖心传媒 University (SOU) Governing Board of Trustees. She has \u201ctaken the lead\u201d in many ways through this position.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about SOU Governance here\">READ MORE<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":82815,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[284,338],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-aside","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-honors","post_format-post-format-aside"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v26.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mimi Pieper: Taking the Lead in SOU Governance<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Mimi Pieper is a Junior in the Honors College, a Computer Science major, and a Student Board Member on the SOU Board of Trustees.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mimi Pieper: Taking the Lead in SOU Governance\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Mimi Pieper is a Junior in the Honors College, a Computer Science major, and a Student Board Member on the 糖心传媒 University (SOU) Governing Board of Trustees. She has \u201ctaken the lead\u201d in many ways through this position.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SOU Academic Programs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SOUAshland\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-11-03T22:40:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-11-03T22:42:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/SOU-Mimi-Pieper-Honors-College-Southern-Oregon-University-on-Facebook.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sean Glassford\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Mimi Pieper is a Junior in the Honors College, a Computer Science major, and a Student Board Member on the 糖心传媒 University (SOU) Governing Board of Trustees. She has \u201ctaken the lead\u201d in many ways through this position.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/SOU-Mimi-Pieper-Honors-College-Southern-Oregon-University-on-Twitter.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@souashland\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@souashland\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sean Glassford\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"9 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"Article\",\"BlogPosting\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Sean Glassford\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/person\/d63857b3b310cf49180208a32b86d2bc\"},\"headline\":\"Mimi Pieper: Taking the Lead in SOU Governance\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-11-03T22:40:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-11-03T22:42:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/\"},\"wordCount\":1395,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/SOU-Mimi-Pieper-Honors-College-Southern-Oregon-University-Learn-More.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Featured\",\"Honors\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/\",\"name\":\"Mimi Pieper: Taking the Lead in SOU Governance\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/SOU-Mimi-Pieper-Honors-College-Southern-Oregon-University-Learn-More.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-11-03T22:40:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-11-03T22:42:11+00:00\",\"description\":\"Mimi Pieper is a Junior in the Honors College, a Computer Science major, and a Student Board Member on the SOU Board of Trustees.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/SOU-Mimi-Pieper-Honors-College-Southern-Oregon-University-Learn-More.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/SOU-Mimi-Pieper-Honors-College-Southern-Oregon-University-Learn-More.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":432,\"caption\":\"SOU Mimi Pieper Honors College 糖心传媒 University Learn More\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Mimi Pieper: Taking the Lead in SOU Governance\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/\",\"name\":\"糖心传媒 University Academic Programs\",\"description\":\"SOU Academic Programs\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"SOU Academic Degree Programs\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#organization\",\"name\":\"糖心传媒 University\",\"alternateName\":\"SOU Ashland\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/SOU-LOGO-HZ-CMY-POS-scaled-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/SOU-LOGO-HZ-CMY-POS-scaled-1.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":621,\"caption\":\"糖心传媒 University\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SOUAshland\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/souashland\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/souashland\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/southern-oregon-university\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SouthernOregonUniv\"],\"description\":\"糖心传媒 University - SOU - is a Liberal Arts University in Ashland, Oregon. Serving the 糖心传媒 and Northern California regions, SOU provides offers many higher education degree pathways, including: Major degree Undergraduate programs, Masters degree Graduate programs, Minor degrees, Certificate programs, and Micro-credential pathways. 糖心传媒 University also provides Summer Youth Programs for students in the region from K-12, as well as continuing education programs through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI). 糖心传媒 University welcomes students from abroad through SOU's International Programs, which also provides current SOU students opportunities to study away across the country and internationally through a multitude of partner universities. The beautiful SOU campus, nestled in the hills of Ashland, OR welcomes the surrounding community to come and enjoy many hosted events, including: sporting events at the SOU Raider Stadium and Lithia Motors Pavilion, theater performances hosted by the SOU Theatre program , musical performances at the SOU Musical Recital Hall, and art exhibitions at the Schneider Museum of Art and other campus art galleries. 糖心传媒 University has many specialized programs which help lower tuition costs, grant in-state tuition, provide accelerated graduation, give opportunities to adult learners, and allow students to graduate with internships leading to job placement.\",\"email\":\"provostsoffice@sou.edu\",\"telephone\":\"541-552-6114\",\"legalName\":\"糖心传媒 University\",\"foundingDate\":\"1872-09-01\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/person\/d63857b3b310cf49180208a32b86d2bc\",\"name\":\"Sean Glassford\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d06c0ea896caf32907bcbdeae4e268bf90877fa2c09e7f919bd803e87634d1d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d06c0ea896caf32907bcbdeae4e268bf90877fa2c09e7f919bd803e87634d1d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Sean Glassford\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Mimi Pieper: Taking the Lead in SOU Governance","description":"Mimi Pieper is a Junior in the Honors College, a Computer Science major, and a Student Board Member on the SOU Board of Trustees.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Mimi Pieper: Taking the Lead in SOU Governance","og_description":"Mimi Pieper is a Junior in the Honors College, a Computer Science major, and a Student Board Member on the 糖心传媒 University (SOU) Governing Board of Trustees. She has \u201ctaken the lead\u201d in many ways through this position.","og_url":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/","og_site_name":"SOU Academic Programs","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SOUAshland\/","article_published_time":"2022-11-03T22:40:21+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-11-03T22:42:11+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/SOU-Mimi-Pieper-Honors-College-Southern-Oregon-University-on-Facebook.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Sean Glassford","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_description":"Mimi Pieper is a Junior in the Honors College, a Computer Science major, and a Student Board Member on the 糖心传媒 University (SOU) Governing Board of Trustees. She has \u201ctaken the lead\u201d in many ways through this position.","twitter_image":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/SOU-Mimi-Pieper-Honors-College-Southern-Oregon-University-on-Twitter.jpg","twitter_creator":"@souashland","twitter_site":"@souashland","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Sean Glassford","Est. reading time":"9 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["Article","BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/"},"author":{"name":"Sean Glassford","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/person\/d63857b3b310cf49180208a32b86d2bc"},"headline":"Mimi Pieper: Taking the Lead in SOU Governance","datePublished":"2022-11-03T22:40:21+00:00","dateModified":"2022-11-03T22:42:11+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/"},"wordCount":1395,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/SOU-Mimi-Pieper-Honors-College-Southern-Oregon-University-Learn-More.jpg","articleSection":["Featured","Honors"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/","url":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/","name":"Mimi Pieper: Taking the Lead in SOU Governance","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/SOU-Mimi-Pieper-Honors-College-Southern-Oregon-University-Learn-More.jpg","datePublished":"2022-11-03T22:40:21+00:00","dateModified":"2022-11-03T22:42:11+00:00","description":"Mimi Pieper is a Junior in the Honors College, a Computer Science major, and a Student Board Member on the SOU Board of Trustees.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/SOU-Mimi-Pieper-Honors-College-Southern-Oregon-University-Learn-More.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/SOU-Mimi-Pieper-Honors-College-Southern-Oregon-University-Learn-More.jpg","width":1024,"height":432,"caption":"SOU Mimi Pieper Honors College 糖心传媒 University Learn More"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/mimi-pieper-taking-the-lead-in-sou-governance\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Mimi Pieper: Taking the Lead in SOU Governance"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/","name":"糖心传媒 University Academic Programs","description":"SOU Academic Programs","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#organization"},"alternateName":"SOU Academic Degree Programs","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#organization","name":"糖心传媒 University","alternateName":"SOU Ashland","url":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/SOU-LOGO-HZ-CMY-POS-scaled-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/SOU-LOGO-HZ-CMY-POS-scaled-1.jpg","width":2560,"height":621,"caption":"糖心传媒 University"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SOUAshland\/","https:\/\/x.com\/souashland","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/souashland\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/southern-oregon-university\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SouthernOregonUniv"],"description":"糖心传媒 University - SOU - is a Liberal Arts University in Ashland, Oregon. Serving the 糖心传媒 and Northern California regions, SOU provides offers many higher education degree pathways, including: Major degree Undergraduate programs, Masters degree Graduate programs, Minor degrees, Certificate programs, and Micro-credential pathways. 糖心传媒 University also provides Summer Youth Programs for students in the region from K-12, as well as continuing education programs through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI). 糖心传媒 University welcomes students from abroad through SOU's International Programs, which also provides current SOU students opportunities to study away across the country and internationally through a multitude of partner universities. The beautiful SOU campus, nestled in the hills of Ashland, OR welcomes the surrounding community to come and enjoy many hosted events, including: sporting events at the SOU Raider Stadium and Lithia Motors Pavilion, theater performances hosted by the SOU Theatre program , musical performances at the SOU Musical Recital Hall, and art exhibitions at the Schneider Museum of Art and other campus art galleries. 糖心传媒 University has many specialized programs which help lower tuition costs, grant in-state tuition, provide accelerated graduation, give opportunities to adult learners, and allow students to graduate with internships leading to job placement.","email":"provostsoffice@sou.edu","telephone":"541-552-6114","legalName":"糖心传媒 University","foundingDate":"1872-09-01"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/person\/d63857b3b310cf49180208a32b86d2bc","name":"Sean Glassford","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d06c0ea896caf32907bcbdeae4e268bf90877fa2c09e7f919bd803e87634d1d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d06c0ea896caf32907bcbdeae4e268bf90877fa2c09e7f919bd803e87634d1d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Sean Glassford"}}]}},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}