SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY IS A REGIONALLY ENGAGED LEARNING COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO BEING THE EDUCATIONAL PROVIDER OF CHOICE FOR LEARNERS THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY IS A LIBERAL ARTS UNIVERSITY FOCUSED ON STUDENT’S SUCCESS, PROMOTING INTELLECTUAL GROWTH, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, EXCELLENCE, SUSTAINABILITY, INNOVATION, AND CREATIVITY. SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY’S ASHLAND CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON 175 ACRES, NESTLED IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS IN ASHLAND, 14 MILES NORTH OF OREGON’S BORDER WITH CALIFORNIA. THE CAMPUS FEATURES STATE-OF-THE-ART LABORATORIES, LECTURE HALLS AND AUDITORIUMS, SPORT FACILITIES, FOOD COURTS AND MORE. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF FOREST TREE (FORGING OREGON’S RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE TRANSITIONS THROUGH REIMAGINING EDUCATION + ENERGY) PHASE 2 ARE: -CONTRIBUTE TO SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY’S GOAL OF GENERATING 100% OF ITS DAYTIME ELECTRICITY USE ON CAMPUS VIA SOLAR GENERATION. THIS WILL BE 391 KW SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) ROOFTOP PANELS AND AN ESTIMATED 330 KW SOLAR PV ARRAY ON CANOPY STRUCTURES IN A PARKING LOT. -FURTHER ROOFTOP PV AND PV ON CANOPY STRUCTURES FOLLOWING MID PROJECT BUDGET EVALUATION -INCREASE IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE ON CAMPUS BY AT LEAST 8 CHARGING PORTS -INSTALLATION 125 KWH BATTERY STORAGE AS PART OF COMMUNITY ENERGY RESILIENCE